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Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2022
Critical flaw in Netwrix Auditor application allows arbitrary code execution

A vulnerability in the Netwrix Auditor software can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on affected devices. Bishop Fox discovered a vulnerability in the Netwrix Auditor software that can be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected devices. Netwrix Auditor is a an auditing software that allows organizations to monitor their IT infrastructure, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2022
CISA urges to fix multiple critical flaws in Juniper Networks products

CISA urges admins to apply recently released fixes in Juniper Networks products, including Junos Space, Contrail Networking and NorthStar Controller. CISA urges users and administrators to review the Juniper Networks security advisories page and apply security updates available for some products, including Junos Space, Contrail Networking and NorthStar Controller. Threat actors can exploit some of these vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 16, 2022
Threat actors exploit a flaw in Digium Phone Software to target VoIP servers

Threat actors are targeting VoIP servers by exploiting a vulnerability in Digium’s software to install a web shell, Palo Alto Networks warns. Recently, Unit 42 researchers spotted a campaign targeting the Elastix system used in Digium phones since December 2021. Threat actors exploited a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-45461 (CVSS score 9.8), in the Rest Phone Apps (restapps) module to implant […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2022
Tainted password-cracking software for industrial systems used to spread P2P Sality bot

Dragos researchers uncovered a small-scale campaign targeting industrial engineers and operators with Sality malware. During a routine vulnerability assessment, Dragos researchers discovered a campaign targeting industrial engineers and operators with Sality malware. Threat actors behind the campaign used multiple accounts across several social media platforms to advertise password-cracking software for Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Human-Machine […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2022
Experts warn of attacks on sites using flawed Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder Addons

Researchers spotted a massive campaign that scanned close to 1.6 million WordPress sites for vulnerable Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder Addons. The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team observed a sudden increase in attacks targeting the Kaswara Modern WPBakery Page Builder Addons. Threat actors are attempting to exploit an arbitrary file upload vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-24284. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2022
Holy Ghost ransomware operation is linked to North Korea

Microsoft researchers linked the Holy Ghost ransomware (H0lyGh0st) operation to North Korea-linked threat actors. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) researchers linked the activity of the Holy Ghost ransomware (H0lyGh0st) operation to a North Korea-linked group they tracked as DEV-0530. The Holy Ghost ransomware gang has been active since June 2021 and it conducted ransomware […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2022
RedAlert, LILITH, and 0mega, 3 new ransomware in the wild 

Cyble researchers warn of three new ransomware operations named Lilith, RedAlert and 0mega targeting organizations worldwide. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble warn of new ransomware gangs that surfaced recently, named Lilith, RedAlert, and 0mega. RedAlert (aka N13V) targets both Windows and Linux VMWare ESXi servers of target organizations. The name RedAlert comes after a string […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2022
Mantis botnet powered the largest HTTPS DDoS attack in June

The largest HTTPS DDoS attack recently mitigated by Cloudflare was launched by the Mantis botnet. In June 2022, DDoS mitigation firm Cloudflare announced it has mitigated the largest HTTPS DDoS attack that was launched by a botnet they have called Mantis. The Mantis botnet generated 26 million request per second using approximately 5000 hijacked virtual […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2022
The new Retbleed speculative execution attack impacts both Intel and AMD chipsïżŒ

Researchers warn of a new vulnerability, dubbed Retbleed, that impacts multiple older AMD and Intel microprocessors. ETH Zurich researchers Johannes Wikner and Kaveh Razavi discovered a new vulnerability, dubbed Retbleed, that affects multiple older AMD and Intel microprocessors. An attacker can exploit the flaw to bypass current defenses and perform in Spectre-based attacks. The Retbleed vulnerability is tracked as […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2022
Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte was convicted of Vault 7 massive leak

Former CIA programmer, Joshua Schulte, was convicted in a US federal court of the 2017 leak of a massive leak to WikiLeaks. The former CIA programmer Joshua Schulte (33) was found guilty in New York federal court of stealing the agency’s hacking tools and leaking them to WikiLeaks in 2017. The huge trove of data, […]