Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2022
Three flaws allow attackers to bypass UEFI Secure Boot feature

Researchers discovered a flaw in three signed third-party UEFI boot loaders that allow bypass of the UEFI Secure Boot feature. Researchers from hardware security firm Eclypsium have discovered a vulnerability in three signed third-party Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot loaders that can be exploited to bypass the UEFI Secure Boot feature. Secure Boot is […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2022
The US offers a $10M rewards for info on the Conti ransomware gang’s members

The U.S. State Department announced a $10 million reward for information related to five individuals associated with the Conti ransomware gang. The U.S. State Department announced a $10 million reward for information on five prominent members of the Conti ransomware gang. The government will also reward people that will provide details about Conti and its affiliated groups TrickBot and Wizard […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2022
Palo Alto Networks warns of Reflected Amplification DoS issue in PAN-OS

Palo Alto Networks devices running the PAN-OS are abused to launch reflected amplification denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0028 (CVSS score of 8.6), in Palo Alto Networks devices running the PAN-OS to launch reflected amplification denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The vendor has learned that firewalls from multiple vendors are abused to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2022
Ex Twitter employee found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabian government

A former Twitter employee was found guilty of spying on certain Twitter users for Saudi Arabia. A former Twitter employee, Ahmad Abouammo (44), was found guilty of gathering private information of certain Twitter users and passing them to Saudi Arabia. “Ahmad Abouammo, a US resident born in Egypt, was found guilty by a jury Tuesday […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2022
Cisco fixed a flaw in ASA, FTD devices that can give access to RSA private key

Cisco addressed a high severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-20866, affecting Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. Cisco addressed a high severity vulnerability in its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-20866, impacts the handling of RSA keys on devices running Cisco ASA Software and […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2022
Experts found 10 malicious packages on PyPI used to steal developers’ data

10 packages have been removed from the Python Package Index (PyPI) because they were found harvesting data. Check Point researchers have discovered ten malicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI). The packages install info-stealers that allow threat actors to steal the private data and personal credentials of the developers. The researchers provide details about […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2022
CISA adds UnRAR and Windows flaws to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

US Critical Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds vulnerabilities in the UnRAR utility to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently disclosed security flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-30333 (CVSS score: 7.5), in the UnRAR utility to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The CVE-2022-30333 flaw is a path traversal […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2022
VMware warns of public PoC code for critical auth bypass bug CVE-2022-31656

VMware warns of the availability of a proof-of-concept exploit code for a critical authentication bypass flaw in multiple products. VMware warns its customers of the availability of a proof-of-concept exploit code for a critical authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-31656, in multiple products. The flaw was discovered by security researcher Petrus Viet from VNG Security, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 09, 2022
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2022 fixed actively exploited zero-day

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2022 addressed a zero-day attack remote code execution vulnerability in Windows. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for August 2022 addressed 118 CVEs in multiple products, including .NET Core, Active Directory Domain Services, Azure Batch Node Agent, Azure Real Time Operating System, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Sphere, Microsoft ATA […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2022
LogoKit update – The phishing kit leveraging Open Redirect Vulnerabilities

LogoKit – Threat actors leveraging Open Redirect Vulnerabilities popular in online services and apps to bypass spam filters in phishing campaigns. Resecurity, Inc. (USA), a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company providing managed threat detection and response for Fortune 500’s, identified threat actors leveraging Open Redirect Vulnerabilities popular in online services and apps to bypass spam filters […]