Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2025
A new variant of the Mirai-based botnet Aquabot targets vulnerable Mitel SIP phones to recruit them into a DDoS botnet. Akamai researchers spotted a new variant of the Mirai-based botnet Aquabot that is targeting vulnerable Mitel SIP phones. Aquabot is a Mirai-based botnet designed for DDoS attacks. Named after the “Aqua” filename, it was first […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2025
Experts warn that threat actors are actively exploiting critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-40891, in Zyxel CPE Series devices. GreyNoise researchers are observing active exploitation attempts targeting a zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-40891, in Zyxel CPE Series devices. The vulnerability is a command injection issue that remains unpatched and has not yet been publicly disclosed. Attackers can exploit […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2025
Threat actors exploit recently fixed SimpleHelp RMM software vulnerabilities to breach targeted networks, experts warn. Horizon3 researchers discovered three vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-57726, CVE-2024-57727, and CVE-2024-57728, that could be used to compromise a SimpleHelp server, as well as clients machines being managed by SimpleHelp. The first vulnerability, CVE-2024-57727 (CVSS score of 7.5), is an unauthenticated […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2025
VMware fixed a high-risk blind SQL injection vulnerability in Avi Load Balancer, allowing attackers to exploit databases via crafted queries. VMware warns of a high-risk blind SQL injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22217 (CVSS score of 8.6), in Avi Load Balancer, allowing attackers with network access to exploit databases via crafted queries. “VMware AVI Load Balancer […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2025
Chinese AI company DeepSeek has disabled registrations for its DeepSeek-V3 chat platform following a “large-scale” cyberattack. DeepSeek has designed a new AI platform that quickly gained attention over the past week primarily due to its significant advancements in artificial intelligence and its impactful applications across various industries. DeepSeek’s AI model is highly appreciated due to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2025
Apple addressed the first zero-day vulnerability of 2025, which is actively exploited in attacks in the wild aimed at iPhone users. Apple released security updates to address 2025’s first zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, actively exploited in attacks targeting iPhone users. The vulnerability is a privilege escalation vulnerability that impacts the Core Media framework. “A malicious […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2025
UK telecommunications firm TalkTalk disclosed a data breach after a threat actor announced the hack on a cybercrime forum. UK telecommunications company TalkTalk confirmed a data breach after a threat actor claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on a cybercrime forum and offered for sale alleged customer data. A threat actor named “b0nd” claimed the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2025
New threat actor GamaCopy mimics Russia-linked Gamaredon APT in attacks on Russian-speaking targets. The Knownsec 404 Advanced Threat Intelligence team recently analyzed attacks on Russian-speaking targets using military-themed bait, 7z SFX for payloads, and UltraVNC, mimicking Gamaredon’s TTPs. The researchers linked the activity to the APT Core Werewolf (aka Awaken Likho, PseudoGamaredon), it mimics Gamaredon […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 27, 2025
Crooks stole at least $69 million from Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Phemex in an alleged cyberattack. Singapore-based crypto platform Phemex paused operations after a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of $69M. Phemex CEO Federico Variola stated they are restoring withdrawals and temporarily manually reviewing all requests. On Thursday, researchers at the blockchain security firm PeckShield noticed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 25, 2025
Subaru Starlink flaw exposed vehicles and customer accounts in the US, Canada, and Japan to remote attacks. Popular security researcher Sam Curry and he colleague Shubham Shah discovered a vulnerability in Subaru’s Starlink connected vehicle service that exposed vehicles and customer accounts in the US, Canada, and Japan susceptible to remote attacks. The experts explained […]
