Security

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2021
Cisco fixes high-risk DoS flaw in ASA, FTD Software

Cisco addressed a high severity DoS vulnerability in the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. Cisco this week released security updates for a high severity vulnerability in the Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) products. The flaw resides in the software cryptography module of both ASA and FTD […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2021
D-Link issues beta hotfix for multiple flaws in DIR-3040 routers

Network equipment vendor D-Link has released a firmware hotfix to fix multiple vulnerabilities in the DIR-3040 AC3000-based wireless internet router. Network equipment vendor D-Link has released a firmware hotfix to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the DIR-3040 AC3000-based wireless internet router. An attacker could exploit the flaws to execute arbitrary code on unpatched routers, crash the devices, or gain access […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2021
Microsoft alerts about a new Windows Print Spooler vulnerability

Microsoft published guidance to mitigate the impact of a new Windows Print Spooler vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-34481 that was disclosed today. Microsoft published a security advisory for a new Windows Print Spooler vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-34481, that was disclosed on Thursday. The flaw is a privilege elevation vulnerability that resides in the Windows Print Spooler, it was […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2021
Google Chrome 91.0.4472.164 fixes a new zero-day exploited in the wild

Google Chrome 91.0.4472.164 addresses seven security vulnerabilities, including a high severity zero-day flaw exploited in the wild. Google has released Chrome 91.0.4472.164 for Windows, Mac, and Linux that addresses seven vulnerabilities, including a high severity zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-30563, that has been exploited in the wild. The CVE-2021-30563 is a “type confusion” issue that […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2021
Israeli surveillance firm Candiru used Windows zero-days to deploy spyware

Experts said that Israeli surveillance firm Candiru, tracked as Sourgum, exploited zero-days to deliver a new Windows spyware. Microsoft and Citizen Lab believe that the secretive Israel-based Israeli surveillance firm Candiru, tracked as Sourgum, used Windows zero-day exploits to deliver a new Windows spyware dubbed DevilsTongue. According to the experts, at least 100 activists, journalists […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2021
Exploit broker Zerodium is looking for VMware vCenter Server exploits

Zero-day exploit broker Zerodium is looking for 0day exploits for the VMware vCenter Server Zero-day exploit broker Zerodium announced it is looking for zero-day exploits for VMware vCenter Server. vCenter Server is the centralized management utility for VMware, and is used to manage virtual machines, multiple ESXi hosts, and all dependent components from a single centralized location. The company will […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2021
SonicWall warns of ‘imminent ransomware’ attacks on its EOL products

SonicWall has issued an urgent security alert to warn customers of “an imminent ransomware campaing” targeting EOL equipment. SonicWall has issued an urgent security alert to warn companies of “an imminent ransomware campaing” targeting some of its equipment that reached end-of-life (EoL). Threat actors could target unpatched devices belonging to Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2021
Adobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Reader, Acrobat, and Illustrator

Adobe addressed multiple critical vulnerabilities in several products, including Adobe Acrobat and Reader application. Adobe addressed multiple critical remote code execution and privilege escalation vulnerabilities in multiple products running on both Windows and macOS systems. The flaws fixed by Adobe affect Acrobat and Reader, Illustrator, Framemaker, Dimension and Bridge products. Below the list of advisories […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2021
ModiPwn flaw in Modicon PLCs bypasses security mechanisms

ModiPwn flaw (CVE-2021-22779) in some of Schneider Electric’s Modicon PLCs can allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and take over the device. Researchers at IoT security firm Armis discovered an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22779 and dubbed ModiPwn, that affects some of Schneider Electric ’s Modicon PLCs. The flaw can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 13, 2021
Social media partially disrupted in Cuba amid anti-government protests

NetBlocks reported partial disruption to social media and messaging platforms in Cuba from 12 July 2021 shortly after Cubans went to the streets to protest the government. Security experts from NetBlocks are observing partial disruption to social media and messaging platforms in Cuba from 12 July 2021 shortly after Cubans went to the streets to […]