Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2018
PortSmash side-channel flaw that could be exploited with a timing attack to steal information from other processes running in the same CPU core. PortSmash is a new side-channel vulnerability that could be exploited with a timing attack to steal information from other processes running in the same CPU core with SMT/hyper-threading enabled. A group of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2018
Apple has implemented a new feature to protect the privacy of its MacBooks users aimed at preventing malicious software from spying on them. The Apple T2 security chip installed in the new series of MacBooks includes a new hardware feature that physically disconnects the built-in microphone when the lid is closed. The new T2 chip is installed in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2018
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! · How to deliver malware using weaponized Microsoft […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2018
The author of the infamous Kraken ransomware has released a new version of the malicious code and launched a RaaS distribution program on the Dark Web. Researchers from Recorded Future’s Insikt Group and McAfee’s Advanced Threat Research team have discovered a new version of the malware that is offered through a RaaS distribution program on the Dark Web. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2018
Twitter announced to have deleted more than 10,000 accounts managed by bots that were posting messages to influence U.S. Midterm election. Twitter announced to have deleted more than 10,000 accounts managed by bots that were posting messages to discourage people from voting in Tuesday’s U.S. Midterm election. The accounts were created to appear from Democrats, but […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2018
According to the Symantec experts, the group behind the SamSam ransomware has continued to launch attacks against organizations during 2018. Security experts from Symantec published an interesting post on the evolution of the SamSam ransomware that in the last month was involved in targeted attacks against several organizations including the Colorado Department of Transportation (DOT) and the City […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2018
Cybercriminals offered for sale private messages from at least 81,000 Facebook accounts claiming of being in possession of data from 120 million accounts. Crooks are offering for sale Criminals are selling the private messages of 81,000 hacked Facebook accounts for 10 cents per account. According to the BBC, crooks are offering for sale on underground […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2018
A cyber attack on a French firm Ingerop allowed attackers to access confidential documents related to nuclear power plant plans in France. The hacker stole more than 65 gigabytes of documents back in June, the huge trove of documents includes nuclear power plant plants and blueprints for prisons and tram networks. According to the media, some […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2018
Security experts from CISCO warn of a zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited in attacks in the wild. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2018-15454, affects the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) inspection engine of Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD). The flaw could be exploited by a remote attacker to trigger a DoS condition […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 02, 2018
Austal, a top Australia defence firm reports also working with the United States Navy has suffered a serious security breach. Austal, a top Australia defence firm reports working with the US Navy has suffered a serious security breach, hackers accessed to personnel files and that it was the subject of an extortion attempt. Austal reported the data breach to the Australian Securities […]
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