Security

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2023
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2023 fixed actively exploited zero-days

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2023 addressed 75 flaws, including three actively exploited zero-day bugs. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2023 fixed 75 vulnerabilities in multiple products, including Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; Exchange Server; .NET Core and Visual Studio Code; 3D Builder and Print 3D; Microsoft […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2023
Apple fixes the first zero-day in iPhones and Macs this year

Apple has released emergency security updates to fix a new actively exploited zero-day vulnerability that impacts iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple has released emergency security updates to address a new actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-23529, that impacts iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. The flaw is a type confusion issue in WebKit that was addressed […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 11, 2023
CISA adds Fortra MFT, TerraMaster NAS, Intel driver Flaws, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

US CISA added actively exploited flaws in Fortra MFT, Intel driver, and TerraMaster NAS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. US CISA added actively exploited flaws in Fortra MFT, Intel driver, and TerraMaster NAS, respectively tracked as CVE-2023-0669, CVE-2015-2291, and CVE-2022-24990, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The CVE-2015-2291 flaw (CVSS v3 score 7.8) is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2023
New TA886 group targets companies with custom Screenshotter malware

The TA886 hacking group targets organizations in the United States and Germany with new spyware tracked as Screenshotter. A recently discovered threat actor, tracked as TA886 by security firm Proofpoint, is targeting organizations in the United States and Germany with new malware dubbed Screenshotter. The experts first spotted the attacks attributed to this threat actor […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2023
Twitter restricted in Turkey after the earthquake amid disinformation fear

Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that network data confirm that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. The data show that multiple internet providers in Turkey blocked the popular platform as of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2023
VMware has no evidence of zero-day exploitation in ESXiArgs ransomware attacks

VMware said there is no evidence that threat actors are exploiting a zero-day flaw in its software as part of an ongoing ESXiArgs ransomware campaign. VMware said that it found no evidence that the threat actors behind the ongoing ESXiArgs ransomware attacks are leveraging a zero-day vulnerability in VMware ESXi servers. “VMware has not found evidence […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 07, 2023
OpenSSH addressed a new pre-auth double free vulnerability

The maintainers of OpenSSH address multiple security issues, including a memory safety bug in the OpenSSH server (sshd). The maintainers of OpenSSH have addressed a number of security vulnerabilities with the release of version 9.2. One of the issues addressed by the maintainers is a memory safety bug in the OpenSSH server (sshd) tracked as […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2023
CISA adds Oracle, SugarCRM bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

US CISA added actively exploited vulnerabilities in SugarCRM and Oracle products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Oracle and SugarCRM flaws, respectively tracked as CVE-2022-21587 and CVE-2023-22952, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The CVE-2022-21587 flaw (CVSS score 9.8) affects the Oracle E-Business Suite, which is a set […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2023
Exploitation attempts for Oracle E-Business Suite flaw observed after PoC release

Threat actors started exploiting a critical Oracle E-Business Suite flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-21587, shortly after a PoC was published. Shadowserver researchers warn that threat actors have started attempting to exploit critical Oracle E-Business Suite flaw (CVE-2022-21587) shortly after a PoC was published. The E-Business Suite is a set of enterprise applications that allows organizations automate […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2023
VMware Workstation update fixes an arbitrary file deletion bug

VMware addressed a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20854, in VMware Workstation. VMware fixed a high-severity privilege escalation flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-20854, that impacts Workstation. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to delete arbitrary files on Workstation version 17.x for Windows OS.  “An arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in VMware Workstation was privately reported to VMware. Updates are […]