Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2024
Credential Flusher, understanding the threat and how to protect your login data

Credential Flusher is a method that allows hackers to steal login credentials directly from the victim’s web browser. The cyber attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, putting our personal information at risk. One of the latest and most insidious techniques is Credential Flusher, a method that allows hackers to steal login credentials directly from the victim’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2024
Remote attack on pagers used by Hezbollah caused 9 deaths and thousands of injuries

Remote attack on pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria caused their explosion; at least 8 nine people dead and more than 2,800 injured. At least nine eight individuals, including a child, were killed and over 2,800 were injured due to the explosion of their pagers across Lebanon. A Hezbollah official told Reuters that […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2024
Chinese man charged for spear-phishing against NASA and US Government

US DoJ charged a Chinese national who used spear-phishing emails to obtain sensitive info from NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and the FAA. The U.S. DoJ charged a Chinese national, Song Wu (39), who used spear-phishing emails to target employees of NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and the FAA.” The man, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform and Progress WhatsUp Gold bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform and Progress WhatsUp Gold bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SonicWall SonicOS, ImageMagick and Linux Kernel vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-43461 – Microsoft this week […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2024
Recently patched Windows flaw CVE-2024-43461 was actively exploited as a zero-day before July 2024

Microsoft warns that a recently patched Windows flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-43461, was actively exploited as a zero-day before July 2024. Microsoft warns that attackers actively exploited the Windows vulnerability CVE-2024-43461 as a zero-day before July 2024. The vulnerability CVE-2024-43461 is a Windows MSHTML platform spoofing issue. MSHTML is a platform used by Internet Explorer. Although […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2024
Apple dismisses lawsuit against surveillance firm NSO Group due to risk of threat intelligence exposure

Apple drops its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, due to the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. Apple is seeking to drop its lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group, citing the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. Apple wants to dismiss its lawsuit against NSO Group due to three key developments. First, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2024
Hacker tricked ChatGPT into providing detailed instructions to make a homemade bomb

A hacker tricked ChatGPT into providing instructions to make homemade bombs demonstrating how to bypass the chatbot safety guidelines. A hacker and artist, who goes online as Amadon, tricked ChatGPT into providing instructions to make homemade bombs bypassing the safety guidelines implemented by the chatbot. Initially, the expert asked for detailed instructions to create a […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance Vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance Vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-8190 (CVSS score of 7.2) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, Ivanti warned that recently patched flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 14, 2024
Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance flaw is being actively exploited in the wild

Ivanti warned that recently patched flaw CVE-2024-8190 in Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) is being actively exploited in the wild. Ivanti warned that a newly patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-8190 (CVSS score of 7.2), in its Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) is being actively exploited. “Following public disclosure, Ivanti has confirmed exploitation of this vulnerability in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2024
New Linux malware called Hadooken targets Oracle WebLogic servers

A new Linux malware called Hadooken targets Oracle WebLogic servers, it has been linked to several ransomware families. Aqua Security Nautilus researchers discovered a new Linux malware, called Hadooken, targeting Weblogic servers. The name comes from the attack “surge fist” in the Street Fighter series. Upon execution, the malware drops a Tsunami malware and deploys […]