Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2021
Instagram has addressed a new flaw that allowed anyone to access private accounts viewing archived posts and stories without having to follow them. Researcher Mayur Fartade has found a vulnerability in Instagram that allowed anyone to access private accounts, viewing archived posts and stories without having to follow them. The expert reported the flaw to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 15, 2021
The REvil ransomware gang made the headlines again, the group hit the US nuclear weapons contractor Sol Oriens and stole the victim’s data. US nuclear weapons contractor Sol Oriens was hit by a cyberattack carried out by the REvil ransomware operators, which claims to have stolen data. Sol Orien provides consultant services to the National Nuclear […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2021
Apple released an out-of-band iOS update for older iPhones and iPads and warned that threat actors are actively exploiting two flaws in WebKit. Apple released an out-of-band iOS update ( iOS 12.5.4 patch) for older iPhones and iPad, the IT giant also warned that some vulnerabilities affecting its WebKit may have been actively exploited. WebKit is a browser […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 14, 2021
A fire and cyberattack hit an electrical substation for the electricity provider Luma Energy, causing major blackouts across Puerto Rico. A large fire at the Luma’s Monacillo electrical substation in San Juan for Puerto Rico’s new electricity provider, Luma Energy, caused major blackouts across Puerto Rico on Thursday. Around nearly 800,000 residents went in in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 13, 2021
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. REvil Ransomware spokesman releases an interview on recent attacks Chinese SharpPanda APT developed a new backdoor in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 12, 2021
An authentication bypass flaw in the polkit auth system service used on most Linux distros can allow to get a root shell. An authentication bypass vulnerability in the polkit auth system service, tracked as CVE-2021-3560, which is used on most Linux distros can allow an unprivileged attacker to get a root shell. “A flaw was found […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 11, 2021
The current era, where all data is digital, the threats of fraud, breach and data sprawl are more of a reality than ever. In these times, organizations not only take a hit because of the breached data and cyber threats, but also are heavily fined under global privacy regulations. These privacy regulations are in place […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 11, 2021
Italy announced the creation of the national cybersecurity agency, a move aimed at increase the level of cyber security of its infrastructure The Italian government has announced the creation of a new agency focused on cybersecurity, Prime Minister Mario Draghi provided its strong commitment to the creation of the agency that is tasked to protect […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 10, 2021
Google this week addressed 14 vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, including a zero-day flaw that has been exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to address 14 vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser, including a zero-day issue that has been exploited in the wild. The most severe of these flaws, tracked as CVE-2021-30544, is a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 09, 2021
Microsoft uncovered a malicious campaign targeting Kubeflow workloads to deploy TensorFlow pods that are used to mine cryptocurrency. Microsoft researchers uncovered a malicious campaign targeting Kubeflow workloads to deploy TensorFlow pods that are used to mine for cryptocurrency. The campaign was first spotted at the end of May, experts noticed the deployment of TensorFlow pods […]
