Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2018
Cobalt crime gang is using again CobInt malware in attacks on former soviet states

The Russian Cobalt crime gang was particularly active in the last month, a new report confirms a massive use of the CobInt malware in recent attacks. Security researchers from Proofpoint reported the massive use of the CobInt malware by the Cobalt group in recent attacks. The Cobalt name is based on the association of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2018
New PyLocky Ransomware stands out for anti-machine learning capability

Security experts from Trend Micro have spotted a new strain of ransomware involved in attacks in July and August, the malicious code was posing as the Locky ransomware. Researchers at Trend Micro have detected a new ransomware family, dubbed PyLocky, that was used in attacks between July and August, the malware was posing as the Locky ransomware using its ransom […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2018
Cyber Defense Magazine – September 2018 has arrived. Enjoy it!

We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with 100+ pages of excellent content.  InfoSec Knowledge is Power.  We have 6 years of eMagazines online with timeless content. Visit our online library by clicking here.   Please tell your friends to subscribe – no strings, always free emagazines:   FLIPBOOK http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/newsletters/september-2018/index.html PDF http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/newsletters/september-2018/CDM-CYBER-DEFENSE-eMAGAZINE-September-2018.pdf MOBILE http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/newsletters/september-2018/mobile/index.html Our Global Awards are […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2018
September 2018 Security Notes address a total of 14 flaws in SAP products

SAP today just released the September 2018 set of Security Notes that address a total of 14 flaws in its products, including a critical flaw in SAP Business Client. The September 2018 Security Patch Day includes other 13 Security Notes, three were rated High severity, 9 Medium risk, and 1 Low severity. SAP also released 8 Support Package Notes, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2018
Researchers show how to clone Tesla S Key Fobs in a few seconds

Researchers demonstrated that it is possible to rapidly clone the wireless key fob of the expensive Tesla Model S and possibly other vehicles. The team of experts COSIC research group at the KU Leuven University in Belgium has devised a new relay attack against the Passive Keyless Entry and Start (PKES) system that is used by many cars […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2018
Adobe Patch Tuesday for September 2018 fixes 10 flaws in Flash Player and ColdFusion

Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for September 2018 address a total of 10 vulnerabilities in Flash Player and ColdFusion, the good news is that none is severe. The Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for September 2018 addressed an important privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2018-15967) in Adobe Flash Player 30.0.0.154 and earlier versions.  The successful exploitation of the flaw could lead to information […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2018
MageCart crime gang is behind the British Airways data breach

An investigation conducted by researchers at RiskIQ revealed that the responsible of the British Airways data breach is a crime gang tracked as MageCart. The responsible of the recently disclosed British Airways data breach is a crime gang tracked as MageCart. The group has been active since at least 2015 and compromised many e-commerce websites to steal payment card and […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2018
Trend Micro Apps removed from Mac App Store after being caught exfiltrating user data

Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro have been removed from the Mac App Store because they were harvesting users’ browser history and other info. Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro, including Dr Cleaner, Dr. Unarchiver, Dr Antivirus, and App Uninstall, have been removed from the Mac App Store after researchers discovered they were harvesting users’ browser […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2018
Other 3,700 MikroTik Routers compromised in cryptoJacking campaigns

Thousands of unpatched MikroTik Routers are involved in new cryptocurrency mining campaigns. The exploit code for the CVE-2018-14847 vulnerabilities is becoming a commodity in the hacking underground, just after its disclosure crooks started using it to compromise MikroTik routers. Thousands of unpatched devices are mining for cryptocurrency at the moment. Earlier August, experts uncovered a massive […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2018
Chinese LuckyMouse APT has been using a digitally signed network filtering driver in recent attacks

Security experts observed the LuckyMouse APT group using a digitally signed 32- and 64-bit network filtering driver NDISProxy in recent attacks. Security experts from Kaspersky have observed the LuckyMouse APT group (aka Emissary Panda, APT27 and Threat Group 3390) using a digitally signed 32- and 64-bit network filtering driver NDISProxy in recent attacks. The APT group […]