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Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2021
Abusing Windows RDP servers to amplify DDoS attacks

Threat actors are abusing Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers to amplify Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Attackers are abusing Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) servers to amplify Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. The Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a built-in service in Microsoft Windows operating systems that provides authenticated remote virtual […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2021
Drupal fixed a new flaw related PEAR Archive_Tar library

Drupal development team released security updates to address a vulnerability that resides in the PEAR Archive_Tar third-party library. The Drupal development team has released security updates to address the CVE-2020-36193 vulnerability in the PEAR Archive_Tar third-party library. The PEAR Archive_Tar class provides handling of tar files in PHP. It supports creating, listing, extracting, and adding […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2021
Dovecat crypto-miner is targeting QNAP NAS devices

QNAP is warning customers of a new piece of malware dubbed Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices to mine cryptocurrency. Taiwanese vendor QNAP has published a security advisory to warn customers of a new piece of malware named Dovecat that is targeting NAS devices. The malware was designed to abuse NAS resources and mine cryptocurrency. The malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2021
Passwords stolen via phishing campaign available through Google search

Bad ops of operators of a phishing campaign exposed credentials stolen in attacks and made them publicly available through Google queries.  Check Point Research along with experts from cybersecurity firm Otorio shared details on their investigation into a large-scale phishing campaign that targeted thousands of global organizations. The campaign has been active since August, the attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2021
Experts warn of scanning activity for critical SAP SolMan flaw after the release of exploit

Experts warn of automated scanning activity for servers affected by a critical SAP SolMan flaw after the release of an exploit code. Experts warn of an automated scanning activity for servers affected by vulnerabilities in SAP software, attackers started probing the systems after the release of an exploit for the critical CVE-2020-6207 flaw in SAP Solution Manager […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2021
SolarWinds Attack: Microsoft sheds lights into Solorigate second-stage activation

Microsoft’s report provides details of the entire SolarWinds attack chain with a deep dive in the second-stage activation of malware and tools. Microsoft published a new report that includes additional details of the SolarWinds supply chain attack. The new analysis shad lights on the handover from the Solorigate DLL backdoor to the Cobalt Strike loader. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2021
Cisco fixed multiple flaws in Cisco SD-WAN products and Smart Software Manager Satellite Web UI

Cisco fixed multiple flaws in Cisco SD-WAN products that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute attacks against its devices. Cisco released security updates to address multiple flaws in Cisco SD-WAN products could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute attacks against vulnerable devices. These vulnerabilities impact devices running the following Cisco SD-WAN Software: IOS XE SD-WAN […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2021
Logic bugs found in popular apps, including Signal and FB Messenger

Flaws in popular messaging apps, such as Signal and FB Messenger allowed to force a target device to transmit audio to an attacker device. Google Project Zero security researcher Natalie Silvanovich found multiple flaws in popular video conferencing apps such as Signal and FB Messenger, that allowed to force a target device to transmit audio […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2021
Livecoin halted operations after the December attack

The Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has announced it is terminating its operation following the December cyberattack.  The Russian cryptocurrency exchange was hacked on Christmas Eve, it published a message on its website warning customers to stop using its services. “Dear clients, we ask you to stop using our service in all meanings: don’t deposit funds, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2021
FireEye releases an auditing tool to detect SolarWinds hackers’ activity

Cybersecurity firm FireEye has released a report that sheds the light on the SolarWinds attack and the way hackers breached its networks. Cybersecurity firm FireEye has released a report that sheds the light on the SolarWinds attack and the way hackers breached its networks. The experts explained how the UNC2452 and other threat actors breached […]