Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini January 18, 2019
Attacks in the wild leverage flaw in ThinkPHP Framework

Threat actors in the wild are leveraging a recently discovered flaw in the ThinkPHP PHP framework to install cryptominers, skimmers, and other malware. Multiple threat actors are leveraging a recently discovered code execution vulnerability (CVE-2018-20062) in the ThinkPHP framework. The flaw was already addressed by the Chinese firm TopThink that designed the framework, but security expert Larry […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2019
Collection #1 dump, 773 million emails, 21 million passwords

The popular cyber security expert Troy Hunt has uncovered a massive data leak he called ‘Collection #1’ that included 773 million records. The name ‘Collection #1’ comes from the name of the root folder. Someone has collected a huge trove of data through credential stuffing, the ‘Collection #1’ archive is a set of email addresses […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2019
Drupal fixes 2 critical code execution issues flaws in Drupal 7, 8.5 and 8.6

Drupal released security updates for Drupal 7, 8.5 and 8.6 that address two “critical” security vulnerabilities that could be exploited for arbitrary code execution. The first vulnerability could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code. The flaw resides in the phar stream wrapper implemented in PHP and is related to the way […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2019
Critical bug in Amadeus flight booking system affects 141 airlines

A critical flaw in online flight ticket booking system developed by Amadeus could impact almost half of the fight travelers of 141 airlines around the world A critical flaw in online flight ticket booking system developed by Amadeus could be exploited by a remote attacker to access and modify travel details and claim his frequent […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2019
I swiped right, Viewing sensitive data cached in your Safari browser.

By using multi-gesture trackpad along with Safari browser in MacBook Pro, one can view sensitive data which is cached in your Safari browser. (Note: This is not a back button browsing vulnerability) I figured out this issue while playing around with Safari browser, looks like the most recent activity of any authenticated or un-authenticated website is stored in […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 16, 2019
Multiple Fortnite flaws allowed experts to takeover players’ accounts

Security researchers at Check Point have discovered several flaws in the popular game Fortnite that could be exploited to takeover gamers’account. Security experts at Check Point discovered several issues in the popular online battle game Fortnite. One of the flaws is an OAuth account takeover vulnerability that could have allowed a remote attacker to takeover […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 15, 2019
Cranes, drills and other industrial machines exposed to hack by RF protocols

Researchers from Trend Micro have analyzed the communication protocols used by cranes and other industrial machines and discovered several flaws. Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered several vulnerabilities in the communication protocols used by cranes, hoists, drills and other industrial machines. The experts found vulnerabilities in products from several vendors, including Saga, Juuko, Telecrane, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 15, 2019
A flaw in vCard processing could allow hackers to compromise a Win PC

A security expert discovered a zero-day flaw in the processing of VCard files that could be exploited by a remote attacker to compromise a Windows PC The security expert John Page (@hyp3rlinx), discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the processing of VCard files that could be exploited by a remote attacker, under certain conditions, to hack Windows […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 15, 2019
Mozilla will disable Adobe Flash by default starting from Firefox 69

Starting from Firefox 69, Mozilla will disable Adobe Flash by default, a process that aims to completely remove the support for the popular plugin.  Mozilla announced that the Firefox 69 will no longer support Adobe Flash due to a large number of serious flaws exploited by hackers in attacks across the years. The decision was […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 14, 2019
Zurich refuses to pay Mondelez for NotPetya damages because it’s ‘an act of war’

Zurich American Insurance Company is refusing to refund its client because consider the attack as “an act of war” that is not covered by its policy. The US food giant Mondelez is suing Zurich for $100 Million after the insurance company rejected its claim to restore normal operations following the massive NotPetya ransomware attack. On […]