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Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2024
North Korea-linked actors breached the emails of a Presidential Office member

The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that North Korea-linked actors breached the personal emails of one of his staff members. The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a security incident involving the compromise of personal emails belonging to a member of the presidential staff. The government attributes the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2024
CISA adds Microsoft Windows bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds 2 Microsoft Windows flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: This week. Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2024 that resolved a total of 72 vulnerabilities, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2024
Abusing the Ubuntu ‘command-not-found’ utility to install malicious packages

Researchers reported that attackers can exploit the ‘command-not-found’ utility to trick users into installing rogue packages on Ubuntu systems. Cybersecurity researchers from cloud security firm Aqua discovered that it is possible to abuse, the popular utility ‘called ‘command-not-found’ that can lead to deceptive recommendations of malicious packages. “Aqua Nautilus researchers have identified a security issue […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2024
Zoom fixed critical flaw CVE-2024-24691 in Windows software

Zoom addressed seven vulnerabilities in its desktop and mobile applications, including a critical flaw (CVE-2024-24691) affecting the Windows software. The popular Video messaging giant Zoom released security updates to address seven vulnerabilities in its desktop and mobile applications, including a critical issue, tracked as CVE-2024-24691 (CVSS score of 9.6), in Windows software. The vulnerability CVE-2024-24691 […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2024
Adobe Patch Tuesday fixed critical vulnerabilities in Magento, Acrobat and Reader

Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2024 addressed more than 30 vulnerabilities in multiple products, including critical issues. Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates released by Adobe addressed over 30 vulnerabilities across various products, including critical issues. The software maker warned of critical flaws in popular products such as Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Adobe Commerce […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2024
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2024 fixed 2 actively exploited 0-days

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2024 addressed 72 flaws, two of which are actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2024 resolved a total of 72 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days. The vulnerabilities affect Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; Azure; .NET Framework and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2024
A ransomware attack took 100 Romanian hospitals down

Authorities in Romania reported that at least 100 hospitals went offline after a ransomware attack hit the Hipocrate platform. Authorities in Romania confirmed that a ransomware attack that targeted the Hipocrate Information System (HIS) has disrupted operations for at least 100 hospitals. Hipocrate Information System (HIS) is a software suite designed to manage the medical […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2024
Bank of America customer data compromised after a third-party services provider data breach

Bank of America revealed that the personal information of some customers was stolen in a data breach affecting a third-party services provider. Bank of America began notifying some customers following a data breach at the third-party services provider Infosys McCamish System (IMS). The bank has sent notification letters to 57,000 customers, informing them that their […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 13, 2024
Ransomfeed – Third Quarter Report 2023 is out!

Maintainers behind the Ransomfeed platform have released Q3 Report 2023 including activities of 185 criminal groups operating worldwide. A comprehensive report delving into the intricate landscape of ransomware threats during the last four months of 2023 is out, with a meticulous focus on the monitoring activities conducted by the OSINT Ransomfeed platform (www.ransomfeed.it). Throughout this […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2024
Researchers released a free decryption tool for the Rhysida Ransomware

Researchers discovered a vulnerability in the code of the Rhysida ransomware that allowed them to develop a decryption tool. Cybersecurity researchers from Kookmin University and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) discovered an implementation vulnerability in the source code of the Rhysida ransomware. The experts exploited the vulnerability to reconstruct encryption keys and developed […]