Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2024
Critical flaw in WPML WordPress plugin impacts 1M websites

A critical flaw in the WPML WordPress plugin, which is installed on 1 million websites, could allow potential compromise of affected sites. The WPML Multilingual CMS Plugin for WordPress is installed on over 1 million sites. An authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, tracked CVE-2024-6386 (CVSS score of 9.9), in WPML Plugin potentially allows […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 27, 2024
China-linked APT Volt Typhoon exploited a zero-day in Versa Director

China-linked APT group Volt Typhoon exploited a zero-day flaw in Versa Director to upload a custom webshell in target networks. China-linked APT Volt Typhoon exploited a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-39717, in Versa Director, to deploy a custom webshell on breached networks. Versa Director is a centralized management and orchestration platform used primarily by Internet […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2024
Google addressed the tenth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year

Google released emergency security updates to fix the tenth actively exploited Chrome zero-day vulnerability this year. Google released a security update to address a new Chrome zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7965 (CVSS score 8.8), that is actively exploited. The vulnerability is an Inappropriate implementation issue that resides in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. “Google is aware that exploits […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2024
A cyberattack impacted operations at the Port of Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport

A cyber attack hit the Port of Seattle, which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, websites and phone systems were impacted. Media reported that the Port of Seattle, which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, has suffered a cyber attack that impacted the websites, email and phone services. According to The Seattle Times, the cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Versa Director bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Versa Director bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Versa Director Dangerous File Type Upload Vulnerability CVE-2024-39717 (CVSS score: 6.6) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability CVE-2024-39717 resides in the “Change Favicon” feature in Versa Director’s GUI, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2024
Hackers can take over Ecovacs home robots to spy on their owners

Recently, researchers warned vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs could be hacked to spy on their owners, the company will fix it. During the recent Def Con hacking conference, security researchers Dennis Giese and Braelynn explained that attackers can exploit flaws in vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs to spy on their […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2024
Qilin ransomware steals credentials stored in Google Chrome

Sophos researchers investigated a Qilin ransomware breach attack that led to the theft of credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers. Sophos researchers investigated a Qilin ransomware attack where operators stole credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers of a limited number of compromised endpoints. The experts pointed out that the credential harvesting activity is usually not […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2024
Phishing attacks target mobile users via progressive web applications (PWA)

Cybercriminals use progressive web applications (PWA) to impersonate banking apps and steal credentials from mobile users. ESET researchers detailed a phishing campaign against mobile users that uses Progressive Web Applications (PWAs). The threat actors used fake apps almost indistinguishable from real banking apps on both iOS and Android. The technique was first disclosed in Poland in […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2024
China-linked APT Velvet Ant exploited zero-day to compromise Cisco switches

China-linked APT group Velvet Ant exploited a recently disclosed zero-day in Cisco switches to take over the network appliance. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia reported that the China-linked APT group Velvet Ant has exploited the recently disclosed zero-day CVE-2024-20399 in Cisco switches to take over the network devices. In July 2024, Cisco addressed the NX-OS zero-day CVE-2024-20399 […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2024
A cyberattack hit US oil giant Halliburton

US oil giant Halliburton announced that it was hit by a cyberattack that is affecting operations at its Houston, Texas offices. Halliburton, a major U.S. oil company, announced that a cyberattack hit its IT infrastructure, particularly impacting operations at its Houston offices. Halliburton Company is an American multinational corporation and the world’s second largest oil service company which […]