Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2019
Hacker claims to have stolen over 218M Zynga ‘Words with Friends’ Gamers records

Hackers have stolen more than 218 million records from the popular ‘Words With Friends’ developed by the mobile social game company Zynga Inc. Do you remember Gnosticplayers? The popular hacker Gnosticplayers that between February and April disclosed the existence of some massive unreported data breaches in five rounds.  He offered for sale almost a billion user records stolen from nearly 45 […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 29, 2019
Masad Stealer Malware exfiltrates data via Telegram

Experts at Juniper Threat Labs have discovered a new piece of malware dubbed Masad Stealer that exfiltrates cryptocurrency wallet files via Telegram. Security researchers at the Juniper Threat Labs discovered a strain of malware dubbed Masad Stealer that is actively distributed. The malware could steals files, browser information, and cryptocurrency wallet data and send them […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2019
Nodersok malware delivery campaign relies on advanced techniques

Microsoft researchers observed a campaign delivering malware, dubbed Nodersok, relying on advanced techniques and elusive network infrastructure. Microsoft experts observed a malware campaign, tracked as Nodersok, relying on advanced techniques and elusive network infrastructure. Microsoft uncovered the campaign in mid-July when noticed patterns in the anomalous usage of MSHTA.exe. Nodersok abuse of legitimate tools also […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2019
German police arrest suspects in raid network hosting Darknet marketplaces

German police have shut down a network hosting Darknet marketplaces focused on the trading of drugs, stolen data and child pornography. German police announced to have shut down a network hosting Darknet black marketplaces trading drugs, stolen data, and child pornography. The black marketplaces were also offering stolen data and fake documents, and other illegal […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 28, 2019
After SIMJacker, WIBattack hacking technique disclosed. Billions of users at risk

Researchers are warning of a new variant of recently disclosed SimJacker attack, dubbed WIBattack, that could expose millions of mobile phones to remote hacking. WIBattack is a new variant of the recently discovered Simjacker attack method that could expose millions of mobile phones to remote hacking. A couple of weeks ago, cybersecurity researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security disclosed a […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2019
Checkm8: unpatchable iOS exploit could lead to permanent jailbreak for iOS devices running A5 to A11 chips

A security expert has released a new jailbreak, dubbed Checkm8, that impacts all iOS devices running on A5 to A11 chipsets, it works on iPhone models from 4S to 8 and X. The security expert Axi0mX has released a new jailbreak, dubbed Checkm8, that works on all iOS devices running on A5 to A11 chipsets. The jailbreak works with all Apple products released […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2019
Magecart 5 hacker group targets L7 Routers

IBM researchers observed one of the Magecart groups using a malicious code to inject into commercial-grade layer 7 L7 routers. IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) experts observed that one of the Magecart groups, tracked as MG5, is using malware to inject into commercial-grade L7 routers. The experts believe the hackers are likely […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 27, 2019
DoorDash Data Breach exposes data of approximately 5 million users

DoorDash is a San Francisco–based on-demand food delivery service, the company confirmed it has suffered a data breach that exposed roughly 5 million users. DoorDash announced a data breach that exposed the personal information of 4.9 million consumers, Dashers, and merchants. According to the data breach notification sent to the impacted customers and the security note published […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2019
Botnet exploits recent vBulletin flaw to protect its bots

Security expert Troy Mursch of Bad Packets reported that a botnet is exploiting the recently disclosed vBulletin exploit to block other attackers from also using it. The security expert Troy Mursch observed a botnet that it utilizing the recently disclosed vBulletin exploit to secure vulnerable servers to avoid that can be compromised by other threat actors. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2019
Airbus suppliers were hit by four major attack in the last 12 months

Airbus Hit by Series of Cyber Attacks on Suppliers: Security Sources The European multinational aerospace corporation Airbus has been hit by a series of attacks, hackers targeted its suppliers to steal Intellectual property. The European aerospace giant Airbus has been hit by a series of supply chain attacks, threat actors hit its suppliers in the […]