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Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2022
Critical Linux Kernel flaw affects SMB servers with ksmbd enabled

Experts warn of a critical Linux Kernel vulnerability (CVSS score of 10) impacting SMB servers that can lead to remote code execution. A critical Linux kernel vulnerability (CVSS score of 10) exposes SMB servers with ksmbd enabled to hack. KSMBD is a Linux kernel server that implements SMB3 protocol in kernel space for sharing files […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2022
Experts warn of attacks exploiting WordPress gift card plugin

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw in the YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium WordPress plugin installed by over 50,000 websites. Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-45359 (CVSS v3: 9.8), affecting the WordPress plugin YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium. The YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium plugin allows websites of online stores to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2022
Updated: Data of 400 Million Twitter users up for sale

A threat actor is claiming they have obtained data of 400,000,000 Twitter users and is offering it for sale. A threat actor claims they have obtained data of 400,000,000 Twitter users and is attempting to sell it. The seller claims the database is private, he provided a sample of 1,000 accounts as proof of claims […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 399 by Pierluigi Paganini

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. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Expert found Backdoor credentials in ZyXEL LTE3301 M209 Raspberry Robin malware used in attacks against Telecom […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2022
Expert found Backdoor credentials in ZyXEL LTE3301 M209

The cybersecurity researcher RE-Solver discovered Backdoor credentials in ZyXEL LTE3301-M209 LTE indoor routers. Security researcher ReSolver announced the discovery of hardcoded credentials (CVE-2022-40602) in ZyXEL LTE3301-M209 LTE indoor routers. In previous research, the expert discovered a Telnet backdoor in D-Link DWR-921 which is also present in the ZyXEL LTE3301-M209 as well.  The researcher analyzed the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2022
Raspberry Robin malware used in attacks against Telecom and Governments

The Raspberry Robin worm attacks aimed at telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a Raspberry Robin worm campaign targeting telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. The campaign has been active since at least September 2022, most of the infections have been observed in […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2022
TikTok parent company ByteDance revealed the use of TikTok data to track journalists

ByteDance admitted that its employees accessed TikTok data to track journalists to identify the source of leaks to the media. TikTok parent company ByteDance revealed that several employees accessed the TikTok data of two journalists to investigate leaks of company information to the media.  According to an email from ByteDance’s general counsel Erich Andersen which […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2022
BetMGM discloses security breach impacting 1.5 Million customers

Online sports betting company BetMGM suffered a data breach and threat actors offered for sale a database containing the data of 1.5 million customers. On December 21, the online sports betting company BetMGM disclosed a data breach while threat actors offered for sale a database containing the information of 1,569,310 million BetMGM customers. “We breached BetMGM’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2022
An Iranian group hacked Israeli CCTV cameras, defense was aware but didn’t block it

An Iranian group hacked dozens of CCTV cameras in Israel in 2021 and maintained access for a long period of time. An Iranian group of hackers, known as Moses Staff, had seized control of dozens of Israeli CCTV cameras, the hack was known to the authorities that did nothing to stop it, reported The Times […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2022
LastPass revealed that encrypted password vaults were stolen

The data breach suffered by LastPass in August 2022 may have been more severe than previously thought. In August password management software firm LastPass disclosed a security breach, threat actors had access to portions of the company development environment through a single compromised developer account and stole portions of source code and some proprietary technical information. […]