Security

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2023
Experts released PoC exploit for Ubiquiti EdgeRouter flaw

A Proof-of-Concept (PoC) exploit for the CVE-2023-31998 vulnerability in the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter has been publicly released. The CVE-2023-31998 flaw (CVSS v3 5.9) is a heap overflow issue impacting Ubiquiti EdgeRouters and Aircubes, an attacker can exploit it to potentially execute arbitrary code and interrupt UPnP service to a vulnerable device. The flaw resides in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2023
Two spyware sending data of more than 1.5M users to China were found in Google Play Store

Two apps on the Google Play Store with more than 1.5 million downloads have been discovered spying on users and sending data to China. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Pradeo discovered two malicious apps on Google Play hinding spyware and spying on up to 1.5 million users. Both applications are file management apps from the same […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 08, 2023
Google addressed 3 actively exploited flaws in Android

Google released July security updates for Android that addressed tens of vulnerabilities, including three actively exploited flaws. July security updates for Android addressed more than 40 vulnerabilities, including three flaws that were actively exploited in targeted attacks. “There are indications that the following may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” reads the security bulletin. The CVE-2023-26083 is […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 07, 2023
Progress warns customers of a new critical flaw in MOVEit Transfer software

Progress released security patches for a new critical SQL injection vulnerability affecting its MOVEit Transfer software. Progress is informing customers of a new critical SQL injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-36934, in its MOVEit Transfer software. MOVEit Transfer software recently made the headlines due to the massive Clop ransomware hacking campaign exploiting a vulnerability in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2023
Cisco warns of a flaw in Nexus 9000 series switches that allows modifying encrypted traffic

Cisco warns of a high-severity vulnerability in Nexus 9000 series switches that can allow attackers to read or modify encrypted traffic. Cisco disclosed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20185 (CVSS Score 7.4), in the Cisco ACI Multi-Site CloudSec encryption feature of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI mode. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2023
StackRot, a new Linux Kernel privilege escalation vulnerability

StackRot is s new security vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could be exploited to gain elevated privileges on a target system. A security vulnerability, dubbed StackRot was found impacting Linux versions 6.1 through 6.4. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-3269, (CVSS score: 7.8), is a privilege escalation issue that resides in the memory management subsystem. An unprivileged […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 06, 2023
Ransomware accounts for 54% of cyber threats in the health sector

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) releases its first cyber threat landscape report for the health sector. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) releases today its first cyber threat landscape report for the health sector. The report identifies prime threats, threat actors, and trends and covers a period of over 2 years. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 04, 2023
335,923 out of 489,337 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997

Researchers reported that there are 490,000 Fortinet firewalls exposing SSL VPN interfaces on the internet, and roughly 69% of them are still vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997. In Mid-June Fortinet addressed a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-27997 (CVSS score: 9.2), in FortiOS and FortiProxy that is likely exploited in a limited number of attacks. “A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2023
The Impacts of Data Loss on Your Organization

What are the causes of Data Loss and which are their impact on your organization? In today’s digital age, data has become the lifeblood of organizations, driving critical decision-making, improving operational efficiency, and allowing for smoother innovation. Simply put, businesses heavily rely on data. In an era where data has become the cornerstone of business […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2023
CISA adds Samsung and D-link bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA added actively exploited Samsung and D-Link vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added six Samsung and two D-Link vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Below is the list of flaws added to the catalog: The CVE-2019-17621 flaw is a remote command execution flaw that resides in […]