Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2020
Healthcare organizations like Johnson & Johnson are observing a surge of cyber attacks carried by state-sponsored hackers during COVID-19 pandemic. Nation-state actors are intensifying their attacks against organizations in the healthcare industry, like Johnson & Johnson, that are involved in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. Johnson & Johnson, along with other COVID-19 research companies, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 05, 2020
The group of cyber mercenaries tracked as DeathStalker has been using a new PowerShell backdoor in recent attacks. The cyber mercenaries group known as DeathStalker has been using a new PowerShell backdoor in recent attacks. DeathStalker is a hack-for-hire group discovered by Kaspersky, it has been targeting organizations worldwide, mainly law firms and financial entities, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 04, 2020
A group of Iranian hackers gained access to a un unprotected ICS at an Israeli Water Facility and posted a video as proof of the hack. Researchers from industrial cybersecurity firm OTORIO revealed that a group of Iranian hackers gained access to a un unprotected ICS at the Israeli Water Facility. The threat actors accessed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 04, 2020
VMware addressed CVE-2020-4006 zero-day flaw in VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector. VMware has finally released security updates to fix the CVE-2020-4006 zero-day flaw in VMware Workspace One Access, Access Connector, Identity Manager, and Identity Manager Connector. At the end of November, VMware only has released a workaround to address the critical […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 04, 2020
Hundreds of millions of Android users are potentially exposed to the risk of hack due to the use of Android Play Core Library versions vulnerable to CVE-2020-8913 The CVE-2020-8913 flaw is a local, arbitrary code execution vulnerability that resides exists in the SplitCompat.install endpoint in Android’s Play Core Library. The vulnerability is rated 8.8 out […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 03, 2020
IBM X-Force experts warned of threat actors actively targeting organizations associated with the COVID-19 vaccine cold chain. Researchers from IBM X-Force warned of threat actors actively targeting organizations associated with the COVID-19 vaccine cold chain. The experts uncovered a large scale spear-phishing campaign that has been ongoing since September 2020. Threat actors are impersonating a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 03, 2020
Security experts analyzed 4 million public Docker container images hosted on Docker Hub and found half of them was having critical flaws. Container security firm Prevasio has analyzed 4 million public Docker container images hosted on Docker Hub and discovered that the majority of them had critical vulnerabilities. The cybersecurity firm used its Prevasio Analyzer […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 02, 2020
Russian-linked cyberespionage group Turla employed a new malware toolset, named Crutch, in targeted attacks aimed at high-profile targets. Russian-linked APT group Turla has used a previously undocumented malware toolset, named Crutch, in cyberespionage campaigns aimed at high-profile targets, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of a European Union country. The Turla APT group (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) has been active […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 02, 2020
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI are warning of attacks carried out by threat actors against United States think tanks. APT groups continue to target United States think tanks, the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warn. The work of US think tanks has a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 02, 2020
Google Project Zero expert Ian Beer on Tuesday disclosed a critical “wormable” iOS flaw that could have allowed to hack iPhone devices. Google Project Zero white-hat hacker Ian Beer has disclosed technical details of a critical “wormable” iOS bug that could have allowed a remote attacker to take over any device in the vicinity over […]
