Pierluigi Paganini
April 26, 2024
A critical vulnerability in the WordPress Automatic plugin is being exploited to inject backdoors and web shells into websites WordPress security scanner WPScan warns that threat actors are exploiting a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the plugin WordPress Automatic to inject malware into websites. The premium plugin “Automatic” developed by ValvePress enables users to automatically […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 26, 2024
As cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity, there has also been growing concern about cybercrime involvement in this sector Cryptocurrencies have revolutionized the financial world, offering new investment opportunities and decentralized transactions. However, as cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity, there has also been growing concern about cybercrime involvement in this sector. The natural ambiguity of cryptocurrencies […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 26, 2024
Over 1,400 CrushFTP internet-facing servers are vulnerable to attacks exploiting recently disclosed CVE-2024-4040 vulnerability. Over 1,400 CrushFTP internet-facing servers are vulnerable to attacks targeting the critical severity vulnerability CVE-2024-4040. CVE-2024-4040 is a CrushFTP VFS sandbox escape vulnerability. CrushFTP is a file transfer server software that enables secure and efficient file transfer capabilities. It supports various features such as […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 26, 2024
A ransomware attack on a Swedish logistics company Skanlog severely impacted the country’s liquor supply. Skanlog, a critical distributor for Systembolaget, the Swedish government-owned retail chain suffered a ransomware attack. Systembolaget has a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages containing more than 3.5% alcohol by volume. It operates stores across Sweden and is responsible […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2024
CISA adds Cisco ASA and FTD and CrushFTP VFS vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)Â added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: Cisco Talos this week warned that the nation-state actor UAT4356 (aka STORM-1849) has been exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in Adaptive Security […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 25, 2024
U.S. CISA added the Windows Print Spooler flaw CVE-2022-38028 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2022-38028 Microsoft Windows Print Spooler Privilege Escalation vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Cisa added the flaw to the KEV catalog after Microsoft reported that the Russia-linked APT28 group (aka âForest Blizzardâ, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2024
Nation-state actor UAT4356 has been exploiting two zero-days in ASA and FTD firewalls since November 2023 to breach government networks. Cisco Talos warned that the nation-state actor UAT4356 (aka STORM-1849) has been exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) firewalls since November 2023 to breach government networks worldwide. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2024
A malware campaign has been exploiting the updating mechanism of the eScan antivirus to distribute backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. Avast researchers discovered and analyzed a malware campaign that exploited the update mechanism of the eScan antivirus to distribute backdoors and crypto miners. Threat actors employed two different types of backdoors and targeted large corporate networks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2024
A cyber attack on Leicester City Council resulted in certain street lights remaining illuminated all day and severely impacted the council’s operations The Leicester City Council suffered a cyber attack that severely impacted the authority’s services in March and led to the leak of confidential documents. The ransomware group behind the attack leaked multiple documents, including rent statements and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 23, 2024
The National Police Agency in South Korea warns that North Korea-linked threat actors are targeting defense industry entities. The National Police Agency in South Korea warns that North Korea-linked threat actors are targeting defense industry entities to steal defense technology information. North Korea-linked APT groups Lazarus, Andariel, and Kimsuky hacked multiple defense companies in South […]
