Security

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2024
Hacker obtained documents tied to lawsuit over Matt Gaetz’s sexual misconduct allegations

A hacker allegedly accessed a file containing testimony from a woman claiming she had sex with Matt Gaetz when she was 17, sparking controversy. The New York Times reported that a hacker, who goes online with the name name Altam Beezley, gained access to files containing confidential testimony from a woman who claims she had […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2024
Apple addressed two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities

Apple released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, and Safari browser to address two actively exploited zero-day flaws. Apple released security updates for two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-44309 and CVE-2024-44308, in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, and Safari web browser, which are actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability CVE-2024-44309 is a cookie management issue […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2024
China-linked actor’s malware DeepData exploits FortiClient VPN zero-day

Chinese threat actors use custom post-exploitation toolkit ‘DeepData’ to exploit FortiClient VPN zero-day and steal credentials. Volexity researchers discovered a vulnerability in Fortinet’s Windows VPN client that China-linked threat actor BrazenBamboo abused in their DEEPDATA malware. BrazenBamboo is known to be the author of other malware families, including LIGHTSPY, DEEPDATA, and DEEPPOST. DEEPDATA is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Progress Kemp LoadMaster, Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS and Expedition bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Progress Kemp LoadMaster, Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS and Expedition bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: Below are the descriptions of the above vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-1212 is a Progress Kemp LoadMaster […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2024
Recently disclosed VMware vCenter Server bugs are actively exploited in attacks

Threat actors are actively exploiting two VMware vCenter Server vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813, Broadcom warns. Broadcom warns that the two VMware vCenter Server vulnerabilities CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813 are actively exploited in the wild. “Updated advisory to note that VMware by Broadcom confirmed that exploitation has occurred in the wild for CVE-2024-38812 and CVE-2024-38813.” […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2024
T-Mobile is one of the victims of the massive Chinese breach of telecom firms

T-Mobile confirmed being a victim of recent hacking campaigns linked to China-based threat actors targeting telecom companies. T-Mobile confirms it was hacked as part of a long-running cyber espionage campaign targeting Telco companies. Recently, the FBI and CISA announced they are continuing to investigate a large-scale cyber-espionage campaign by China-linked threat actors targeting U.S. telecoms, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2024
Increased GDPR Enforcement Highlights the Need for Data Security

GDPR protects sensitive data like health and financial details, and its enforcement underscores the growing need for stronger data security measures. GDPR: The landscape of data privacy and protection has never been more critical. With regulators around the world intensifying scrutiny, companies are facing increasing pressure to comply with stringent data protection laws. The latest […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 18, 2024
Critical Really Simple Security plugin flaw impacts 4M+ WordPress sites

A Really Simple Security plugin flaw affects 4M+ sites, allowing attackers full admin access. It’s one of the most critical WordPress vulnerabilities ever. Wordfence researchers warn of a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10924 (CVSS Score of 9.8), in the Really Simple Security plugin that affects 4M+ sites. The Really Simple Security plugin, formerly Really Simple SSL, is […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2024
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 20

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. New Campaign Uses Remcos RAT to Exploit Victims Bengal cat lovers in Australia get psspsspss’d in Google-driven […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 498 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. A botnet exploits e GeoVision zero-day to compromise EoL devices Palo Alto Networks confirmed active exploitation of recently […]