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Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2023
New ‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset’ technique behind record-breaking DDoS attacks

A new DDoS technique named ‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset’ is actively employed in attacks since August enabling record-breaking attacks. Researchers disclosed a new zero-day DDoS attack technique, named ‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset’, that was exploited since August in record-breaking attacks. Google announced to have observed a new series of massive DDoS attacks that reached a peak of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2023
Exposed security cameras in Israel and Palestine pose significant risks

Many poorly configured security cameras are exposed to hacktivists in Israel and Palestine, placing the owners using them and the people around them at substantial risk. After the Hamas attacks on Israel, the cyber war has also started between both sides and their supporters. Hacktivists have already targeted SCADA and ICS systems in Israel and Palestine, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2023
A flaw in libcue library impacts GNOME Linux systems

A vulnerability in the libcue library impacting GNOME Linux systems can be exploited to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on affected hosts. A threat actor can trigger a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-43641 (CVSS score: 8.8), in the libcue library impacting GNOME Linux systems to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on affected hosts. libcue provides an […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 10, 2023
Hacktivists in Palestine and Israel after SCADA and other industrial control systems

Both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian hacktivists have joined the fight and are targeting SCADA and ICS systems. Both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian hacktivists have joined the fight in the cyber realm. Industrial control systems (ICS) seem to be one of the most lucrative targets for them, and there are hundreds exposed. After Hamas gunmen killed hundreds of […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2023
Large-scale Citrix NetScaler Gateway credential harvesting campaign exploits CVE-2023-3519

IBM observed a credential harvesting campaign that is targeting Citrix NetScaler gateways affected by the CVE-2023-3519 vulnerability. IBM’s X-Force researchers reported that threat actors are conducting a large-scale credential harvesting campaign exploiting the recent CVE-2023-3519 vulnerability (CVSS score: 9.8) in Citrix NetScaler Gateways. At the end of July, Citrix warned customers that the CVE-2023-3519 flaw in NetScaler […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2023
The source code of the 2020 variant of HelloKitty ransomware was leaked on a cybercrime forum

A threat actor has leaked the source code for the first version of the HelloKitty ransomware on a Russian-speaking cybercrime forum. Cybersecurity researchers 3xp0rt reported that a threat actor that goes online with the moniker ‘kapuchin0’ (and also uses the alias Gookee) has leaked the source code of the HelloKitty ransomware on the XSS forum. kapuchin0 claims […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2023
Gaza-linked hackers and Pro-Russia groups are targeting Israel

Microsoft linked a Gaza-based threat actor tracked as Storm-1133 to a series of attacks aimed at private organizations in Israel. The fourth annual Digital Defense Report published by Microsoft linked a series of attacks against organizations in Israel to a Gaza-based threat actor that is tracking the campaign as Storm-1133. The Storm-1133 activity was observed in early […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2023
Flagstar Bank suffered a data breach once again

Flagstar Bank announced a data breach suffered by a third-party service provider exposed the personal information of over 800,000 US customers. Flagstar Bank is warning 837,390 US customers that their personal information was exposed after threat actors breached the third-party service provider Fiserv. Flagstar Bank is an American commercial bank headquartered in Troy, Michigan, it is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 09, 2023
Android devices shipped with backdoored firmware as part of the BADBOX network

Researchers warn that more than 70,000 Android smartphones, CTV boxes, and tablets were shipped with backdoored firmware as part of BADBOX network. Cybersecurity researchers at Human Security discovered a global network of consumer products, dubbed BADBOX, with firmware backdoors installed and sold through a compromised hardware supply chain. The experts reported that at least 74,000 […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 440 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. QakBot threat actors are still operational after the August takedown Ransomware attack on MGM Resorts costs […]