Pierluigi Paganini
August 24, 2022
The streaming media platform Plex is urging its users to reset passwords after threat actors gained access to its database. Plex is an American streaming media service and a clientâserver media player platform. The company disclosed a data breach after threat actors have access to a limited subset of data stored in a compromised database. Exposed data includes emails, usernames, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 24, 2022
The threat actors behind a large-scale adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing campaign now target Google G Suite users The threat actors behind a large-scale adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing campaign targeting enterprise users of Microsoft email services were spotted targeting Google G Suite users. In AiTM phishing, threat actors set up a proxy server between a target user and the website the user […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 24, 2022
VMware this week released patches to address an important-severity vulnerability in the VMware Tools suite of utilities. The virtualization giant VMware this week released patches to address an important-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-31676, which impacts the VMware Tools suite of utilities. VMware Tools is a set of services and modules that enable several features in company […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 24, 2022
A French hospital, the Center Hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF), suffered a cyberattack on Sunday and was forced to refer patients to other structures. The Center Hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF), a hospital southeast of Paris, has suffered a ransomware attack over the weekend. The attack disrupted the emergency services and surgeries and forced the hospital to refer patients […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 23, 2022
Microsoft shared technical details of a critical ChromeOS flaw that could be exploited to trigger a DoS condition or for remote code execution. Microsoft shared details of a critical ChromeOS vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-2587 (CVSS score of 9.8). The flaw is an out-of-bounds write issue in OS Audio Server that could be exploited to trigger […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 23, 2022
DevOps platform GitLab fixed a critical remote code execution flaw in its GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) releases. DevOps platform GitLab has released security updates to fix a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-2884 (CVSS 9.9), affecting its GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) releases. An authenticated attacker […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 23, 2022
Experts warn that over 80,000 Hikvision cameras are vulnerable to a critical command injection vulnerability. Security researchers from CYFIRMA have discovered over 80,000 Hikvision cameras affected by a critical command injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-36260. The Chinese vendor addressed the issue in September 2021, but tens of thousands of devices are yet to be patched. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 23, 2022
Experts found backdoors in budget Android device models designed to target WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business messaging apps. Researchers from Doctor Web discovered backdoors in the system partition of budget Android device models that are counterfeit versions of famous brand-name models. The malware targets WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business messaging apps and can allow attackers to conduct […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 23, 2022
LockBit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the IT giant Entrust and started leaking the stolen files. Entrust Corp., provides software and hardware used to issue financial cards, e-passport production, user authentication for those looking to access secure networks or conduct financial transactions, trust certificated for websites, mobile credentials, and connected devices. The Lockbit ransomware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 22, 2022
I’m proud to have contributed to the “European Cybersecurity in Context: A Policy-Oriented Comparative Analysis“ Worldwide connectivity has unleashed global digitalisation, creating cross-border social networks for communicating and spreading information. The use of digital identity for democratic procedures is becoming a reality and public services are shifting towards using digital tools to implement simplified procedures. […]
