Pierluigi Paganini
February 15, 2024
The US authorities dismantled the Moobot botnet, which was controlled by the Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28. A court order allowed US authorities to neutralize the Moobot botnet, a network of hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers under the control of the Russia-linked group APT28. The botnet was used by the Russian state-sponsored hackers to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 15, 2024
On February 12, 2023, a cyber attack halted operations at five production plants of German battery manufacturer Varta. On February 13, German battery manufacturer Varta announced that a cyber attack forced the company to shut down IT systems. The attack disrupted operations at five production plants and the administration. VARTA AG is a leading global […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 15, 2024
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
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
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 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 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 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
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 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 […]
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