Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2021
Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor tightens control of its citizens and blocked access to six virtual private networks (VPNs), including NordVPN and ExpressVPN. Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor tightens the control over the Internet and blocked access to six virtual private networks (VPNs), Hola!VPN, ExpressVPN, KeepSolid VPN Unlimited, Nord VPN, Speedify VPN, and IPVanish VPN. Russian communications […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2021
Microsoft warns of a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that is actively exploited by threat actors using weaponized Office docs. Microsoft warns of a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) in Internet Explorer that is actively exploited by threat actors to hijack vulnerable Windows systems. Microsoft did not share info about the attacks either the nature of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2021
Netgear has released security updates to address high-severity vulnerabilities affecting several of its smart switches used by businesses. Netgear has released firmware updates to address high-severity vulnerabilities in more than a dozen of its smart switches used on businesses. The company fixed three security flaws that affect 20 Netgear products, mostly smart switches. Technical details […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 05, 2021
The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined WhatsApp €225 million over data sharing transparency for European Union users’ data with Facebook. The Irish Data Protection Commission has fined WhatsApp €225 million for the lack of transparency on how it shares European Union users’ data with Facebook companies. The instant messaging company violated the actual General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 04, 2021
The US Securities and Exchange Commission warns investors of potential investment scams that leverages Hurricane Ida as a bait. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is warning investors of potential investment scams related to Hurricane Ida. Scammers will likely target individuals and organizations that are eligible to receive large payouts from insurance […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 04, 2021
Apple will delay the introduction of its new child pornography protection tools due to a heated debate raised by privacy advocates. Apple announced this week that it will delay the rollout of its new child pornography protection tools after many experts and privacy advocated claimed it poses a threat to user privacy. The tools were […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2021
USCYBERCOM is urging organizations to patch a critical CVE-2021-26084 flaw in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center, ahead of the Labor Day weekend. US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has issued an alert to warn US organizations to address Atlassian Confluence CVE-2021-26084 vulnerability immediately, ahead of the Labor Day weekend. Government experts are aware of the ongoing […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 03, 2021
FBI warns ransomware gangs are actively targeting organizations in the food and agriculture sector. The FBI Cyber Division issued a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to warn of ransomware attacks targeting the Food and Agriculture sector disrupting its operations, causing financial loss and negatively impacting the overall food supply chain. Small farms, large producers, processors and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 02, 2021
The now-fixed CVE-2020-1910 vulnerability in WhatApp ‘s image filter feature could have exposed user data to remote attackers. A high-severity security vulnerability in WhatApp’s image filter feature, tracked as CVE-2020-1910, could have been exploited by attackers to read sensitive information from the app’s memory by simply sending a specially crafted image over the messaging app […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 02, 2021
Cyber Defense Magazine September 2021 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with 161 pages of excellent content. Cyber Defense eMagazine for September 2021 Published monthly by Cyber Defense Magazine, this resource shares a wealth of information to help you stay one step ahead of the next cyber threat. In this Edition: – […]
