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Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2021
NSA releases guidance for securing Unified Communications and VVoIP

The US National Security Agency (NSA) released guidance for securing Unified Communications/Voice and Video over IP Systems (VVoIP). NSA last week released guidance for securing their communication systems, specifically Unified Communications (UC) and Voice and Video over IP (VVoIP). Unified Communications (UC) and Voice and Video over IP (VVoIP) call-processing systems provide enterprises communications and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2021
MI5 seized Boris Johnson’s phone over security risk fears

The British intelligence agency MI5 seized Boris Johnson ‘s phone over concerns related to the availability of his number online for the last 15 years. The British Security Service, also known as MI5, has seized the mobile devices used by PM Boris Johnson over concerns that were raised after the discovery of the availability of its number […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2021
Poland: The leader of the PiS party blames Russia for the recent attack

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the Poland Law and Justice party, blames Russia for the recent cyberattack targeting top Polish politicians. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the Poland Law and Justice party (PiS), blames Russia for the recent cyberattack that targeted top Polish politicians. Last week, Poland’s parliament had a closed-door session to discuss an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2021
Norway blames China-linked APT31 for 2018 government hack

Norway police secret service states said that China-linked APT31 group was behind the 2018 cyberattack on the government’s IT network. Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) said that the China-linked APT31 cyberespionage group was behind the attack that breached the government’s IT network in 2018. The attribution of the attack to the APT31 grouo is based […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2021
This bug can permanently break iPhone WiFi connectivity

A new bug in iPhone can permanently break users’ WiFi by disabling it, the issue could be triggered by simply connecting to a rogue hotspot. The researcher Carl Schou discovered a new bug in iPhone that can permanently break users’ WiFi by disabling it, the issue could be triggered by simply connecting to a rogue […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 20, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 319

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. APWG: Phishing maintained near-record levels in the first quarter of 2021 BackdoorDiplomacy APT targets diplomats from Africa and […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2021
North Korean APT group Kimsuky allegedly hacked South Korea’s atomic research agency KAERI

North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky allegedly breached South Korea’s atomic research agency KAERI by exploiting a VPN vulnerability. South Korean representatives declared on Friday that North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky is believed to have breached the internal network of the South Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI). The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) in Daejeon, South Korea […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 19, 2021
RedFoxtrot operations linked to China’s PLA Unit 69010 due to bad opsec

Experts attribute a series of cyber-espionage campaigns dating back to 2014, and focused on gathering military intelligence, to China-linked Unit 69010. Experts from Recorded Future’s Insikt Group linked a series of attacks, part of RedFoxtrot China-linked campaigns, to the PLA China-linked Unit 69010 The cyber-espionage campaigns dated back 2014 and focused on gathering military intelligence […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2021
Vigilante malware stops victims from visiting piracy websites

This strange malware stops you from visiting pirate websites Sophos researchers uncovered a malware campaign that aims at blocking infected users’ from being able to visit a large number of piracy websites.  Sophos researchers uncovered a malware campaign that aims at blocking infected users’ from visiting a large number of websites dedicated to software piracy by modifying the HOSTS […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2021
US supermarket chain Wegmans discloses data breach

The supermarket chain Wegmans US Wegmans discloses a data breach, customers information was exposed on the Internet due to a misconfiguration issue. Wegmans Food Markets disclosed a data breach, the supermarket chain notified customers that some of their information was exposed as a result of the accidental availability online of two of its databases due […]