Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2019
Hackers stole $32 million from Bitpoint cryptocurrency exchange

BITPoint Japan-based cryptocurrency announced that hackers have stolen more than $32 million (3.5 billion yen) worth of cryptocurrency due to a cyber attack. BITPoint Japan-based cryptocurrency was victim of a cyber attack, the Remixpoint’s subsidiary announced that hackers have stolen more than $32 million (3.5 billion yen) worth of cryptocurrency. BITPoint discovered the security breach […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2019
CVE-2019-1132 Windows Zero-Day exploited by Buhtrap Group in government attack

The CVE-2019-1132 flaw addressed by Microsoft this month was exploited by Buhtrap threat actor to target a government organization in Eastern Europe. Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 address a total of 77 vulnerabilities, including two privilege escalation flaws actively exploited in the wild. The first vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-1132, affects the Win32k component and could be […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2019
Agent Smith Android malware already infected 25 million devices

‘Agent Smith’ is a new malware discovered by Check Point researchers that replaces legit Android Apps with malicious ones that infected 25 Million devices worldwide. Researchers at Check Point recently discovered a new variant of Android malware, dubbed Agent Smith, that has already infected roughly 25 million devices. The malware is disguised as a Google […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2019
Intel addresses high severity flaw in Processor Diagnostic Tool

Intel Patch Tuesday updates for July 2019 address a serious flaw in Processor Diagnostic Tool and minor issue in the Solid State Drives (SSD) for Data Centers (DC). Intel’s Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2019 address a serious flaw in the Processor Diagnostic Tool and another issue in the Solid State Drives (SSD) for […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2019
New FinFisher spyware used to spy on iOS and Android users in 20 countries

Malware researchers from Kaspersky have discovered new and improved versions of the infamous FinFisher spyware used to infect both Android and iOS devices. Experts at Kaspersky have discovered a new improved variant of the FinFisher spyware used to spy on both iOS and Android users in 20 countries. According to the experts, the new versions […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2019
UK ICO proposes a $123 million fine for Marriott 2014 data breach

The UK’s data privacy regulator plans to fine giant hotel chain Marriott International with a ÂŁ99 million ($123 million) under GDPR over 2014 data breach. The company replied that it will fight against the fine, it could reply to the UK ICO’s proposal before the final determination. The UK’s data privacy regulator announced that the giant hotel […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2019
Prototype Pollution flaw discovered in all versions of Lodash Library

Liran Tal, a developer advocate at open-source security platform Snyk, discovered a high-severity prototype pollution security flaw that affects all versions of lodash. Lodash is a JavaScript library which provides utility functions for common programming tasks using the functional programming paradigm. Liran Tal, a developer advocate at Snyk, discovered a high-severity prototype pollution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-10744, that affects all […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2019
Maryland Department of Labor discloses a data breach

The Maryland Department of Labor announced it has suffered a data breach announced that exposed personally identifiable information.  The Maryland Department of Labor suffered a data breach, hackers accessed databases containing personally identifiable information (PII). The security breach was discovered earlier this year, hackers also accessed data stored in the Literacy Works Information System and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2019
Flaw in Zoom video conferencing software lets sites take over webcam on Mac

Zoom video conferencing software for Mac is affected by a flaw that could allow attackers to take over webcams when users visit a website. Cybersecurity expert Jonathan Leitschuh disclosed an unpatched critical security vulnerability in the Zoom app for Apple Mac computers, that is chained with another issue, could be exploited by attackers to execute […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2019
A new Astaroth Trojan Campaign uncovered by Microsoft

Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team discovered a fileless malware campaign that was spreading the information stealing Astaroth Trojan. Experts at the Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team discovered a fileless malware campaign that is delivering the information stealing Astaroth Trojan. The malware is able to log the users’ keystrokes, collect information through hooking, access clipboard content, and monitor […]