Pierluigi Paganini
March 28, 2020
AMD admitted that a hacker has stolen files related to some of its graphics products, but it downplayed the potential impact of the hack. AMD admitted that a hacker that goes online with the moniker “Palesa” has stolen source code files related to some of its graphics products, but it downplayed the potential impact of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 27, 2020
ACROS Security’s 0patch service released unofficial patches for two Windows flaws actively exploited by attackers in the wild. ACROS Security’s 0patch service released unofficial patches for two Windows vulnerabilities actively exploited by attackers in the wild, both issues have yet to be fixed by Microsoft. A few days ago, Microsoft warned of hackers actively exploiting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 27, 2020
Google announced to have warned users of almost 40,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or malware attacks during 2019. Google shared data on alerts related to state-sponsored attacks, the tech giant revealed that it issued almost 40,000 alerts of state-sponsored phishing or malware attacks to its users during 2019. The number of alerts decreased by 25% […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 27, 2020
Researchers warn of a security flaw recently addressed in the WPvivid Backup Plugin that could be exploited to obtain all files of a WordPress website. WebARX experts warn of a missing authorization check recently addressed in the WPvivid Backup Plugin that could be exploited to obtain all files of a WordPress website. “There is a missing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 27, 2020
Operators behind the Ryuk Ransomware continue to target hospitals even as these organizations are involved in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. The threat actors behind the infamous Ryuk Ransomware continue to target hospitals, even as they are involved in containing the Coronavirus outbreak. The decision of the operators is not aligned with principal ransomware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 26, 2020
Operation Poisoned News – Experts observed a campaign aimed at infecting the iPhones of users in Hong Kong with an iOS backdoor that allows attackers to spy on them. Security experts at Trend Micro have observed a campaign aimed at infecting the iPhones of users in Hong Kong with an iOS backdoor tracked as lightSpy. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 26, 2020
An unauthenticated insecure direct object reference (IDOR) issue in VLC for iOS could allow a local attacker to steal media from the storage. VLC for iOS was vulnerable to an unauthenticated insecure direct object reference (IDOR) which could allow a local attacker to steal media from the storage by just navigating to the source URL/IP. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 26, 2020
The number of Coronavirus-themed attacks continues to increase, crooks hijack D-Link and Linksys routers to redirect users to sites spreading COVID19-themed malware. Crooks continue to launch Coronavirus-themed attacks, experts observed hackers hijacking D-Link and Linksys routers to redirect users to COVID19-themed sites spreading malware. Hackers compromiseD-Link and Linksys routers and change DNS settings to redirect […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 26, 2020
The FBI shuts down Deer.io, a Russian-based online platform that has been hosting hundreds of online shops where illegal products and services were being sold, The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has recently taken down the Russian-based online platform DEER.IO that is hosting various cybercrime products and services […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 26, 2020
Crooks behind the WordPress WP-VCD malware are distributing pirated versions of the Coronavirus plugins that inject a backdoor into websites. behind the WordPress WP-VCD malware are distributing pirated versions of the Coronavirus plugins that inject a backdoor into websites The malware was first spotted in July 2017 by the Italian security expert Manuel D’Orso who noticed that the malicious code was […]
