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Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2018
Triton Malware exploited a Zero-Day flaw in Schneider Triconex SIS controllers

The industrial giant Schneider discovered that the Triton malware exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Triconex Safety Instrumented System (SIS) controllers in an attack aimed at a critical infrastructure organization. In December 2017, a new malicious code dubbed Triton malware  (aka Trisis) was discovered by researchers at FireEye, it was specifically designed to target industrial control […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2018
January 2018 Patch Tuesday security updates fix a zero-day vulnerability in MS Office

Microsoft has released the January 2018 Patch Tuesday security updates, containing fixes for 56 vulnerabilities including the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2018-0802 in MS Office. Microsoft has released the January 2018 Patch Tuesday security updates, containing fixes for 56 vulnerabilities including a zero-day vulnerability in MS Office. 16 security updates are rated as critical, 38 as important, 1 […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2018
Dell EMC fixes 3 zero-day vulnerabilities in Data Protection Appliance products

Dell EMC informed its customers that its Avamar Server, NetWorker Virtual Edition and Integrated Data Protection Appliance products are affected by 3 zero-day flaws. Dell EMC informed its customers that its Avamar Server, NetWorker Virtual Edition and Integrated Data Protection Appliance products are affected by vulnerabilities that can be chained by an attacker to take complete control of a […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2017
Experts disclosed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in the firmware of AT&T DirecTV WVB kit

Security researchers at Trend Micro have publicly disclosed an unpatched zero-day flaw in the firmware of AT&T DirecTV WVB kit after manufactured failed to patch it Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in the firmware of AT&T DirecTV WVB kit after the manufacturer failed to patch this flaw over the past few months. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2017
Vulnerabilities in Google Issue Tracker exposed details about unpatched flaws

A flaw in the Google Issue Tracker, also known as the “Buganizer,” might have exposed details about unpatched flaws listed in the database. A vulnerability in the Google Issue Tracker, also known as the “Buganizer,” might have exposed details about unpatched flaws listed in the database. The flaw was reported by the bug hunter Alex Birsan […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 14, 2017
SecureWorks shed light on BRONZE BUTLER group that targets Japanese Enterprises

Researchers with Counter Threat Unit at SecureWorks continues to monitor the Bronze Butler cyberespionage group (aka Tick). Researchers with Counter Threat Unit at SecureWorks are monitoring the Bronze Butler cyberespionage group (aka Tick). The hacker group has been targeting Japanese heavy industry, manufacturing and international relations at least since 2012, According to the experts, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2017
Microsoft addresses CVE-2017-11826 Office Zero-Day used to deliver malware

Microsoft October Patch Tuesday addresses the CVE-2017-11826 Office Zero-Day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild in targeted attacks. Yesterday we discussed Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday addressed three critical zero-day security vulnerabilities tied to the DNSSEC protocol. Going deep in the analysis of the Patch Tuesday updates for October 2017 we can see that Microsoft addressed […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2017
Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday addresses critical Windows DNS client Zero-Day Flaws tied to DNSSEC

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday addresses three critical zero-day security vulnerabilities tied to the DNSSEC protocol. Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday addresses three critical security vulnerabilities in the Windows DNS client in Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2012 and 2016. The vulnerabilities affect the Microsoft’s implementation of one of the data record features used in the secure […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2017
Zero-Day flaws in 3 WordPress Plugins being exploited in the wild

Security experts at Wordfence reported that Zero-Day vulnerabilities in three different WordPress plugins have been exploited in the wild. Zero-day vulnerabilities in several WordPress plugins have been exploited by threat actors in the wild to hack vulnerable websites and deliver backdoors, the alarm was launched by security firm Wordfence. The attackers have exploited three critical zero-day vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2017
Zerodium is offers $1 Million for Tor Browser Exploits

The company ZERODIUM announced it will pay up to $1 million for fully working zero day exploits for Tor Browser on Tails Linux and Windows OSs. The zero-day broker Zerodium offers $1 million for Tor Browser exploits with the intent to unmask Tor users. The controversial firm will then resell the zero-day exploit for Tor […]