Security

Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2025
Cisco addresses a critical privilege escalation bug in Meeting Management

Cisco addressed a critical flaw in its Meeting Management that could allow it to gain administrator privileges on vulnerable instances. Cisco released security updates to fix a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-20156 (CVSS score of 9.9) affecting its Meeting Management. A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit the vulnerability to gain administrator privileges on affected instances. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2025
Two ransomware groups abuse Microsoft’s Office 365 platform to gain access to target organizations

Two ransomware groups exploiting Microsoft 365 services and default settings to target internal enterprise users. Sophos researchers started investigating two distinct clusters of activity, tracked as STAC5143 and STAC5777, in response to customer ransomware attacks in November and December 2024. Threat actors used their own Microsoft 365 tenants and exploited a default Teams setting allowing […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2025
A 7-Zip bug allows to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) feature

A vulnerability in the 7-Zip file software allows attackers to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) Windows security feature. Attackers can exploit a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0411, in the free, open-source file archiver software 7-Zip to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) Windows security feature. Mark of the Web (MotW) is a security […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 21, 2025
Experts found multiple flaws in Mercedes-Benz infotainment system

Kaspersky researchers shared details about multiple vulnerabilities impacting the Mercedes-Benz MBUX infotainment system. Kaspersky published research findings on the first-generation Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) infotainment system, specifically focusing on the Mercedes-Benz Head Unit. The researchers started from the results of another study conducted by KeenLab on the MBUX internals. The experts used a diagnostic software […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2025
Planet WGS-804HPT Industrial Switch flaws could be chained to achieve remote code execution

Critical flaws in WGS-804HPT switches could be chained to gain remote code execution on Planet Technology’s industrial devices. The Planet WGS-804HPT industrial switch is used in building and home automation networks to provide connectivity of Internet of things (IoT) devices, IP surveillance cameras, and wireless LAN network applications. This switch family is equipped with a […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2025
A flaw in the W3 Total Cache plugin exposes hundreds of thousands of WordPress sites to attacks

A WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin vulnerability could allow attackers to access information from internal services, including metadata on cloud-based apps. A severe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12365 (CVSS score of 8.5) in the WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin could expose metadata from internal services and cloud apps. The WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2025
EU privacy non-profit group filed complaints against TikTok, SHEIN, AliExpress, and other Chinese companies

noyb files complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, and other Chinese companies for illegal EU user data transfers to China, violating data protection laws. Austrian privacy non-profit group None of Your Business (noyb) has filed complaints accusing companies like TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi of violating data protection regulations in the European Union by unlawfully […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical Aviatrix Controllers OS Command Injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50603 (CVSS score of 10) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw impacts Aviatrix Controller pre-7.1.4191 and 7.2.x […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2025
ESET detailed a flaw that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot in UEFI systems

Researchers detailed a now-patched vulnerability that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism in UEFI systems. ESET disclosed details of a now-patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7344 (CVSS score: 6.7), that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism in UEFI systems. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that defines a software interface […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 17, 2025
Russia-linked APT Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts

The Russian group Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts in a new spear-phishing campaign, shifting tactics to avoid detection. In November 2024, Microsoft researchers observed the Russia-linked APT group Star Blizzard targeting WhatsApp accounts via spear-phishing, shifting tactics to avoid detection. The Star Blizzard group, aka “Callisto“, “Seaborgium“, “ColdRiver”, and “TA446,” targeted government officials, military personnel, journalists and […]