Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2020
British Army launches a new Cyber Regiment

British Army has created a new regiment that will be tasked to operate its in-house security operations centre … cybersecurity is a pillar of UK defence strategy! The British Ministry of Defence continues to invest in cybersecurity as part of its strategy, it has launched a new regiment that will take charge of its in-house […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2020
Covid-19 Themed attacks Infographic

This infographic includes interesting data related to the Covid-19 themed attacks observed by security researchers and law enforcement in the past months. [adrotate banner=”9″] [adrotate banner=”12″] Pierluigi Paganini (SecurityAffairs – COVID-19, hacking) [adrotate banner=”5″] [adrotate banner=”13″]

Pierluigi Paganini June 07, 2020
Security Affairs newsletter Round 267

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Anonymous demands justice for George Floyd and threatens attacks ENISA published Proactive detection – Measures and information sources report Over 100K+ WordPress sites using PageLayer plugin exposed to hack Expert […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2020
Critical flaw could have allowed attackers to control traffic lights

A critical vulnerability in traffic light controllers manufactured by SWARCO could have been exploited by attackers to disrupt traffic lights. A critical vulnerability in traffic light controllers designed by SWARCO could have been exploited by hackers to disrupt traffic lights. SWARCO is the world’s largest manufacturer of signal heads and the number two internationally for […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2020
eCh0raix ransomware is back and targets QNAP NAS devices again

eCh0raix Ransomware operators are back after months of apparent inactivity, now are targeting QNAP storage devices in a new campaign. Threat actors behind the eCh0raix Ransomware have launched a new campaign aimed at infecting QNAP storage devices. The eCh0raix ransomware was appeared in the threat landscape in June 2019 by experts at security firms Intezer […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2020
Student loan company that stole millions from consumers leaks sensitive phone calls, SSNs, tax records

Researchers at Cybernews.com recently discovered an unsecured Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) containing a huge trove of data from a student loan company. Researchers at Cybernews.com recently discovered an unsecured Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) bucket that contains more than 55,000 call recordings between loan support workers and American consumers with outstanding student loans.  This open database also contains […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2020
Multi-platform Tycoon Ransomware employed in targeted attacks

Experts recently discovered a multi-platform ransomware, dubbed Tycoon Ransomware, that uses a Java image file (JIMAGE) to evade detection. Experts from BlackBerry Threat Intelligence and KPMG recently discovered a new strain of multi-platform ransomware dubbed Tycoon ransomware. The Tycoon ransomware was used in highly targeted attacks, its operators recently targeted small to medium-sized companies and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 05, 2020
Google reveals that foreign hackers are already targeting Trump and Biden campaigns

Google researchers revealed that campaign staffs for both President Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been targeted recently by foreign hackers. Foreign hackers are targeting campaign staffs for both President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of the November US election. The news was revealed by Google in a series of tweets published […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2020
Cycldek APT targets Air-Gapped systems using the USBCulprit Tool

A Chinese threat actor tracked as Cycldek (aka Goblin Panda, or Conimes) has developed new tool to steal information from air-gapped systems. Security experts from Kaspersky Lab reported that the Chinese threat actor tracked as Cycldek (aka Goblin Panda, or Conimes) has developed new tool to steal information from air-gapped systems. The Cycldek group was […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2020
Two issues in Zoom could have allowed code execution

Researchers from Cisco Talos disclosed two critical flaws in the Zoom software that could have allowed attackers to hack into the systems via chat. Zoom is one of the most popular video-conferencing software, every day it is used by millions of users, especially during the COVID outbreak. Cybersecurity researchers from Cisco Talos have disclosed two critical vulnerabilities […]