Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
Interview with Massimiliano Brolli, Head of TIM Red Team Research

Interview with Massimiliano Brolli, Head of TIM Red Team Research, which is a team of experts that focus on zero-day hunting. For some time now we have been witnessing a series of undocumented vulnerabilities issued by a TIM IT Security laboratory called Red Team Research RTR, which already has 31 new CVEs to date in […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2020
Adrozek malware silently inject ads into search results in multiple browsers

Microsoft warns of a new malware named Adrozek that infects devices and hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers by changing their settings. Microsoft warned of a new malware named Adrozek that infects devices and hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers by changing their settings and inject ads into search results pages. Users are redirected to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2020
Cisco addresses critical RCE vulnerability in Jabber

Cisco addressed a new critical RCE vulnerability that affects several versions of Cisco Jabber for Windows, macOS, and mobile platforms. Cisco has released security updates to address a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw affecting several versions of Cisco Jabber for Windows, macOS, and mobile platforms. Cisco Jabber is an instant messaging and web conferencing desktop app that […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2020
Expert published PoC exploit code for Kerberos Bronze Bit attack

The proof-of-concept exploit code for the Kerberos Bronze Bit attack was published online, it allows intruders to bypass authentication and access sensitive network services The proof-of-concept exploit code for the Kerberos Bronze Bit attack, tracked as CVE-2020-17049, was published online this week. The hacking technique could be exploited by attackers to bypass the Kerberos authentication […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2020
njRAT RAT operators leverage Pastebin C2 tunnels to avoid detection

Threat actors behind the njRAT Remote Access Trojan (RAT) are leveraging active Pastebin Command and Control Tunnels to avoid detection. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 reported that operators behind the njRAT Remote Access Trojan (RAT), aka Bladabindi, are leveraging Pastebin Command and Control tunnels to avoid detection.  “In observations collected since October 2020, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2020
Russia-linked APT28 uses COVID-19 lures to deliver Zebrocy malware

Russia-link cyberespionage APT28 leverages COVID-19 as phishing lures to deliver the Go version of their Zebrocy (or Zekapab) malware. Russia-linked APT28 is leveraging COVID-19 as phishing lures in a new wave of attacks aimed at distributing the Go version of their Zebrocy (or Zekapab) malware. The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, and STRONTIUM) has been active since at least 2007 and it has […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2020
Attack on Vermont Medical Center is costing the hospital $1.5M a day

The attack that hit the University of Vermont Medical Center at the end of October is costing the hospital about $1.5 million a day. In October, ransomware operators hit the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn and the University of Vermont Health Network. The ransomware attack took place on October 28 and disrupted services at the UVM Medical Center […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2020
European Medicines Agency targeted by cyber attack

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced it has been targeted by a cyber attack. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced it has been targeted by a cyber attack. The EMA did not provide technical details about the attack, nor whether it will have an impact on its operations while it is evaluating and approving COVID-19 […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2020
Crooks hide software skimmer inside CSS files

Security researchers have uncovered a new technique to inject a software skimmer onto websites, the malware hides in CSS files. Security researchers have uncovered a new technique used by threat actors to inject a software skimmer onto websites, the attackers hide the malware in CSS files. Security experts have analyzed multiple Magecart attack techniques over […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2020
Microsoft December 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 58 bugs, 9 are critical

Microsoft December 2020 Patch Tuesday security update address 58 vulnerabilities, 22 of them are remote code execution vulnerabilities. Microsoft December 2020 Patch Tuesday security update address 58 vulnerabilities, 22 of them are remote code issues. The flaws impact multiple products including Microsoft Windows, Edge (EdgeHTML-based), ChakraCore, Microsoft Office and Office Services and Web Apps, Exchange […]