Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2021
Cybersecurity research at WizCase, an online security and privacy portal, built a tool to track accessible ElasticSearch servers on the internet. Cybersecurity research at WizCase, an online security and privacy portal, developed a tool that allows track accessible ElasticSearch servers on the Internet. The tool scans the web for accessible ElasticSearch servers and displays different variables […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2021
Chinese APT groups are targeting telecom companies in cyberespionage campaigns collectively tracked as Operation DiĂ nxĂčn, to steal 5G secrets. Chinese-language threat actors are targeting telecom companies, as part of a cyber espionage campaign tracked as ‘Operation DiĂ nxĂčn,’ to steal sensitive data and trade secrets tied to 5G technology. Hackers behind these campaigns are targering people […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2021
Netlab 360 experts discovered a new Mirai-based botnet dubbed ZHtrap that implements honeypot to find more victims. Researchers from Netlab 360 discovered a new Mirai-based botnet dubbed ZHtrap that implements honeypot to find more victims. ZHtrap propagates using four vulnerabilities, experts pointed out that the botnet mainly used to conduct DDoS attacks and scanning activities, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2021
The FBI has issued an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks on education institutions in the US and UK. The FBI has issued Tuesday an alert to warn about an increase in PYSA ransomware attacks against education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. In March 2020, CERT France cyber-security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 17, 2021
Cybersecurity firm Mimecast confirmed that SolarWinds hackers who breached its network stole some of its source code. Back in December, the SolarWinds supply chain attack made the headlines when a Russian cyber espionage group tampered with updates for SolarWindsâ Orion Network Management products that the IT company provides to government agencies, military, and intelligence offices. Mimecast was […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 16, 2021
Crooks devised a new method to hide credit card data siphoned from compromised e-stores, experts observed hackers hiding data in JPG files. Cybercriminals have devised a new method to hide credit card data siphoned from compromised online stores, experts from Sucuri observed Magecart hackers hiding data in JPG files to avoid detection and storing them […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 16, 2021
Microsoft released an Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT) tool to small businesses for the fix of ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. On March 2nd, Microsoft released emergency out-of-band security updates that address four zero-day issues (CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065) in all supported MS Exchange versions that are actively exploited in the wild. The IT giant reported that at least one […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 16, 2021
Microsoft is reportedly investigating whether the recent attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers could be linked to information leaked by a partner security firm. According to a report published by The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is investigating whether the threat actors behind the recent wave of attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers worldwide may have obtained sensitive […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 15, 2021
The CEO of the encrypted communications firm Sky Global has been indicted in the US on charges of facilitating international drug trafficking The head of the Canada-based company Sky Global that provides encrypted communications, Jean-Francois Eap, has been indicted in the US on charges of facilitating international drug trafficking. The Justice Department indicted Jean-Francois Eap […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 15, 2021
A security researcher released a new PoC exploit for ProxyLogon issues that could be adapted to install web shells on vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers. A security researcher has released a new proof-of-concept exploit that could be adapted to install web shells on Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable ProxyLogon issues. Since the disclosure of the flaw, security […]
