Security

Pierluigi Paganini April 18, 2024
Previously unknown Kapeka backdoor linked to Russian Sandworm APT

Russia-linked APT Sandworm employed a previously undocumented backdoor called Kapeka in attacks against Eastern Europe since 2022. WithSecure researchers identified a new backdoor named Kapeka that has been used in attacks targeting victims in Eastern Europe since at least mid-2022. The backdoor is very sophisticated, it serves as both an initial toolkit and as a backdoor […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2024
Ivanti fixed two critical flaws in its Avalanche MDM

Ivanti addressed two critical vulnerabilities in its Avalanche mobile device management (MDM) solution, that can lead to remote command execution. Ivanti addressed multiple flaws in its Avalanche mobile device management (MDM) solution, including two critical flaws, tracked as CVE-2024-24996 and CVE-2024-29204, that can lead to remote command execution. The MDM software allows administrators to configure, […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2024
Researchers released exploit code for actively exploited Palo Alto PAN-OS bug

Researchers released an exploit code for the actively exploited vulnerability CVE-2024-3400 in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS. Researchers at watchTowr Labs have released a technical analysis of the vulnerability CVE-2024-3400 in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS and a proof-of-concept exploit that can be used to execute shell commands on vulnerable firewalls. CVE-2024-3400 (CVSS score of 10.0) is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 17, 2024
Cisco warns of large-scale brute-force attacks against VPN and SSH services

Cisco Talos warns of large-scale brute-force attacks against a variety of targets, including VPN services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services.   Cisco Talos researchers warn of large-scale credential brute-force attacks targeting multiple targets, including Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, web application authentication interfaces and SSH services since at least March 18, 2024.   […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2024
PuTTY SSH Client flaw allows of private keys recovery

The PuTTY Secure Shell (SSH) and Telnet client are impacted by a critical vulnerability that could be exploited to recover private keys. PuTTY tools from 0.68 to 0.80 inclusive are affected by a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-31497, that resides in the code that generates signatures from ECDSA private keys which use the NIST P521 curve. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 16, 2024
Russia is trying to sabotage European railways, Czech minister said

Czech transport minister warned that Russia conducted ‘thousands’ of attempts to sabotage railways, attempting to interfere with train networks and signals. Early this month, the Czech transport minister Martin Kupka warned that Russia has conducted ‘thousands’ of attempts to sabotage European railways. The Czech Republic’s transport minister told the Financial Times that the attacks aim […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2024
BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command injection on Windows

A critical vulnerability, named ‘BatBadBut’, impacts multiple programming languages, its exploitation can lead to command injection in Windows applications. The cybersecurity researcher RyotaK (@ryotkak ) discovered a critical vulnerability, dubbed BatBadBut, which impacts multiple programming languages. When specific conditions are satisfied, an attacker can exploit the flaw to perform command injection on Windows. “The BatBadBut is a vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2024
CISA adds D-Link multiple NAS devices bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds D-Link multiple NAS devices bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following D-Link multiple NAS devices flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: The flaw CVE-2024-3272 is a Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability impacting D-Link Multiple NAS […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2024
Palo Alto Networks fixed multiple DoS bugs in its firewalls

Palo Alto Networks fixed several vulnerabilities in its PAN-OS operating system, including 3 issues that can trigger a DoS condition on its firewalls. Palo Alto Networks released security updates to address several high-severity vulnerabilities in its PAN-OS operating system. The company fixed the following DoS vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-3385 – The company reported that a packet processing […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2024
Apple warns of mercenary spyware attacks on iPhone users in 92 countries

Apple is warning iPhone users in over 90 countries of targeted mercenary spyware attacks, Reuters agency reported. Apple is alerting iPhone users in 92 countries about mercenary spyware attacks, reported Reuters. Reuters only mentioned India as one of the countries where users were targeted by the attacks. According to a threat notification email sent to […]