Pierluigi Paganini
December 04, 2023
Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new variant of the P2PInfect botnet that targets routers and IoT devices. Researchers at Cado Security Labs discovered a new variant of the P2Pinfect botnet that targets routers, IoT devices, and other embedded devices. This variant has been compiled for the Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages (MIPS) architecture. The new bot supports updated […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 04, 2023
Zyxel addressed tens of vulnerabilities that expose users to cyber attacks, including command injection and authentication bypass. Taiwanese vendor Zyxel addressed tens of vulnerabilities in its firewalls and access points. The addressed issues are tracked as CVE-2023-35136, CVE-2023-35139, CVE-2023-37925, CVE-2023-37926, CVE-2023-4397, CVE-2023-4398, CVE-2023-5650, CVE-2023-5797, CVE-2023-5960. Threat actors can exploit the vulnerabilities to steal cookies, access configuration files, carry out command injection and denial-of-service […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 22, 2023
Mirai-based botnet InfectedSlurs has been spotted exploiting two zero-day RCE flaws to compromise routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. Akamai warned of a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs, actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. The researchers discovered the botnet in October 2023, but they believe it has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 06, 2023
Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns of two critical command injection flaws in the QTS operating system and applications on its NAS devices. Taiwanese vendor QNAP Systems addressed two critical command injection vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-23368 and CVE-2023-23369, that impact the QTS operating system and applications on its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. The vulnerability CVE-2023-23368 (CVSS score […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2023
A vulnerability in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) could be exploited to decipher an administrator’s password. Researchers from Claroty’s Team82 discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-2729 (CVSS score 5.9), in Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM). Team82 discovered the use of a weak random number generator in Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM) Linux-based operating system running on the NAS […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 11, 2023
A Mirai-based DDoS botnet tracked as IZ1H9 has added thirteen new exploits to target routers from different vendors, including D-Link, Zyxel, and TP-Link. Fortinet researchers observed a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, tracked as IZ1H9, that added thirteen new payloads to target routers from multiple vendors, including D-Link, Zyxel, TP-Link, and TOTOLINK. The experts observed a surge in botnet […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 10, 2023
Many poorly configured security cameras are exposed to hacktivists in Israel and Palestine, placing the owners using them and the people around them at substantial risk. After the Hamas attacks on Israel, the cyber war has also started between both sides and their supporters. Hacktivists have already targeted SCADA and ICS systems in Israel and Palestine, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2023
Three critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in ASUS routers potentially allow attackers to hijack the network devices. ASUS routers RT-AX55, RT-AX56U_V2, and RT-AC86U are affected by three critical remote code execution vulnerabilities that can potentially allow threat actors to take over the devices. The three vulnerabilities were reported by the Taiwanese CERT, below are their […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 28, 2023
Researchers spotted an updated version of the KmsdBot botnet that is now targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) discovered a new version of the KmsdBot botnet that employed an updated Kmsdx binary targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. KmsdBot is an evasive Golang-based malware that was first detected by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 23, 2023
Four vulnerabilities in the TP-Link Tapo L530E smart bulb and impacting the mobile app used to control them expose users to hack. Researchers from the University of Catania (Italy) and the University of London (UK) have discovered four vulnerabilities impacting the TP-Link Tapo L530E smart bulb and the mobile app TP-Link’s Tapo app, which could […]
