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Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2019
Negative opinion of Italy security committee Copasir on Huawei, ZTE 5G solutions

Italian parliamentary security committee Copasir said that Italy should consider preventing Huawei and ZTE from taking part in the development of 5G networks. The Italian parliamentary security committee Copasir (Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic) said that the Government should consider preventing Chinese telecoms companies Huawei and ZTE from participating in the development […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2019
A WhatsApp bug could have allowed crashing of all group members

WhatsApp fixed a severe bug that could have allowed a malicious group member to crash the messaging app for all members of the same group. WhatsApp addressed a severe vulnerability that could have allowed a malicious group member to crash the messaging app for all members of the same group. An attacker could trigger the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2019
A malvertising campaign targets iPhone users with Krampus-3PC

A malvertising campaign that involved more than 100 publisher websites targeted iPhone users to deliver the Smart Krampus-3PC Malware. According to The Media Trust’s Digital Security & Operations (DSO) team, iPhone users have been targeted by a malvertising campaign that has impacted more than 100 publisher websites, including online newspapers and international weekly news magazines. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 12, 2019
AirDoS attack could make iPhones, iPads unusable via AirDrop attack

This week, Apple addressed a flaw that can be exploited to trigger a DoS condition (AirDoS) iPhones and iPads by forcing them to continuously display a popup message. The denial-of-service (DoS) attack was discovered by The security researcher Kishan Bagaria devised a DoS attack dubbed the AirDoS that works against iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2019
Google fixes a critical DoS flaw tracked as CVE-2019-2232 in Android

Google addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-2232, that could trigger a permanent denial of service (DoS) condition in Android. Google released December 2019 security updates for its Android mobile OS that addressed several flaws, including a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-2232, that could result in a permanent denial of service (DoS). Google addressed more […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2019
StrandHogg Vulnerability exploited by tens of rogue Android Apps

Security experts disclosed a vulnerability dubbed StrandHogg that has been exploited by tens of malicious Android apps. Security experts at Promon disclosed a vulnerability, dubbed StrandHogg, that has been exploited by tens of malicious Android apps. The name StrandHogg comes from an old Norse term that refers to a tactic adopted by the Vikings that […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2019
Google will pay up to $1.5m for full chain RCE for Android on Titan M chips

Google announced that it will increase bug bounty rewards for Android, it will pay up to $1.5 million for bugs that allow to hack new Titan M security chip. At the end of 2018, Google announced its Titan M dedicated security chip that is currently installed on Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 4 devices. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2019
CVE-2019-2234 flaws in Android Camera Apps exposed millions of users surveillance

Experts found multiple flaws (CVE-2019-2234) in the Android camera apps provided by Google and Samsung that could allow attackers to spy on users. Cybersecurity experts from Checkmarx discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Android camera apps provided by Google and Samsung could have been exploited by hackers to spy on hundreds of millions of users. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2019
WhatsApp flaw CVE-2019-11931 could be exploited to install spyware

The popular messaging platform WhatsApp made the headlines again, a new bug could be exploited by hackers to secretly install spyware. According to the website The Hacker News, WhatsApp has recently fixed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-11931, that could have allowed attackers to remotely compromise targeted devices. The CVE-2019-11931 is a stack-based buffer overflow issue […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2019
Two men arrested for stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency with Sim Swapping

On Thursday, US authorities arrested two crooks charging them with stealing $550,000 in cryptocurrency from at least 10 victims using SIM swapping. American law enforcement has declared war to sim swapping scammers and announced the arrest of two individuals for stealing $550,000 in Cryptocurrency. The suspects stole the funds from at least 10 victims using […]