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Pierluigi Paganini January 01, 2022
Security Affairs most-read cyber stories of 2021

Which are the most-read cyber stories of 2021? This post includes Top Posts for the last 365 days. Why Edward Snowden is urging users to stop using ExpressVPN? The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden recommends customers of ExpressVPN VPN service to stop using it. Two kids found a screensaver bypass in Linux Mint The development team […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 01, 2022
PulseTV discloses potential credit card breach

U.S. online store PulseTV disclosed a potential credit card data breach, more than 200,000 customers have been impacted. U.S. online store PulseTV has disclosed a credit card data breach that has impacted more than 200,000 customers. According to the notification letter published by the Office of the Maine Attorney General, VISA informed the company on March […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2021
The Have I Been Pwned service now includes 441K accounts stolen by RedLine malware

The Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service now includes credentials for 441K accounts that were stolen by RedLine malware. The Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service now allows victims of the RedLine malware to check if their credentials have been stolen. The service now includes credentials for 441K accounts stolen by […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2021
Multiple flaws in Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 router are still unpatched

Researchers discovered multiple high-risk vulnerabilities affecting the latest firmware version for the Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 router. Researchers from Tenable have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the latest firmware version (version 1.0.4.120) of the popular Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 WiFi router. An attacker can trigger the vulnerabilities to take full control of the vulnerable devices. Below is the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2021
How to implant a malware in hidden area of SSDs with Flex Capacity feature

Researchers devised a series of attacks against SSDs that could allow to implant malware in a location that is not monitored by security solutions. Korean researchers devised a series of attacks against solid-state drives (SSDs) that could allow to implant malware in specific memory locations bypassing security solutions. The attacks work against drives with flex […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2021
Flaws in DataVault encryption software impact multiple storage devices

Researchers found several vulnerabilities in third-party encryption software that is used by multiple storage devices from major vendors. Researcher Sylvain Pelissier has discovered that the DataVault encryption software made by ENC Security and used by multiple vendors is affected by a couple of key derivation function issues. An attacker can exploit the flaws to obtain […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2021
New iLOBleed Rootkit, the first time ever that malware targets iLO firmware

A previously unknown rootkit, dubbed iLOBleed, was used in attacks aimed at HP Enterprise servers that wiped data off the infected systems. iLOBleed, is a previously undetected rootkit that was spotted targeting the HP Enterprise’s Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) server management technology to tamper with the firmware modules and wipe data off the infected systems. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2021
AvosLocker ransomware gang releases a free decryptor after an affiliate hit US gov agency

The AvosLocker ransomware operators released a free decryptor after they accidentally encrypted the system of US Government entity. The AvosLocker ransomware operation provided a free decryptor after they encrypted the systems of a US government agency. According to BleepingComputer, the gang hit a police department but fearing the reaction of US law enforcement opted to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2021
China-linked APT group Aquatic Panda leverages Log4Shell in recent attack

China-linked APT group Aquatic Panda is exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability to compromise a large academic institution. China-linked cyberespionage group Aquatic Panda was spotted exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability (CVE 2021-44228) in an attack aimed at a large academic institution. According to the Crowdstrike OverWatch team, the APT group is using a modified version of the Log4j […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 29, 2021
T-Mobile suffered a new data breach

T-Mobile discloses a new data breach that impacted a “very small number of customers” who were victim of SIM swap attacks. T-Mobile has suffered another security breach, threat actors gained access to the accounts of “a small number of” customers.’ According to The T-Mo Report, which viewed T-Mobile internal documents, there was “unauthorized activity” on […]