Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2020
3.4 Million user records from LiveAuctioneers hack available for sale

Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers admitted to have suffered a data breach that likely impacted approximately 3.4 million users. Auctions platform LiveAuctioneers disclosed a a data breach that might have impacted approximately 3.4 million users. LiveAuctioneers is one of the world’s largest art, antiques & collectibles online marketplace that was founded in 2002. The company confirmed the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2020
NightLion hacker is selling details of 142 million MGM Resorts hotel guests

The MGM Resorts 2019 data breach is much larger than initially thought, a hacker is offering for sale details of 142 million MGM hotel guests on the dark web. Bad news for the guests of the MGM Resorts, the 2019 data breach suffered by the company is much larger than initially reported. A credible actor […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2020
Critical SAP Recon vulnerability exposes thousands of system to full take over

IT giant SAP addressed a critical flaw, tracked as  CVE-2020-6287 and dubbed RECON, that could allow attackers to take over corporate servers. SAP has released security patches to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-6287 and dubbed RECON (Remotely Exploitable Code On NetWeaver), that could be exploited by attackers to take over corporate servers. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2020
New Mirai variant includes exploit for a flaw in Comtrend Routers

Researchers spotted a new version of the Mirai IoT botnet that includes an exploit for a vulnerability affecting Comtrend routers. Malware researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a new version of the Mirai Internet of Things (IoT) botnet that includes an exploit for the CVE-2020-10173 vulnerability impacting Comtrend routers. The Mirai botnet was first discovered in August 2016 by […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2020
Trump admits to have authorized a cyber attack on Russian troll farm in 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump has revealed that in 2018 US have launched a cyberattack against a Russian company suspect to be a Russian troll farm. U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that in 2018 US cyber army has launched a cyber-attack against a Russian company believed to be a troll farm behind some major disinformation […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2020
Malware campaign attempts to evade analysis with Any.Run sandbox

Malware authors are implementing the capability to check if their malicious code is running in the Any.Run malware analysis service. Vxers are implementing the capability to check if their malware is running in the Any.Run interactive online malware sandbox to prevent them from being analyzed by experts. Every time malware is uploaded to the platform, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2020
Hacker claims to have breached Night Lion security firm

Hacker claims to have stolen more than 8,200 databases from the US cyber security firm Night Lion Security. Hacker claims to have stolen more than 8,200 databases from the US cyber security firm Night Lion Security. The hacker is using the moniker “NightLion,” which is the name of the hacked company. The databases are the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2020
Records of 45 million+ travelers to Thailand and Malaysia surfaced in the darkweb

Experts from Cyble discovered the availability on the darkweb of records of over 45 million travelers to Thailand and Malaysia from multiple countries. Experts from threat intelligence firm have discovered the availability on the darkweb of records of over 45 million travelers to Thailand and Malaysia from multiple countries. The huge trove of data was […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2020
Google updates policies to ban any ads for surveillance solutions and services

Google announced that starting from August it will update its policies to reject ads proposed by organizations offering surveillance software. Google announced the update of its Google Ads Enabling Dishonest Behavior policy to “prohibit the promotion of products or services that are marketed or targeted with the express purpose of tracking or monitoring another person […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2020
Yevgeniy Nikulin, Russian hacker behind Dropbox and LinkedIn hacks found guilty

The Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin found guilty for LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring data breach back in 2012 and the sale of their users’ data. A jury found Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin guilty for the hack of LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring back in 2012 and for the sale of the stolen data on cybercrime black marketplaces. […]