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Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2023
Experts found multiple flaws in AudioCodes desk phones and Zoom’s Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)

Multiple flaws in AudioCodes desk phones and Zoom’s Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) can expose to several attacks. Researchers from security firm SySS discovered multiple vulnerabilities in AudioCodes desk phones and Zoom’s Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) that could be exploited by an attacker to conduct several attacks. The experts presented their findings at the Black Hat USA security […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2023
Nine flaws in CyberPower and Dataprobe solutions expose data centers to hacking

Multiple vulnerabilities in CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise DCIM platform and Dataprobe PDU could expose data centers to hacking. Researchers from Trellix Advanced Research Center discovered multiple vulnerabilities impacting CyberPower’s PowerPanel Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platform and Dataprobe’s iBoot Power Distribution Unit (PDU). An attacker could exploit to gain unauthenticated access to these systems and […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2023
Multiple flaws in CODESYS V3 SDK could lead to RCE or DoS

16 vulnerabilities in Codesys products could result in remote code execution and DoS attacks exposing OT environments to hacking. Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers discovered 16 high-severity vulnerabilities, collectively tracked as CoDe16, in the CODESYS V3 software development kit (SDK). An attacker can trigger the flaw to gain remote code execution and conduct denial-of-service attacks under specific conditions, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 432 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. Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2023
The DHS’s CSRB to review cloud security practices following the hack of Microsoft Exchange govt email accounts

The DHS’s CSRB will review cloud security practices following recent hacks of Microsoft Exchange accounts used by US govt agencies. The US DHS announced that the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) will review the security measure to protect cloud computing environments following the recent compromise of Microsoft Exchange accounts used by US govt agencies. “The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2023
Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted

A joint operation conducted by European and U.S. law enforcement agencies dismantled the bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted. Lolek Hosted is a bulletproof hosting service provider used to facilitate the distribution of information-stealing malware, and also to launch DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks, manage fictitious online shops, manage botnet servers and distribute spam messages […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2023
Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution

A severe vulnerability in the Python URL parsing function can be exploited to gain arbitrary file reads and command execution. Researchers warn of a high-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-24329 (CVSS score of 7.5), has been disclosed in the Python URL parsing function that could be exploited to bypass blocklisting methods. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2023
UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data. MPD FM boasts of being the UK’s leading “facility […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2023
Power Generator in South Africa hit with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike

Threat actors employed a new variant of the SystemBC malware, named DroxiDat, in attacks aimed at African critical infrastructure. Researchers from Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) reported that an unknown threat actor used a new variant of the SystemBC proxy malware, named DroxiDat, in an attack against a power generation company in southern Africa. SystemBC was […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2023
The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud

API (or Application Programming Interface) is a ubiquitous term in the tech community today, and it’s one with a long history. As a concept, APIs (or Application Programming Interfaces) have been around since the 1950s. What started out as a potential method to facilitate communication between two computers then evolved to describe the interaction between […]