Pierluigi Paganini
June 04, 2019
A security expert found a flaw could be exploited to bypass macOS security and privacy features by using synthetic clicks. The popular white hat hacker Patrick Wardle, co-founder and chief research officer at Digita Security, discovered a vulnerability that could be exploited to bypass security warnings by performing ‘Synthetic Clicks’ on behalf of users without […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 04, 2019
What can Apple ‘s fan do to work with his favorite company? A teen opted out to hack it twice. A 17-year-old teenager Australian teenager decided to attract the attention of the tech giant by gaining access to its mainframe with false credentials. The teen was dreaming of a job in Apple and was convicted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 03, 2019
Unpatched vulnerabilities affect the rkt container runtime that could be exploited by an attacker to escape the container and gain root access to the host. The security researchers Yuval Avrahami discovered some vulnerabilities in the rkt containter that could be exploited by an attacker to compromise the underlying host when a user executes the ‘rkt […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 03, 2019
Supra Smart Cloud TV allows remote file inclusion in the openLiveURL function, which allows a local attacker to broadcast fake video without any authentication Summary:Supra Smart Cloud TV allows remote file inclusion in the openLiveURL function, which allows a local attacker to broadcast fake video without any authentication via a /remote/media_control?action=setUri&uri=URI Technical Observation: We are abusing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 03, 2019
Microsoft Azure cloud services are being abused by threat actors to host malware and as command and control (C&C) servers. Threat actors look with great interest at cloud services that could be abused for several malicious purposes, like storing malware or implementing command and control servers. Now it seems to be the Microsoft Azure’s turn, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2019
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Pierluigi Paganini
June 02, 2019
Turla, the Russia-linked cyberespionage group, is weaponizing PowerShell scripts and is using them in attacks against EU diplomats. Turla (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON), the Russia-linked APT group, is using weaponized PowerShell scripts in attacks aimed at EU diplomats. Turla group has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 01, 2019
A new cryptojacking campaign was spotted by experts at Trend Micro, crooks are using Shodan to scan for Docker hosts with exposed APIs. Threat actors are using the popular Shodan search engine to find Docker hosts and abuse them in a crypojacking campaign. Attackers leverage self-propagating Docker images infected with Monero miners and scripts that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2019
Researchers at 0patch released a temporary micropatch for the unpatched BearLPE local privilege escalation zero-day flaw in Windows 10. Experts at 0patch released a micropatch to temporary fix a still-unpatched local privilege escalation on systems without rebooting them. The zero-day vulnerability, dubbed BearLPE, was recently disclosed by the security researcher SandboxEscaper. The following video shows how the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2019
Microsoft issued a new warning for users to update their systems to address the remote code execution vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep. Microsoft issued a new warning for users of older Windows OS versions to update their systems in order to patch the remote code execution vulnerability dubbed BlueKeep. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0708, impacts the Windows […]
