Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2019
ARES ADB IOT Botnet targets Android Set Top Boxes (STB) and TVs

Researchers from WootCloud Labs have uncovered a new IoT botnet named Ares that is targeting Android-based devices. Experts from WootCloud Labs have spotted a new IoT botnet tracked as Ares that is targeting Android-based devices that have a debug port exposed online. Experts noticed that most of the devices targeted by the bot are Android […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2019
Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO and co-founder, has been hacked

Hackers compromised the Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, CEO at Twitter, and published and retweeted offensive and racist messages. No one is secure online, news of the day is that hackers compromised the Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, CEO at Twitter and co-founder, and published and retweeted offensive and racist tweets. The hack tool place […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2019
Expert found Russia’s SORM surveillance equipment leaking user data

A Russian security researcher has found that hardware wiretapping equipment composing Russia’s SORM surveillance system had been leaking user data. The Russian researcher Leonid Evdokimov has found that hardware wiretapping equipment used by the Kremlin as part of the SORM surveillance system (Russian: Система оперативно-разыскных мероприятий, lit. ‘System for Operative Investigative Activities’) had been leaking data online. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2019
Google revealed how watering hole attacks compromised iPhone devices earlier this year

Google researchers discovered that iPhone devices could be hacked by tricking owners into visiting specially crafted websites. Researchers at Google Project Zero discovered that it was possible to hack iPhone devices by visiting specially crafted websites. Earlier this year, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) experts uncovered an iPhone hacking campaign, initially, they spotted a limited […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2019
BRATA, the Android RAT that infected only Brazilian users

Security experts at Kaspersky have spotted a new Android remote access tool (RAT) dubbed BRATA used to spy on Brazilian users. Security experts at Kaspersky have discovered a new Android remote access tool (RAT), tracked as BRATA (the name comes from ‘Brazilian RAT Android’), that was used to spy on Brazilian users. The BRATA RAT […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2019
Capital One Hacker indicted on federal charges for Wire Fraud and Computer Data Theft

Paige Thompson, the alleged hacker behind the Capital One hack and attacks on 30 other organizations has been indicted on wire fraud and computer fraud. Paige Thompson, a transgender woman, suspected to be the hacker behind the Capital One hack and attacks on 30 other organizations has been indicted on wire fraud and computer fraud. In […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2019
A total of six hackers already become millionaires on HackerOne

HackerOne announced that five more hackers have become millionaires thanks to their contributes to the bug bounty programs managed by the platform. Bug bounty platform HackerOne announced that four more hackers have become millionaires after participating in the bug bounty programs managed by the platform. In March, HackerOne announced that two of its members have […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2019
Lumber Liquidators hit by malware attack that took down its network

Lumber Liquidators, a leading specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring in North America, announced that a malware attack took down its network. North American hard-surface flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators revealed that it was victim of a security incident, a malware-based attack took down part of its network for nearly a week.  Lumber Liquidators has 416 locations […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2019
A new variant of Trickbot banking Trojan targets Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint users

A new Trickbot Trojan variant is targeting Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and Sprint users, confirming the evolution of the threat. TrickBot is a popular banking Trojan that has been around since October 2016, its authors has continuously upgraded it by implementing new features. For example, in February Trend Micro detected a variant that includes a new module […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2019
Magecart hackers compromise another 80 eCommerce sites

Security experts at Aite Group and Arxan Technologies have discovered that hackers under the Magecart umbrella have compromised 80 more eCommerce sites. Security experts at Aite Group and Arxan Technologies have discovered that Magecart hackers continue to target online stores to steal credit card data, in recent operations, they have compromised 80 more eCommerce sites. […]