Security

Pierluigi Paganini February 28, 2023
Resecurity identified the investment scam network ‘Digital Smoke’

Resecurity identified one of the largest investment fraud networks, tracked as Digital Smoke, by size and volume of operations. Resecurity identified one of the largest investment fraud networks by size and volume of operations created to defraud Internet users from Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, the European Union, India, Singapore, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2023
PlugX Trojan disguised as a legitimate Windows open-source tool in recent attacks

Researchers detailed a new wave of attacks distributing the PlugX RAT disguised as a legitimate Windows debugger tool. Trend Micro uncovered a new wave of attacks aimed at distributing the PlugX remote access trojan masqueraded as an open-source Windows debugger tool called x32dbg. The legitimate tool allows to examine kernel-mode and user-mode code, crash dumps, or CPU […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2023
Pro-Ukraine hackers CH01 defaced tens of Russian websites on the invasion anniversary

The group of hacktivists CH01 defaced at least 32 Russian websites to mark a protest over the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion A group of hacktivists that goes online with the moniker CH01 defaced at least 32 Russian websites to mark a protest over the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. The news was […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2023
News Corp says hackers first breached its systems between Feb 2020 and Jan 2022

The investigation conducted by News Corporation (News Corp) revealed that attackers remained on its network for two years. In February 2022, the American media and publishing giant News Corp revealed it was the victim of a cyber attack from an advanced persistent threat actor that took place in January 2022. The attackers compromised one of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2023
Clasiopa group targets materials research in Asia

A previously unknown threat actor, tracked as Clasiopa, is using a distinct toolset in attacks aimed at materials research organizations in Asia. Broadcom Symantec researchers have reported that a previously unknown threat actor, tracked as Clasiopa, that is using a distinct toolset in attacks aimed at materials research organizations in Asia. At the time of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 24, 2023
UK won the Military Cyberwarfare exercise Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2)

Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) is the largest Western Europe-led cyber exercise that took place in Tallinn with 34 teams from 11 countries. The Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) is the largest training exercise organised by the Army Cyber Association to allow personnel from across the Armed Forces to build their skills within the cyber […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2023
Fortinet FortiNAC CVE-2022-39952 flaw exploited in the wild hours after the release of PoC exploit

Threat actors are actively exploiting the Fortinet FortiNAC vulnerability CVE-2022-39952 a few hours after the publication of the PoC exploit code. This week, researchers at Horizon3 cybersecurity firm have released a proof-of-concept exploit for a critical-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-39952, in Fortinet’s FortiNAC network access control solution. Last week, Fortinet has released security updates to address two […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2023
The European Commission has banned its staff from using TikTok over security concerns

The European Commission has banned its employees from using the Chinese social media app TikTok over security concerns. The European Union has banned the popular Chinese video-sharing app TikTok from the mobile devices of its employees over security concerns. The app developed by the Chinese firm ByteDance has over 1 billion active users worldwide, it […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2023
Experts found a large new class of bugs ‘class’ in Apple devices

Tech giant Apple discloses three new vulnerabilities affecting its iOS, iPadOS, and macOS operating systems. Apple updated its advisories by adding three new vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-23520, CVE-2023-23530 and CVE-2023-23531, that affect iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. An attacker can trigger the CVE-2023-23530 flaw to execute arbitrary code out of its sandbox or with certain elevated privileges. The vulnerability resides in the Foundation […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 22, 2023
CISA adds IBM Aspera Faspex and Mitel MiVoice to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

US CISA added actively exploited flaws in IBM Aspera Faspex and Mitel MiVoice to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. US CISA added the following actively exploited flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: CVE-2022-47986 (CVSS score: 9.8) – IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Vulnerability – A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on […]