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Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2018
Australia banned Huawei from 5G network due to security concerns

Chinese-owned telecommunications firm Huawei has been banned from Australia’s 5G network due to security concerns. The Australian government considers risky the involvement of Huawei for the rolling out of next-generation 5G communication networks. Huawei Australia defined the decision disappointing. We have been informed by the Govt that Huawei & ZTE have been banned from providing 5G technology to Australia. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2018
AdvisorsBot, a previously undocumented downloader involved in malicious email campaigns

Security researchers at Proofpoint security have discovered a previously undocumented downloader tracked as AdvisorsBot that was involved in malicious email campaigns. AdvisorsBot was uncovered in malicious email campaigns, attributed to the TA555 threat actor, targeting hotels, restaurants, and telecommunications entities. The name “AdvisorsBot” comes from the early command and control (C&C) domains that all contained the word […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2018
The restaurant chain Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen has suffered a payment card breach

The restaurant chain Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen suffered a payment card breach, hackers hacked the company network between Nov. 3, 2017 and Jan. 2, 2018 Once again here we are to discuss of a data breach suffered by a restaurant chain this time the victim is Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen. The news has been confirmed by the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2018
A new Cross-Platform Mirai Variant appeared in the wild

A new cross-platform Mirai variant appeared in the threat landscape, this one has been created using an open-source project. Security experts from Symantec have spotted a new cross-platform Mirai variant that has been created with an open-source project. Mirai malware first appeared in the wild in 2016 when the expert MalwareMustDie discovered it in massive […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2018
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses first Mac malware in cryptocurrency exchange attack

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group leveraged for the first time on a MacOS variant of the Fallchill malware in a cryptocurrency exchange attack. According to Kaspersky, the North Korea-linked Lazarus group used a macOS malware to target a cryptocurrency exchange in a recent attack. The activity of the Lazarus Group surged in 2014 and 2015, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2018
T-Mobile data breach exposed personal information of up to 2 million customers

T-Mobile today announced It has suffered a security breach that May have exposed personal information of up to 2 million T-mobile customers. According to the telco giant, the incident affected its US servers on August 20, leaked information includes customers’ name, billing zip code, phone number, email address, account number, and account type (prepaid or postpaid). T-Mobile notified the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2018
Expert found a flaw that affects all OpenSSH versions since 1999

Security expert discovered a username enumeration vulnerability in the OpenSSH client that affects all versions of the software that was released since 1999. Security expert Darek Tytko from securitum.pl has discovered a username enumeration vulnerability in the OpenSSH client. The flaw tracked as CVE-2018-15473 affects all versions of the software that was released since 1999. The vulnerability could […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2018
Latest Turla backdoor leverages email PDF attachments as C&C mechanism

Malware researchers from ESET have published a detailed report on the latest variant of the Turla backdoor that leverages email PDF attachments as C&C. Malware researchers from ESET have conducted a new analysis of a backdoor used by the Russia-linked APT Turla in targeted espionage operations. The new analysis revealed a list of high-profile victims that was […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2018
North Korea-linked Ryuk Ransomware used in a targeted campaign

Check Point reported that organizations worldwide have been targeted with the Ryuk ransomware that was developed by North Korea-linked threat actor. Security experts from Check Point have uncovered a ransomware-based campaign aimed at organizations around the world conducted by North Korea-linked threat actor. The campaign appears as targeted and well-planned, crooks targeted several enterprises and encrypted hundreds […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2018
Bitdefender spotted Triout, a new powerful Android Spyware Framework

Security researchers from Bitdefender have spotted a new Android spyware framework dubbed Triout that could be used to create malware with extensive surveillance capabilities. Bitdefender researchers have identified a new spyware framework can be used to spy into Android applications, it is tracked as Triout and first appeared in the wild on May 15. The researcher revealed that the command […]