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Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2020
Cisco fixes a static default credential issue in Smart Software Manager tool

Cisco has released security updates to address 17 vulnerabilities affecting its networking and unified communications product lines. Cisco has released security patches to fix 17 vulnerabilities affecting its networking and unified communications product lines. The types of fixed vulnerabilities include remote access and code execution, elevation of privilege, denial of service, and cross-site request forgeries. One of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2020
Personal details of 10.6M MGM Resorts guests leaked online

The personal information of 10.6 million guests who stayed at MGM Resorts hotels was stolen by hackers this summer and posted a hacking forum this week. ZDNet revealed in exclusive that the personal details of more than 10.6 million users who stayed at MGM Resorts hotels have been published on a hacking forum this week. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2020
DRBControl cyber-espionage group targets gambling, betting companies

The DRBControl APT group has been targeting gambling and betting companies worldwide with malware that links to two China-linked APT groups. Security researchers from TrendMicro have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign carried out by an APT group tracked as DRBControl that employed a new family of malware. The attackers aimed at stealing databases and source […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2020
5 Ways artificial intelligence Is Being Used to Keep Sensitive Information Secure

Artificial intelligence is an immensely helpful tool for businesses and consumers alike, how to use artificial intelligence to secure sensitive Information Artificial intelligence (AI) is an immensely helpful tool for businesses and consumers alike. By processing data quickly and predicting analytics, AI can do everything from automating systems to protecting information. In fact, keeping data […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2020
US CISA warns of Ransomware attacks impacting pipeline operations

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning critical U.S. infrastructure operators of a recent ransomware attack that affected a natural gas compression facility. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert across critical U.S. infrastructure sectors about a recent infection at a natural gas compression facility. “The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2020
Hacking IoT devices with Focaccia-Board: A Multipurpose Breakout Board to hack hardware in a clean and easy way!

Go grab a copy of the Gerbers and 3D-printed Case STL files at https://github.com/whid-injector/Focaccia-Board and print through your favorite FAB. Prologue Even before the appearance of the word (I)IoT, I was breaking hardware devices, as many of you, with a multitude of debuggers (i.e. stlink, jlink, RS23–2-2USB, etc.). It was always a PITA bringing around a device […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2020
CVE-2019-0604 SharePoint Remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability

A security expert found a flaw in SharePoint that could be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted SharePoint application package. Summary:A few days ago I saw a post from Alienvault which says attackers are still exploiting SharePoint vulnerability to attack Middle East government organization. Having said that I found Income Tax Department […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 18, 2020
Flaw in WordPress ThemeGrill Demo Importer WordPress theme plugin expose 200K+ sites to hack

A serious flaw in the ThemeGrill Demo Importer WordPress theme plugin with over 200,000 active installs can be exploited to wipe sites and gain admin access to the site. Experts from the security firm WebARX have discovered a serious flaw in the WordPress theme plugin ThemeGrill Demo Importer with over 200,000 active installs. The vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2020
IDF soldiers tricked into installing malicious apps by Hamas operatives posing as attractive women

Israeli Force (IDF) announced it has thwarted an attempt by the Hamas militant group to hack soldiers’ phones by posing as attractive women on social media. Israeli Defence Force (IDF) announced it has thwarted an attempt by the Hamas militant group to hack soldiers’ mobile devices by posing as attractive women on social media and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 17, 2020
Fox Kitten Campaign – Iranian hackers exploit 1-day VPN flaws in attacks

Iranian hackers have been hacking VPN servers to plant backdoors in companies around the world Iran-linked attackers targeted Pulse Secure, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, and Citrix VPNs to hack into large companies as part of the Fox Kitten Campaign. During the last quarter of 2019, experts from security firm ClearSky uncovered a hacking campaign tracked […]