Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2023
JumpCloud revealed it was hit by a sophisticated attack by a nation-state actor

Software firm JumpCloud announced it was the victim of a sophisticated cyber attack carried out by a nation-state actor. JumpCloud is a cloud-based directory service platform designed to manage user identities, devices, and applications in a seamless and secure manner. It allows IT administrators to centralize and simplify their identity and access management tasks across […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2023
Adobe warns customers of a critical ColdFusion RCE exploited in attacks

Adobe is warning customers of a critical ColdFusion pre-authentication RCE bug, tracked as CVE-2023-29300, which is actively exploited. Adobe warns customers of a critical ColdFusion pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-29300 (CVSS score 9.8), that is actively exploited in attacks in the wild. “Adobe is aware that CVE-2023-29300 has been exploited in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2023
WormGPT, the generative AI tool to launch sophisticated BEC attacks

The WormGPT case: How Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can improve the capabilities of cybercriminals and allows them to launch sophisticated attacks. Researchers from SlashNext warn of the dangers related to a new generative AI cybercrime tool dubbed WormGPT. Since chatbots like ChatGPT made the headlines, cybersecurity experts warned of potential abuses of Generative artificial intelligence (AI) […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2023
Russia-linked APT Gamaredon starts stealing data from victims between 30 and 50 minutes after the initial compromise

Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) states that Russia-linked APT Gamaredon starts stealing data 30 minutes after the initial compromise. Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) is warning that the Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, UAC-0010, and Trident Ursa) use to steal data from victims’ networks in less than an hour after the initial compromise. Gamaredon has […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2023
US CISA warns of Rockwell Automation ControlLogix flaws

The U.S. CISA warns of two flaws impacting Rockwell Automation ControlLogix that can lead to remote code execution and DoS attacks. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of two vulnerabilities affecting Rockwell Automation ControlLogix EtherNet/IP (ENIP) communication module models that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution and trigger a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2023
Indexing Over 15 Million WordPress Websites with PWNPress

Sicuranex’s PWNPress platform indexed over 15 million WordPress websites, it collects data related to vulnerabilities and misconfigurations Leveraging the extensive Common Crawl dataset and pushing the boundaries of data analysis, cybersecurity firm Sicuranex successfully indexed over 15 million WordPress websites using the PWNPress service. This endeavor involved parsing the entire Web Archive Text (WAT) database, a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2023
Zimbra urges customers to manually fix actively exploited zero-day reported by Google TAG

Zimbra has released updates to address a zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in attacks aimed at Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) email servers. Zimbra urges customers to manually install updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability that is actively exploited in attacks against Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) email servers. Zimbra Collaboration Suite is a comprehensive open-source messaging and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2023
Cl0p hacker operating from Russia-Ukraine war front line – exclusive

CyberNews researchers discovered that at least one of the Cl0p ransomware gang masterminds is still residing in Ukraine. Original post at: https://cybernews.com/security/cl0p-hacker-hides-in-ukraine/ As the Cl0p ransomware gang continues to sow anxiety worldwide, affecting prominent companies like the BBC and Deutsche Bank, at least one of the gang masterminds, Cybernews discovered, is still residing in Ukraine. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2023
Fortinet fixed a critical flaw in FortiOS and FortiProxy

Fortinet warns of a critical vulnerability impacting FortiOS and FortiProxy that can allow remote attackers to perform arbitrary code execution. Fortinet has disclosed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-33308 (CVSS score 9.8), that impacts FortiOS and FortiProxy. A remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to perform arbitrary code execution on vulnerable devices. The issue is […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2023
Microsoft mitigated an attack by Chinese threat actor Storm-0558

Microsoft announced it has mitigated a cyber attack by a China-linked threat actor, tracked as Storm-0558, which targeted customer emails. Microsoft announced it has mitigated an attack conducted by a China-linked threat actor, tracked as Storm-0558, which targeted customer emails. Storm-0558 threat actors focus on government agencies in Western Europe and were observed conducting cyberespionage, […]