Security

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2024
Ransomware groups target Veeam Backup & Replication bug

Multiple ransomware groups were spotted exploiting a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-27532, in Veeam Backup & Replication. The vulnerability CVE-2023-275327 (CVSS score of 7.5) impacts the Veeam Backup & Replication component. An attacker can exploit the issue to obtain encrypted credentials stored in the configuration database, potentially leading to gaining access to the backup infrastructure hosts. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2024
AT&T paid a $370,000 ransom to prevent stolen data from being leaked

Wired attributes the recently disclosed AT&T data breach to a hacker living in Turkey and reported the company paid a $370,000 ransom. An American hacker who lives in Turkey claimed responsibility for the recently disclosed AT&T data breach. The man also said the company paid a ransom to ensure that stolen data would be deleted, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 480 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov was sentenced to prison for his role in Zeus and IcedID operations Rite Aid disclosed […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2024
Critical flaw in Exim MTA could allow to deliver malware to users’ inboxes

A critical vulnerability in Exim mail server allows attackers to deliver malicious executable attachments to mailboxes. Attackers can exploit a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-39929 (CVSS score of 9.1), in the Exim mail transfer agent to deliver malicious attachments to target users’ inboxes. Exim is a widely used Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) designed to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2024
Palo Alto Networks fixed a critical bug in the Expedition tool

Palo Alto Networks addressed five vulnerabilities impacting its products, including a critical authentication bypass issue. Palo Alto Networks released security updates to address five security flaws impacting its products, the most severe issue, tracked as CVE-2024-5910 (CVSS score: 9.3), is a missing authentication for a critical function in Palo Alto Networks Expedition that can lead to an admin […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2024
AI-Powered Russia’s bot farm operates on X, US and its allies warn

The US and its allies disrupted an AI-powered Russia-linked bot farm on the social media platform X relying on the Meliorator AI software. The U.S. FBI and Cyber National Mission Force, along with Dutch and Canadian intelligence and security agencies, warned social media companies about Russian state-sponsored actors using covert AI software, Meliorator, in disinformation […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2024
VMware fixed critical SQL-Injection in Aria Automation product

VMware addressed a critical SQL-Injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-22280, impacting Aria Automation. Virtualization giant VMware addressed a high-severity SQL-injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-22280 (CVSSv3 base score of 8.5), in its Aria Automation solution. VMware Aria Automation (formerly vRealize Automation) is a modern cloud automation platform that simplifies and streamlines the deployment, management, and governance of cloud infrastructure […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2024
Citrix fixed critical and high-severity bugs in NetScaler product

IT giant Citrix addressed multiple vulnerabilities, including critical and high-severity issues in its NetScaler product. Citrix released security updates to address critical and high-severity issues in its NetScaler product. The most severe issue is an improper authorization flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-6235 (CVSS score of 9.4). An attacker with access to the NetScaler Console IP can […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2024
Multiple cybersecurity agencies warn of China-linked APT40 ‘s capabilities

Multiple cybersecurity agencies released a joint advisory warning about a China-linked group APT40 ‘s capability to rapidly exploit disclosed security flaws. Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the U.K., and the U.S. released a joint advisory warning about the China-linked group APT40 (aka TEMP.Periscope, TEMP.Jumper, Bronze Mohawk, Gingham Typhoon, ISLANDDREAMS, Kryptonite Panda, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2024
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for July 2024 fixed 2 actively exploited zero-days

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2024 addressed 139 flaws, including two actively exploited zero-days. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for July 2024 addressed 139 vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; .NET and Visual Studio; Azure; Defender for IoT; SQL Server; Windows Hyper-V; Bitlocker and Secure(?) Boot; Remote Desktop; and […]