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Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2019
A new ProFTPD vulnerability exposes servers to hack

A flaw in the open-source ProFTPD file transfer protocol (FTP) server can be exploited to copy files to vulnerable servers and potentially execute arbitrary code. The security researcher Tobias Mädel discovered a vulnerability in the open-source ProFTPD file transfer protocol (FTP) server that can be exploited to copy files to vulnerable servers and potentially execute arbitrary […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2019
Comodo Antivirus is affected by several vulnerabilities

Experts discovered several flaws in Comodo Antivirus, including a vulnerability that could allow to escape the sandbox and escalate privileges. The Tenable expert David Wells discovered five flaws in the Comodo Antivirus and Comodo Antivirus Advanced.  Four of the vulnerabilities affect were version 12.0.0.6810 and one the version 11.0.0.6582. The most severe flaw, tracked as CVE=2019-3969, could […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2019
Experts spotted P2P worm spreading Crypto-Miners in the wild

Malware researchers at Yoroi-Cybaze Z-Lab have discovered a P2P worm that is spreading Crypto-Miners in the wild. Introduction In the past months we published a white paper exploring the risks that users can encounter when downloading materials from P2P sharing network, such as the Torrent one. We discussed how crooks easily lure their victims to download malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2019
CERT-Bund warns of a critical vulnerability in VLC player

VLC player is still affected by a critical heap-based memory buffer over-read condition, tracked as CVE-2019-13615, that could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. The VLC player is still affected by a critical remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-13615. The potential impact of the flaw is important because the software […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2019
Czech public radio says Huawei Czech Unit secretly collected data

New problems for Huawei, the Czech unit of telecoms giant secretly collected personal data customers, officials and business partners. Huawei made the headlines again, according to the Czech public radio the Czech unit of Chinese telecoms giant secretly collected personal data of customers, officials, and business partners. The radio cited two former Huawei managers as […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2019
Experts found critical RCE in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Product

Security experts have discovered a critical remote code execution flaw in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect product, the flaw was quickly addressed. Last week, researchers Orange Tsai and Meh Chang published technical details of a critical remote code execution vulnerability that affects Palo Alto Networks’s GlobalProtect. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-1579, affects the GlobalProtect portal and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2019
WSJ says Equifax to Pay $700 million settlement for 2017 breach

The Wall Street Journal revealed that Equifax will pay around $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over the 2017 data breach. According to The Wall Street Journal, Equifax will pay around $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission over the 2017 data breach. The security breach suffered by Equifax in 2017 exposed […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2019
BlackBerry Cylance addresses AI-based antivirus engine bypass

BlackBerry Cylance has addressed a bypass vulnerability recently discovered in its AI-based antivirus engine CylancePROTECT product. Experts at cybersecurity firm Skylight announced last week that they have devised a method to bypass BlackBerry Cylance’s AI-based antivirus engine, now the company addressed the issue with an update and attempted to downplay the impact of the issue. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2019
New APT34 campaign uses LinkedIn to deliver fresh malware

The APT24 group continues its cyber espionage activity, its members were posing as a researcher from Cambridge to infect victims with three new malware. Experts at FireEye have uncovered a new espionage campaign carried out by APT34 APT group (OilRig, and HelixKitten.  Greenbug) through LinkedIn. Members of the cyberespionage group were posing as a researcher from Cambridge […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2019
Kazakhstan wants to intercept all HTTPS Internet traffic of its citizens

Bad news for citizens of Kazakhstan, the government is beginning to intercept all the encrypted traffic, and to do it, it is forcing them to install a certificate. The Kazakhstan government is beginning to intercept all the encrypted traffic and to do it is forcing users in the country to install a certificate. The Kazakhstan […]