Pierluigi Paganini
October 13, 2019
Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten employed new spear-phishing methods in attacks carried out between August and September. Security experts at ClearSky analyzed attacks recently uncovered by Microsoft that targeted a US presidential candidate, government officials, journalists, and prominent expatriate Iranians. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) observed the APT group making more than 2,700 attempts to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 13, 2019
Confiant researchers have discovered a new Mac malware dubbed Tarmac distributed via malvertising campaigns in the US, Italy, and Japan. Security experts at Confiant have discovered a new Mac malware dubbed Tarmac that is distributed via malvertising campaigns in the US, Italy, and Japan. “Malicious ads redirect victims to sites showing popups peddling software updates, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 12, 2019
Leafly, a cannabis information platform, suffered a data leak that exposed the personal information of some of its customers. Leafly, the world’s leading cannabis resource, informed its customers via email that has suffered a data leak. On September 30, the company discovered that customer The company discovered on September 30 that a secondary database was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 12, 2019
FireEye Mandiant discovered that the FIN7 hacking group added new tools to its cyber arsenal, including a module to target remote administration software of ATM vendor. Security experts at FireEye Mandiant discovered that the FIN7 hacking group has added new tools to its arsenal, including a new loader and a module that hooks into the legitimate […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 11, 2019
SafeBreach experts discovered that the HP Touchpoint Analytics service is affected by a potentially serious vulnerability. Security researchers at SafeBreach have discovered that the HP Touchpoint Analytics service is affected by a serious flaw tracked as CVE-2019-6333. The vulnerability received a CVSS score of 6.7 (medium severity). The TouchPoint Analytics is a service that allows the vendor to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 11, 2019
Good news for the victims of the Nemty Ransomware, security researchers have released a free decryptor that could be used to recover files. I have great news for the victims of the recently discovered Nemty Ransomware, security researchers have released a free decryptor tool that could be used to recover files. In mid-August, the Nemty […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 11, 2019
Popular prostitution and escort forums in Italy and the Netherlands have been hacked and data have been offered for sale in the cybercrime underground. A Bulgarian hacker known as InstaKilla has breached two online escort forums and stole the user information that he is now offering for sale on a hacking forum. The two escort […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 11, 2019
A vulnerability in Sophos Cyberoam firewalls could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a target’s internal network without authentication. Sophos addressed a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewalls that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without providing a password. “A critical shell injection vulnerability in Sophos […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 10, 2019
The gang behind BitPaymer and ransomware attacks has been found exploiting Windows zero-day for Apple iTunes and iCloud. The cybercriminals behind BitPaymer and iEncrypt ransomware attacks have been found exploiting a Windows zero-day vulnerability for Apple iTunes and iCloud in attacks in the wild. The zero-day vulnerability resides in the Bonjour updater that comes packaged with […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 10, 2019
Security experts discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-9535, in the GPL-licensed iTerm2 macOS terminal emulator app. Security experts at cybersecurity firm Radically Open Security (ROS) discovered a 7-year old critical remote code execution vulnerability in the GPL-licensed iTerm2 macOS terminal emulator app. The iTerm2 macOS terminal emulator app is one of the most […]
