Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2023
Alarming lack of cybersecurity practices on world’s most popular websites

The world’s most popular websites lack basic cybersecurity hygiene, an investigation by Cybernews shows. Do you happen to love exploring DIY ideas on Pinterest? Scrolling through IMDB to pick the next movie to watch? Or simply scrolling through Facebook to see what your friends and enemies have been up to? The Cybernews research team has […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2023
Two unauthenticated stack buffer overflows found in Ivanti Avalanche EMM

Ivanti Avalanche EMM product is impacted by two buffer overflows collectively tracked as CVE-2023-32560. Tenable researchers discovered two stack-based buffer overflows, collectively tracked as CVE-2023-32560 (CVSS v3: 9.8), impacting the Ivanti Avalanche enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can trigger the vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. The flaw affects Ivanti […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 15, 2023
Credentials for cybercrime forums found on roughly 120K computers infected with info stealers

Researchers discovered credentials associated with cybercrime forums on roughly 120,000 computers infected with information stealers. Threat intelligence firm Hudson Rock has discovered credentials associated with cybercrime forums on roughly 120,000 computers infected with various information stealer malware. The experts discovered that many of these computers, compromised between 2018 to 2023, belong to threat actors. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 14, 2023
Nine flaws in CyberPower and Dataprobe solutions expose data centers to hacking

Multiple vulnerabilities in CyberPower PowerPanel Enterprise DCIM platform and Dataprobe PDU could expose data centers to hacking. Researchers from Trellix Advanced Research Center discovered multiple vulnerabilities impacting CyberPower’s PowerPanel Enterprise Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platform and Dataprobe’s iBoot Power Distribution Unit (PDU). An attacker could exploit to gain unauthenticated access to these systems and […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2023
Multiple flaws in CODESYS V3 SDK could lead to RCE or DoS

16 vulnerabilities in Codesys products could result in remote code execution and DoS attacks exposing OT environments to hacking. Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers discovered 16 high-severity vulnerabilities, collectively tracked as CoDe16, in the CODESYS V3 software development kit (SDK). An attacker can trigger the flaw to gain remote code execution and conduct denial-of-service attacks under specific conditions, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 13, 2023
The DHS’s CSRB to review cloud security practices following the hack of Microsoft Exchange govt email accounts

The DHS’s CSRB will review cloud security practices following recent hacks of Microsoft Exchange accounts used by US govt agencies. The US DHS announced that the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) will review the security measure to protect cloud computing environments following the recent compromise of Microsoft Exchange accounts used by US govt agencies. “The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2023
UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data. MPD FM boasts of being the UK’s leading “facility […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2023
The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud

API (or Application Programming Interface) is a ubiquitous term in the tech community today, and it’s one with a long history. As a concept, APIs (or Application Programming Interfaces) have been around since the 1950s. What started out as a potential method to facilitate communication between two computers then evolved to describe the interaction between […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2023
CISA adds actively exploited flaw in .NET, Visual Studio to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA added zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-38180 affecting .NET and Visual Studio to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-38180 (CVSS score 7.5) affecting .NET and Visual Studio to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The vulnerability can be exploited to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 10, 2023
US Govt launches Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge

The US Government House this week launched an Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge competition for creating a new generation of AI systems. On Wednesday, the United States Government House introduced an Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge competition. The two-year competition aims to foster the development of innovative AI systems that can protect critical applications from cyber threats. […]