Security

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2023
Google addressed the sixth Chrome Zero-Day vulnerability in 2023

Google released security updates to address a new actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-6345, in the Chrome browser. Google on Wednesday released security updates to address a new actively exploited zero-day, tracked as CVE-2023-6345, in the Chrome browser. The CVE-2023-5217 is a high-severity integer overflow in Skia. Skia is an open-source 2D graphics library […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2023
Thousands of secrets lurk in app images on Docker Hub

Thousands of secrets have been left exposed on Docker Hub, a platform where web developers collaborate on their code for web applications. While some are harmless API keys, others could lead to unauthorized access, data breaches, or identity theft, the latest Cybernews research reveals. The Docker Hub store has at least 5,493 container images that […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2023
Healthcare provider Ardent Health Services disclosed a ransomware attack

The US Healthcare provider Ardent Health Services disclosed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack last week. Ardent Health Services is a healthcare company that operates hospitals and other medical facilities in the United States. It is a for-profit health system with a focus on acquiring, managing, and improving hospitals. Ardent Health Services […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2023
Ukraine’s intelligence service hacked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia

Ukraine’s intelligence service announced the hack of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, ‘Rosaviatsia.’ Ukraine’s intelligence service announced they have hacked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, ‘Rosaviatsia.’ The attack is the result of a complex special cyber operation. “The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine informs that as a result of a successful complex special operation in […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2023
Iranian hacker group Cyber Av3ngers hacked the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa in Pennsylvania

Threat actors breached the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa in Pennsylvania and took control of a booster station. During the weekend, Iranian threat actors hacked the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa (MWAA) and took control of one of their booster stations. The Authority pointed out that the attack did not impact the operations at the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2023
The hack of MSP provider CTS potentially impacted hundreds of UK law firms

The cyber attack that hit the managed service provider (MSP) CTS potentially impacted hundreds in the United Kingdom. CTS is a trusted provider of IT services to the legal sector in the UK. The company announced that it is investigating a cyber attack that caused a service outage. The incident impacted a portion of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2023
App used by hundreds of schools leaking children’s data

Almost a million files with minors’ data, including home addresses and photos were left open to anyone on the internet, posing a threat to children. During a recent investigation, the Cybernews research team discovered that IT company Appscook – which develops applications used by more than 600 schools in India and Sri Lanka for education […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2023
Microsoft launched its new Microsoft Defender Bounty Program

Microsoft announced this week it will pay up to $20,000 for security vulnerabilities in its Defender products. Microsoft launched its new Microsoft Defender Bounty Program with a focus on Defender products and services. The company will pay up to $20,000 for the vulnerabilities in its Defender products. The bug bounty program starts with Defender for […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2023
Exposed Kubernetes configuration secrets can fuel supply chain attacks

Researchers warn of publicly exposed Kubernetes configuration secrets that could pose a threat of supply chain attack for organizations. Aqua Nautilus researchers warn of publicly exposed Kubernetes configuration secrets that put organizations at risk of supply chain attacks. The experts noticed that these misconfigurations impact hundreds of organizations and open-source projects. Impacted entities include SAP’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2023
CISA adds Looney Tunables Linux bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA adds Looney Tunables Linux flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Looney Tunables Linux vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability CVE-2023-4911 (CVSS score 7.8), aka Looney Tunables, is a buffer overflow issue that resides in the GNU C Library’s dynamic loader ld.so while processing the […]