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Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2022
The discovery of Alchimist C2 tool, revealed a new attack framework to target Windows, macOS, and Linux systems

Experts discovered a new attack framework, including a C2 tool dubbed Alchimist, used in attacks against Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. Researchers from Cisco Talos discovered a new, previously undocumented attack framework that included a C2 dubbed Alchimist. The framework is likely being used in attacks aimed at Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 13, 2022
POLONIUM APT targets Israel with a new custom backdoor dubbed PapaCreep

An APT group tracked as Polonium employed custom backdoors in attacks aimed at Israelian entities since at least September 2021. POLONIUM APT focused only on Israeli targets, it launched attacks against more than a dozen organizations in various industries, including engineering, information technology, law, communications, branding and marketing, media, insurance, and social services. Microsoft MSTIC […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2022
Aruba fixes critical vulnerabilities in EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator

Aruba addressed multiple critical severity vulnerabilities in the EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator. Aruba addressed multiple critical severity vulnerabilities in the EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator that can be exploited by remote attackers to compromise the vulnerable host. Aruba EdgeConnect Orchestrator is a centralized SD-WAN management solution that allows enterprises to control their WAN. Below are the vulnerabilities addressed […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2022
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for October 2022 doesn’t fix Exchange Server flaws

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for October 2022 addressed a total of 85 security vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited zero-day. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for October 2022 addressed 85 new vulnerabilities in multiple products, including Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Azure, Azure Arc, and Azure DevOps; Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based); Office and Office Components; Visual Studio […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2022
VMware has yet to fix CVE-2021-22048 flaw in vCenter Server disclosed one year ago

VMware has yet to address the CVE-2021-22048 privilege escalation vulnerability in vCenter Server disclosed in November 2021. VMware warns customers that it has yet to address a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22048, in the vCenter Server. The flaw was disclosed in November 2021, it resides in the vCenter Server ‘s IWA (Integrated Windows […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2022
LockBit affiliates compromise Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy ransomware

Lockbit ransomware affiliates are compromising Microsoft Exchange servers to deploy their ransomware, experts warn. South-Korean cybersecurity firm AhnLab reported that Lockbit ransomware affiliates are distributing their malware via compromised Microsoft Exchange servers. In July 2022, two servers operated by a customer of the security firm were infected with LockBit 3.0 ransomware.  Threat actors initially deployed […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2022
Caffeine, a new Phishing-as-a-Service toolkit available in the underground

Researchers warn of a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit, called Caffeine, which is being used by cybercriminals. In March 2022, Mandiant researchers discovered threat actors using a shared Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called Caffeine. The experts noticed that the toolkit has an intuitive interface and supports multiple features that allow customers to easily arrange phishing campaigns. The service […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2022
Experts analyzed the evolution of the Emotet supply chain

Threat actors behind the Emotet bot are continually improving their tactics, techniques, and procedures to avoid detection. VMware researchers have analyzed the supply chain behind the Emotet malware reporting that its operators are continually shifting their tactics, techniques, and procedures to avoid detection. The Emotet banking trojan has been active at least since 2014, the botnet is operated by […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2022
DeepFakes Are The Cybercriminal Economy’s Latest Business Line

California-based Resecurity has identified a new spike of underground services enabling bad actors to generate deepfakes. According to cybersecurity experts, this may be used for political propaganda, foreign influence activity, disinformation, scams, and fraud.  Introduced by Canadian researchers to the public in 2014, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), typically imitate people’s faces, speech, and unique facial […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 11, 2022
Toyota discloses accidental leak of some customers’ personal information

Toyota Motor Corporation discloses data leak, customers’ personal information may have been exposed after an access key was exposed on GitHub. Toyota Motor Corporation warns customers that their personal information may have been accidentally exposed after an access key was publicly available on GitHub for almost five years. The carmaker discovered recently that a portion […]