Pierluigi Paganini
June 26, 2018
Several websites using the misconfigured Java web server component Jolokia, including those operated by financial organizations. are exposed to cyber attacks. Websites using a misconfigured Java web server component are exposed to cyber attacks. Several high-profile websites including those operated by financial organizations were affected by issues. The security researcher Mat Mannion discovered some flaws […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 26, 2018
Security researchers at AlienVault uncovered a series of cyber attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges leveraging weaponized Hangul Word Processor HWP documents (Hangul Word Processor documents). The string of attacks involving the HWP documents has been attributed to the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group, and includes the hack of the South Korean virtual currency exchange Bithumb. The hackers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 25, 2018
Palo Alto Networks experts uncovered a new operation conducted by the cyber espionage group known as Tick APT that has been targeting a secure USB drive built by a South Korean defense company. The Tick APT group has been active for at least a decade, tracked also as Bronze Butler, it was first spotted in 2016 by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 25, 2018
Last week Oracle started releasing software and microcode updates for products affected by the recently disclosed variants of the Spectre and Meltdown flaws. In May, tech giants Intel, AMD, ARM, IBM, Microsoft and other tech firms teamed to disclose two new variants of both Meltdown and Spectre issues. The so-called Variant 4 (CVE-2018-3639) relies on a Speculative Store Bypass (SSB), […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 25, 2018
The UK-based privacy group Big Brother Watch revealed that the British tax agency HMRC has recorded the voice of over 5.1 million Britons. The UK-based privacy and civil liberties group Big Brother Watch has revealed that the British tax agency HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) has recorded the voice of over 5.1 million Britons. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 25, 2018
Malware researchers from CSE Cybsec ZLab discovered a missed link between the Necurs Botnet and a variant of the Ursnif trojan that recently hit Italy. Starting from 6th June, a new version of the infamous banking trojan Ursnif hit Italian companies. This malware is well known to the cyber-security community, the Ursnif banking Trojan was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 24, 2018
WannaSpam – Many users have received a mysterious message that claims their PC was infected by WannaCry Ransomware. Crooks ask victims to pay a ransom, but it’s a scam. Many users have received a mysterious message from a group that called itself the “WannaCry-Hack-Team” that claims that WannaCry Ransomware has returned. The mail informs the recipients that their computer has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 24, 2018
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! · ClipboardWalletHijacker miner hijacks your Ether and Bitcoin […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 24, 2018
Vulnerabilities in Fredi Wi-Fi baby monitor could be exploited by a remote unauthenticated attacker to control it and spy on the family. Security researchers at SEC Consult reported discovered that vulnerabilities in Fredi Wi-Fi baby monitor could be exploited by a remote unauthenticated attacker to control it and spy on the family. The investigation started when […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 24, 2018
A security researcher has devised a method to brute force a passcode on every Apple iPhone or iPad, even the up-to-date ones. Since iOS 8 rolled out in 2014, iPhone and iPad devices are protected with encryption, without providing passcode it is quite impossible to unlock the device. If the user enters more than 10 times […]
