Security

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2023
The Impacts of Data Loss on Your Organization

What are the causes of Data Loss and which are their impact on your organization? In today’s digital age, data has become the lifeblood of organizations, driving critical decision-making, improving operational efficiency, and allowing for smoother innovation. Simply put, businesses heavily rely on data. In an era where data has become the cornerstone of business […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2023
CISA adds Samsung and D-link bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA added actively exploited Samsung and D-Link vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added six Samsung and two D-Link vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Below is the list of flaws added to the catalog: The CVE-2019-17621 flaw is a remote command execution flaw that resides in […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 01, 2023
Avast released a free decryptor for the Windows version of the Akira ransomware

Avast released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can allow victims to recover their data without paying the ransom. Cybersecurity firm Avast released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can allow victims to recover their data without paying the ransom. The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2023
Critical SQL Injection flaws in Gentoo Soko can lead to Remote Code Execution

SQL injection vulnerabilities in Gentoo Soko could lead to remote code execution (RCE) on impacted systems. SonarSource researchers discovered two SQL injection vulnerabilities in Gentoo Soko, collectively tracked as CVE-2023-28424 (CVSS score: 9.1) [1],[2], that can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. “The two package search handlers, Search […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2023
Experts found hundreds of devices within federal networks having internet-exposed management interfaces

Researchers at Censys have identified hundreds of devices deployed within federal networks that have internet-exposed management interfaces. Researchers at Censys have analyzed the attack surfaces of more than 50 Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) organizations and sub-organizations and discovered more than 13,000 distinct hosts across 100 autonomous systems. The experts focused on roughly 1,300 of […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2023
CISA orders govt agencies to fix recently disclosed flaws in Apple devices

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added six new security flaws to its  Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Below is the list of the issues added to the catalog: According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2023
VMware fixed five memory corruption issues in vCenter Server

VMware addressed multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in vCenter Server that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution. VMware released security updates to five memory corruption vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-20892, CVE-2023-20893, CVE-2023-20894, CVE-2023-20895, CVE-2023-20896) in vCenter Server that could lead to remote code execution. The memory corruption vulnerabilities reside in the software’s implementation of the DCERPC protocol. […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 23, 2023
Fortinet fixes critical FortiNAC RCE, install updates asap

Fortinet addressed a critical remote command execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-33299, affecting FortiNAC solution. FortiNAC is a network access control (NAC) solution designed by Fortinet that is used by organizations to secure and control access to networks by enforcing security policies, monitoring devices, and managing their access privileges. FortiNAC helps organizations protect their network infrastructure […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2023
Apple addressed actively exploited zero-day flaws in iOS, macOS, and Safari

Apple rolled out security updates to address actively exploited zero-day flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and Safari. Apple addressed a set of vulnerabilities in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and the Safari browser that were actively exploited in the wild. The IT giant addressed the zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-32434 and CVE-2023-32435, exploited as part […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2023
Analyzing the TriangleDB implant used in Operation Triangulation

Kaspersky provided more details about Operation Triangulation, including the exploitation chain and the implant used by the threat actors. Kaspersky researchers dug into Operation Triangulation and discovered more details about the exploit chain employed to deliver the spyware to iOS devices. In early June, the researchers from the Russian firm Kaspersky uncovered a previously unknown […]