Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2020
Security vulnerabilities in modern communication protocol GTP used by mobile network operators can be exploited by attackers to target 4G/5G users. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies Security have discovered several vulnerabilities in communication protocol GPRS Tunnelling Protocol (GTP), that is used by mobile network operators (MNOs). Threat actors could exploit these flaws to conduct several […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2020
Hackers breached the websites of the U.S. accessory giant Claire’s, and its subsidiary Icing, and gained access to customer’s credit card data. Threat actors have hacked the websites of the U.S. based jewelry and accessory giant Claire’s, and its subsidiary Icing, the security breach took place in April and attackers may have gained access to customer’s credit cards. Claire’s […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2020
The Earth Empusa threat group is distributing new Android spyware, dubbed ActionSpy, through watering hole attacks to targets Turkic minority group. Researchers warn that the Earth Empusa (aka POISON CARP/Evil Eye) threat group is targeting the Uyghurs, a Turkic minority ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2020
Systems at Australian beverages company Lion were infected with a ransomware that disrupted to manufacturing processes and customer service. Systems at Australian beverages company Lion were infected with a ransomware, the security breach caused the disruption of manufacturing processes and customer service. Lion is a beverage and food company that operates in Australia and New Zealand, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2020
Amazon, IBM and now Microsoft ban the sale of facial recognition technology to police departments and are urging for federal laws to regulate its use. Microsoft has joined Amazon and IBM in banning the sale of facial recognition technology to police departments, the tech giants are also urging for federal laws to regulate the use […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2020
This post includes the details of the Coronavirus-themed attacks launched from May 31 to June 13, 2020. Threat actors exploit the interest in the Coronavirus outbreak while infections increase worldwide, experts are observing new campaigns on a daily bases. Below a list of attacks detected between May 31 and June 13, 2020. June 4, 2020 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2020
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. British Army launches a new Cyber Regiment Covid-19 Themed attacks Infographic Indian video on demand giant ZEE5 has been hacked A flaw in India Digilocker couldve been exploited to bypass […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2020
Lamphone – Researchers demonstrated how to spy on secret conversations in a room from a nearby remote location just by measuring the amount of light emitted by a light bulb. A team of academics from Israeli Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of Science demonstrated how to spy on secret conversations in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2020
D-Link has released a firmware update to address three security flaws impacting the DIR-865L home router model, but left some issue unpatched D-Link has recently released a firmware update to address three out of six security flaws impacting the DIR-865L wireless home router. Below the list of vulnerabilities affecting the D-Link home routers: CVE-2020-13782: Improper […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2020
Threat actors continue to use COVID-19 lures, Google is reporting an increase in Coronavirus-themed phishing attempts in Brazil, India, and the UK. While Coronavirus spreads on a global scale, threat actors continues to use COVID-19 lures, in April Google announced that the Gmail malware scanners have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using […]
