Pierluigi Paganini
July 16, 2022
Threat actors are targeting VoIP servers by exploiting a vulnerability in Digium’s software to install a web shell, Palo Alto Networks warns. Recently, Unit 42 researchers spotted a campaign targeting the Elastix system used in Digium phones since December 2021. Threat actors exploited a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-45461 (CVSS score 9.8), in the Rest Phone Apps (restapps) module to implant […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 15, 2022
Dragos researchers uncovered a small-scale campaign targeting industrial engineers and operators with Sality malware. During a routine vulnerability assessment, Dragos researchers discovered a campaign targeting industrial engineers and operators with Sality malware. Threat actors behind the campaign used multiple accounts across several social media platforms to advertise password-cracking software for Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Human-Machine […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 15, 2022
Researchers spotted a massive campaign that scanned close to 1.6 million WordPress sites for vulnerable Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder Addons. The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team observed a sudden increase in attacks targeting the Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder Addons. Threat actors are attempting to exploit an arbitrary file upload vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-24284. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 15, 2022
Microsoft researchers linked the Holy Ghost ransomware (H0lyGh0st) operation to North Korea-linked threat actors. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers linked the activity of the Holy Ghost ransomware (H0lyGh0st) operation to a North Korea-linked group they tracked as DEV-0530. The Holy Ghost ransomware gang has been active since June 2021 and it conducted ransomware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2022
The largest HTTPS DDoS attack recently mitigated by Cloudflare was launched by the Mantis botnet. In June 2022, DDoS mitigation firm Cloudflare announced it has mitigated the largest HTTPS DDoS attack that was launched by a botnet they have called Mantis. The Mantis botnet generated 26 million request per second using approximately 5000 hijacked virtual […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2022
Microsoft published the exploit code for a vulnerability in macOS that can allow an attacker to escape the sandbox. Microsoft publicly disclosed technical details for an access issue vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-26706, that resides in the macOS App Sandbox. “Microsoft uncovered a vulnerability in macOS that could allow specially crafted codes to escape the App Sandbox and run unrestricted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2022
IT giant Lenovo released security fixes to address three vulnerabilities that impact the UEFI firmware shipped with over 70 product models. The multinational technology company Lenovo released security fixes to address three vulnerabilities that reside in the UEFI firmware shipped with over 70 product models, including several ThinkBook models. A remote attacker can trigger these […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 13, 2022
A large-scale phishing campaign used adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing sites to hit more than 10,000 organizations Microsoft observed a large-scale phishing campaign that used adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing sites to steal passwords, hijack a user’s sign-in session, and bypass the authentication process even when the victim has enabled the MFA. In AiTM phishing, threat actors set up a proxy […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2022
Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, was the target of a failed hacking attempt. The European Central Bank confirmed that its President, Christine Lagarde, was the target of a failed hacking attempt. The European Central Bank revealed that the hacking attempt took place recently, but the good news it that its experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 12, 2022
The protocol for radio-controlled (RC) drones, named ExpressLRS, is affected by vulnerabilities that can allow device takeover. Researchers warn of vulnerabilities that affect the protocol for radio-controlled (RC) drones, named ExpressLRS, which can be exploited to take over unmanned vehicles. ExpressLRS is a high-performance open-source radio control link that provides a low latency radio control […]
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