Pierluigi Paganini
July 29, 2019
Watch out! Playing a video on Android devices could be a dangerous operation due to a critical CVE-2019-2107 RCE flaw in Android OS between version 7.0 and 9.0. Playing a specially-crafted video on devices with the Android’s native video player application could allow attackers to compromise them due to a dangerous critical remote code execution […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 28, 2019
Over the weekend, Jessica Alba’s Twitter account was hacked, the miscreants posted homophobic, racist and Nazi-sympathizing messages. On Saturday evening, miscreants hacked the Twitter account of the actress Jessica Alba and posted hateful, homophobic, and racist messages that remained live for hours. One of the messages posted by the hackers reads “Nazi Germany Did Nothing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 28, 2019
Experts at Trustwave observed threat actors using a rare technique to compromise fully patched websites. Security experts at Trustwave observed threat actors using a rare steganography technique, attackers are hiding PHP scripts in Exchangeable Image Format (EXIF) headers of JPEG images that are uploaded on the website. The Exchangeable image file format is a standard […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 28, 2019
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! Emsisoft releases a second decryptor in a few days, this time for ZeroFucks ransomware Hackers breach 62 US colleges by allegedly exploiting Ellucian Banner Web flaw Twitter account of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 28, 2019
According to a report published by cyber security firm Sixgill data for over 23 million payment card were on offer in underground forums in the first half of 2019. A report published by cybersecurity firm Sixgill revealed that data for over 23 million payment card were offered for sale in the cybercrime underground. The report, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 27, 2019
Over the past three years, the website of No More Ransom was visited by 3 million users and allowed to save $108 million in ransom to the victims of 109 ransomware. After three years, No More Ransom confirms the success of the initiative that aims at helping victims of ransomware. The No More Ransom was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 27, 2019
Attackers deployed a Magecart credit card skimmer script into fake Google domains used to trick visitors into making online transactions. Experts at Sucuri discovered threat actors using fake Google domains hosting a Magento skimmer script used to steal payment data when unaware visitors make transactions. The campaign was uncovered when the owner of a website […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 27, 2019
Marcus Hutchins has been sentenced to “time served” and one year of supervised release his role in developing and selling the Kronos banking malware. The popular researcher Marcus Hutchins, also known as MalwareTech, has been sentenced to “time served” and one year of supervised release his role in developing and selling the Kronos banking malware. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 26, 2019
An Irish national has been sentenced to 78 months in jail for his role as one of the administrators and forum moderators of Silk Road dark web marketplace. Gary Davis (31), of Wicklow, Ireland, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role as one of the administrators and forum moderators of Silk […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 26, 2019
South African electric utility City Power that provides energy to the city of Johannesburg, has suffered serious disruptions after a ransomware attack. A ransomware infected systems at City Power, an electricity provider in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa, and some residents were left without power. The energy utility informed its customers via Twitter of […]
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