Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2019
A critical flaw in Jetpack exposes millions of WordPress sites

A critical flaw in the Jetpack WordPress Plugin could be exploited by threat actors to hack WordPress websites running flawed versions of the plugin. A critical vulnerability affects the Jetpack WordPress Plugin version Jetpack 5.1. and later, admins and owners of WordPress websites are urged to update their installs to Jetpack version 7.9.1. Jetpack is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2019
Microsoft warns of growing DoppelPaymer Ransomware threat

The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) warned customers of the DoppelPaymer ransomware and provided useful information on the threat. The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) warned customers of the DoppelPaymer ransomware, the tech giant provided useful information on the threat and how it spreads. “Microsoft has been investigating recent attacks by malicious actors using the Dopplepaymer ransomware. There is misleading information […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2019
Roboto, a new P2P botnet targets Linux Webmin servers

Security experts discovered a new peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet dubbed Roboto that is targeting Linux servers running unpatched Webmin installs. Researchers at 360Netlab discovered a new P2P botnet, tracked as Roboto, that is targeting Linux servers running unpatched installations of Webmin installs. The experts first spotted the Roboto botnet in August when they detected a suspicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2019
Chicago student charged with writing code to spread ISIS propaganda

US authorities arrested Thomas Osadzinski, a student at DePaul University, because he allegedly built a custom Gentoo Linux distro for ISIS. Thomas Osadzinski (20), a student at DePaul University, Chicago, was arrested because he allegedly built a custom Gentoo Linux distro for ISIS, he could now face up to 20 years in prison. The Chicago […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2019
Monero Project website has been compromised to deliver a coin stealer

The official website of the Monero Project has been compromised to deliver a coin stealer. The official website of the Monero Project has been compromised to deliver a cryptocurrency stealer on November 18. The hack was discovered after a user downloaded a Linux 64-bit command line (CLI) Monero binary that was containing a coin stealer. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2019
Hackers leak 2TB of Data From Cayman National Bank stolen by Phineas Fisher

New data leak threatens the world of finance after the Panama Papers, hackers published 2TB of the Cayman National bank’s confidential data. The Cayman Islands are a fiscal paradise that attracts money of questionable origin from all over the world, for this reason, the content of a new data leak is scaring the global finance. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2019
Ransomware Revival: Troldesh becomes a leader by the number of attacks

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company: ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, detected and analyzed by Group-IB’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB), with Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2019
CVE-2019-2234 flaws in Android Camera Apps exposed millions of users surveillance

Experts found multiple flaws (CVE-2019-2234) in the Android camera apps provided by Google and Samsung that could allow attackers to spy on users. Cybersecurity experts from Checkmarx discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Android camera apps provided by Google and Samsung could have been exploited by hackers to spy on hundreds of millions of users. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2019
Tianfu Cup 2019 – 11 teams earned a total of 545,000 for their Zero-Day Exploits

The Tianfu Cup 2019 International Cyber ​​Security Competition is ended and white hat hackers have earned $545,000 for working zero-day exploits. During Day 1 of the Tianfu Cup 2019 contest 13 hacking attempts out of a total of 32 were successful, 13 attempts failed and in 12 cases the researchers abandoned the attempts. Now that the competition […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2019
Crooks use carding bots to check stolen card data ahead of the holiday season

With the advent of this year’s holiday shopping season are cybercriminals are using carding bots to test stolen payment card data before using them. Cybercriminals need to test the validity of the stolen card data before carrying out fraudulent transactions or selling them during the holiday shopping season. Cybercriminals are automating this process using carding […]