Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2019
Google developer disclosed Zero-Day flaw in TP-Link SR20 Routers

Google security developer Matthew Garrett disclosed a zero-day arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerability affecting the TP-Link SR20 routers. Google security developer Matthew Garrett discovered a zero-day arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerability in TP-Link SR20 routers. The vulnerability in TP-Link SR20 routers could be exploited by potential attackers on the same network to execute arbitrary commands. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2019
New Shodan Monitor service allows tracking Internet-Exposed devices

Shodan IoT search engine announced the launch of a new service called Shodan Monitor designed to help organizations to maintain track of systems connected to the Internet. Shodan, the popular IoT search engine, announced this week the launch of a new service called Monitor designed to help organizations to maintain track of systems connected to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2019
WinRAR CVE-2018-20250 flaw exploited in multiple campaigns

The recently patched vulnerability affecting the popular archiver utility WinRAR has been exploited to deliver new malware to targeted users. A recently patched vulnerability affecting the popular archiver utility WinRAR it becoming a commodity in the cybercrime underground, experts reported it has been exploited to deliver new malware in targeted attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2019
Lazarus APT continues to target cryptocurrency businesses with Mac malware

North Korea-linked Lazarus group made the headlines again, it has been leveraging PowerShell to target both Windows and macOS machines. The North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group made has been leveraging PowerShell to target both Windows and macOS machines in a new wave of attacks. The discovery was made by experts at Kaspersky Lab, the campaign […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2019
Operation SaboTor – Police arrested 61 vendors and buyers in the dark web

Operation SaboTor – A coordinated operation conducted by law enforcement agencies from Europe, Canada, and the United States targeted vendors and buyers of illegal goods on dark web marketplaces.  The international operations, dubbed operation SaboTor, involved 17 countries, notably Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Portugal. “During the course of this operation, international law enforcement agencies […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2019
LUCKY ELEPHANT campaign targets South Asian governments

The NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence team uncovered a credential harvesting campaign tracked as LUCKY ELEPHANT targeting mostly South Asian governments. Security experts at NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence team uncovered a credential harvesting campaign, tracked as LUCKY ELEPHANT, targeting mostly South Asian governments. The campaign was discovered in early March 2019, threat actors behind the LUCKY ELEPHANT campaign […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2019
Norsk Hydro estimates losses between $35M – $41M in the first week after cyberattack

Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro estimates more than $40 million losses in the first week following the ransomware attack that disrupted its operations. Last week Norwegian Norsk Hydro, one of the biggest Aluminum producer, suffered an extensive cyber attack that impacted operations in several of the company’s business areas across Europe and the U.S. The news […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2019
Experts found 36 vulnerabilities in the LTE protocol

A team of researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Constitution (KAIST) discovered 36 vulnerabilities in the LTE protocol. Security experts from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Constitution (KAIST) have discovered 36 vulnerabilities in the LTE protocol used by most mobile carriers. The researchers used a fuzzing technique to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2019
Whitehat settings allow white hat hackers to Test Facebook mobile apps

Facebook introduced new settings designed to make it easier for cyber experts to test the security of its mobile applications. Facebook has announced the implementation of new settings to make it easier for white hat hackers to test the security of its mobile applications. To protect Facebook users, the mobile apps of the company implement […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2019
The Ursnif Gangs keep Threatening Italy

Malware researchers at Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab team uncovered a new Ursnif malware campaign that reached several organizations across Italy. Introduction The Ursnif trojan confirms itself as one of the most active malware threats in cyberspace, even during the past days, when new attack attempts reached several organizations across Italy. Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab team dissected its infection chain […]