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Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2017
20 Million Google Home and Amazon Echo devices are affected by the Blueborne flaws

Millions of AI-based voice-activated personal assistants, including Google Home and Amazon Echo, are affected by the Blueborne flaws. A series of recently disclosed critical Bluetooth flaws that affect billions of Android, iOS, Windows and Linux devices have now been discovered in Millions of AI-based voice-activated personal assistants, including Google Home and Amazon Echo, are affected by the recently discovered Blueborne vulnerabilities. The recently […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2017
Terdot Banking Trojan is back and it now implements espionage capabilities

The Terdot banking Trojan isn’t a novelty in the threat landscape, it has been around since mid-2016, and now it is reappearing on the scenes. According to Bitdefender experts, vxers have improved the threat across the years, implementing credential harvesting features as well as social media account monitoring functionality. The Terdot banking Trojan is based on the Zeus […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2017
Cisco issued a security advisory warning of a flaw in Cisco Voice Operating System software

Cisco issued a security advisory warning of a vulnerability in Cisco Voice Operating System software platform that affects at least 12 products. The tech giant Cisco issued a security advisory warning of a vulnerability in Cisco Voice Operating System software platform that could be triggered by an unauthenticated, remote hacker to gain unauthorized and elevated access to vulnerable […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2017
Formidable Forms plugin vulnerabilities expose WordPress sites attacks

A researcher from Finland-based company Klikki Oy has discovered several vulnerabilities in the Formidable Forms plugin that expose websites to attacks. The researcher Jouko Pynnönen from Finland-based company Klikki Oy has discovered several vulnerabilities in the Formidable Forms plugin the expose websites to attacks. The Formidable Forms plugin allows users to easily create contact pages, polls and surveys, and many other kinds […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 16, 2017
Multi-Stage Android/TrojanDropper.Agent.BKY Malware bypasses Google Play detection once again

Researchers from security firm ESET, discovered a multi-stage Malware dubbed Android/TrojanDropper.Agent.BKY that evaded Google Play detection. Security experts at ESET have discovered a multi-stage Android malware, tracked as Android/TrojanDropper.Agent.BKY, that was available for download in the official Google Play store. The researchers have found eight malicious applications in the official application store (MEX Tools, Clear Android, Cleaner for […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2017
US retailer Forever 21 Warns customers of payment card breach at some locations

The US clothes retailer FOREVER 21 announced it has suffered a security breach, hackers stole payment card data at some locations. Another data breach made the headlines, this time the victim is the US clothes retailer Forever 21 which announced it has suffered a security breach. According to the company, unknown hackers gain unauthorized access […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2017
17-Year-Old MS Office flaw CVE-2017-11882 could be exploited to remotely install malware without victim interaction

Ops, a 17-Year-Old flaw in MS Office, tracked as CVE-2017-11882, could be exploited by remote attackers to install a malware without user interaction. Ops, a 17-Year-Old vulnerability in MS Office could be exploited by remote attackers to install a malware without user interaction. The flaw is a memory-corruption issue that affects all versions of Microsoft […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2017
US DHS and FBI share reports on FALLCHILL and Volgmer malware used by North Korean Hidden Cobra APT

US DHS published the details of the malware FALLCHILL and Volgmer used by the APT group Hidden Cobra that is linked to the North Korean government. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the details of the hacking tool FALLCHILL used one of the APT group linked to the North Korean government tracked as Hidden Cobra (aka Lazarus Group). […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2017
Go to HELL, PowersHELL : Powerdown the PowerShell Attacks

Powerdown the PowerShell Attacks : Harnessing the power of logs to monitor the PowerShell activities Lately, I have been working on analyzing the PowerShell attacks in my clients’ environment. Based on the analysis and research, I have come up with a few indicators that will help to detect the potential PowerShell attacks in your environment […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2017
Adobe Patch Tuesday addresses 80 flaws, 56 bugs in Reader and Acrobat

Adobe released today’s Patch Tuesday, a total of 80 vulnerabilities across 9 products, most of which for Acrobat and Reader, including dozens of RCE issues. Adobe released patches for a total of 80 vulnerabilities across its products, including Flash Player, Photoshop, Connect, Acrobat and Reader, DNG Converter, InDesign, Digital Editions, Shockwave Player, and Experience Manager products. Half […]