Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2020
Experts discovered an Android Trojan, dubbed Cookiethief, that is able to gain root access on infected devices and hijack Facebook accounts. Security experts from Kaspersky recently discovered Android Trojan that was designed to gain root access on infected devices and hijack Facebook accounts by stealing cookies from the browser and the social media app. “We […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2020
In the last weeks, security experts reported many Coronavirus-themed attacks carried out by cybercrime gangs, now experts warn of similar attacks from nation–state actors. Recently security experts reported many Coronavirus-themed attacks carried out by cybercrime gangs, but now experts are warning of similar attacks launched by nation-state actors. State-sponsored hackers from Russia, China, and North […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2020
Flaws in the Popup Builder WordPress plugin could allow unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code into popups of 100K+ websites. The Popup Builder WordPress plugin is affected by security flaws that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code into popups displayed on websites using it. More than 100,000 websites are […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2020
The Russia-linked APT group Turla employed two new pieces of malware in attacks launched over a period of roughly two months in the fall of 2019. The Russia-linked APT group Turla employed two new pieces of malware in attacks launched over a period of roughly two months in the fall of 2019. The Turla APT group (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 12, 2020
Microsoft released security updates to fix a recently disclosed CVE-2020-0796 vulnerability in SMBv3 protocol that could be abused by wormable malware. Microsoft has released security updates to address the CVE-2020-0796 vulnerability in SMBv3 protocol that could be exploited by vxers to implement “wormable” malware. On March 10, 2019, Microsoft accidentally leaked info on a security update for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 12, 2020
Security experts have discovered that card data stolen last year from Volusion-hosted online stores is now available for sale on the dark web. Experts from the threat intel firm Gemini Advisory have discovered that card data stolen last year from Volusion-hosted online stores have surfaced on the dark web. Volusion is a privately-held technology company that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 12, 2020
Security experts describe a real attack case that sees the attackers using a small, unidentified hardware device to hack into the target network. Is it possible to hack into a network using a sort of invisibility cloak? The short answer is, YES it is. We came to this conclusion after analyzing an incident after an […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 12, 2020
Cisco Talos experts discovered tens of flaws in WAGO products that expose controllers and human-machine interface (HMI) panels to remote attacks. Talos and Germany’s VDE CERT this week published advisories describing roughly 30 vulnerabilities identified in devices made by WAGO, a German company specializing in electrical connection and automation solutions. The vulnerabilities affect PFC100 and PFC200 programmable […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 11, 2020
Antivirus maker Avast has disabled a core component of its antivirus to address a severe vulnerability that would have allowed attackers to control users’ PC. The Antivirus maker Avast has disabled a major component of its antivirus engine to address a severe vulnerability that would have allowed attackers to hack into users’ PCs. The issue […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 11, 2020
The WordPress plugin ‘ThemeREX Addons’ is affected by a critical vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. A critical vulnerability in the WordPress plugin known as ThemeREX Addons could be exploited for remote code execution. The plugin is currently installed on tens of thousands of websites and according to the security firm […]
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