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Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2019
RAMBleed, a new Side-Channel Attack that allows stealing sensitive data

Security researchers disclosed the details of RAMBleed, a new type of side-channel attack on DRAM that can allow stealing sensitive data from a memory. A team of academics from several universities has disclosed the details a new type of side-channel attack on dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), dubbed RAMBleed. The RAMBleed issue, tracked as CVE-2019-0174, could […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2019
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for June 2019 fix 88 flaws

Microsoft releases Patch Tuesday security updates for June 2019 that address 88 vulnerabilities in Windows OS and other products. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for June 2019 address 88 vulnerabilities in Windows OS and other products of the tech giant (Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge browser, Microsoft Office and Services, ChakraCore, Skype for Business, Microsoft Lync, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2019
Adobe Patch Tuesday updates fix code execution issues in Campaign, ColdFusion, and Flash

Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for June 2019 address several critical arbitrary code execution flaws in Flash Player, ColdFusion and Campaign products. Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates for June 2019 address some critical arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in Flash Player, ColdFusion and Campaign products. Adobe fixed critical command injection, file extension blacklist bypass and deserialization vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2019
Vulnerability in WordPress Live Chat Plugin allows to steal and hijack sessions

Security researchers at Alert Logic have discovered a vulnerability in the WordPress Live Chat plugin that could be exploited to steal and hijack sessions. Experts at Alert Logic have discovered a vulnerability in the popular WordPress Live Chat plugin that could be exploited by an unauthorized remote attacker to steal chat logs or manipulate chat sessions. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2019
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirms hack of a subcontractor

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed that photos of travelers and license plates collected at a single U.S. border point have been stolen by hackers. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed that photos of travelers and license plates collected at a single U.S. border point have been stolen as a result of a cyber attack. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2019
How Ursnif Evolves to Keep Threatening Italy

For months the Italian users have been targeted by waves of malspam delivering infamous Ursnif variants, Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab detailed its evolution. Introduction For months the Italian users have been targeted by waves of malspam delivering infamous Ursnif variants. Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab closely observed these campaigns and analyzed them to track the evolution of the techniques and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2019
MuddyWater APT group updated its multi-stage PowerShell backdoor Powerstats

The MuddyWater cyber espionage group has used an updated multi-stage PowerShell backdoor in recent cyber attacks. Security experts at Trend Micro report that the MuddyWater APT group (aka SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros), has used an updated multi-stage PowerShell backdoor in recent cyber espionage campaigns. The first MuddyWater campaign was observed in late 2017 when targeted entities in the Middle East. The experts called […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2019
CVE-2019-2725 Oracle WebLogic flaw exploited in cryptojacking campaign

The CVE-2019-2725 vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic recently, addressed by the company, is being exploited in cryptojacking attacks, Trend Micro reports. Experts at Trend Micro reported that the recently patched CVE-2019-2725 vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic is being exploited in cryptojacking attacks. The flaw is a deserialization remote command execution zero-day vulnerability that affects the Oracle WebLogic wls9_async and wls–wsat components. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2019
CVE-2019-12735 – opening a specially crafted file in Vim or Neovim Editor could compromise your Linux system

Bad news for Linux users, a flaw tracked as CVE-2019-12735 allows to hack their systems by tricking them into opening a specially crafted file in Vim or Neovim Editor. Security expert Armin Razmjou has recently found a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2019-12735) in Vim and Neovim command-line text editing applications. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-12735, is classified as an arbitrary OS command […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2019
Shanghai Jiao Tong University data leak – 8.4TB in email metadata exposed

Security expert discovered an exposed database belonging to Shanghai Jiao Tong University containing 8.4TB in email metadata. Cloudflare Director of Trust & Safety Justin Paine discovered an unprotected database owned by Shanghai Jiao Tong University that was exposed online. The Shanghai Jiao Tong University is considered one of the most prominent academic institution based in […]