Pierluigi Paganini
December 10, 2019
Experts spotted a new piece of the Snatch ransomware that reboots computers it infects into Safe Mode to bypass resident security solutions. Researchers discovered a new strain of the Snatch ransomware that reboots computers it infects into Safe Mode to bypass resident security solutions and encrypt files on the system. The malware attempts to exploit […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 10, 2019
The city of Pensacola, Florida, had been hit by a cyberattack, just days after a Saudi officer killed three American sailors at the city’s naval base. The city of Pensacola has been hit by a cyber attack over the weekend, the incident took place around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday. City IT staff has been working to restore […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 09, 2019
Emsisoft warns that a bug in the decrypter app of the Ryuk ransomware could damage large files making it impossible to decrypt them. Experts from Antivirus maker Emsisoft discovered a bug in the decrypter app of the infamous Ryuk ransomware. The app is provided by Ryuk operators to victims to recover their files once they […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 09, 2019
Researchers discovered a new Python-based RAT dubbed PyXie that has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries. Experts at BlackBerry Cylance have spotted a new Python-based remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries. PyXie has been first observed in the wild in 2018, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 09, 2019
Google addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-2232, that could trigger a permanent denial of service (DoS) condition in Android. Google released December 2019 security updates for its Android mobile OS that addressed several flaws, including a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-2232, that could result in a permanent denial of service (DoS). Google addressed more […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 08, 2019
Security and consulting company SEC Consult announced the release of an open-source hardware analysis tool dubbed SEC Xtractor Security firm SEC Consult announced the release of an open-source hardware analysis tool dubbed SEC Xtractor. The tool was initially designed for internal use, and was then adopted for several research projects over the years. The tool […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 06, 2019
Researchers discovered a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-14899 that can be exploited to hijack active TCP connections in a VPN tunnel Researchers from the University of New Mexico have discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-14899, that can be exploited by an attacker to determine if a user is connected to a VPN and hijack active TCP […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 06, 2019
Experts from Qualys Research Labs discovered four high-severity security flaws in OpenBSD, one of which is a type authentication bypass issue. Researchers from Qualys Research Labs discovered four high-severity security vulnerabilities in OpenBSD, a type authentication bypass issue and three privilege escalation bugs. The three issued could be exploited by local users or malware to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2019
China is accused to have used the “Great Cannon” DDoS tool to launch attacks against LIHKG, a forum used by Hong Kong residents to organize protests. The Great Cannon Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) tool was used again by the Chinese government, this time it was used to target the LIHKG forum used by Hong Kong protesters to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2019
Ransomware attacks continue to threaten organizations worldwide, CyrusOne, one of the biggest data center providers in the US, is facing with an infection. A new ransomware attack made the headlines, systems at CyrusOne, one of the biggest data center providers in the US, were infected by the malware. The company reported the incident to law […]
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