IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2024
Hacking Kia cars made after 2013 using just their license plate

Researchers discovered critical flaws in Kia’s dealer portal that could allow to hack Kia cars made after 2013 using just their license plate. In June 2024, a team of experts (Neiko Rivera, Sam Curry, Justin Rhinehart, Ian Carroll) discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Kia vehicles that allowed remote control of key functions using their license plates. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2024
China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon compromised some U.S. internet service providers (ISPs)

China-linked threat actors compromised some U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) as part of a cyber espionage campaign code-named Salt Typhoon. China-linked threat actors have breached several U.S. internet service providers in recent months as part of a cyber espionage campaign code-named Salt Typhoon. The state-sponsored hackers aimed at gathering intelligence from the targets or carrying […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2024
Privacy non-profit noyb claims that Firefox tracks users with privacy preserving feature

Privacy non-profit noyb filed a complaint with the Austrian DPA against Firefox for enabling tracking in Firefox without user consent. Privacy non-profit None Of Your Business (noyb) has filed a complaint with Austria’s data protection authority (DSB) against Mozilla for enabling the privacy feature Privacy-Preserving Attribution (PPA) in Firefox without user consent. Noyb claims that […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 26, 2024
Data of 3,191 congressional staffers leaked in the dark web

The personal information of over 3,000 congressional staffers was leaked on the dark web following a major cyberattack on the U.S. Capitol. The personal information of approximately 3,191 congressional staffers has been leaked on the dark web, according to new research from internet security firm Proton and Constella Intelligence. The leaked data includes passwords, IP […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2024
New variant of Necro Trojan infected more than 11 million devices

Experts warn of Necro Trojan found in Google Play, threat actors are spreading it through fake versions of legitimate Android apps. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered a new version of the Necro Trojan in multiple apps uploaded to the Google Play store. The malware was hidden in popular applications and game mods. Kaspersky researchers first spotted […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2024-7593(CVSS score of 9.8) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. In Mid-August 2024, Ivanti addressed the vulnerability CVE-2024-7593 that impacts […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2024
Arkansas City water treatment facility switched to manual operations following a cyberattack

Arkansas City, a small city in Cowley County, Kansas, was forced to switch its water treatment facility to manual operations due to a cyberattack. Arkansas City, Kansas, had to switch its water treatment facility to manual operations over the weekend due to a cyberattack that was detected on Sunday. As of the 2020 census, Arkansas City has […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2024
New Android banking trojan Octo2 targets European banks

A new version of the Android banking trojan Octo, called Octo2, supports improved features that allow to takeover infected devices. ThreatFabric researchers discovered a new version of the Android banking trojan Octo, called Octo2, that supports more advanced remote action capabilities needed for Device Takeover attacks. The new malware has already targeted users in European […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2024
A generative artificial intelligence malware used in phishing attacks

HP researchers detected a dropper that was generated by generative artificial intelligence services and used to deliver AsyncRAT malware. While investigating a malicious email, HP researchers discovered a malware generated by generative artificial intelligence services and used to deliver the AsyncRAT malware. The AI-generated malware was discovered in June 2024, the phishing message used an invoice-themed lure […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 24, 2024
A cyberattack on MoneyGram caused its service outage

American peer-to-peer payments and money transfer company MoneyGram confirmed that a cyberattack caused its service outage. American interstate and international peer-to-peer payments and money transfer company MoneyGram confirmed that its services are currently unavailable due to a cyberattack. On September 22, the company informed its customers that it was experiencing a network outage impacting connectivity to a number of our systems. The […]