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Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2020
Expert found 1,236 websites infected with Magecart e-skimmer

A security researcher is warning of a new wave of MageCart attackers, he has found over 1,000 domains infected with e-skimmers. MageCart gangs continue to be very active, security researcher Max Kersten discovered 1,236 domains hosting e-skimmer software. Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella continue to target e-stores to steal payment card data with software skimmers. Security firms have […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 13, 2020
USCYBERCOM shares five new North Korea-linked malware samples

The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has uploaded five new North Korean malware samples to VirusTotal. The United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has shared five new malware samples attributed to the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT, it has uploaded the malicious code to VirusTotal. “On May 12, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2020
Trojan Lampion is back after 3 months

Trojan Lampion is back after 3 months. The malware was observed last days with a new obfuscation layer, new C2, and distributed inside an MSI file. Trojan Lampion is a malware observed at the end of the year 2019 impacting Portuguese users using template emails from the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax and EDP. The latest campaigns in Portugal were observed […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2020
Adobe addresses critical issues in Acrobat, Reader, and DNG SDK

Adobe has released security updates to address 36 vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat, Reader, and Adobe DNG Software Development Kit. Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Acrobat, Reader, and Adobe DNG Software Development Kit that address thirty-six security vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat, Reader, and Adobe DNG Software Development Kit. Sixteen vulnerabilities addressed by Adobe have […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2020
Popular Page Builder WordPress plugin fixes critical issues. Update it now!

Two issues in the popular Page Builder by SiteOrigin WordPress plugin could be exploited to carry out code execution attacks on vulnerable websites. Two high severity vulnerabilities found in the Page Builder WordPress can be exploited by attackers to create new admin accounts and deliver malicious code taking over the compromised websites. The vulnerabilities are a Cross-Site Request […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2020
Patch now your vBulletin install before hacker will target your forum

Maintainers of the vBulletin project have released an important fix to address a security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-12720. Administrators of online discussion forums based on the popular vBulletin CMS urge to update their install to address a critical security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-12720. “A security exploit has been reported within vBulletin 5.6.1. To fix this issue, […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2020
Zeus Sphinx continues to be used in Coronavirus-themed attacks

The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan continues to evolve while receiving new updates it is employed in ongoing coronavirus-themed scams.  IBM security researcher continues to monitor the evolution of the infamous Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan (aka Zloader or Terdot) that receives frequent updates and that was involved in active coronavirus scams.  The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan is based […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2020
VMware is going to fix recent Salt issues in vROps

VMware is going to address vulnerabilities impacting the vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) product, including two recently disclosed Salt issues. Recently, researchers from F-Secure disclosed a number of vulnerabilities in the “Salt” framework, including two issues that have been exploited by attackers to take over Salt installations. The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2020-11651 and CVE-2020-11652, are a directory […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2020
GDPR Data Security Checklist in the Age of COVID-19 and the Remote Workforce

During COVID-19 outbreak data processors have to be extra vigilant to maintain their compliance with data protection authorities like GDPR. COVID-19 has abruptly changed the world. It has imposed online learning and earning, which in turn has open new doors of cybersecurity threats and data breaches. Now the data processors have to be extra vigilant […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2020
Experts disclose security flaws in Oracle’s iPlanet Web Server

Researchers discovered a set of issues impacting Oracle’s iPlanet Web Server that could result in sensitive data exposure and limited injection attacks. Researchers discovered two security flaws impacting Oracle’s iPlanet Web Server, tracked as CVE-2020-9315 and CVE-2020-9314, that could cause sensitive data exposure and limited injection attacks. The flaws have been discovered by experts at Nightwatch […]