Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2025
US Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm linked to Flax Typhoon APT

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm Integrity Tech for its involvement in attacks attributed to the Flax Typhoon group. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm, Integrity Tech, for links to cyberattacks by China’s state-backed Flax Typhoon APT group (also called Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett). The China-linked APT group used Integrity Tech’s infrastructure to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2025
FireScam Android info-stealing malware supports spyware capabilities

FireScam malware steals credentials and financial data by monitoring Android app notifications and sending data to a Firebase database. Cybersecurity firm Cyfirma warns of the FireScam Android info-stealing malware that supports spyware capabilities. The malicious code steals credentials and financial data by monitoring app notifications and sending the information to a Firebase database. The malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2025
Richmond University Medical Center data breach impacted 674,033 individuals

Richmond University Medical Center has confirmed that a ransomware attack in May 2023 affected 670,000 individuals. New York’s Richmond University Medical Center confirmed a May 2023 ransomware attack impacted 674,033 individuals. Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) is a healthcare institution based in Staten Island, New York. It provides a wide range of medical services, including […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2025
Apple will pay $95 Million to settle lawsuit over Siri’s alleged eavesdropping

Apple has agreed to a $95 million settlement over a Siri eavesdropping lawsuit, denying any abuses. The settlement awaits judicial approval. Apple will pay $95 million to settle claims that its virtual assistant Siri was used to eavesdrop on users, though the company denies the allegations. The settlement proposed by the tech giant aims to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2025
LDAPNightmare, a PoC exploit targets Windows LDAP flaw CVE-2024-49113

Experts warn of a new PoC exploit, LDAPNightmare, that targets a Windows LDAP flaw (CVE-2024-49113), causing crashes & reboots. The vulnerability CVE-2024-49113 (CVSS score of 7.5), named LDAPNightmare, is a Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Denial of Service flaw that was discovered by the researcher Yuki Chen. An attacker can exploit the now-patched vulnerability to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2025
Around 3.3 million POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack TLS encryption

Over 3 million POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack TLS encryption, exposing them to network sniffing attacks. ShadowServer researchers reported that around 3.3 million POP3 and IMAP mail servers lack TLS encryption, exposing them to network sniffing attacks. POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) are two protocols used to retrieve […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2025
A US soldier was arrested for leaking presidential call logs

US authorities have arrested soldier Cameron John Wagenius for his alleged involvement in leaking presidential phone records. US authorities arrested Cameron John Wagenius (20), a US Army soldier, suspected of involvement in leaking presidential call logs. The soldier was arrested in Fort Hood, Texas, he is suspected to be the hacker who using the moniker […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2025
DoubleClickjacking allows clickjacking on major websites

The “DoubleClickjacking” exploit bypasses protections on major websites, using a double-click sequence for clickjacking and account takeover attacks. DoubleClickjacking is a technique that allows attackers to bypass protections on major websites by leveraging a double-click sequence. Attackers can exploit the technique to facilitate clickjacking attacks and account takeovers on almost all major websites. Clickjacking attacks trick users […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2025
Russian media outlets Telegram channels blocked in European countries

Telegram restricted access to Russian state-owned news channels in several European countries, including Poland, France, and Italy. Telegram blocked access to channels of multiple Russian state-owned news outlets across Europe, including Italy, Poland, Czechia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Greece, and Latvia. Some blocked Russian media outlets are RIA Novosti, NTV, Rossiya 1, and Rossiyskaya Gazeta.  Visitors are presented with […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 02, 2025
Three Russian-German nationals charged with suspicion of secret service agent activity

German authorities have charged three Russian-German nationals with suspicion of, among other things, secret service agent activity for the Russian government. German authorities have charged three Russian-German nationals on suspicion of activities including acting as secret service agents for the Russian government. On 9 December 2024, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against the German-Russian nationals before […]