Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2021
Exclusive: Resecurity discovered 0-day vulnerability in TP-Link Wi-Fi 6 devices

Resecurity researchers found a zero-day vulnerability in the TP-Link enterprise device with model number TL-XVR1800L. Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company has identified an active a zero-day vulnerability in the TP-Link device with model number TL-XVR1800L (Enterprise AX1800 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Wireless VPN Router), which is primarily suited to enterprises. The identified vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2021
APT C-23 group targets Middle East with an enhanced Android spyware variant

A threat actor, tracked as APT C-23, is using new powerful Android spyware in attacks aimed at targets in the Middle East. The APT C-23 cyberespionage group (also known as GnatSpy, FrozenCell, or VAMP) continues to target entities in the Middle East with enhanced Android spyware masqueraded as seemingly harmless app updates (i.e. AndroidUpdate,, Telegram). The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2021
Several GoDaddy brands impacted in recent data breach

Recently disclosed data breach impacted several of its brands, including Domain Factory, Heart Internet, Host Europe, Media Temple, tsoHost and 123Reg. Recently GoDaddy has disclosed a data breach that impacted up to 1.2 million of its customers, threat actors breached the company’s Managed WordPress hosting environment. Threat actors compromised the company network since at least […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2021
Iranian threat actors exploit MS MSHTML bug to steal Google and Instagram credentials

An Iranian threat actor is stealing Google and Instagram credentials of Farsi-speaking targets by exploiting a Microsoft MSHTML bug. Researchers from SafeBreach Labs have identified a new Iranian threat actor that is exploiting a Microsoft MSHTML Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in attacks targeting Farsi-speaking victims. The exploit is used to install a PowerShell stealer, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2021
A vulnerable honeypot exposed online can be compromised in 24 hours

Researchers deployed multiple instances of vulnerable systems and found that 80% of the 320 honeypots were compromised within 24 hours. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks deployed a honeypot infrastructure of 320 nodes to analyze how three actors target exposed services in public clouds. The company set up the honeypots between July 2021 and August 2021 to […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2021
Expert discloses details of flaws in Oracle VirtualBox

A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox could be potentially exploited to compromise the hypervisor and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox, tracked as CVE-2021-2442, could be potentially exploited to compromise the hypervisor and trigger a DoS condition. The vulnerability was discovered by Max Van Amerongen from SentinelLabs, it received a CVSS […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2021
Experts warn of RCE flaw in Imunify360 security platform

A flaw in CloudLinux’s Imunify360 security product could have been exploited by an attacker for remote code execution. Cisco’s Talos researchers discovered a remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21956, in CloudLinux’s Imunify360 security product. Imunify360 is a security platform for web-hosting servers that allows to implement real-time protection for website and web servers. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2021
Expert released PoC exploit code for Microsoft Exchange CVE-2021-42321 RCE bug

A researcher has released a proof-of-concept exploit code for an actively exploited vulnerability affecting Microsoft Exchange servers. The researcher Janggggg has published on Sunday a proof-of-concept exploit code for an actively exploited vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-42321, in Microsoft Exchange servers. The CVE-2021-42321 is a high-severity remote code execution issue that occurs due to improper validation of […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2021
Expert disclosed an exploit for a new Windows zero-day local privilege elevation issue

A researcher publicly disclosed an exploit for a new Windows zero-day local privilege elevation that can allow gaining admin privileges. A security researcher has publicly disclosed an exploit for a new Windows zero-day local privilege elevation vulnerability that can be exploited by threat actors to achieve admin privileges in Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2021
US govt warns critical infrastructure of ransomware attacks during holidays

US CISA and the FBI issued a joint alert to warn critical infrastructure partners and public/private organizations of ransomware attacks during holidays. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI warn critical infrastructure partners of ransomware attacks during the holiday season. During this period offices are often closed and employees are at home, […]