Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2022
Microsoft publicly discloses details on critical ChromeOS flaw

Microsoft shared technical details of a critical ChromeOS flaw that could be exploited to trigger a DoS condition or for remote code execution. Microsoft shared details of a critical ChromeOS vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-2587 (CVSS score of 9.8). The flaw is an out-of-bounds write issue in OS Audio Server that could be exploited to trigger […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2022
GitLab fixed a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) bug in CE and EE releases

DevOps platform GitLab fixed a critical remote code execution flaw in its GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) releases. DevOps platform GitLab has released security updates to fix a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-2884 (CVSS 9.9), affecting its GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) releases. An authenticated attacker […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2022
Over 80,000 Hikvision cameras can be easily hacked

Experts warn that over 80,000 Hikvision cameras are vulnerable to a critical command injection vulnerability. Security researchers from CYFIRMA have discovered over 80,000 Hikvision cameras affected by a critical command injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-36260. The Chinese vendor addressed the issue in September 2021, but tens of thousands of devices are yet to be patched. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2022
CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-0028, affecting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity flaw impacting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. According to Binding Operational […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2022
Counterfeit versions of popular mobile devices target WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business

Experts found backdoors in budget Android device models designed to target WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business messaging apps. Researchers from Doctor Web discovered backdoors in the system partition of budget Android device models that are counterfeit versions of famous brand-name models. The malware targets WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business messaging apps and can allow attackers to conduct […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2022
European Cybersecurity in Context: A Policy-Oriented Comparative Analysis

I’m proud to have contributed to the “European Cybersecurity in Context: A Policy-Oriented Comparative Analysis“ Worldwide connectivity has unleashed global digitalisation, creating cross-border social networks for communicating and spreading information. The use of digital identity for democratic procedures is becoming a reality and public services are shifting towards using digital tools to implement simplified procedures. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2022
8-year-old Linux Kernel flaw DirtyCred is nasty as Dirty Pipe

Researchers shared details of an eight-year-old flaw dubbed DirtyCred, defined as nasty as Dirty Pipe, in the Linux kernel. Researchers from Northwestern University (Zhenpeng Lin  |  PhD Student,Yuhang Wu  |  PhD Student, Xinyu Xing  |  Associate Professor) disclosed an eight-year-old security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, dubbed DirtyCred, which they defined “as nasty as Dirty Pipe.” The Dirty Pipe flaw, tracked […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 20, 2022
CISA added 7 new flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 7 new flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week added seven new flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, including a critical SAP security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-22536. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2022
CISA added SAP flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

US CISA added a critical SAP flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog after its details were disclosed at the Black Hat and Def Con conferences. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical SAP vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22536, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog a few days after researchers shared details […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 19, 2022
A flaw in Amazon Ring could expose user’s camera recordings

Amazon addressed a high-severity flaw in its Ring app for Android that could have exposed sensitive information and camera recordings. In May, Amazon fixed a high-severity vulnerability in its Ring app for Android that could have allowed a malicious app installed on a user’s device to access sensitive information and camera recordings. The Ring app […]