Security

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2024
Experts disclosed two severe flaws in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises software

Two new security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises software can allow attackers to take over affected systems. Rapid7 researchers disclosed two new critical security vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-27198 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-27199 (CVSS score:7.3), in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises. An attacker can exploit the vulnerabilities to take control of affected systems. Below are the descriptions for these vulnerabilities: […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2024
Threat actors hacked Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom

Threat actors stole sensitive and confidential data from the telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom Company, revealed the Ministry of National Defense. Chunghwa Telecom Company, Ltd. (literally Chinese Telecom Company) is the largest integrated telecom service provider in Taiwan, and the incumbent local exchange carrier of PSTN, Mobile, and broadband services in the country. Threat actors stole […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2024
Eken camera doorbells allow ill-intentioned individuals to spy on you

Camera doorbells manufactured by the Chinese company Eken Group Ltd under the brands EKEN and Tuck are affected by major vulnerabilities. Researchers from Consumer Reports (CR) discovered severe vulnerabilities in doorbell cameras manufactured by the Chinese company Eken Group Ltd. The company produces video doorbells under the brand names EKEN and Tuck, its products are […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2024
U.S. Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp

A U.S. Court ordered surveillance firm NSO Group to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to Meta. Meta won the litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group, a U.S. Judge ordered the surveillance firm to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to the social network giant. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2024
Five Eyes alliance warns of attacks exploiting known Ivanti Gateway flaws

The Five Eyes alliance warns of threat actors exploiting known security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure gateways. The Five Eyes intelligence alliance issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of threat actors exploiting known vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure gateways. The advisory provides details about the exploitation in […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2024
Crooks stole €15 Million from European retail company Pepco

Crooks stole €15.5 million from the European variety retail and discount company Pepco through a phishing attack. The Hungarian business of the European discount retailer Pepco Group has been the victim of a phishing attack, crooks stole about 15 million euros ($16.3 million). The group operates three distribution lines: Poundland in the United Kingdom, Dealz in […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2024
CISA adds Microsoft Streaming Service bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Microsoft Streaming Service vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2023-29360 (CVSS Score 8.4) Microsoft Streaming Service Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain SYSTEM privileges. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 29, 2024
Researchers found a zero-click Facebook account takeover

A critical vulnerability in Facebook could have allowed threat actors to hijack any Facebook account, researcher warns. Meta addressed a critical Facebook vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to take control of any account. The Nepalese researcher Samip Aryal described the flaw as a rate-limiting issue in a specific endpoint of Facebook’s password reset flow. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2024
Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape

Analyzing the Email Security Landscape and exploring Emerging Threats and Trends. In the ever-shifting digital arena, staying ahead of evolving threat trends is paramount for organizations aiming to safeguard their assets. Amidst this dynamic landscape, email stands as a primary battleground for cyber defense. VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security in 2024: An Expert […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2024
XSS flaw in LiteSpeed Cache plugin exposes millions of WordPress sites at risk

Researchers warn of an XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40000, in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress Patchstack researchers warn of an unauthenticated site-wide stored XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40000, that impacts the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress. The plugin LiteSpeed Cache (free version) is a popular caching plugin in WordPress which has over 4 million active installations. An unauthenticated […]