Pierluigi Paganini
August 13, 2021
Google has open-sourced the Allstar tool that can be used to secure GitHub projects and prevent security misconfigurations. Google has open-sourced the Allstar tool that can be used to secure GitHub projects by enforcing a set of security policies to prevent misconfiguration. “Allstar is a GitHub App installed on organizations or repositories to set and enforce security policies. Its […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 13, 2021
Microsoft warns of a long-running spear-phishing campaign that has targeted Office 365 customers in multiple attacks since July 2020. Microsoft revealed that a year-long spear-phishing campaign has targeted Office 365 customers in multiple attacks starting with July 2020. The attackers used invoice-themed XLS.HTML attachments, Microsoft reported that they changed obfuscation and encryption mechanisms every 37 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 12, 2021
Security firms Trend Micro is warning its customers of attacks exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in its Apex One and Apex One as a Service products. On July 28, Trend Micro released security patches for multiple incorrect permission assignment privilege escalation, incorrect permission preservation authentication bypass, arbitrary file upload, and local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Apex One […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 12, 2021
Threat actors behind the Magniber Ransomware are using PrintNightmare exploits in attacks aimed at Windows servers. Threat actors behind the Magniber Ransomware are exploiting the PrintNightmare flaws (CVE-2021-1675, CVE-2021-34527, and CVE-2021-36958) to infect Windows servers. The PrintNightmare flaws reside in the Windows Print Spooler service, print drivers, and the Windows Point and Print feature. A few hours ago […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 12, 2021
Microsoft is warning of another zero-day Windows print spooler vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-36958, that could allow local attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges. Microsoft published a security advisory to warn its customers of another remote code execution zero-vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-36958, that resides in the Windows Print Spooler component. A local attacker could exploit the vulnerability […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 12, 2021
The threat actor who hacked Poly Network cross-chain protocol stealing $611 million worth of cryptocurrency assets returns the stolen funds. The threat actor behind the hack of the Poly Network cross-chain protocol is now returning the stolen funds. The hackers have stolen $611 million worth of cryptocurrency assets, $273 million worth of Ethereum tokens, $253 million […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 11, 2021
Global consulting giant Accenture has allegedly been hit by a ransomware attack carried out by LockBit 2.0 ransomware operators. IT and consulting giant Accenture was hit by a ransomware attack carried out by LockBit 2.0 ransomware operators, the group announced the hack on its leak site, “These people are beyond privacy and security. I really hope […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 11, 2021
China-linked threat actors UNC215 targeted Israeli organizations in a long-running campaign and used false flags to trick victims into believing the attacks was from Iran. A China-linked cyber-espionage group has targeted Israeli organizations and government institutions in a campaign that began in January 2019. The attacks were detailed by cybersecurity firm Mandiant, the state-sponsored hackers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 11, 2021
Adobe security updates for August 2021 have addressed critical vulnerabilities in Magento and important bugs in Adobe Connect. Adobe security updates for August 2021 address a total of 29 flaws, including critical vulnerabilities in Magento and important issues in Adobe Connect: APSB21-64 SecurityâŻupdates availableâŻfor Magento APSB21-66 Security update available for Adobe Connect Multiple critical vulnerabilities could be […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 11, 2021
Microsoft released patch Tuesday security updates for August that address 120 CVEs in Microsoft products including a zero-day actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft released patch Tuesday security updates for August that address 120 CVEs in multiple products, including Microsoft Windows, Edge (EdgeHTML-based and Chromium-based), ChakraCore, Internet Explorer (IE), Microsoft Scripting Engine, SQL Server, .NET […]
