Cyber warfare

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
Romania is going to exclude Huawei from its 5G Network

Romania will ban Chinese giant Huawei from its 5G network, reads a joint statement signed by the Romanian and US presidents. Romania could be the last state in order of time to ban Chinese giant Huawei from its 5G network, reads a joint statement signed by the Romanian and US presidents. The document was signed […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2019
China-linked APT41 group targets US-Based Research University

Security experts at FireEye observed Chinese APT41 APT group targeting a web server at a U.S.-based research university. Experts at FireEye observed Chinese APT41 APT group targeting a web server at a U.S.-based research university. The APT41 has been active since at least 2012, it was involved in both state-sponsored espionage campaigns and financially-motivated attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2019
Czech Republic ‘s committee blames foreign state for Foreign Ministry Cyberattack

A parliamentary committee in the Czech Republic blames a foreign country state for a cyberattack that hit the Czech Foreign Ministry A parliamentary committee in the Czech Republic revealed that the National Cyber and Information Security Agency blamed a foreign state for a cyber attack that targeted the Czech Foreign Ministry. The committee did not […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 06, 2019
Russia-linked STRONTIUM APT targets IoT devices to hack corporate networks

The STRONTIUM Russia-linked APT group is compromising common IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. Researchers at Microsoft observed the Russia-linked APT group STRONTIUM abusing IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28, Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, and Sednit) has been active since at least 2007 and it has […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 04, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 225 and Important Update

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Once again thank you! Crooks used rare Steganography technique […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 31, 2019
Hacking campaign is wiping Iomega NAS Devices exposed online

Experts warn of a new campaign carried out by threat actors that are wiping Iomega NAS devices exposed online. Security experts are warning of a campaign carried out by attackers that are deleting files on publicly accessible Lenovo Iomega NAS devices. Likely attackers use the Shodan search engine to find unprotected IOmega NAS exposed online […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2019
Kaspersky report: Malware shared by USCYBERCOM first seen in December 2016

The malware samples shared by USCYBERCOM last week were first detected in December 2016 in attacks attributed to Iran-linked APT33. Last week the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) uploaded to VirusTotal a malware used by Iran-linked APT33 group in attacks in Dec 2016 and Jan 2017. Now experts at Kaspersky confirmed that the malware was […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2019
Cyber Defense Magazine – July 2019 has arrived. Enjoy it!

Cyber Defense Magazine July 2019 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 168 pages of excellent content. Cyber Defense Magazine July 2019 Edition has arrived. Tips, tricks, ideas, secrets and insider information on the best practices in cybersecurity.  Please read it and share it with your friends.  With much appreciation […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2019
Israel blamed Russia for jamming at Israeli Ben Gurion airport

Israel blamed Russia for jamming at Israeli Ben Gurion airport that disrupted GPS signals, but the Kremlin denies its involvement in the attacks. Starting from early June, a significant jamming activity has interfered with GPS signals at Israeli Ben Gurion airport causing severe problems to pilots and aircraft. Israel’s Airports Authority confirmed that the disruption […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 30, 2019
Security Affairs newsletter Round 220 – News of the week

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! Expert released PoC for Outlook for Android flaw addressed by Microsoft Hundreds of million computers potentially exposed to hack due to a flaw in PC-Doctor component NASA hacked! An […]