Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2023
Security researcher released a proof-of-concept exploit code for a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-21716, in Microsoft Word. Security researcher Joshua Drake released a proof-of-concept for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-21716 (CVSS score 9.8 out of 10), in Microsoft Word. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 07, 2023
The LastPass data breach was caused by the failure to update Plex on the home computer of one of the company updates. The security breach suffered by LastPass was caused by the failure to update Plex on the home computer of one of its engineers. Recently, the password management software firm disclosed a “second attack,” […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2023
German police announced to have dismantled an international cybercrime gang behind the DoppelPaymer ransomware operation. Europol has announced that an international operation conducted by law enforcement in Germany and Ukraine, with help of the US FBI and the Dutch police, targeted two key figures of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group. “On 28 February 2023, the German […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2023
The US government urges cyber security audits of public water systems, highlighting the importance to secure US critical infrastructure. The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will make it mandatory for the states to conduct cyber security audits of public water systems. Water systems are critical infrastructures that are increasingly exposed to the risk […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2023
Fintech platform Hatch Bank disclosed a data breach, hackers exploited a recently discovered zero-day in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT secure file-sharing platform. Hatch Bank is a fintech firm that provides services to other fintech companies. The company disclosed a data breach and revealed that the attackers have exploited a recently discovered zero-day vulnerability in the company’s […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 06, 2023
Experts discovered a fully featured information stealer, tracked as ‘Colour-Blind’ in the Python Package Index (PyPI). Researchers from Kroll’s Cyber Threat Intelligence team discovered a malicious Python package uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained a fully-featured information stealer and remote access trojan tracked as Colour-Blind. Below is the list of capabilities supported […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2023
American fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A reported that the accounts of over 71K users were compromised as a result of a credential stuffing campaign. The American fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A notified over 71K users that their accounts have been compromised in a credential stuffing campaign that lasted at least two months. Upon discovering the attack, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 05, 2023
The Play ransomware gang has finally begun to leak the data stolen from the City of Oakland in a recent attack. The Play ransomware gang has begun to leak data they have stolen from the City of Oakland (California) in a recent cyberattack. Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 03, 2023
Thousands of Websites Hijacked Using Compromised FTP Credentials Researchers reported that threat actors compromised thousands of websites using legitimate FTP credentials to hijack traffic. Cybersecurity firm Wiz reported that since early September 2022, threat actors compromised tens of thousands of websites aimed at East Asian audiences to redirect hundreds of thousands of their users to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 03, 2023
China-Linked Mustang Panda APT employed MQsTTang backdoor as part of an ongoing campaign targeting European entities. China-linked Mustang Panda APT group has been observed using a new backdoor, called MQsTTang, in attacks aimed at European entities. The hacking campaign began in January 2023, ESET researchers pointed out that the custom backdoor MQsTTang is not based on existing families […]
