Security

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2022
Anonymous is working on a huge data dump that will blow Russia away

The Anonymous collective hacked the Russian construction company Rostproekt and announced a leak that will Blow Russia Away.  Anonymous continues its offensive against Russia, the collective announced the hack of the Russian construction company Rostproekt and announced a leak that will blow Russia away. Link to the stolen data from the company have been published […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2022
Hive ransomware ports its encryptor to Rust programming language

The Hive ransomware gang ported its encryptor to the Rust programming language and implemented new features. The Hive ransomware operation has developed a Rust version of their encryptor and added new features to prevent curious from snooping on the victim’s ransom negotiations. According to BleepingComputer, which focused on Linux VMware ESXi encryptor, the Hive ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2022
Sophos Firewall affected by a critical authentication bypass flaw

Sophos has addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-1040, in its Sophos Firewall that allows remote code execution (RCE). Sophos has fixed an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-1040, that resides in the User Portal and Webadmin areas of Sophos Firewall. The CVE-2022-1040 flaw received a CVSS score of 9.8 and impacts Sophos Firewall versions 18.5 MR3 (18.5.3) and earlier. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2022
Western Digital addressed a critical bug in My Cloud OS 5

Western Digital fixed a critical flaw affecting My Cloud OS 5 devices that allowed attackers to gain remote code execution with root privileges. Western Digital has addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-44142, that could have allowed attackers to gain remote code execution with root privileges on unpatched My Cloud OS 5 devices. The CVE-2021-44142 […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 27, 2022
CISA adds 66 new flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 66 new flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added 15 vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.ⓘ According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, FCEB agencies have to address the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 26, 2022
FCC adds Kaspersky to Covered List due to unacceptable risks to national security

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added Kaspersky to its Covered List because it poses unacceptable risks to U.S. national security. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added multiple Kaspersky products and services to its Covered List saying that they pose unacceptable risks to U.S. national security. “The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2022
Chrome emergency update fixes actively exploited a zero-day bug

Google addresses an actively exploited zero-day flaw with the release of Chrome 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Google fixed an actively exploited high-severity zero-day vulnerability with the release of Chrome 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Google has released Chrome 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users to address a high-severity zero-day bug, tracked […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2022
VMware Issues Patches for Critical Flaws Affecting Carbon Black App Control

VMware addressed two critical arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities affecting its Carbon Black App Control platform. VMware released this week, software updates to address two critical security vulnerabilities, CVE-2022-22951 and CVE-2022-22952 (both received a CVSS score of 10), affecting its Carbon Black App Control platform that could be exploited by a threat actor to execute arbitrary […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2022
FBI warns of growing risks of Russia-linked attacks on US energy firms

The FBI is warning of risks related to cyber attacks aimed at energy companies of Russia-linked threat actors. The FBI is warning energy companies of the risks of cyber attacks carried out by Russia-linked threat actors, reported The Associated Press. The Associated Press has access to a security advisory issued by the FBI that reports […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2022
Three critical RCE flaws affect hundreds of HP printer models

Three critical RCE flaws affect hundreds of HP LaserJet Pro, Pagewide Pro, OfficeJet, Enterprise, Large Format, and DeskJet printer models. HP issued a security bulletin warning of a buffer overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-3942 (CVSS score 8.4), that could lead to remote code execution on vulnerable devices. “Certain HP Print products and Digital Sending products may […]