Security

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2023
Researchers disclose critical sandbox escape bug in vm2 sandbox library

The development team behind the vm2 JavaScript sandbox library addressed a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability. The developers behind the vm2 JavaScript sandbox module have addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-29017 (CVSS score 9.8), that could be exploited to execute arbitrary shellcode. vm2 is a sandbox that can run untrusted code in an isolated context […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 09, 2023
Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, was charged in the US with conspiracy and other charges related to acquiring U.S.-made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. The defendant was arrested in Estonia on […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2023
CISA adds Veritas Backup Exec flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA has added Veritas Backup Exec flaws, which were exploited in ransomware attacks, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added the following five new issues to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: This week Mandiant researchers reported that an affiliate of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang, tracked as UNC4466, was observed […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2023
Apple addressed two actively exploited zero-day flaws

Apple released emergency security updates to address two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities impacting iPhones, Macs, and iPads. Apple has released emergency security updates to address two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-28205 and CVE-2023-28206, impacting iPhones, Macs, and iPads. Impacted devices include: Both vulnerabilities were reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2023
Phishers migrate to Telegram

Experts warn that Telegram is becoming a privileged platform for phishers that use it to automate their activities and for providing various services. Kaspersky researchers have published an analysis of phishers’ Telegram channels used to promote their services and products. The experts pointed out that crooks engaged in phishing activities have started to rely on […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2023
Threat Report Portugal: Q3 & Q4 2022

The Threat Report Portugal: H2 2022 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to December, H2, 2022. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open-sharing database with the ability to collect indicators from multiple sources, developed and maintained by Segurança-Informática. This feed is based on automatic searches and is supported by a healthy […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2023
HP would take up to 90 days to fix a critical bug in some business-grade printers

HP would take up to 90 days to address a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-1707, that resides in the firmware of some business-grade printers. HP is aware of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-1707 (CVSS v3.1 score 9.1), that affects tens of HP Enterprise LaserJet and HP LaserJet Managed Printers models. The exploitation of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2023
CISA JCDC Will Focus on Energy Sector

The CISA ‘s Joint Cyber Defense Collective (JCDC) initiative is going to build operation plans for protecting and responding to cyber threats. What comes to mind when you think of cyber criminals? Depending on who you ask, you’ll get a variety of answers. For some, a cyber criminal matches some of the Hollywood tropes: a […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2023
CISA adds Zimbra bug exploited in attacks against NATO countries to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA has added a Zimbra flaw, which was exploited in attacks targeting NATO countries, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a Zimbra flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-27926, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The CVE-2022-27926 flaw affects Zimbra Collaboration version 9.0.0, which is used to host publicly-facing […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 03, 2023
Microsoft fixed Azure AD bug that led to Bing.com results manipulation and account takeover

Microsoft addressed a misconfiguration flaw in the Azure Active Directory (AAD) identity and access management service. Microsoft has addressed a misconfiguration issue impacting the Azure Active Directory (AAD) identity and access management service that exposed multiple Microsoft applications, including the Bing management portal, to unauthorized access. The vulnerability was discovered by Wiz Research which determined […]