Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 02, 2022
VMware fixed critical authentication bypass vulnerability

VMware patched a critical authentication bypass security flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-31656, impacting local domain users in multiple products. VMware has addressed a critical authentication bypass security flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-31656, impacting local domain users in multiple products. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the vulnerability to gain admin privileges. “A malicious actor with network access to the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 01, 2022
A flaw in Dahua IP Cameras allows full take over of the devices

A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-30563, impacting Dahua IP Camera can allow attackers to seize control of IP cameras. The CVE-2022-30563 vulnerability impacting Dahua IP Camera can allow attackers to seize control of IP cameras. The issue affects Dahua’s implementation of the Open Network Video Interface Forum (ONVIF). ONVIF provides and promotes standardized interfaces for effective […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2022
CISA orders to patch an actively exploited flaw in Confluence servers

US Critical Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds the critical Confluence flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-26138, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. US CISA has added the recently disclosed Confluence vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-26138, to its list of bugs abused in the wild, a flaw that can provide remote attackers with hardcoded credentials following successful exploitation. According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2022
Strong Authentication – Robust Identity and Access Management Is a Strategic Choice

Passwords no longer meet the demands of today’s identity and access requirements. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. “Usernames and passwords are insufficient and vulnerable means of authentication on their own; therefore, it is essential to employ strong authentication techniques like multi-factor authentication (MFA) to confirm users’ identities before granting secure access to resources,” Sarah […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2022
LibreOffice fixed 3 flaws, including a code execution issue

LibreOffice maintainers addressed three security flaws in their productivity software, including an arbitrary code execution issue. LibreOffice is an open-source office productivity software suite, a project of The Document Foundation (TDF). LibreOffice maintainers addressed three security flaws in their suit, including an arbitrary code execution issue tracked as CVE-2022-26305. The CVE-2022-26305 flaw is classified as the execution of untrusted […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 28, 2022
ENISA provides data related to major telecom security incidents in 2021

ENISA published a report that includes anonymised and aggregated information about major telecom security incidents in 2021. ENISA published a report that provides anonymized and aggregated information about major telecom security incidents in 2021. Every European telecom operator that suffers a security incident, notifies its national authorities which share a summary of these reports to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 26, 2022
U.S. increased rewards for info on North Korea-linked threat actors to $10 million

The U.S. State Department increased rewards for information on any North Korea-linked threat actors to $10 million. In April 2020, the U.S. Departments of State, the Treasury, and Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a joint advisory that is warning organizations worldwide about the ‘significant cyber threat’ posed by the North Korean nation-state actors […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2022
Drupal developers fixed a code execution flaw in the popular CMS

Drupal development team released security updates to fix multiple issues, including a critical code execution flaw. Drupal developers have released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in the popular CMS: Drupal core – Moderately critical – Multiple vulnerabilities – SA-CORE-2022-015 Drupal core – Critical – Arbitrary PHP code execution – SA-CORE-2022-014 Drupal core – Moderately […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2022
Is APT28 behind the STIFF#BIZON attacks attributed to North Korea-linked APT37?

North Korea-linked APT37 group targets high-value organizations in the Czech Republic, Poland, and other countries. Researchers from the Securonix Threat Research (STR) team have uncovered a new attack campaign, tracked as STIFF#BIZON, targeting high-value organizations in multiple countries, including Czech Republic, and Poland. The researchers attribute this campaign to the North Korea-linked APT37 group, aka […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2022
SonicWall fixed critical SQLi in Analytics and GMS products

Security company SonicWall released updates to address a critical SQL injection (SQLi) flaw in Analytics On-Prem and Global Management System (GMS) products. Security company SonicWall addressed a critical SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22280 (CVSS score 9.4), in Analytics On-Prem and Global Management System (GMS) products. “Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an […]