Pierluigi Paganini
August 07, 2018
HP has released firmware updates that address two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in some models of inkjet printers. HP has released firmware updates to address two critical RCE flaws affecting some Inkjet printers. The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2018-5924 and CVE-2018-5925, could be exploited by attackers to trigger stack or static buffer overflow. An attacker can […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 06, 2018
Fortnite, the most popular game will be soon available for Android users but the Fortnite APK will not be in the Play Store. Fortnite continues to be the most popular game, it is a co-op sandbox survival game developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly. The great success obtained by the Fortnite attracted cyber criminals that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 06, 2018
DoE announced the Liberty Eclipse exercise to test the electrical grid ‘s ability to recover from a blackout caused by cyberattacks. This is the first time the Department of Energy will test the electrical grid’s ability to recover from a blackout caused by cyberattacks. We have discussed many times the effects of a cyber attack […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 06, 2018
TCM Bank announced that a Web site misconfiguration exposed applicant data for 16 months, between early March 2017 and mid-July 2018 TCM Bank, a subsidiary of ICBA Bancard, serves as a trusted advisor to community banks, it serves as a direct issuer of credit cards for more than 750 small and community U.S. banks who prefer […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 05, 2018
Security experts from Symantec are warning of tech support scams abusing Call Optimization Services to insert phone numbers. Crooks are improving their tech support scams by using Call Optimization Services that are commonly used in legitimate call center operations to perform: Tracking the source of inbound calls Creation and management of phone numbers Call load balancing Call forwarding […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 05, 2018
The US Cloud-based customer relationship management software giant Salesforce is warning marketing customers of a data leakage caused by an API error. The US cloud computing company Salesforce is warning marketing customers of a data leakage caused by an API error. The incident could potentially affect a large number of companies, including Aldo, Dunkin Donuts, GE, HauteLook, Nestle Waters, and Sony. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 05, 2018
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! · Mysterious snail mail from China sent to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2018
A virus has infected systems at several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) factories on Friday night, the plants where Apple produces its devices A malware has infected systems at several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) factories on Friday night, the iPhone chipmaker plans. TSMC is the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of chips for tech giants, including Apple […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2018
The Russian shadow behind the attack on Italian President Mattarella, a coordinated attack via Twitter involved hundreds of profiles inviting him to resign. Cybersecurity experts and Italian media believe that the Italian President Sergio Mattarella is the last victim of the Russian troll farm. On May 27 the late afternoon, thousands of Twitter profiles suddenly started spreading […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 04, 2018
Data breaches are costly for businesses that expterience them, this data fuel the black markets and sometime are offered to complanies as legitimate data. Data breaches are extraordinarily costly for businesses that experience them, both concerning reputational damage and money spent to repair the issues associated with those fiascos. And, on the consumer side of […]
