Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2021
Flubot Android banking Trojan spreads via fake security updates

The Flubot Android malware is now leveraging fake security updates warning to trick users into installing the malicious code. Threat actors behind the Flubot Android malware are now leveraging fake security updates to trick victims into installing the malicious code. The attackers use fake security warnings of Flubot infections and urging them to install the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2021
Tim’s RED Team Research reports 3 new CVEs, two of which in 4G/5G

Telecom Italia Red Team Research (RTR) laboratory led by Massimiliano Brolli reported three new flaws in Oracle GlassFish and Nokia NetAct. Telecom Italia Red Team Research (RTR) laboratory led by Massimiliano Brolli, reported three new vulnerabilities affecting Oracle GlassFish and Nokia NetAct, as reported on the online project’s page. Two vulnerabilities affect Nokia NetAct, a […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2021
Baby died at Alabama Springhill Medical Center due to cyber attack

A baby allegedly received inadequate childbirth health care, and later died, at an Alabama Springhill Medical Center due to a ransomware attack. An Alabama woman named Teiranni Kidd has filed suit after the death of her baby, she claims that the Springhill Medical Center was not able to respond to a cyberattack that crippled its […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2021
Neiman Marcus discloses data breach, payment card data exposed

Luxury retail company Neiman Marcus Group has announced this week that it has suffered a data breach that impacted customer information. The attack against Neiman Marcus Group took place in May 2020, as a result of the attack, threat actors had access to customers’ information, including payment card data. Exposed personal information includes names and […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2021
Google fixes 2 new actively exploited zero-day flaws in Chrome

Google rolled out urgent security updates to address two new actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser. Google this week rolled out urgent security updates for the Chrome browser to address four security flaws, including two new zero-day vulnerabilities that are being exploited in the wild. Google has addressed a total of five zero-day […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2021
Weaponizing Apple AirTag to lure users to malicious sites

Threat actors could exploit a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apple AirTag product to lure users to malicious websites. Security researcher Bobby Rauch discovered a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Apple AirTag product that can be exploited by attackers to lure users to malicious websites. Apple AirTag is a tracking device designed […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2021
Experts show how to make fraudulent payments using Apple Pay with VISA on locked iPhones

Security researchers devised a new attack method against iPhone owners using Apple Pay and Visa payment cards. Boffins from the University of Birmingham and the University of Surrey exploited a series of vulnerabilities in an attack against iPhone owners using Apple Pay and Visa payment cards. A team of researchers has demonstrated a new attack […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2021
Threat actors use recently discovered CVE-2021-26084 Atlassian Confluence

Threat actors are actively exploiting the recently disclosed CVE-2021-26084 RCE vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence deployments. Trend Micro researchers have spotted crypto-mining campaigns that are actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical remote code execution vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence deployments across Windows and Linux. At the end of August, Atlassian released security patches to address the critical CVE-2021-26084 flaw that affects […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2021
GriftHorse malware infected more than 10 million Android phones from 70 countries

Security researchers uncovered a massive malware operation, dubbed GriftHorse, that has already infected more than 10 million Android devices worldwide. Security researchers from Zimperium have uncovered a piece of malware, dubbed GriftHorse, that has infected more than 10 million Android smartphones across more than 70 countries. According to the experts, the malware campaign has been […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2021
NSA, CISA release guidance on hardening remote access via VPN solutions

The U.S. CISA and the NSA agencies have published guidance for securely using virtual private network (VPN) solutions. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have released guidance for increasing the security of virtual private network (VPN) solutions. Multiple attacks against private organizations and government entities, especially during […]