Pierluigi Paganini
August 27, 2020
New Zealandâs stock exchange (NZX) confirmed it was hit by a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack from abroad that knocked it offline two days. New Zealandâs stock exchange (NZX) has been hit by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that took it offline for two days, trading activity was interrupted until the connectivity was restored. According […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 27, 2020
Microsoft addressed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Sphere that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code or to the elevation of privileges. Microsoft has recently addressed some vulnerabilities impacting Microsoft Azure Sphere that could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code or to elevate privileges. Azure Sphere OS adds layers of protection and ongoing security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 26, 2020
FBI authorities arrested a Russian national in the U.S. after attempting to recruit an employee at a targeted company to plant a malware. US authorities arrested the Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov (27) after attempting to recruit an employee at a targeted company to plant a piece of malware. The man was arrested on August […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 26, 2020
Experts discovered a new hacker hacker-for-hire group that is targeting organizations worldwide with malware hidden inside malicious 3Ds Max plugins. Security researchers from Bitdefender discovered a new hacker group that is currently targeting companies across the world with malware hidden inside malicious 3Ds Max plugins. Autodesk 3ds Max, formerly 3D Studio and 3D Studio Max, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 26, 2020
A hack-for-hire group, tracked as DeathStalker, has been targeting organizations in the financial sector since 2012 Kaspersky researchers say. DeathStalker is a hack-for-hire group discovered by Kaspersky, it has been targeting organizations worldwide, mainly law firms and financial entities, since 2012. Victim organizations are small and medium-sized businesses located in Argentina, China, Cyprus, India, Israel, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 26, 2020
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group targets cryptocurrency organizations with fake job offers in an ongoing spear-phishing campaign. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group (aka HIDDEN COBRA) has been observed while using LinkedIn lures in a spear-phishing campaign targeting the cryptocurrency organizations worldwide, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore, the Netherlands, Japan. The activity of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 25, 2020
A researcher disclosed technical details of an unpatched vulnerability in Appleâs Safari web browser that can be exploited to steal files from the targeted system. An expert disclosed the details of an unpatched vulnerability in Appleâs Safari web browser that can be exploited by attackers to steal files from a targeted system. The vulnerability was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 25, 2020
Administrators of servers running Apache have to update their installs immediately to fix multiple vulnerabilities disclosed by a Google researcher. Apache Foundation released the 2.4.46 version to address three flaws affecting its web server software that could be potentially exploited by attackers, under specific conditions, to execute arbitrary code or to trigger a DoS condition […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 25, 2020
Experts at security firm Snyk discovered a malicious behavior in an advertising SDK that is used in more than 1,200 iOS apps available in the Apple App Store. Experts at security firm Snyk discovered a malicious behavior in the advertising SDK SourMint developed by Mintegral, a China-based mobile advertising platform provider. The Mintegral SDK is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 24, 2020
A ransomware attack hit TFI Internationalâs four Canadian courier divisions last week, Canpar Express, ICS Courier, Loomis Express and TForce Integrated Solutions. A couple of days after the transportation and logistics TFI International company raised millions of dollars in a share offering, the news of a ransomware attack against its four Canadian courier divisions (Canpar Express, […]
