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Pierluigi Paganini December 19, 2019
Microsoft issues an out-of-band update to address SharePoint information disclosure flaw

Microsoft issues an out-of-band update to address SharePoint flaw, tracked as CVE-2019-1491, that could be exploited to obtain sensitive information. Microsoft issues an out-of-band update to fix an information disclosure vulnerability in SharePoint server, tracked as CVE-2019-1491, that could be exploited by an attacker to obtain sensitive information. “An information disclosure vulnerability exists in SharePoint […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 18, 2019
Emotet distributed with emails posing as German authorities, BSI warns

BSI, Germany’s federal cybersecurity agency warns of an active malspam campaign that distributing the infamous Emotet banking Trojan. Germany’s federal cybersecurity agency BSI is warning of an active malspam campaign that aims at distributing the Emotet banking Trojan. The malicious messages camouflaged to look like messages delivered by German federal authorities. According to the BSI, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2019
Dacls RAT, the first Lazarus malware that targets Linux devices

Researchers spotted a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT), dubbed Dacls, that was used by the Lazarus APT group to target both Windows and Linux devices. Experts at Qihoo 360 Netlab revealed that the North-Korea Lazarus APT group used a new Remote Access Trojan (RAT), dubbed Dacls, to target both Windows and Linux devices. The activity […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2019
A WhatsApp bug could have allowed crashing of all group members

WhatsApp fixed a severe bug that could have allowed a malicious group member to crash the messaging app for all members of the same group. WhatsApp addressed a severe vulnerability that could have allowed a malicious group member to crash the messaging app for all members of the same group. An attacker could trigger the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2019
TP-Link Archer routers allow remote takeover without passwords

TP-Link has addressed a critical vulnerability impacting some TP-Link Archer routers that could allow attackers to login without passwords. TP-Link addressed a critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2017-7405) in its TP-Link Archer routers that could be exploited by attackers to remotely take their control over LAN via a Telnet connection without authentication. “This is a zero-day flaw that was […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2019
Online Retailer LightInTheBox exposes unsecured DB containing 1.3TB of web server logs

vpnMentor researchers discovered an unsecured server belonging to the Chinese e-store LightInTheBox.com containing 1.3TB of web server logs. Infosec researchers have uncovered an unsecured Elasticsearch database containing 1.3TB of web server log entries held by Chinese e-commerce website LightInTheBox.com. LightInTheBox is a Chinese online retailer trading on the New York Stock Exchange, most of its […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2019
A study reveals the list of worst passwords of 2019

Another year is ending and this is the right time to discover which are the worst passwords of 2019 by analyzing data leaked in various data breaches. Independent anonymous researchers, compiled and shared with security firm NordPass a list of 200 most popular passwords that were leaked in data breaches during 2019. The company collected […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2019
Schneider Electric fixes DoS flaws in Modicon, EcoStruxure products

Schneider Electric addressed several vulnerabilities in some Modicon controllers and several EcoStruxure products. Schneider Electric addresses three denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities Schneider Electric Modicon M580, M340, Quantum and Premium controllers. The vendor has informed its customers that all three flaws are caused by improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions. The three vulnerabilities are: The first […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2019
From iPhone to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM – exploit ‘Printconfig’ dll with a real-world example

From iPhone to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM – As promised in my previous post, I will show you how to exploit the “Printconfig” dll with a real world example. But what does Apple’s iPhone have to do with it?? Well, keep on reading… (sorry  no) Some time ago, me and my “business partner”  @padovah4ck, were looking for possible privileged […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2019
Iran announced to have foiled a second cyber-attack in a week

Iran telecommunications minister announced that for the second time in a week Iran has foiled a cyber attack against its infrastructure. Iran has foiled a new cyber-attack, the country’s telecommunications minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi says. A few days ago, the Iranian telecommunications minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, announced that the Islamic Republic had recently thwarted […]