Security

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2021
FBI training document shows lawful access to multiple encrypted messaging apps

Which are the most secure encrypted messaging apps? An FBI document shows what data can be obtained from them. The Record shared an FBI training document that reveals the surveillance capabilities of the US law enforcement detailing which data can be extracted from encrypted messaging apps. The document analyzes lawful access to multiple encrypted messaging […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2021
Google experts found 2 flaws in video conferencing software Zoom

Google Project Zero researchers have discovered two vulnerabilities in the video conferencing software Zoom that expose users to attacks. Security researchers from Google Project Zero discovered two vulnerabilities in the video conferencing software Zoom that expose users to attacks. The vulnerabilities impact Zoom Client for Meetings on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. The issues […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2021
0patch releases unofficial patches for CVE-2021-24084 Windows 10 zero-day

0patch released free unofficial patches for Windows local privilege escalation zero-day (CVE-2021-24084) in Windows 10, version 1809 and later. 0patch released free unofficial patches for Windows local privilege escalation zero-day (CVE-2021-24084) in Windows 10, version 1809 and later. The issue doesn’t impact Windows Servers because the vulnerable functionality in not implemented in these OSs. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 26, 2021
Exclusive: Resecurity discovered 0-day vulnerability in TP-Link Wi-Fi 6 devices

Resecurity researchers found a zero-day vulnerability in the TP-Link enterprise device with model number TL-XVR1800L. Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company has identified an active a zero-day vulnerability in the TP-Link device with model number TL-XVR1800L (Enterprise AX1800 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Wireless VPN Router), which is primarily suited to enterprises. The identified vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 25, 2021
FBI warns of crooks targeting online shoppers during the holiday season

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of cybercriminals targeting online shoppers during the holiday season. The FBI warns of cyber criminals targeting online shoppers during the holiday season. In this period netizens hope to take advantage of online bargains and are more active online, for this reason they are more exposed to the risk […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2021
VMware addresses File Read and SSRF flaws in vCenter Server

VMware addressed arbitrary file read and server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities in its vCenter Server product. VMware this week addressed arbitrary file read and server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities affecting its vCenter Server product. vCenter Server is the centralized management utility for VMware, and is used to manage virtual machines, multiple ESXi hosts, and all dependent […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2021
A vulnerable honeypot exposed online can be compromised in 24 hours

Researchers deployed multiple instances of vulnerable systems and found that 80% of the 320 honeypots were compromised within 24 hours. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks deployed a honeypot infrastructure of 320 nodes to analyze how three actors target exposed services in public clouds. The company set up the honeypots between July 2021 and August 2021 to […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2021
Expert discloses details of flaws in Oracle VirtualBox

A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox could be potentially exploited to compromise the hypervisor and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. A vulnerability in Oracle VM VirtualBox, tracked as CVE-2021-2442, could be potentially exploited to compromise the hypervisor and trigger a DoS condition. The vulnerability was discovered by Max Van Amerongen from SentinelLabs, it received a CVSS […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2021
Experts warn of RCE flaw in Imunify360 security platform

A flaw in CloudLinux’s Imunify360 security product could have been exploited by an attacker for remote code execution. Cisco’s Talos researchers discovered a remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21956, in CloudLinux’s Imunify360 security product. Imunify360 is a security platform for web-hosting servers that allows to implement real-time protection for website and web servers. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 20, 2021
Study reveals top 200 most common passwords

The annual study on top-used passwords published by Nordpass revealed that we are still using weak credentials that expose us to serious risks. Nordpass has published its annual report, titled “Top 200 most common passwords,” on the use of passwords. The report shows that we are still using weak passwords. The list of passwords was […]