Security

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2019
Ransomware Revival: Troldesh becomes a leader by the number of attacks

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company: ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, detected and analyzed by Group-IB’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB), with Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2019
CTHoW v2.0 – Cyber Threat Hunting on Windows

Why did I started CTHoW? As someone with a huge passion for information security. It is always a must to keep on top of the latest TTPs of adversaries to be able to defend your network. I was always impressed with the MITRE ATT&CK framework that helps the community by sharing the latest techniques, attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2019
Adobe announces end of support for Acrobat 2015 and Adobe Reader 2015

Adobe announces the end of support for Acrobat 2015 and Reader 2015 It’s official, Adobe announces the end of support for Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2015. It’s official, Adobe announces the end of support for Adobe Acrobat and Reader 2015, the company will no longer receive any security updates after the deadline. Adobe plans to […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2019
Experts found undocumented access feature in Siemens SIMATIC PLCs

Researchers discovered a vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 programmable logic controller (PLC) that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable devices. Researchers discovered an undocumented access feature in Siemens SIMATIC S7-1200 programmable logic controller (PLC) that could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected devices. The feature was discovered by […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2019
New TA2101 threat actor poses as government agencies to distribute malware

A new threat actor tracked as TA2101 is conducting malware campaigns using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy. A new threat actor, tracked as TA2101, is using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy to multiple families of malware, deliver ransomware, and banking Trojans. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2019
Canadian intelligence agencies CSE and CSIS are divided on Huawei 5G ban

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) are divided over the ban of Huawei 5G technology. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) agencies are divided over the ban of Huawei 5G technology. Canada, along with the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia formed […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2019
Adobe patch Tuesday updates addressed critical flaws in Media Encoder and Illustrator products

Adobe patch Tuesday updates addressed a total of 11 vulnerabilities affecting its Animate, Illustrator, Media Encoder and Bridge products. Adobe patch Tuesday updates addressed a total of 11 flaws affecting its Animate, Illustrator, Media Encoder and Bridge products. “Adobe has published security bulletins for Adobe Animate CC (APSB19-34), Adobe Illustrator CC (APSB19-36), Adobe Media Encoder […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2019
Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates fix CVE-2019-1429 flaw exploited in the wild

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for November 2019 address over 70 flaws, including an Internet Explorer issue (CVE-2019-1429) that has been exploited in attacks in the wild. Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for November 2019 address 74 flaws, including an Internet Explorer vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-1429, that has been exploited in the wild. Microsoft doesn’t provide any […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2019
Facebook is secretly using iPhone’s camera as users scroll their feed

New problems for Facebook, it seems that the social networking giant is secretly using the camera while iPhone users are scrolling their feed. Is this another privacy issue for Facebook? The iPhone users Joshua Maddux speculates that Facebook might be actively using your camera without your knowledge while you’re scrolling your feed. Maddux published footage […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 12, 2019
Bugcrowd paid over $500,000 in bug bounty rewards in one week

Crowdsourced security platform Bugcrowd announced it paid over $500,000 in bug bounty rewards during the last week of October. Bug bounty program could represent an excellent opportunity to monetize your passion, in just one week crowdsourced security platform Bugcrowd announced it paid over $500,000 in bug bounty rewards at the end of October. Bugcrowd is […]