Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2019
A flaw in Kaspersky Antivirus allowed tracking its users online

A vulnerability in Kaspersky Antivirus had exposed a unique identifier associated with users to every website they have visited in the past 4 years. A vulnerability in the Kaspersky Antivirus software, tracked as CVE-2019-8286, had exposed a unique identifier associated with its users to every website they have visited in the past 4 years. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2019
Threat actors use a Backdoor and RAT combo to target the Balkans

Apparently financially-motivated threat actors carried out a long-term campaign against the Balkans involving a backdoor and a RAT to compromise the targets. Security experts from ESET uncovered a long-running campaign carried out by a financially-motivated threat actor. The attackers combined a backdoor dubbed BalkanDoor and a remote access Trojan tracked as BalkanRAT to take control […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2019
KNOB attack threatens over a billion Bluetooth-enabled devices

A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-9506 and referred as Key Negotiation of Bluetooth (KNOB) attack could allow attackers to spy on encrypted connections. Researchers at the Center for IT-Security, Privacy and Accountability (CISPA) found a new Bluetooth vulnerability, referred as Key Negotiation of Bluetooth (KNOB) attack, that could allow attackers to spy on encrypted connections. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2019
Security Patch Day for August includes the most critical Note released by SAP in 2019

SAP Patches Highest Number of Critical Flaws Since 2014 SAP released Security Patch Day updates for August 2019 that address three critical vulnerabilities in the company’s products. SAP has released the Security Patch Day for August, this month the company addresses several flaws, including three critical vulnerabilities (Hot News), the highest number of critical flaws […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2019
Flaws in HTTP/2 implementations expose servers to DoS attacks

Experts at Netflix and Google discovered eight denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities affecting various HTTP/2 implementations. Researchers from Netflix and Google discovered eight denial-of-service (DoS) flaws affecting various HTTP/2 implementations. Some of the flawed implementations belong to tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft. The security flaws affect the most popular web server software, including […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2019
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2019 patch 93 bugs, including 2 dangerous wormable issues

Microsoft Patches Over 90 Vulnerabilities With August 2019 Updates Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2019 address more than 90 flaws, including two new ‘wormable‘ issues in Windows Remote Desktop Services. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2019 fix 93 vulnerabilities, including two new ‘wormable‘ issues in Windows Remote Desktop Services. The list […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2019
Google hacker discloses 20-year-old Windows flaw still unpatched

Tavis Ormandy, white hat hacker at Google’s Project Zero Team, disclosed technical details of a 20-year-old Windows vulnerability that is still unpatched. The popular cyber security expert Tavis Ormandy, white hat hacker at Google’s Project Zero Team disclosed technical details of 20-year-old vulnerability that is still unpatched. The vulnerability, rated as high-severity, affects all versions […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2019
Adobe Patch Tuesday for August 2019 fixed 119 flaws in 8 products

Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2019 addressed a total of 119 vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2019 addressed 119 flaws in several products, including Effects, Character Animator, Premiere Pro, Prelude, Creative Cloud, Acrobat and Reader, Experience Manager, and Photoshop products. “Adobe has published security bulletins for Adobe […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2019
Cerberus, a new banking Trojan available as malware-as-a-service in the underground

Security experts analyzed a new interesting Android banking Trojan, dubbed Cerberus, that is offered for rent by its author. A new malware-as-a-service dubbed Cerberus has emerged in the threat landscape, it is an Android RAT developed from scratch that doesn’t borrow the code from other malware. According to researchers at Threat Fabric who analyzed the threat, Cerberus […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2019
FBI is searching for contractors to monitor social media

The FBI is searching for contractors to monitor social media for potential threats, the announcement raises concerns for user privacy. The abuse of social media passwords for malicious purpose is quite common, for this reason, the FBI is searching for contractors to monitor them. However, monitoring activity could threaten user privacy and set up possible […]