Pierluigi Paganini
March 04, 2022
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 95 vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added 95 vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, FCEB agencies have to address the identified vulnerabilities […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 04, 2022
While Russia is invading Ukraine, multiple forces are joining in the conflict, especially in the cyber space, let’s analyze them The analysis of the current scenario in cyberspace is not easy due to the presence of multiple threat actors and the difficulty of attributing the attacks. Security group CyberKnow shared an interesting analysis about the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 01, 2022
US CISA and the FBI warned US organizations that data wiping attacks targeting Ukraine entities could spill over to targets worldwide. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn US organizations of data wiping attacks targeting Ukraine that could hit targets worldwide. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 18, 2022
Google introduces Privacy Sandbox on Android aimed at leading to more private advertising solutions for mobile users. Google announced Privacy Sandbox on Android to limit user data sharing and prevent the use of cross-app identifiers. The company states that the Privacy Sandbox technologies are still in development. “Privacy Sandbox on Android will strengthen privacy, while […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 16, 2022
Russia-linked threat actors have breached the network of U.S. cleared defense contractors (CDCs) since at least January 2020. According to a joint alert published by the FBI, NSA, and CISA, Russia-linked threat actors conducted a cyber espionage campaign aimed at US cleared defense contractors to steal sensitive info related to intelligence programs and capabilities. CDCs […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 15, 2022
The BlackCat ransomware group (aka ALPHV), claimed responsibility for the attack on Swissport that interfered with its operations. The BlackCat ransomware group (aka ALPHV), has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on Swissport that impacted its operations, causing flight delays. Swissport International Ltd. is an aviation services company providing airport ground,lounge hospitality and cargo handling services owned by an international group of investors. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 14, 2022
Last week, a cyberattack hit Pop TV, Slovenia’s most popular TV channel, disrupting the operations. Last week, a cyber-attack has disrupted the operations of Pop TV, the Slovenian most popular TV channel. The attack, which likely was a ransomware attack, impacted the computer network of the TV channel and caused the cancellation of the evening […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 11, 2022
The U.S. CISA has added to the catalog of vulnerabilities another 15 security vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild. The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added fifteen more flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The ‘Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog‘ is a list of known vulnerabilities that threat actors have abused in attacks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 07, 2022
Microsoft temporarily disabled the ms-appinstaller protocol for MSIX because it was abused by malware, such as Emotet. Microsoft announced to have temporarily disabled the ms-appinstaller protocol for MSIX because it was abused by malware, such as Emotet. In December, Microsoft addressed a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-43890, in AppX installer that affects Microsoft Windows which is under active exploitation. “We have […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 07, 2022
An unnamed Chinese-language-speaking hacking group compromised systems at National Games of China in 2021. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Avast discovered that a Chinese-language-speaking threat actor has compromised systems at National Games of China in 2021. The event took place on September 15, 2021 in Shaanxi (China), it is a national version of the Olympics with only local […]
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