Pierluigi Paganini
December 12, 2020
A serious flaw in National Instruments CompactRIO controllers could allow remote attackers to disrupt production processes in an organization. A high-severity vulnerability affecting CompactRIO controllers manufactured by the vendor National Instruments (NI) could allow remote attackers to disrupt production processes in an organization. The National Instruments CompactRIO product, a rugged, real-time controller that provides high-performance […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 12, 2020
Threat actors are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the popular Easy WP SMTP WordPress plugin installed on more than 500,000 sites. Hackers are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the popular Easy WP SMTP WordPress plugin to reset passwords for admin accounts. The SMTP WordPress plugin is installed on more than 500,000 sites, but […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 11, 2020
Spotify is informing users that their personal information might have been accidentally shared with some of its business partners. Spotify is informing users that their personal information might have been inadvertently shared with some of its business partners for several months. The company filed a notice of breach notice with the California Attorney General. “We deeply regret […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 11, 2020
Facebook has suspended some accounts linked to APT32 that were involved in cyber espionage campaigns to spread malware. Facebook has suspended several accounts linked to the APT32 cyberespionage that abused the platform to spread malware. Vietnam-linked APT group APT32, also known as OceanLotus and APT-C-00, carried out cyber espionage campaigns against Chinese entities to gather intelligence on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 11, 2020
The US Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector. The US CISA and the FBI warned about the increase in ransomware attacks targeting the US K-12 educational sector aimed at data theft and disruption of distance learning services. The number of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 11, 2020
Microsoft warns of a new malware named Adrozek that infects devices and hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers by changing their settings. Microsoft warned of a new malware named Adrozek that infects devices and hijacks Chrome, Edge, and Firefox browsers by changing their settings and inject ads into search results pages. Users are redirected to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 10, 2020
Cisco addressed a new critical RCE vulnerability that affects several versions of Cisco Jabber for Windows, macOS, and mobile platforms. Cisco has released security updates to address a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw affecting several versions of Cisco Jabber for Windows, macOS, and mobile platforms. Cisco Jabber is an instant messaging and web conferencing desktop app that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 10, 2020
The proof-of-concept exploit code for the Kerberos Bronze Bit attack was published online, it allows intruders to bypass authentication and access sensitive network services The proof-of-concept exploit code for the Kerberos Bronze Bit attack, tracked as CVE-2020-17049, was published online this week. The hacking technique could be exploited by attackers to bypass the Kerberos authentication […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 10, 2020
Threat actors behind the njRAT Remote Access Trojan (RAT) are leveraging active Pastebin Command and Control Tunnels to avoid detection. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 reported that operators behind the njRAT Remote Access Trojan (RAT), aka Bladabindi, are leveraging Pastebin Command and Control tunnels to avoid detection. “In observations collected since October 2020, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 10, 2020
Russia-link cyberespionage APT28 leverages COVID-19 as phishing lures to deliver the Go version of their Zebrocy (or Zekapab) malware. Russia-linked APT28 is leveraging COVID-19 as phishing lures in a new wave of attacks aimed at distributing the Go version of their Zebrocy (or Zekapab) malware. The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, and STRONTIUM) has been active since at least 2007 and it has […]
