Security News

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2021
How Companies Need to Treat User Data and Manage Their Partners

After the introduction of CCPA and GDPR, much more attention is given to third-party risks, and the privacy terms and conditions users agree to.  Global privacy regulations, such as the CCPA and GDPR, were enacted to ensure stricter standards when handling the personal data of consumers. As per these regulations, organizations can be held responsible […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2021
FragAttacks vulnerabilities expose all WiFi devices to hack

Security researcher discovered a series of flaws, collectively tracked as FragAttacks, that impact the WiFi devices sold for the past 24 years. Belgian security researcher Mathy Vanhoef disclosed the details of a multiple vulnerabilities, tracked as FragAttacks, that affect WiFi devices exposed them to remote attacks. Some the flaws discovered by the experts date back as […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2021
TeaBot Android banking Trojan targets banks in Europe

Malware researchers from Cleafy warn of a new Android banking trojan dubbed TeaBot (aka Anatsa) that is targeting banks in Europe. Malware experts from the Italian cybersecurity firm Cleafy have spotted a new Android banking trojan dubbed TeaBot (aka Anatsa) that is targeting banks in Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. TeaBot malware appeared […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 12, 2021
NSA and ODNI analyze potential risks to 5G networks

U.S. Intelligence agencies warn of weaknesses in 5G networks that could be exploited by crooks and nation-state actors for intelligence gathering. The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), along with the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) have analyzed the risks and vulnerabilities associated with […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2021
Hackers target Windows users exploiting a Zero-Day in Reader

Adobe confirmed that a zero-day vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader for Windows has been exploited in the wild in limited attacks. Adobe security updates for May 2021 address at least 43 CVEs in Experience Manager, InDesign, Illustrator, InCopy, Adobe Genuine Service, Acrobat and Reader, Magento, Creative Cloud Desktop, Media Encoder, Medium, and Animate. Five of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2021
Researcher hacked Apple AirTag two weeks after its launch

Apple AirTag has been launched less than two weeks ago, but a security researcher already claims to have hacked them.  The Apple AirTag has been available for just a couple of weeks and hacking community is already working on it to demonstrate that how to compromise it. “The German security researcher Stack Smashing tweeted today (via The 8-bit) that […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2021
Apple was aware that XcodeGhost impacted 128 Million iOS Users in 2015

Court documents revealed that the infamous XcodeGhost malware, which has been active since 2015, infected 128 million iOS users. Documents provided in a court case that sees Epic Games v. Apple Inc. revealed that the XcodeGhost malware impacted 128 million iOS users. Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple in a California court over its violation of terms of […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2021
Google open sources cosign tool for verifying containers

Google has released a new open-source tool called cosign that could allow administrators to sign and verify the container images. Google has released a new open-source tool called cosign that allows to sign, verify container images, it was developed to make signatures invisible infrastructure. Cosign supports: Hardware and KMS signing Bring-your-own PKI Our free OIDC PKI […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 11, 2021
FBI and Australia ACSC agencies warn of ongoing Avaddon ransomware attacks

The FBI and Australian Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warn of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are warning of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide in multiple industries, including government, finance, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare. The alert published […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2021
FBI confirmed that Darkside ransomware gang hit Colonial Pipeline

The U.S. FBI confirmed that the attack against the Colonial Pipeline over the weekend was launched by the Darkside ransomware gang. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. “The FBI confirms that the Darkside ransomware is […]