Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini December 13, 2020
Hacked Subway UK marketing system used in TrickBot phishing campaign

Subway UK confirmed the hack of a marketing system that was used to send out phishing messages to deliver malware to the customers. Hackers have compromised a marketing system in Subway UK and used it to send out phishing messages to deliver malware to the customers. Subway UK customers received emails from ‘Subcard’ about the processing […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 13, 2020
Security Affairs newsletter Round 293

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. COVID-19 themed attacks October 1 – December 5, 2020 Drug dealers are selling Pfizer COVID vaccines on the darkweb LockBit Ransomware operators hit Swiss helicopter maker Kopter Police arrest two […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 12, 2020
NI CompactRIO controller flaw could allow disrupting production

A serious flaw in National Instruments CompactRIO controllers could allow remote attackers to disrupt production processes in an organization. A high-severity vulnerability affecting CompactRIO controllers manufactured by the vendor National Instruments (NI) could allow remote attackers to disrupt production processes in an organization. The National Instruments CompactRIO product, a rugged, real-time controller that provides high-performance […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 12, 2020
WordPress Easy WP SMTP zero-day potentially exposes hundreds of thousands of sites to hack

Threat actors are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the popular Easy WP SMTP WordPress plugin installed on more than 500,000 sites. Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the popular Easy WP SMTP WordPress plugin to reset passwords for admin accounts. The SMTP WordPress plugin is installed on more than 500,000 sites, but […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
Spotify reset user passwords after accidentally personal information exposure

Spotify is informing users that their personal information might have been accidentally shared with some of its business partners. Spotify is informing users that their personal information might have been inadvertently shared with some of its business partners for several months. The company filed a notice of breach notice with the California Attorney General. “We deeply regret […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
Facebook links cyberespionage group APT32 to Vietnamese IT firm

Facebook has suspended some accounts linked to APT32 that were involved in cyber espionage campaigns to spread malware. Facebook has suspended several accounts linked to the APT32 cyberespionage that abused the platform to spread malware. Vietnam-linked APT group APT32, also known as OceanLotus and APT-C-00, carried out cyber espionage campaigns against Chinese entities to gather intelligence on […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
Threat actors target K-12 distance learning education, CISA and FBI warn

The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector. The US CISA and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector aimed at data theft and disruption of distance learning services. The number of […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
Interview with Massimiliano Brolli, Head of TIM Red Team Research

Interview with Massimiliano Brolli, Head of TIM Red Team Research, which is a team of experts that focus on zero-day hunting. For some time now we have been witnessing a series of undocumented vulnerabilities issued by a TIM IT Security laboratory called Red Team Research RTR, which already has 31 new CVEs to date in […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
Adrozek malware silently inject ads into search results in multiple browsers

Microsoft warns of a new malware named Adrozek that infects devices and hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers by changing their settings. Microsoft warned of a new malware named Adrozek that infects devices and hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers by changing their settings and inject ads into search results pages. Users are redirected to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2020
Cisco addresses critical RCE vulnerability in Jabber

Cisco addressed a new critical RCE vulnerability that affects several versions of Cisco Jabber for Windows, macOS, and mobile platforms. Cisco has released security updates to address a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw affecting several versions of Cisco Jabber for Windows, macOS, and mobile platforms. Cisco Jabber is an instant messaging and web conferencing desktop app that […]