Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2019
Kaspersky found malware in popular CamScanner app. Remove it now from your phone!

Security experts from Kaspersky spotted a malware in the free version of the popular PDF creator application CamScanner app. CamScanner is a very popular Phone PDF creator app with more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store. Experts from Kaspersky have discovered malware in the free Android version of the CamScanner app that could […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2019
Lyceum APT made the headlines with attacks in Middle East

A recently reported APT group dubbed Lyceum group targets Oil and Gas organizations in the Middle East with simple techniques. The activity of the Lyceum APT group was first documented earlier in August by researchers at ICS security firm Dragos that tracked it as Hexane. Security experts at Dragos Inc. reported that Hexane is targeting organizations […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2019
Code Execution and DoS flaw addressed in QEMU

The open-source emulator QEMU is affected by a flaw that could be exploited to trigger a (DoS) condition or gain arbitrary code execution. QEMU (short for Quick Emulator) is a free and open-source emulator that performs hardware virtualization. It emulates the machine’s processor through dynamic binary translation and provides a set of different hardware and device models for the machine, enabling it to run a […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2019
Experts uncovered an advanced phishing campaign delivering the Quasar RAT

Researchers at Cofense uncovered an advanced phishing campaign delivering Quasar RAT via fake resumes. Experts at security firm Cofense observed an advanced phishing campaign delivering Quasar RAT via fake resumes. The use of multiple anti-analysis methods to camouflage the attack vectors is the main characteristic of this campaign. Quasar RAT is available as an open-source […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2019
White hat hacker demonstrated how to hack a million Instagram accounts

A researcher was awarded $10,000 by Facebook for the discovery of a critical vulnerability that could have been exploited to hack Instagram accounts. The white-hat hacker Laxman Muthiyah has discovered a critical vulnerability that could have been exploited to hack Instagram accounts. The process affected Instagram’s password recovery process for mobile devices that leverages on […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2019
Apple released an emergency patch to address CVE-2019-8605 iOS flaw

Apple has released an emergency patch in iOS 12.4.1 that addresses the CVE-2019-8605 use-after-free vulnerability that allowed iPhone jailbreak. Recently, Apple accidentally unpatched a vulnerability it had already fixed, making current versions of iOS vulnerable to hackers and allowing the jailbreak of the devices. Experts discovered that the iOS version 12.4 released in June has reintroduced a security […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2019
Nemty Ransomware, a new malware appears in the threat landscape

A new ransomware, dubbed Nemty, appeared in the threat landscape over the weekend, it spreads via compromised RDP connections. A new ransomware, called Nemty ransomware, has been discovered over the weekend by malware researchers. The name of the ransomware comes after the extension it adds to the encrypted file names, the malicious code also deletes […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2019
Binance says that leaked KYC Data are from third-party vendor.

The Binance cryptocurrency exchange revealed that leaked users’ KYC data were obtained by hackers from a third-party vendor. In July, the hack of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange made the headlines, hackers stole$41 Million worth of Bitcoin (over 7,000 bitcoins) from Binance. Binance is one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, its founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao confirmed that the hackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2019
UK National Cyber Security Centre urge to drop Python 2

The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) urges developers to drop Python 2 due to imminent End-of-Life to avoid attacks on a large scale. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is recommending developers to drop Python 2.x due to the imminent End-of-Life. Attackers could start targeting applications based on Python 2 on a large […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2019
Hostinger disclosed a data breach that affects 14 Million customers

The popular Hosting provider Hostinger disclosed a recent security breach that allowed unauthorized access to a client database. Hostinger, one of the biggest hosting providers, disclosed a recent security breach that allowed attackers to access a client database. The security breach took place on August 23 and may have impacted up to 14 million Hostinger […]