Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2023
UK won the Military Cyberwarfare exercise Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2)

Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) is the largest Western Europe-led cyber exercise that took place in Tallinn with 34 teams from 11 countries. The Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) is the largest training exercise organised by the Army Cyber Association to allow personnel from across the Armed Forces to build their skills within the cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2023
CISA warns of disruptive attacks amid the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns organizations to increase vigilance. Exactly one year, Russia invaded Ukraine, and now one year later the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging organizations and individuals to increase vigilance. The US agency warns that the United States […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2023
Highly evasive cryptocurrency miner targets macOS

Researchers warn of an evasive cryptojacking malware targeting macOS which spreads through pirated applications Jamf Threat Labs researchers reported that an evasive cryptojacking malware targeting macOS was spotted spreading under the guise of the Apple-developed video editing software, Final Cut Pro.  Trojanized versions of legitimate applications are being used to deploy XMRig cryptocurrency miner on […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2023
Hackers are actively exploiting CVE-2022-47966 flaw in Zoho ManageEngine

Experts warn of threat actors actively exploiting the critical CVE-2022-47966 (CVSS score: 9.8) flaw in Zoho ManageEngine. Multiple threat actors are actively exploiting the Zoho ManageEngine CVE-2022-47966 (CVSS score: 9.8) in attacks in the wild, Bitdefender Labs reported. “Starting on January 20 2023, Bitdefender Labs started to notice a global increase in attacks using the ManageEngine exploit CVE-2022-47966.” reads the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2023
Fortinet FortiNAC CVE-2022-39952 flaw exploited in the wild hours after the release of PoC exploit

Threat actors are actively exploiting the Fortinet FortiNAC vulnerability CVE-2022-39952 a few hours after the publication of the PoC exploit code. This week, researchers at Horizon3 cybersecurity firm have released a proof-of-concept exploit for a critical-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-39952, in Fortinet’s FortiNAC network access control solution. Last week, Fortinet has released security updates to address two […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2023
Many cyber operations conducted by Russia are yet to be publicly disclosed, says Dutch intelligence

Dutch intelligence revealed that many cyber operations attributed to Russia against Ukraine and NATO members have yet to be publicly disclosed. According to a joint report published by the Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD), and the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), many cyber operations conducted by Russia-linked hackers against Ukraine and NATO […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2023
The number of devices infected by the MyloBot botnet is rapidly increasing

Researchers warn that the MyloBot botnet is rapidly spreading and it is infecting thousands of systems worldwide. The MyloBot botnet has been active since 2017 and was first detailed by cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct in 2018. MyloBot is a highly evasive Windows botnet that supports advanced anti-analysis techniques. The first sample of the bot analyzed by the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2023
PoC exploit code for critical Fortinet FortiNAC bug released online

Researchers released a proof-of-concept exploit code for the critical CVE-2022-39952 vulnerability in the Fortinet FortiNAC network access control solution. Researchers at Horizon3 cybersecurity firm have released a proof-of-concept exploit for a critical-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-39952, in Fortinet’s FortiNAC network access control solution. Last week, Fortinet has released security updates to address two critical vulnerabilities in FortiNAC […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2023
HardBit ransomware gang adjusts their demands so the insurance company would cover the ransom cost

Recently emerged HardBit ransomware gang adjusts their demands so the insurance company would cover the ransom cost. The HardBit ransomware group first appeared on the threat landscape in October 2022, but unlike other ransomware operations, it doesn’t use a double extortion model at this time. The gang threatens victims of further attacks if their ransom […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 21, 2023
Resecurity warns about cyber-attacks on data center service providers

Resecurity warns about the increase of malicious cyber activity targeting data center service providers globally. According to the detailed report recently released by the California-based cybersecurity company, during September 2021, Resecurity notified several data center organizations about malicious cyber activity targeting them and their customers. Such organizations act as a critical part of the enterprise […]