Security Affairs Archives - Page 930 of 1047

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2018

BIND DNS software includes a security feature that could be abused to cause DoS condition

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) announced the presence of a serious flaw in the BIND DNS software that can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-5740 was discovered by Tony Finch of the University of Cambridge. The flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.5, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2018

Researchers find vulnerabilities in WhatsApp that allow to spread Fake News via group chats

WhatsApp has been found vulnerable to multiple security flaws that could allow malicious users to spread fake news through group chats. WhatsApp, the most popular messaging application in the world, has been found vulnerable to multiple security flaws that could allow malicious users to intercept and modify the content of messages sent in both private […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2018

Snapchat source Code leaked after an iOS update exposed it

Hackers leaked the Snapchat source code on GitHub, after they attempted to contact the company for a reward. Hackers gained access to the source code of the frontend of Snapchat instant messaging app for iOS and leaked it on GitHub. A GitHub account associated with a person with the name Khaled Alshehri who claimed to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2018

GitHub started warning users when adopting compromised credentials

In order to improve the security of its users, the popular software code hosting service GitHub is now alerting account holders whenever it detects that a password has been exposed by data breaches on other services. Last week the popular software code hosting service GitHub has introduced a new feature to protect its users, it […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2018

Ramnit is back and contributes in creating a massive proxy botnet, tracked as ‘Black’ botnet

Security researchers at Checkpoint security have spotted a massive proxy botnet, tracked as ‘Black’ botnet, created by Ramnit operators. Security researchers at Checkpoint security have spotted a massive proxy botnet, tracked as ‘Black’ botnet, that could be the sign of a wider ongoing operation involving the Ramnit operators. Ramnit is one of the most popular […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2018

Hacking WiFi Password in a few steps using a new attack on WPA/WPA2

A security researcher has devised a new WiFi hacking technique that could be exploited to easily crack WiFi passwords of most modern routers. The security researcher Jens ‘Atom’ Steube, lead developer of the popular password-cracking tool Hashcat, has devised a new WiFi hacking technique that could be exploited to easily crack WiFi passwords of most modern routers. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2018

TSMC Chip Maker confirms its facilities were infected with WannaCry ransomware

TSMC shared further details on the attack and confirmed that its systems were infected with a variant of the infamous WannaCry ransomware. Early in August, a malware has infected systems at several Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) factories, the plants where Apple produces its devices. TSMC is the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of chips for tech giants, including Apple […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2018

Duo Security created open tools and techniques to identify large Twitter botnet

Researchers at security firm Duo Security have created a set of open source tools and disclosed techniques that could be used to identify large Twitter botnet. Security experts from Duo Security have developed a collection of open source tools and disclosed techniques that can be useful in identifying large Twitter botnet. The experts developed the tools […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2018

Group-IB experts record a massive surge of user data leaks form cryptocurrency exchanges

Group-IB researchers have investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. Security experts from Group-IB, an international company specializing in preventing cyberattacks and developing information security solutions, has investigated user data leaks from cryptocurrency exchanges and has analyzed the nature of these incidents. Within a year, the number […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 07, 2018

HP releases firmware updates for two critical RCE flaws in Inkjet Printers

HP has released firmware updates that address two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in some models of inkjet printers. HP has released firmware updates to address two critical RCE flaws affecting some Inkjet printers. The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2018-5924 and CVE-2018-5925, could be exploited by attackers to trigger stack or static buffer overflow. An attacker can […]