Security

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2021
Flaws in Nagios Network Management systems pose risk to companies

Researchers found multiple flaws in widely used network management products from Nagios that pose serious risk to organizations. Researchers from industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty have discovered eleven vulnerabilities in widely used network management products from Nagios. Nagios XI provides monitoring of all mission-critical infrastructure components including applications, services, operating systems, network protocols, systems metrics, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2021
VMware addressed a critical flaw in vCenter Server. Patch it now!

VMware addressed a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability that affects the default configuration of vCenter Server 6.7 and 7.0 deployments. VMware addressed a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22005, that impacts appliances running default vCenter Server 6.7 and 7.0 deployments. vCenter Server is the centralized management utility for VMware, and is used to manage […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2021
Apache OpenOffice is currently impacted by a remote code execution flaw

Apache OpenOffice (AOO) is currently impacted by a remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-33035, that has yet to be fixed in the official release. Security researcher Eugene Lim (@spaceraccoonsec) recently revealed technical details about a remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-33035, (CVE-2021-33035) that impacts OpenOffice (AOO). The experts disclosed the flaw at HackerOne’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2021
The Biden administration plans to target exchanges supporting ransomware operations with sanctions

US Government is expected to issue sanctions against crypto exchanges, wallets, and traders used by ransomware operations to cash out ransom payments. The Biden administration is putting in place all the strategies to disrupt the operations of the ransomware gangs, and according to the Wall Street Journal, it is now planning to target the digital […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2021
Expert discloses details and PoC code for Netgear Seventh Inferno bug

A new critical vulnerability in Netgear smart switches can be exploited by an attacker to potentially execute malicious code and take over impacted devices. Researchers provided technical details about a recently addressed critical vulnerability, dubbed Seventh Inferno, in Netgear smart switches that could be exploited by an attacker to potentially execute malicious code and take […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2021
CVE-2021-26333 AMD Chipset Driver flaw allows obtaining sensitive data

Chipmaker AMD has addressed a vulnerability in PSP driver, tracked as CVE-2021-26333, that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from the targeted system. Chipmaker AMD has addressed a medium severity issue in Platform Security Processor (PSP) chipset driver, tracked as CVE-2021-26333, that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from the targeted system. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2021
FBI, CISA, and CGCYBER warn of nation-state actors exploiting CVE-2021-40539 Zoho bug

The FBI, CISA, and the Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) warn of state-sponsored attacks that are actively exploiting CVE-2021-40539 Zoho flaw. The FBI, CISA, and the Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) warn that nation-state APT groups are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-40539, in the Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus software. ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2021
Microsoft warns of attacks exploiting recently patched Windows MSHTML CVE-2021-40444 bug

Microsoft revealed that multiple threat actors are exploiting the recently patched Windows MSHTML remote code execution security flaw (CVE-2021-40444). Microsoft warns of multiple threat actors, including ransomware operators, that are exploiting the recently patched Windows MSHTML remote code execution security flaw (CVE-2021-40444) in attacks against organizations. The IT giant says that threat actors started targeting […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 16, 2021
Bitdefender released free REvil ransomware decryptor that works for past victims

Researchers from Bitdefender released a free master decryptor for the REvil ransomware operation that allows past victims to recover their files for free. Good news for the victims of REvil ransomware gangs that were infected before the operations were temporarily halted on July 13th, Bitdefender released a free master decryptor that allows them to recover […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2021
OMIGOD vulnerabilities expose thousands of Azure users to hack

OMIGOD – Microsoft addressed four vulnerabilities in the Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) software agent that could expose Azure users to attacks. Recently released September 2021 Patch Tuesday security updates have addressed four severe vulnerabilities, collectively tracked as OMIGOD, in the Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) software agent that exposes Azure users to attack. Below is the list of the […]