Pierluigi Paganini
April 05, 2018
Facebook revealed on Wednesday that 87 million users have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica case, much more than 50 million users initially thought. The social network giant recently unveiled clearer terms of service to ensure transparency to its users about data sharing. Facebook’s chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer provided further details on the case, including new estimations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2018
Hackers compromised hundreds of Magento e-commerce websites to steal credit card numbers and install crypto-mining malware. According to the security firm Flashpoint, hackers launched brute-force attacks against Magento installs, they used a dictionary composed of common and known default Magento credentials. “Ecommerce websites running on the popular open-source Magento platform are being targeted by attackers who are using […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2018
On April 3, Microsoft Out-Of-Band Security Update to address the CVE-2018-0986 vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine (MMPE). Microsoft Malware Protection Engine is the core component for malware detection and cleaning of several Microsoft anti-malware software. It is currently implemented in Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Endpoint Protection, Windows Intune Endpoint Protection, and Microsoft Forefront Endpoint […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2018
Natural gas pipeline operators in the United States have been affected by a cyber attack that hit a third-party communications system. The hackers targeted the Latitude Technologies unit at the Energy Services Group, but the attack did not impact operational technology. At least four US pipeline operators were affected by the attack on their electronic systems, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2018
Security researchers discovered a new Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) dubbed KevDroid that can steal private data and record phone calls. Security researchers at South Korean cybersecurity firm ESTsecurity have discovered a new strain of Android Trojan KevDroid that is being distributed disguised as a fake anti-virus application, dubbed “Naver Defender.” “Spear phishing attacks targeting Android […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2018
The website belonging to the Panera Bread restaurant chain, Panerabread.com, exposed personal information in plain text for months. The company has more than 2,100 retail locations in the United States and Canada, its customers could order food online for pickup in stores or for delivery. Panera Bread exposed the data at least for eight months after […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2018
In the wake of the discovery of severe flaws in Intel chips, so-called Meltdown andSpectre vulnerabilities, Apple announced it plans to use custom-designed ARM chips in Mac computers starting as early as 2020. The move aims to replace the Intel processors running on its desktop and laptop systems like done for its own A-series custom chips […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2018
Google will ban cryptocurrency mining extensions from the official Chrome Web Store after finding many of them abusing users’ resources without consent. The number of malicious extensions is rapidly increased over the past few months, especially those related to mining activities. The company has introduced a new Web Store policy that bans any Chrome extension submitted to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2018
An analysis conducted by the Norwegian research nonprofit SINTEF revealed that the popular Grindr gay dating app is sharing its usersâ HIV status with two other companies. Grindr gay-dating app made the headlines again, a few days ago an NBC report revealed that the app was affected by 2 security issues (now patched) that could have exposed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 03, 2018
FIN7 hackers stole credit and debit card information from millions of consumers who have purchased goods at Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores. A new data breach made the headlines, the victim is Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores. According to the parent company Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), the security breach […]
