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Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2018
Over 19,000 Orange Livebox ADSL modems leak WiFi credentials

Threat actors are attempting to exploit a flaw in Orange LiveBox ADSL modems to retrieve their SSID and WiFi password in plaintext. Threat actors in the wild are attempting to exploit a vulnerability in LiveBox ADSL modems from Orange, the issue could be triggered to retrieve their SSID and WiFi password in plaintext by simply […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2018
Experts disclosed an unpatched Kernel buffer overflow in Trusteer Rapport for MacOS

Researchers from Trustwave SpiderLabs discovered an unpatched kernel-level vulnerability in driver used by IBM Trusteer Rapport endpoint security tool. The issue affects endpoint security tool for MacOS, IBM released a patch but failed to address the vulnerability within the 120-day disclosure deadline. The IBM Trusteer Rapport endpoint security tool is a lightweight software component that […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2018
Hacking the Twinkly IoT Christmas lights

Security researchers discovered some flaws in the Twinkly IoT lights that could be exploited display custom lighting effects and to remotely turn off them. Security researchers from MWR InfoSecurity have discovered some flaws in the Twinkly IoT lights that could be exploited to display custom lighting effects and to remotely turn off their Christmas brilliance. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2018
Information Disclosure flaw allows attackers to find Huawei routers with default credentials

Some models of Huawei routers are affected by a flaw that could be exploited by attackers to determine whether the devices have default credentials or not. Ankit Anubhav, a principal researcher at NewSky Security, discovered a vulnerability in some models of Huawei routers that could be exploited by attackers to determine whether the devices have […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2018
Security Affairs newsletter Round 193 – News of the week

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! Twitter fixed bug could have exposed Direct Messages […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2018
France data protection agency fines Uber 400k Euros Over 2016 Data Breach

France’s data protection agency had fined the ride-sharing company Uber with 400,000 euros ($455,000) over a 2016 data breach. The data breach suffered by Uber in 2016 exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide. In November 2017, the Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced that hackers broke into the company database and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2018
Cisco ASA is affacted by a privilege escalation flaw. Patch it now!

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software is affected by a vulnerability that could be exploited by an attacker to retrieve files or replace software images on a device.  A privilege escalation vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-15465 affects the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software. The flaw could be exploited by an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2018
San Diego School District (SDUSD) security breach exposed data of 500,000 students and staff

Personal information belonging to over 500,000 students and 50 district employees were exposed in the San Diego School District (SDUSD) security breach. An attacker sent spear-phishing to SDUSD personnel with the intent of trick them into revealing credentials to access the district’s network services. The attacker accessed personal information of student and staff, including names, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2018
Law enforcement take down 15 DDoS-for-Hire services

U.S. Authorities Take Down 15 DDoS-for-Hire Websites The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that the FBI seized 15 domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services. The FBI has seized 15 domains associated with DDoS-for-hire services (aka booters or stressers) that were used by their customers to launch powerful DDoS attacks. The U.S. District Court for the Central […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 21, 2018
US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage

The US Department of Justice charged two Chinese hackers for hacking numerous companies and government agencies in a dozen countries, US Indicts Two Chinese Government Hackers Over Global Hacking Campaign. including Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The two Chinese hackers, […]