Pierluigi Paganini
March 14, 2018
The OceanLotus APT group, also known as APT32 and APT-C-00, has been using a new backdoor in recently observed attacks. The OceanLotus Group has been active since at least 2013, according to the experts it is a state-sponsored hacking group linked to Vietnam, most of them in Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos, and Cambodia. The hackers targeting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 14, 2018
Security researchers at Israel-based CTS-Labs have discovered 13 critical vulnerabilities and exploitable backdoors in various AMD chips. The flaws could be potentially exploited to steal sensitive data, install malicious code on AMD-based systems, and gain full access to the compromised systems. The flaws expose servers, workstations, and laptops running vulnerable AMD Ryzen, Ryzen Pro, Ryzen Mobile or […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2018
Security experts at firm Preempt Security discovered a critical vulnerability in Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) that affects all versions of Windows to date. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2018-0886, could be used by a remote attacker to exploit RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to steal data and run malicious code. The vulnerability is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2018
Maintainers at the Samba project have released new versions of the popular networking software to fix two critical vulnerabilities. Maintainers at the Samba project have released new versions of the popular open-source networking software to address two critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited by unprivileged remote attackers to launch DoS attacks against servers and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2018
MOSQUITO is new technique devised by a team of researchers at Israel’s Ben Gurion University, led by the expert Mordechai Guri, to exfiltrate data from an air-gapped network. The technique leverage connected speakers (passive speakers, headphones, or earphones) to acquire the sound from surrounding environment by exploiting a specific audio chip feature. Once again the team demonstrated […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2018
According to a new study conducted by American and Czech researchers, the trade of code-signing certificates is a flourishing business. Code-signing certificates are precious commodities in the dark web, according to a new study conducted by American and Czech researchers and Symantec Labs technical director Christopher Gates their trade is a flourishing business. The experts pointed out […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 13, 2018
The researchers at Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT decided to check the popular Hanwha SmartCams and discovered 13 vulnerabilities. Wikipedia describes Attack Surface, as “[the] sum of the different points (the “attack vectors”) where an unauthorized user (the “attacker”) can try to enter data to or extract data from an environment.” Basically, the more points there are to compromise […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 12, 2018
China-Linked APT15 used new backdoors is an attack that is likely part of a wider operation aimed at contractors at various UK government departments and military organizations. Last week Ahmed Zaki, a senior malware researcher at NCC Group, presented at the Kasperskyâs Security Analyst Summit (SAS), details of a malware-based attack against the service provider for the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 12, 2018
Besides being known about corruption scandals, South America is a reference to the development of ATM malware spreading globally with Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico leading the way. A research conducted by KASPERSKY has revealed a convergence on attacks against financial institutions, where traditional crimes and cybercrime join forces together to target and attack ATM (Automated […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 12, 2018
According to Kaspersky, the Sofacy APT is particularly interested in military, defense and diplomatic entities in the far east, but overlap with other APT’s operations makes hard the attribution. Last week, during the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit (SAS) held in Cancun, researchers from Kaspersky illustrated the results of their investigation on the recent activities conducted by the […]
