Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2019
Emsisoft released a free decryption tool for Paradise ransomware

Researchers at Emsisoft firm has released a new free tool to decrypt files encrypted by the Paradise ransomware Security experts at Emsisoft have developed a tool to decrypt files encrypted by the Paradise ransomware. This ransomware family encrypts files using Salsa20 and RSA-1024 and it appends several extensions to theis filenames. “The Paradise ransomware encrypts […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2019
It’s official, administrative network at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant was infected with DTrack

The news is shocking, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) that initially denied a malware infection, now admits the security breach. Yesterday a worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. Some users are claiming on the social media that a piece of the ‘DTrack’ malware has infected […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2019
Xhelper, a new piece of Android malware that is infecting 2K+ devices each month

A new piece of malware dubbed Xhelper has infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just the last six months and is continuing to spread. The campaign began months ago, a new piece of malware dubbed Xhelper has infected more than 45,000 Android devices in just six months and is continuing to spread at a […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2019
WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group and its parent Q Cyber Technologies

WhatsApp sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, accusing it of using a flaw in its messaging service to conduct cyberespionage on journalists and activists. WhatsApp sued the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group accusing it of carrying out malicious attacks against its users. In May, Facebook has patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in WhatsApp, tracked as CVE-2019-3568, that has […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 30, 2019
Thousands of Xiaomi FURRYTAIL pet feeders exposed to hack

A Russian security researcher accidentally discovered API and firmware issues that allowed her to take over all Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders. The Russian security researcher Anna Prosvetova, from Saint Petersburg, has accidentally discovered API and firmware issues that allowed her to take over all Xiaomi FurryTail pet feeders. Last week, Prosvetova revealed on her private […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2019
Users online claim Kudankulam nuclear power plant was hit by a cyber attack

In these hours an alleged cyber attack on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu made the headlines, but the KKNPP denies it. Worrying news made the headlines, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was hit by a cyber attack. Some users are claiming on the social media that a piece of the ‘DTrack’ […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 29, 2019
US Federal Communications Commission proposes cutting off funds for Chinese telecom equipment

US proposes cutting off funds for Chinese telecom equipment The Federal Communications Commission proposes cutting off funds for Chinese telecom equipment from Huawei and ZTE. The Federal Communications Commission proposes cutting off funds for Chinese telecom equipment from Huawei and ZTE. The US regulators consider the Chinese equipment in US telecommunications networks a threat to […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2019
U.S. fast-food restaurant chain Krystal suffered a payment card incident

The U.S. fast-food restaurant chain Krystal is notifying its customers of a security breach that could have exposed their payment card data. The U.S. fast-food restaurant chain Krystal suffered a payment card data breach, the company is notifying its customers of the incident that affected one of its payment processing systems. Krystal also reported the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2019
Up to 2,000 Georgia websites have been hit by cyber attacks

A wave of cyber attacks hit 2,000 websites in Georgia, including the sites of the president, courts, and local media. A mysterious wave of cyber attacks hit some 2,000 websites in Georgia, including the websites of the president, courts, and media. The news was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the President Salome Zurabishvili’s that told […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 28, 2019
New FuxSocy Ransomware borrows code from defunct Cerber

Researchers discovered a new piece of ransomware called FuxSocy that borrows part of code from Cerber ransomware. Experts at MalwareHunterTeam discovered a new piece of ransomware called FuxSocy that borrows part of code from Cerber ransomware. The Cerber ransomware was first spotted in 2016, it was offered in the criminal underground as a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS). The name of the […]