Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2019
WPA3 attacks allow hackers to hack Wi-Fi password

Security researchers discovered weaknesses in WPA3 that could be exploited to recover WiFi passwords by abusing timing or cache-based side-channel leaks.Security researchers discovered weaknesses in WPA3 that could be exploited to recover WiFi passwords by abusing timing or cache-based side-channel leaks. One of the main advantages of WPA3 is that it’s near impossible to crack […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2019
Genesis Store black marketplace offers more than 60k+ stolen bot profiles

Security experts at Kaspersky Lab reported that over 60,000 stolen profiles are offered for sale on an private marketplace called Genesis Store. More than 60,000 stolen profiles are offered for sale in the underground marketplace Genesis Store, it includes browser fingerprints, web site user logins and passwords, cookies, and credit card information. The seller is […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2019
[SI-LAB] EMOTET spread in Chile impacted hundreds of users and targeted financial and banking services

EMOTET spread in Chile targeted financial and banking services. SI-LAB detected hundreds of users that were impacted by this malware between March 18th and 26th of 2019. The last days of March 2019 are making headlines due to a targeted cyber attack involving a new variant of infamous EMOTET malware. This threat is known as a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 10, 2019
Sophisticated TajMahal APT Framework remained under the radar for 5 years

Cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky Lab uncovered a highly sophisticated spyware framework dubbed TajMahal that was involved in cyberespionage campaign for at least last 5 years. Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky discovered a highly sophisticated spyware framework, dubbed TajMahal, that has been used in cyber operations for at least last 5 years. The TajMahal framework remained undetected until […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2019
Experts spotted the iOS version of the Exodus surveillance app

In the last weeks, a new Android surveillance malware dubbed Exodus made the headlines, now expert found the iOS version of the government spyware. Security experts at LookOut have discovered an iOS version of the dreaded surveillance Android app Exodus that was initially found on the official Google Play Store. Exodus for Android is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2019
LimeRAT spreads in the wild

Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab team spotted an interesting infection chain leveraging several techniques able to defeat traditional security defences and spread LimeRAT. Introduction Few days ago, Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab team came across an interesting infection chain leveraging several techniques able to defeat traditional security defences and hiding a powerful inner payload able to seriously threaten its victims.  The […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2019
Gulf countries came under hackers’ spotlight in 2018, with more than 130 000 payment cards compromised

Bahrain, 08.04.2019 â€“ Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks, and NGN International, a global system integrator, analyzed cybersecurity landscape in Gulf countries in 2018. Group-IB Threat Intelligence team identified compromised credentials of 7 306 users from the Gulf countries in 2018 and detected the total of 138 978 compromised cards issued by the Gulf countries’ banks. Number […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2019
AeroGrow suffered a payment card data breach

The developer, marketer, direct-seller, and wholesaler of indoor garden systems, AeroGrow International, suffered a payment card data breach. AeroGrow International, a developer, marketer, direct-seller, and wholesaler of indoor garden systems, recently notified customers of a payment card data breach. The incident impacted the company website. “On March 4, 2019, AeroGrow learned that an unauthorized person […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2019
Victims of Planetary Ransomware can decrypt their files for free

Researchers at Emsisoft developed a decryptor for the Planetary Ransomware family that could allow victims to decrypt their files for free. Good news for the victims of the Planetary Ransomware, security firm Emsisoft has released a decryptor that allows victims to decrypt their files for free. The name Planetary ransomware comes from the use of […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2019
Recent Roaming Mantis campaign hit hundreds of users worldwide

Kaspersky Lab reported that hundreds of users have been targeted with malware over the past month as part of a recent Roaming Mantis campaign. Security experts at Kaspersky Lab reported that hundreds of users have been targeted with malware over the past month as part of a new campaign associated with Roaming Mantis gang. Roaming […]