Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2019
Critical flaw in Qualcomm chips exposes sensitive data for Android Devices

Researchers devised a new side-channel attack in Qualcomm technology, widely used by most Android smartphones, that could expose private keys. Researchers have uncovered a new side-channel attack that could be exploited by attackers to extract sensitive data from Qualcomm secure keystore, including private keys, and passwords. The attack potentially impacts most of the modern Android […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2019
Docker Hub Database hacked, 190,000 users impacted

Docker became aware of unauthorized access to a Docker Hub database that exposed sensitive information for roughly 190,000 users. Docker notified its users that an unauthorized entity gained access to a Docker Hub database that exposed sensitive information for roughly 190,000 users. The exposed information included some usernames and hashed passwords, as well as tokens […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2019
Experts release PoC exploit for unpatched flaw in WordPress WooCommerce Extension

WordPress-based eCommerce websites using the WooCommerce plugin are at risk of full compromise due to an unpatched vulnerability. A WordPress security firm called ‘Plugin Vulnerabilities’ has discovered a critical vulnerability in the WooCommerce plugin that exposes WordPress-based eCommerce websites to hack. The vulnerability affects the WooCommerce Checkout Manager plugin that allows owners of e-commerce websites […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2019
Cisco discovered several flaws in Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 devices

Experts at Cisco Talos group disclosed a dozen vulnerabilities in Sierra Wireless AirLink gateways and routers, including several serious flaws. Researchers at Cisco Talos group disclosed a dozen vulnerabilities affecting Sierra Wireless AirLink gateways and routers, including several serious flaws. Some of the flaws could be exploited to execute arbitrary code, modify passwords, and change […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2019
Millions of IoT Devices exposed to remote hacks due to iLnkP2P flaws

Experts discovered security flaws in the iLnkP2P peer-to-peer (P2P) system that exposes millions of IoT devices to remote attacks. Security expert Paul Marrapese discovered two serious vulnerabilities in the iLnkP2P P2P system that ĂŹs developed by Chinese firm Shenzhen Yunni Technology Company, Inc. The iLnkP2P system allows users to remotely connect to their IoT devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2019
Crooks abuse GitHub platform to host phishing kits

Experts at Proofpoint discovered that free code repositories on GitHub have been abused since at least 2017 to host phishing websites. Researchers at Proofpoint reported that crooks are abusing free code repositories on GitHub to host phishing websites and bypass security defenses. Experts discovered that cybercriminals are abusing the GitHub service since at least mid-2017. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2019
Flaws in Social Warfare plugin actively exploited in the wild

Experts uncovered hacking campaigns exploiting two critical security vulnerabilities in the popular WordPress plugin Social Warfare. Social Warfare is a popular ĂčWordPress plugin with more than 900,000 downloads, it allows to add social share buttons to a WordPress website. Experts uncovered hacking campaigns exploiting two critical security vulnerabilities in the Social Warfare plugin to take […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2019
A flaw in Rockwell Controller allows attackers to redirect users to malicious Sites

A serious flaw in some of Rockwell Automation’s MicroLogix and CompactLogix PLCs can be exploited by a remote attacker to redirect users to malicious websites. Some of Rockwell Automation’s MicroLogix and CompactLogix PLCs are affected by a serious vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to redirect users to malicious websites. The vulnerabilyt was […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2019
Zero-day vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic

Security experts are warning of a dangerous zero-day remote code vulnerability that affects the Oracle WebLogic service platform. Oracle WebLogic wls9_async and wls-wsat components are affected by a deserialization remote command execution zero-day vulnerability. This zero-day flaw affects all Weblogic versions, including the latest one, that have the wls9_async_response.war and wls-wsat.war components enabled. Oracle WebLogic Server is a Java EE application […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2019
The Russian Shadow in Eastern Europe: Gamaredon ‘s Ukrainian MOD Campaign

Security researchers at Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab uncovered a new campaign carried out by the Russian state-actor dubbed Gamaredon. Introduction Few days after the publication of our technical article related to the evidence of possible APT28 interference in the Ukrainian elections, we spotted another signal of a sneakier on-going operation. This campaign, instead, seems to be linked […]