Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini June 29, 2021
PoC exploit for CVE-2021-1675 RCE started circulating online

Proof-of-concept exploit code for CVE-2021-1675 flaw, an attacker could exploit it to compromise Windows systems. Proof-of-concept exploit code for the CVE-2021-1675 flaw has been published online, the flaw impacts the Windows Print Spooler service and could be exploited to compromise Windows systems. Microsoft addressed the flaw with the release of Microsoft June 2021 Patch Tuesday […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2021
Microsoft investigates threat actor distributing malicious Netfilter Driver

Microsoft is investigating an strange attack, threat actor used a driver signed by the company, the Netfilter Driver, to implant a Rootkit. Microsoft announced it is investigating a threat actor distributing malicious drivers in attacks aimed at the gaming industry in China. The actor submitted drivers that were built by a third party for certification […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2021
Hackers target Cisco ASA devices after a PoC exploit code was published online

Experts warn of attacks against Cisco ASA devices after researchers have published a PoC exploit code on Twitter for a known XSS vulnerability. Experts warn of attacks against Cisco ASA devices after researchers from Positive Technologies have published a PoC exploit code on Twitter for the CVE-2020-3580 XSS vulnerability. Tenable experts published an alert about […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 26, 2021
New ransomware group Hive leaks Altus group sample files

On June 14th, Altus Group, a commercial real estate software solutions firm, disclosed a security breach, now Hive ransomware gang leaked its files. On June 14th, Altus Group, a commercial real estate software solutions company, has announced that its data was breached. A week later, they reported “no evidence of impact”. Now, we have information […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2021
Marketo Marketplace – Cybercriminals are targeting major law firms

Cybercriminals published for sale in Dark Web 58GB of data stolen from Hollingsworth LLP. One of the emerging underground marketplaces of stolen data ‘Marketo’ available in TOR network announced the publication of data presumably stolen from Hollingsworth LLP, one of the largest U.S.-based law firms.  The information about the new victim of ransomware activity first […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 25, 2021
Hackers exploit 3-years old flaw to wipe Western Digital devices

Threat actors are wiping many Western Digital (WD) My Book Live and My Book Live Duo NAS devices likely exploiting an old vulnerability. Owners of Western Digital (WD) claim that their My Book Live and My Book Live Duo network-attached storage (NAS) devices have been wiped. Threat actors forced a factory reset on the devices […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2021
Zyxel warns customers of attacks on its enterprise firewall and VPN devices

Networking equipment giant Zyxel warns customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN devices. Networking equipment vendor Zyxel warned its customers of a series of attacks that have been targeting some of its enterprise firewall and VPN server solutions. The threat actors are targeting the USG, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2021
LV ransomware operators repurposed a REvil binary to launch a new RaaS

The LV ransomware operators repurposed a REvil binary to create their own strain and launch a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS). A threat actor known as LV ransomware gang is trying to enter the cybercrime arena, it repurposed a REvil binary almost to create their own strain and launch a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS). The Sodinokibi/REvil is one of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2021
SonicWall finally fixed a flaw resulting from a partially patched 2020 zero-day

A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20019, in SonicWall VPN appliances was only partially patched last year and could allow a remote attacker to steal sensitive data. In October last year, experts reported a critical stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-5135, in SonicWall Network Security Appliance (NSA) appliances. At the time of the discovery, security experts from the Tripwire VERT […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2021
ADVERSARIAL OCTOPUS – ATTACK DEMO FOR AI-DRIVEN FACIAL RECOGNITION ENGINE

Researchers from Adversa devised an attack technique, dubbed ADVERSARIAL OCTOPUS, against Facial Recognition systems.  THE INTENTION BEHIND THIS PROJECT Driven by our mission to increase trust in AI, Adversa’s AI Red Team is constantly exploring new methods of assessing and protecting mission-critical AI applications. Recently, we’ve discovered a new way of attacking Facial Recognition systems […]