Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2019
App tainted with Ahmyst Open-source spyware appeared on Google Play Store twice

ESET experts discovered that an Android app infected with AhMyth open-source RAT has bypassed the security of Google Play twice over two weeks. The popular malware researcher Lukas Stefanko from ESET discovered that a malicious spyware, built on the AhMyth open-source espionage tool, was uploaded on Google Play twice over two weeks, bypassing Google security […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2019
The Dangers of Using Unsecured Wi-Fi Networks

Isn’t public Wi-Fi great? If you’re having a tea or coffee in a cafe or restaurant you can check your emails and social media. If you’re waiting for a flight what better way to pass the time than logging onto your favourite website, checking your bank account or even doing a bit of online shopping? […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2019
Texas attackers demand $2.5 million to allow towns to access encrypted data

Crooks behind the attacks against Texas governments are now demanding $2.5 million to allow victims to access encrypted data. The cybercriminals behind the wave of attacks that hit 23 Texas governments are now demanding $2.5 million to allow victims to access encrypted data. The attacks started in the morning of August 16 and security experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2019
A new Zero-Day in Steam client impacts over 96 million Windows users

A new zero-day vulnerability in the for Windows impacting over 96 million users was disclosed by researcher Vasily Kravets. A news zero-day flaw in the Steam client for Windows client impacts over 96 million users. The flaw is a privilege escalation vulnerability and it has been publicly disclosed by researcher Vasily Kravets. Kravets is one of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2019
DoS attacks against most used default Tor bridges could be very cheap

Researchers explained that carrying out attacks against the most used default Tor bridges would cost threat actors $17,000 per month. According to security researchers Rob Jansen from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, and Tavish Vaidya and Micah Sherr from Georgetown University, launching denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against most commonly used default Tor bridges would cost attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
Romania is going to exclude Huawei from its 5G Network

Romania will ban Chinese giant Huawei from its 5G network, reads a joint statement signed by the Romanian and US presidents. Romania could be the last state in order of time to ban Chinese giant Huawei from its 5G network, reads a joint statement signed by the Romanian and US presidents. The document was signed […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
China-linked APT41 group targets US-Based Research University

Security experts at FireEye observed Chinese APT41 APT group targeting a web server at a U.S.-based research university. Experts at FireEye observed Chinese APT41 APT group targeting a web server at a U.S.-based research university. The APT41 has been active since at least 2012, it was involved in both state-sponsored espionage campaigns and financially-motivated attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
The Cost of Dealing With a Cybersecurity Attack in These 4 Industries

A cybersecurity issue can cause unexpected costs in several different areas, which is the cost of Dealing with an attack in 4 Industries? A cybersecurity issue can cause unexpected costs in several different areas. In addition to the monetary costs associated with things like lost productivity and improving network security to reduce the likelihood of […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
Thousands credit card numbers of MoviePass customers were exposed online

A security expert discovered that the popular movie ticket subscription service MoviePass has exposed thousands of customer card numbers and personal credit cards. The security expert Mossab Hussein from cybersecurity firm SpiderSilk, discovered that MoviePass exposed a database containing the credit card data on one of its subdomains. The archive was containing 161 million records and the amount […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
Damage from Silence APT operations increases fivefold. The gang deploys new tools on its “worldwide tour”

Experts from Group-Ib that exposed the most recent campaigns carried out by Silence reported that damage from the APT group operations increases fivefold. Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, has exposed the most recent campaigns carried out by Silence, a Russian-speaking APT group, in the new “Silence 2.0: Going Global” report. […]