Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2021
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Cloud hosting provider Swiss Cloud suffered a ransomware attack Hacking a Tesla Model X with a DJI Mavic 2 drone equipped with a WIFI dongle WeSteal, a shameless commodity cryptocurrency […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 09, 2021
A flaw in some DNS resolvers, tracked as TsuNAME, can allow attackers to launch DDoS attacks against authoritative DNS servers. Researchers at SIDN Labs (the R&D team of the registry for .nl domains), InternetNZ (the registry for .nz domains), and the Information Science Institute at the University of Southern California has discovered a vulnerability, named […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 08, 2021
A cyberattack forced the shutdown of one of the largest pipelines in the United States, the Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama. The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama was hit by a cybersecurity attack, its operators were forced to shut down its systems. The pipeline allows carrying 2.5 million barrels of refined gasoline and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 07, 2021
The UK and US cybersecurity agencies have published a report detailing techniques used by Russia-linked cyberespionage group known APT29 (aka Cozy Bear). Today, UK NCSC and CISA-FBI-NSA cybersecurity agencies published a joint security advisory that warns organizations to patch systems immediately to mitigate the risk of attacks conducted by Russia-linked SVR group (aka APT29, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes)). The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 07, 2021
CyberNews researchers found more than 29,000 unprotected databases worldwide that are still publicly accessible, leaving close to 19,000 terabytes of data exposed to anyone, including threat actors. Most organizations use databases to store sensitive information. This includes passwords, usernames, document scans, health records, bank account and credit card details, as well as other essential data, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 07, 2021
VMware has fixed a new critical RCE flaw in VMware vRealize Business for Cloud that was reported by sanctioned Russian firm Positive Technologies. VMware has addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21984, in VMware vRealize Business for Cloud. vRealize Business for Cloud is an automated cloud business management solution that allows customers to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 06, 2021
Experts spotted a new malware, dubbed Moriya rootkit, that targets Windows systems as part of cyberespionage campaign dubbed TunnelSnake. An unclassified threat actor employed a new stealthy malware, dubbed Moriya rootkit, to compromise Windows systems. Kaspersky experts who uncovered the threat speculate the attacks are likely part of an ongoing espionage campaign dubbed TunnelSnake that has been […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 06, 2021
Chinese military unit PLA Unit 61419 is suspected to be involved in cyber-espionage campaigns against multiple antivirus companies. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Recorded Futureâs Insikt Group have discovered six procurement documents from official Peopleâs Liberation Army (PLA) military websites and other sources that demonstrate that PLA Unit 61419 has sought to purchase antivirus solutions from […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 06, 2021
A taste of the latest release of QakBot â one of the most popular and mediatic trojan bankers active since 2007. The malware QakBot, also known as Qbot, Pinkslipbot, and Quakbot is a banking trojan that has been made headlines since 2007. This piece of malware is focused on stealing banking credentials and victimâs secrets using […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 06, 2021
Cisco fixed critical flaws in SD-WAN vManage and HyperFlex HX software that could allow creating admin accounts, and executing commands as root. Cisco has addressed critical vulnerabilities affecting SD-WAN vManage and HyperFlex HX software that could allow creating admin accounts and executing commands as root. Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software flaws (CVE-2021-1275, CVE-2021-1468, CVE-2021-1505, CVE-2021-1506, CVE-2021-1508) could […]
