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Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2021
RCE flaw in Apache OFBiz could allow to take over the ERP system

The Apache Software Foundation fixed a high severity remote code execution flaw in Apache OFBiz that could have allowed attackers to take over the ERP system. The Apache Software Foundation addressed last week a high severity vulnerability in Apache OFBiz, tracked as CVE-2021-26295, that could have allowed a remote, unauthenticated attacker to take over the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2021
Which is the Threat landscape for the ICS sector in 2020?

The Kaspersky ICS CERT published a report that provided details about the threat landscape for computers in the ICS engineering and integration sector in 2020. Kaspersky ICS CERT published a report that provided details about the threat landscape for ICS engineering and integration sector in 2020. The experts gathered data related to the cyberthreats that […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2021
CISA releases CHIRP, a tool to detect SolarWinds malicious activity

US CISA has released a new tool that allows detecting malicious activity associated with the SolarWinds hackers in compromised on-premises enterprise environments. US CISA released the CISA Hunt and Incident Response Program (CHIRP) tool, is a Python-based tool, that allows detecting malicious activity associated with the SolarWinds hackers in compromised on-premises enterprise Windows environments. Below […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2021
Swiss expert Till Kottmann indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft

Department of Justice announced that Swiss hacker Till Kottmann, 21, has been indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. A group of US hackers recently claimed to have gained access to footage from 150,000 security cameras at banks, jails, schools, healthcare clinics, and prominent organizations. Hackers also posted images captured from the hacked […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 306

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Experts found 15 flaws in Netgear JGS516PE switch, including a critical RCE Google releases Spectre PoC code exploit […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2021
Microsoft Defender can now protect servers against ProxyLogon attacks

Microsoft announced that its Defender Antivirus and System Center Endpoint Protection now protects users against attacks exploiting Exchange Server vulnerabilities. Microsoft announced this week that Defender Antivirus and System Center Endpoint Protection now provide automatic protection against attacks exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange. “Today, we have taken an additional step to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2021
A threat actor exploited 11 zero-day flaws in 2020 campaigns

A hacking group has employed at least 11 zero-day flaws as part of an operation that took place in 2020 and targeted Android, iOS, and Windows users. Google’s Project Zero security team published a report about the activity of a mysterious hacking group that operated over the course of 2020 and exploited at least 11 […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2021
REvil ransomware gang hacked Acer and is demanding a $50 million ransom

Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer was victim of a REvil ransomware attack, the gang demanded a $50,000,000 ransom. Taiwanese computer giant Acer was victim of the REvil ransomware attack, the gang is demanding the payment of a $50,000,000 ransom, the largest one to date. Acer is the world’s 6th-largest PC vendor by unit sales as of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2021
Russian National pleads guilty to conspiracy to plant malware on Tesla systems

The Russian national who attempted to convince a Tesla employee to plant malware on Tesla systems has pleaded guilty. The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday that the Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov (27), who attempted to convince a Tesla employee to install malware on the company’s computers, has pleaded guilty. “A Russian national pleaded guilty in federal court […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2021
Threat actors are attempting to exploit CVE-2021-22986 in F5 BIG-IP devices in the wild

Cybersecurity experts warn of ongoing attacks aimed at exploiting a recently patched critical vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ networking devices. Cybersecurity experts from NCC Group and Bad Packets security firm this week detected a wave of attacks exploiting a recently patched critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22986, in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ networking devices. “After seeing lots […]