Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2019
Siemens addressed several DoS flaws in many products

Siemens Patch Tuesday updates for April 2019 address several serious vulnerabilities, including some DoS flaws in many industrial products. Siemens has released Patch Tuesday updates that address several serious flaws including some DoS vulnerabilities. Siemens published six new advisories that cover a total of 11 vulnerabilities. One of the issues addressed by Siemens is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2019
APT28 and Upcoming Elections: evidence of possible interference

In mid-March, a suspicious Office document referencing the Ukraine elections appeared in the wild, is it related to APT28 and upcoming elections? Introduction In mid-March, a suspicious Office document referencing the Ukraine elections appeared in the wild. This file was uncommon, it seemed carefully prepared and was speaking about who is leading in the elections […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2019
Emsisoft released a free decryptor for CryptoPokemon ransomware

Good news for the victims of the CryptoPokemon ransomware, security experts at Emsisoft just released a free decrypter tool. Victims of the CryptoPokemon ransomware have a good reason to smile, security experts at Emsisoft have released a free decrypter tool. The ransomware was first discovered by experts at IntezerLabs, the CryptoPokemon ransomware is a new […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2019
Zero-day in popular Yuzo Related Posts WordPress Plugin exploited in the wild

According to experts a vulnerability in the popular WordPress plugin Yuzo Related Posts is exploited by attackers to redirect users to malicious sites. The XSS flaw allows attackers to inject a JavaScript into the sites that redirect visitors to websites displaying scams, including tech support scams, and sites promoting unwanted software. The Yuzo Related Posts […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2019
VSDC video editing software website hacked again

Users that have downloaded the VSDC multimedia editing software between 2019-02-21 and 2019-03-23, may have been infected with malware. Users that have downloaded the VSDC multimedia editing software between 2019-02-21 and 2019-03-23, may have been infected with a banking trojan and an information stealer. VSDC is a popular, free video editing and converting app and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
FBI/DHS MAR report details HOPLIGHT Trojan used by Hidden Cobra APT

According to a joint report published by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is using a new Trojan in attacks. According to a joint report issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), North […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange arrested and charged in US with computer hacking conspiracy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. after Ecuador withdrew asylum after seven years. Seven years ago, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took refuge in the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case. In 2012 a British judge ruled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
SAP April 2019 Security Patch Day addresses High severity flaws in Crystal Reports, NetWeaver

SAP released the April 2019 Security Patch Day that is included6 Security Notes, two of which address High severity flaws in Crystal Reports and NetWeaver. SAP released 6 Security Notes as part of the April 2019 Security Patch Day, two of which address High severity flaws in Crystal Reports and NetWeaver. SAP April 2019 Security […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2019
Genesis Store black marketplace offers more than 60k+ stolen bot profiles

Security experts at Kaspersky Lab reported that over 60,000 stolen profiles are offered for sale on an private marketplace called Genesis Store. More than 60,000 stolen profiles are offered for sale in the underground marketplace Genesis Store, it includes browser fingerprints, web site user logins and passwords, cookies, and credit card information. The seller is […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2019
[SI-LAB] EMOTET spread in Chile impacted hundreds of users and targeted financial and banking services

EMOTET spread in Chile targeted financial and banking services. SI-LAB detected hundreds of users that were impacted by this malware between March 18th and 26th of 2019. The last days of March 2019 are making headlines due to a targeted cyber attack involving a new variant of infamous EMOTET malware. This threat is known as a […]