Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2020
Hacker that hit UK National Lottery in 2016 was sentenced to prison

The alleged hacker behind the credential stuffing attacks on UK National Lottery accounts has been sentenced to nine months in prison. Anwar Batson (29) of London has been sentenced to nine months in prison for fraud and four violations under the Computer Misuse Act of 1990. The sentence was announced by the UK’s National Crime Agency […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 13, 2020
5G – The Future of Security and Privacy in Smart Cities

5G technology is here, it is the right time to discuss security and privacy in smart cities and their possible evolution. After a long talk and eagerly waiting, finally, 5G technology is here. The 5G tech is fast – really fast, and now, ‘true’ smart cities are just about time to turn into reality. But […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 12, 2020
Google removed 1.7K+ Joker Malware infected apps from its Play Store

Google revealed it successfully removed more than 1,700 apps from the Play Store over the past three years that had been infected with the Joker malware. Google provided technical details of its activity against the Joker malware (aka Bread) operation during the last few years. The Joker malware is a malicious code camouflaged as a […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 11, 2020
PoC exploits for Citrix ADC and Gateway CVE-2019-19781 flaw released online

Experts announced the availability online of proof-of-concept exploit code for CVE-2019-19781 flaw in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway servers. While security researchers were warning of ongoing scans for Citrix Application Delivery Controller (NetScaler ADC) and Citrix Gateway (NetScaler Gateway) servers affected by the CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability, many experts are announcing the availability online of proof-of-concept exploit […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 11, 2020
Cable Haunt flaw exposes 200M+ Broadcom-based cable modems at remote hijacking

A flaw, dubbed Cable Haunt, in Broadcom’s cable modem firmware exposed as many as 200 million home broadband gateways in Europe alone, at risk of remote hijackings. Hundreds of millions of Broadcom-based cable modems are at risk of remote hijacking due to the presence of a vulnerability dubbed Cable Haunt, CVE-2019-19494. The flaw resides in […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2020
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT continues to target cryptocurrency exchanges

In the last 18 months, North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group has continued to target cryptocurrency exchanges evolving its TTPs. Kaspersky researchers have analyzed the attacks carried out by North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group in the past 18 months and confirmed their interest in banks and cryptocurrency exchanges. In the mid-2018, the APT targeted cryptocurrency exchanges and cryptocurrency […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2020
Experts warn of ongoing scans for Citrix servers affected by CVE-2019-19781

Threat actors are probing Citrix servers in the attempt to exploit the CVE-2019-19781 remote code execution vulnerability. Security researchers are warning of ongoing scans for Citrix Application Delivery Controller (NetScaler ADC) and Citrix Gateway (NetScaler Gateway) servers affected by the CVE-2019-19781 vulnerabilities. The anomalous activities were detected last week, as reported by the popular expert Kevin […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2020
The city of Las Vegas announced it has suffered a cyber attack

The city of Las Vegas announced it has suffered a cyber attack that breached its computer systems, it is unclear whether any sensitive data was exposed. Las Vegas officials say a cyber attack breached the city’s computer systems, the attack took place on Tuesday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if any sensitive data was exposed. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2020
Security flaws allowed hijacking any TikTok account

A flaw in the popular TikTok app could allow attackers to hijack any user account just by knowing the mobile number of the victim. Security experts from CheckPoint have discovered a critical vulnerability in the popular TikTok app that could be exploited by a remote attacker to hijack any user account just by knowing the […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2020
SNAKE Ransomware is targeting business networks

A new piece of ransomware called SNAKE appeared in threat landscape, the malware is now targeting company networks. The SNAKE is a new ransomware that is threatening enterprises worldwide along with most popular ransomware families such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, LockerGoga, BitPaymer, DoppelPaymer, MegaCortex, LockerGoga. The scary trend sees criminal organizations targeting enterprises, instead of […]