Security

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2024
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft apps for macOS allow stealing permissions

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft apps for macOS could allow attackers to steal permissions and access sensitive data. Cisco Talos researchers discovered eight vulnerabilities in Microsoft apps for macOS. These flaws could allow attackers to inject malicious libraries into Microsoft’s apps and steal permissions. This could enable access to sensitive resources like the microphone, camera, and screen […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2024
Three men plead guilty to running MFA bypass service OTP.Agency

Three men have pleaded guilty to operating OTP.Agency, an online service that allowed crooks to bypass Multi-Factor authentication (MFA). Three men, Callum Picari (22), Vijayasidhurshan Vijayanathan (21), and Aza Siddeeque (19), have pleaded guilty to operating OTP.Agency, an online platform that allowed crooks to bypass MFA used by customers of several banks and services. These […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2024
Fortra fixed two severe issues in FileCatalyst Workflow, including a critical flaw

Cybersecurity and automation company Fortra addressed two vulnerabilities in FileCatalyst Workflow software, including a critical-severity flaw. Cybersecurity and automation company Fortra released patches for two vulnerabilities in FileCatalyst Workflow. Once of the vulnerabilities is a critical issue, tracked as CVE-2024-6633 (CVSS score of 9.8) described as Insecure Default in FileCatalyst Workflow Setup. The flaw impacts […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2024
South Korea-linked group APT-C-60 exploited a WPS Office zero-day

South Korea-linked group APT-C-60 exploited a zero-day in the Windows version of WPS Office to target East Asian countries. South Korea-linked group APT-C-60 exploited a zero-day, tracked as CVE⁠-⁠2024⁠-⁠7262, in the Windows version of WPS Office to deploy the SpyGlace backdoor in the systems on targets in East Asia. WPS Office is a comprehensive office […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2024
Cisco addressed a high-severity flaw in NX-OS software

Cisco addressed multiple vulnerabilities impacting NX-OS software, including a high-severity flaw in the DHCPv6 relay agent. Cisco released security updates for NX-OS software that address multiple vulnerabilities. The most severe of the vulnerabilities fixed by the IT giant is a high-severity issue tracked as CVE-2024-20446. The vulnerability impacts the DHCPv6 relay agent of NX-OS, an […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2024
Corona Mirai botnet spreads via AVTECH CCTV zero-day 

An instance of the Corona Mirai botnet spreads via AVTECH CCTV zero-day and multiple previously known vulnerabilities. Akamai’s Security Intelligence and Response Team (SIRT) has detected a botnet campaign exploiting multiple previously known vulnerabilities and a newly discovered zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-7029 (CVSS score: 8.7), in AVTECH CCTV cameras. The flaw is a command injection issue […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 29, 2024
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov charged in France for facilitating criminal activities

French prosecutors charged CEO Telegram Pavel Durov with facilitating various criminal activities on the messaging platform. French prosecutors have formally charged Telegram CEO Pavel Durov with facilitating various criminal activities on the platform, including the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), enabling organized crime, illicit transactions, drug trafficking, and fraud. The authorities announced a […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 28, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Google Chromium V8 bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Google Chromium V8 bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Google Chromium V8 Inappropriate Implementation Vulnerability CVE-2024-38856 (CVSS score of 8.8) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week Google released a security update to address the Chrome […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2024
Google addressed the tenth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year

Google released emergency security updates to fix the tenth actively exploited Chrome zero-day vulnerability this year. Google released a security update to address a new Chrome zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7965 (CVSS score 8.8), that is actively exploited. The vulnerability is an Inappropriate implementation issue that resides in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. “Google is aware that exploits […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2024
SonicWall addressed an improper access control issue in its firewalls

SonicWall addressed a critical flaw in its firewalls that could allow attackers to achieve unauthorized access to the devices. SonicWall has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-40766 (CVSS score: 9.3), in its firewalls. The vulnerability is an improper access control issue that resides in the SonicWall SonicOS management access. “An improper […]