Pierluigi Paganini
September 11, 2018
Zero-day broker Zerodium has disclosed a NoScript vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the Tor Browser. Zero-day broker Zerodium has disclosed a NoScript vulnerability that could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the Tor Browser. NoScript is a popular Firefox extension that protects users against malicious scripts, it only allows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 11, 2018
Thousands of unpatched MikroTik Routers are involved in new cryptocurrency mining campaigns. The exploit code for the CVE-2018-14847 vulnerabilities is becoming a commodity in the hacking underground, just after its disclosure crooks started using it to compromise MikroTik routers. Thousands of unpatched devices are mining for cryptocurrency at the moment. Earlier August, experts uncovered a massive […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 10, 2018
Security experts observed the LuckyMouse APT group using a digitally signed 32- and 64-bit network filtering driver NDISProxy in recent attacks. Security experts from Kaspersky have observed the LuckyMouse APT group (aka Emissary Panda, APT27 and Threat Group 3390) using a digitally signed 32- and 64-bit network filtering driver NDISProxy in recent attacks. The APT group […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 10, 2018
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides detailed information of the Equifax hack. The Equifax hack occurred in May 2017 when attackers exploited the CVE-2017-5638 Apache Struts vulnerability in the Jakarta Multipart parser upload function. The flaw allowed the attacker to make a maliciously crafted request to an Apache web server and gain access […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 10, 2018
A growing number of iOS apps currently collect location data, WiFi network IDs and other data, from iPhone users and sell them to monetization firms. A group of security researchers that developed the popular Guardian mobile firewall app revealed that a growing number of iOS apps currently collect location data, WiFi network IDs and other data, from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 10, 2018
At the end of August, security experts discovered a new exploit kit called Fallout that is being used to distribute the GandCrab ransomware. At the end of August, the threat analyst nao_sec discovered a new exploit kit called Fallout that is being used to distribute the GandCrab ransomware and other malicious codes, including droppers and potentially unwanted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 09, 2018
Researchers from Kaspersky have published a new report on the attacks on ICS systems observed by its products in the first half of 2018. Kaspersky Lab experts have published a new report titled âThreat Landscape for Industrial Automation Systemsâ report for H1 2018, that includes interesting data related to attacks against the ICS systems. The security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 09, 2018
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Let me inform you that my new book, “Digging in the Deep Web” is online with a special deal 20% discount Kindle Edition Paper Copy Once again thank you! ·     John McAfees Bitfi cryptocurrency wallet was hacked by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 09, 2018
CheckPoint uncovered an extensive surveillance operation conducted by Iranian APT actor and tracked as Domestic Kitten aimed at specific groups of individuals. Researchers at security firm CheckPoint uncovered an extensive surveillance operation conducted by Iranian APT actor and tracked as Domestic Kitten aimed at specific groups of individuals. Cyber spies used malicious mobile apps that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2018
Apple has removed one of the most popular anti-malware app called Adware Doctor:Anti Malware &Ad from the official macOS App Store Apple has removed one of the most popular anti-malware app called Adware Doctor:Anti Malware &Ad from the official macOS App Store because it was gathering users’ browser histories and other sensitive data and then upload them to a […]
