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Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2017
Accenture – Embarrassing data leak business data in a public Amazon S3 bucket

The leading global professional services company Accenture exposed its business data in a public Amazon S3 bucket. Disconcerting! Another Tech giant has fallen victim of an embarrassing data leak, this time the leading global professional services company Accenture exposed its business data in a public Amazon S3 bucket. The incident exposed internal Accenture private keys, secret API data, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2017
Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday addresses critical Windows DNS client Zero-Day Flaws tied to DNSSEC

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday addresses three critical zero-day security vulnerabilities tied to the DNSSEC protocol. Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday addresses three critical security vulnerabilities in the Windows DNS client in Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2012 and 2016. The vulnerabilities affect the Microsoft’s implementation of one of the data record features used in the secure […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2017
Iran-linked OilRig hacked group use a new Trojan in Middle East Attacks

The Iran-Linked cyberespionage group OilRig has been using a new Trojan in attacks aimed at targets in the Middle East. Experts from Palo Alto Networks spotted a new campaign launched by the notorious APT group OilRig against an organization within the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The OilRig hacker group is an Iran-linked APT that has been around since at least […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2017
FormBook malware used in high-volume distribution campaigns targeting organizations in the US and South Korea

Crooks are spreading the FormBook malware to target aerospace firms, defense contractors and some manufacturing organizations in the US and South Korea. According to researchers at FireEye, FormBook was spotted in several high-volume distribution campaigns targeting aim at Aerospace, Defense Contractor, and Manufacturing industries. The phishing emails that targeted US entities contain PDF, DOC or […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2017
4G/5G Wireless Networks as Vulnerable as WiFi and putting SmartCities at Risk

Researchers from security firm Positive Technologies warns of 4G/5G Wireless Networks as vulnerable as WiFi and putting smart-cities at risk The Internet of Things (IoT) presents many new opportunities and some different challenges. The vast number of devices makes it very expensive to connect everything with traditional network cabling and in many cases the equipment […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2017
FIN7 hacking group is switched to new techniques to evade detection

The financially-motivated FIN7 APT group (also known as Carbanak or Anunak) recently changed attack technique again to evade detection. The financially-motivated FIN7 APT group (also known as Carbanak or Anunak) recently changed attack technique again and has been implementing a new malware obfuscation method. The group that has been active since late 2015, it was highly active since the beginning of 2017. Fin7 was spotted early […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2017
A man who goes by the nickname LiquidWorm released a FLIR Thermal Camera Exploit

On September 25, 2017, a man which goes by the nickname ‘LiquidWorm’ has released the exploit code for FLIR Thermal Cameras. On 2017-09-25 another CCTV exploit got release by a man which goes by the nickname ‘LiquidWorm’. He found out that FLIR CCTV ’s by the vendor “FLIR Systems” had a hard-coded ssh login credentials […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2017
North Korea hackers threaten Irish companies with ‘almost daily’ attacks

State-sponsored hackers from North Korea are launching almost daily attacks on Irish companies and critical infrastructure North Korean state-sponsored hackers are launching almost daily attacks on Irish companies and critical infrastructure, they are also suspected to be responsible for the €4.3m cyber heist on Meath County Council in October 2016. Ireland is considered a privileged […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2017
KovCoreG group spreading Kovter Malware via fake browser and Flash updates

Security experts from Proofpoint have uncovered a malvertising actor named KovCoreG group that is spreading the Kovter malware via fake browser and Flash updates. Security researchers from Proofpoint have uncovered a malvertising group dubbed KovCoreG that is spreading the Kovter malware via fake browser and Flash updates. The Kovter malware is used in Ad fraud campaigns, victims were infected by simply clicking […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2017
Credit agency Experian is using scare tactics to sell a service for tracking traded user data on the dark web

Credit agency Experian is using scare tactics to sell a service for tracking traded user data on the dark web, let’s give a close look at the user agreement In the dark web, it is quite easy to find a lot of identities of unaware individuals and any other data that could expose companies to frauds. […]