Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2024
Russian national arrested in Argentina for laundering money of crooks and Lazarus APT

A Russian national was arrested in Argentina for laundering proceeds from illicit actors, including North Korea-linked Lazarus Group. This week, the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) arrested a Russian national for laundering proceeds from illicit actors and seized millions of dollars in assets from his Argentinian-based operation. The cybercriminal facilitated money laundering by accepting illicit cryptocurrency […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Dahua IP Camera, Linux Kernel and Microsoft Exchange Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Dahua IP Camera, Linux Kernel and Microsoft Exchange Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: In October 2021, experts warned of the availability of proof of concept (PoC) exploit code […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2024
SolarWinds fixed a hardcoded credential issue in Web Help Desk

SolarWinds fixed a hardcoded credential flaw in its Web Help Desk (WHD) software that could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to vulnerable instances. SolarWinds has addressed a new security flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-28987 (CVSS score of 9.1) in its Web Help Desk (WHD) software that could allow remote unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access to […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2024
Google addressed the ninth actively exploited Chrome zero-day this year

Google released emergency security updates to fix the ninth actively exploited Chrome zero-day vulnerability this year. ​​Google released an emergency security update to address a Chrome zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7971, that is actively exploited. The vulnerability is a type confusion issue that resides in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2024-7971 […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2024
GitHub fixed a new critical flaw in the GitHub Enterprise Server 

GitHub addressed three vulnerabilities in its GitHub Enterprise Server product, including a critical authentication flaw. GitHub addressed three security vulnerabilities impacting the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES), including a critical flaw tracked as CVE-2024-6800 (CVSS score of 9.5). An attacker can trigger the vulnerability to gain site administrator privileges. The vulnerability resides in the GHES’s SAML authentication […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2024
Experts disclosed a critical information-disclosure flaw in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Researchers have disclosed a critical security vulnerability in Microsoft’s Copilot Studio that could lead to the exposure of sensitive information. Researchers disclosed a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38206 (CVSS score: 8.5), impacting Microsoft’s Copilot Studio. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to access sensitive information. The flaw is an information disclosure vulnerability resulting from […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2024
Previously unseen Msupedge backdoor targeted a university in Taiwan

Experts spotted a previously undetected backdoor, dubbed Msupedge, that was employed in an attack against a university in Taiwan.  Broadcom Symantec researchers discovered a previously undetected backdoor, called Msupedge, that was employed in an attack targeting an unnamed university in Taiwan. The most notable feature of the backdoor is that it relies on DNS tunnelling […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2024
Oracle NetSuite misconfiguration could lead to data exposure

Researchers discovered thousands of Oracle NetSuite e-stores that are vulnerable to data leak, sensitive customer information is at risk. Cybersecurity researchers from AppOmni warn of a potential issue in Oracle NetSuite SuiteCommerce platform could allow attackers to access customer sensitive data. NetSuite is a widely used SaaS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform, valued for its […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2024
CISA adds Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Path Traversal vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-23897 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. In January 2024, researchers […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2024
The Mad Liberator ransomware group uses social-engineering techniques

New cybercrime group Mad Liberator is targeting AnyDesk users and runs a fake Microsoft Windows update screen to conceal data exfiltrating. The Sophos X-Ops Incident Response team warned that a new ransomware group called Mad Liberator is exploiting the remote-access application Anydesk for their attacks. The group was also spotted running a fake Microsoft Windows update […]