Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2020
Security Affairs newsletter Round 249

A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs Authorities arrest 3 Indonesian hackers behind many Magecart attacks City of Potsdam offline following a cyberattack A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors Aggah: How to run a botnet without renting a Server […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2020
Microsoft warns TA505 changed tactic in an ongoing malware campaign

An ongoing phishing campaign launched by TA505 is using attachments featuring HTML redirectors for delivering malicious Excel docs Security experts from Microsoft have uncovered an ongoing phishing campaign launched by the TA505 cybercrime gang (aka Evil Corp) that is employing attachments featuring HTML redirectors for delivering malicious Excel docs. According to Microsoft, this is the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2020
Crooks start exploiting Coronavirus as bait to spread malware

Security researchers warn of malspam campaigns aimed at spreading malware that exploits media attention on the coronavirus epidemic. Unscrupulous cybercriminal groups are attempting to exploit media attention on the coronavirus to infect systems worldwide. Recently, coronavirus is monopolizing media attention, users online are searching for information about the virus and the way it is rapidly […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 01, 2020
Winnti APT Group targeted Hong Kong Universities

Winnti Group has compromised computer systems at two Hong Kong universities during the Hong Kong protests that started in March 2019. Hackers from the China-linked Winnti group have compromised computer systems at two Hong Kong universities during the Hong Kong protests that started in March 2019. Researchers from ESET discovered the attacks in November 2019 […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2020
Hackers penetrated NEC defense business division in 2016

Japanese electronics and IT giant NEC confirmed a security breach suffered by its defense business division in December 2016. The IT giant NEC confirmed that the company defense business division has suffered a security breach back in December 2016. The Japanese firm confirmed the unauthorized access to its internal network after Japanese newspapers disclosed the security […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2020
Report: Threat of Emotet and Ryuk

Experts at cyber security firm Cypher conducted a study on Portuguese domains during 2019 and concluded that Emotet and Ryuk were the most active threats Emotet, the most widespread malware worldwide and Ryuk, a ransomware type, are growing threats and real concerns for businesses and internet users in 2020. This is the conclusion of a […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 31, 2020
Iran-linked APT34 group is targeting US federal workers

Iran-linked APT34 group has targeted a U.S.-based research company that provides services to businesses and government organizations. Security experts from Intezer observed targeted attacks on a US-based research company that provides services to businesses and government organizations. “Our researchers Paul Litvak and Michael Kajilolti have discovered a new campaign conducted by APT34 employing an updated toolset. Based […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2020
Check Point detailed two flaws in Microsoft Azure that could have allowed taking over cloud servers

Check Point detailed two recently patched vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure services that could have allowed hackers to take over cloud services. Check Point researchers have published technical details of two recently fixed flaws in Microsoft Azure that could have allowed hackers to take over cloud services. Azure App Service allows users to build and host multi-platform web apps, mobile […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2020
Cisco Small Business Switches affected by DoS and information disclosure flaws

Cisco addressed high-severity flaws in Small Business Switches that can be exploited to access sensitive device data and to trigger a DoS condition. Cisco released security patches to addressed high-severity vulnerabilities in Small Business Switches that can be exploited to access sensitive device data and to trigger a DoS condition. Both issues could be exploited […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2020
Leaked confidential report states United Nations has been hacked

A leaked confidential report from the United Nations revealed that dozens of servers belonging to United Nations were “compromised” at offices in Geneva and Vienna. An internal confidential report from the United Nations that was leaked to The New Humanitarian revealed that dozens of servers of the organization were “compromised” at offices in Geneva and […]