Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2019
Turla, the Russia-linked cyberespionage group, is weaponizing PowerShell scripts and is using them in attacks against EU diplomats. Turla (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON), the Russia-linked APT group, is using weaponized PowerShell scripts in attacks aimed at EU diplomats. Turla group has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2019
Apple released security updates for Windows versions of iTunes and iCloud, to address recently disclosed SQLite and WebKit security flaws. Apple released security updates to address recently disclosed SQLite and WebKit security vulnerabilities affecting Windows versions of iTunes and iCloud. Apple released iTunes for Windows 12.9.5 that addresses a total of 25 flaws, four SQLite […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2019
A new cryptojacking campaign was spotted by experts at Trend Micro, crooks are using Shodan to scan for Docker hosts with exposed APIs. Threat actors are using the popular Shodan search engine to find Docker hosts and abuse them in a crypojacking campaign. Attackers leverage self-propagating Docker images infected with Monero miners and scripts that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2019
Researchers at 0patch released a temporary micropatch for the unpatched BearLPE local privilege escalation zero-day flaw in Windows 10. Experts at 0patch released a micropatch to temporary fix a still-unpatched local privilege escalation on systems without rebooting them. The zero-day vulnerability, dubbed BearLPE, was recently disclosed by the security researcher SandboxEscaper. The following video shows how the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2019
Microsoft issued a new warning for users to update their systems to address the remote code execution vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep. Microsoft issued a new warning for users of older Windows OS versions to update their systems in order to patch the remote code execution vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0708, impacts the Windows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2019
A security researcher demonstrated how to bypass the Apple macOS Gatekeeper by leveraging trust in network shares. The Italian security researcher Filippo Cavallarin demonstrated how to bypass the macOS Gatekeeper by leveraging trust in network shares. The Apple Gatekeeper is designed to protect OS X users by performing a number of checks before allowing an App to run. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2019
vpnMentor researches have recently discovered that hotel brands managed by The Pyramid Hotel Group have suffered a data leak. vpnMentor experts have discovered that hotel brands managed by The Pyramid Hotel Group, including Marriott, have suffered a data leak, vpnMentorâs research team discovered the unprotected server through port scanning to examine known IP blocks. Researchers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2019
The WordPress plugin Convert Plus is affected by a critical flaw that could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to create accounts with administrator privileges. The WordPress plugin Convert Plus is affected by a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to create accounts with administrator privileges. A vulnerability ties with the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2019
Innovative Connecting is actually a Chinese company that secretly owns 10 VPN products with a total of 86 million installs under its belt. Recent research by the cybersecurity experts at VPNpro shows that the popular mobile VPN developer Innovative Connecting is actually a Chinese company that secretly owns 10 VPN products with a total of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 30, 2019
Chinese Cyber-Spies Target Government Organizations in Middle East Chinese APT group Emissary Panda has been targeting government organizations in two different countries in the Middle East. Experts at Palo Alto Networks reported that the Chinese APT group Emissary Panda (aka APT27, TG-3390, Bronze Union, and Lucky Mouse) has been targeting government organizations in two different […]
