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 âKnown Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalogâ 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. âWe 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 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 06, 2022
A flaw in Argo CD tool for Kubernetes could be exploited by attackers to steal sensitive data from Kubernetes Apps. A zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-24348, in the Argo CD tool for Kubernetes could be exploited by attackers to steal sensitive data from Kubernetes Apps, including passwords and API keys. The flaw received a CVSS […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 03, 2022
A cyber attack hit the oil terminals of some of the biggest European ports impacting their operations. Some of the major oil terminals in Western Europe’s biggest ports have been targeted with a cyberattack. Threat actors have hit multiple oil facilities in Belgium’s ports, including Antwerp, which is the second biggest port in Europe after […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 02, 2022
Antivirus firm ESET addressed a local privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked CVE-2021-37852, impacting its Windows clients. Antivirus firm ESET released security patches to address a high severity local privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked CVE-2021-37852, impacting its Windows clients. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to misuse the AMSI scanning feature to elevate privileges in specific scenarios. “According […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 31, 2022
A report from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed that in 2021 Americans lost $770 million from social media frauds. These data are the result of the increased exposure of netizens through social media. The US […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 30, 2022
A researcher disclosed an exploit for a Windows local privilege elevation issue (CVE-2022-21882) that allows anyone to gain admin privileges in Windows 10. The security researchers RyeLv has publicly released an exploit for a Windows local privilege elevation flaw (CVE-2022-21882) that allows anyone to gain admin privileges in Windows 10. The Win32k elevation of privilege […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 29, 2022
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoked the license for the China Unicom Americas over serious national security concerns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revoked the license for China Unicom Americas over “serious national security concerns.” China Unicom is the world’s sixth-largest mobile service provider by subscriber base. The telecom company is a foreign subsidiary of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 28, 2022
Delta Electronics, a Taiwanese contractor for multiple tech giants such as Apple, Dell, HP and Tesla, was hit by Conti ransomware Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company Delta Electronics was hit by the Conti ransomware that took place this week. Delta Electronics operates as a contractor for major tech giants such as Apple, Tesla, HP, and Dell. […]
