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Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2020
Baidu Android apps removed from Play Store because caught collecting user details

Two Baidu Android apps have been removed from the Google Play Store in October after they’ve been caught collecting sensitive user details. Two apps belonging to Chinese tech giant Baidu, Baidu Maps and Baidu Search Box, have been removed from the Google Play Store at the end of October after they’ve been caught collecting sensitive […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2020
Unprotected database exposed a scam targeting 100K+ Facebook accounts

Researchers discovered an ElasticSearch database exposed online that contained data for over 100000 compromised Facebook accounts. Researchers at vpnMentor discovered an ElasticSearch database exposed online that contained an archive of over 100.000 compromised Facebook accounts. The archive was used by crooks as part of a global hacking campaign against users of the social network. “We […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 11, 2020
The alleged decompiled source code of Cobalt Strike toolkit leaked online

The alleged decompiled source code for the Cobalt Strike post-exploitation toolkit has been leaked online in a GitHub repository. The decompiled source code for the Cobalt Strike post-exploitation toolkit has allegedly been leaked online in a GitHub repository. Cobalt Strike is a legitimate penetration testing toolkit and threat emulation software that allows attackers to deploy […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2020
Prestige reservation platform exposes millions of hotel guests

Millions of hotel guests worldwide were impacted by a data leak caused by a misconfigured S3 bucket used by Prestige Software’s Cloud Hospitality. Researchers at Website Planet discovered a misconfigured S3 bucket used by the Prestige Software’s Cloud Hospitality that exposed millions of hotel guests worldwide. The reservation system Prestige Software’s “Cloud Hospitality” allows operators […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 20, 2020
MMO game Street Mobster leaking data of 1.9 million users due to critical vulnerability

Researchers discovered that MMO game Street Mobster is leaking data of 1.9 million users due to SQL Injection critical vulnerability. Attackers could exploit the SQL Injection flaw to compromise the game’s database and steal user data. Original Post: https://cybernews.com/street-mobster-game-leaking-data-of-2-million-players The CyberNews.com Investigation team discovered a critical vulnerability in Street Mobster, a browser-based massively multiplayer online […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2020
Researchers found alleged sensitive documents of NATO and Turkey

Security experts from Cyble found alleged sensitive documents of NATO and Turkey, is it a case of cyber hacktivism or cyber espionage? Researchers from the US-based firm Cyble recently came across a post shared by an unknown threat actor that goes online with the moniker Spectre123, where he has allegedly leaked the sensitive documents of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2020
Data from Airlink International UAE leaked on multiple dark web forums

Cybersecurity researchers from Cyble have spotted a threat actor sharing leaked data of Airlink International UAE for free on two different platforms. Cybersecurity researchers from Cyble have found a threat actor sharing leaked data of Airlink International UAE for free on two platforms on the dark web. The availability of the data on the dark web could pose organizations to serious risk, threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 05, 2020
Australian social news platform leaks 80,000 user records

Cybernews has found an exposed data bucket that belongs to the Australian news sharing platform Snewpit containing around 80,000 user records. Original post at https://cybernews.com/security/australian-social-news-platform-leaks-80000-user-records/ To increase efforts to secure user data, Snewpit will be reviewing “all server logs and access control settings” to confirm that no unauthorized access took place and to ensure that […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2020
Developer successfully compiled leaked source code for MS Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 OSs

Last week, the source code for MS Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 OSs were leaked online, now a developer successfully compiled them. Last week, the source code for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems was published as a torrent file on the bulletin board website 4chan. This is the first time […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2020
Source Code of Windows XP, Server 2003 leaked

The source code for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems was published as a torrent file on bulletin board website 4chan. The source code for Microsoft’s Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems was published as a torrent file on the bulletin board website 4chan. This is the first time that […]