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Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2025
Cisco addressed two critical flaws in its Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Cisco addressed critical flaws in Identity Services Engine, preventing privilege escalation and system configuration changes. Cisco addressed multiple vulnerabilities, including two critical remote code execution flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-20124 (CVSS score of 9.9) and CVE-2025-20125 (CVSS score of 9.1), in Identity Services Engine (ISE). A remote attacker authenticated with read-only administrative privileges could exploit the […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2025
Notorious hacker behind 40+ cyberattacks on strategic organizations arrested

Spanish Police arrested an unnamed hacker who allegedly breached tens of government institutions in Spain and the US. Spanish National Police arrested a hacker responsible for multiple cyberattacks on government institutions in Spain and the U.S.. Targe including the U.S. Army, UN, NATO, and other agencies. Some of the breached organizations are the U.S. Army, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2025
Lazarus APT targets crypto wallets using cross-platform JavaScript stealer

The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus uses a cross-platform JavaScript stealer to target crypto wallets in a new hacking campaign. Bitdefender researchers reported that the North Korea-linked Lazarus group uses fake LinkedIn job offers in the cryptocurrency and travel sectors to deliver a cross-platform JavaScript stealer to target crypto wallets in a new hacking campaign. Scammers lure […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Linux kernel flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Linux kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-53104, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The February 2025 Android security updates addressed 48 vulnerabilities, the zero-day flaw CVE-2024-53104 which is actively exploited in attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2025
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft .NET Framework, Apache OFBiz, and Paessler PRTG Network Monitor flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft .NET Framework, Apache OFBiz, and Paessler PRTG Network Monitor flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: In September 2024, Apache fixed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45195 (CVSS score: 7.5) […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2025
SparkCat campaign target crypto wallets using OCR to steal recovery phrases

In late 2024, Kaspersky experts discovered a malicious campaign, called SparkCat, spreading malware to target crypto wallets. In March 2023, ESET found malware in modified versions of messengers using OCR to scan the victim’s gallery for images with recovery phrases to restore access to crypto wallets. In late 2024, Kaspersky discovered a new malicious campaign, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2025
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and ACAO Breached: Cyberespionage Groups Targeting Aviation Safety Specialists

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is investigating a data breach affecting system and employee security. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, is investigating a significant data breach that has raised concerns about the security of its systems and employees data. In the updated statement published by ICAO, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 05, 2025
Online food ordering and delivery platform GrubHub discloses a data breach

Online food ordering and delivery platform GrubHub suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of drivers and customers. This week the online food ordering and delivery firm GrubHub disclosed a data breach that exposed customer and driver information.  Recently, the company detected an anomalous activity within its infrastructure, then it launched an investigation […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2025
Netgear urges users to upgrade two flaws impacting WiFi router models

Netgear disclosed two critical flaws impacting multiple WiFi router models and urges customers to address them. Netgear addressed two critical vulnerabilities, internally tracked as PSV-2023-0039 and PSV-2021-0117, impacting multiple WiFi router models and urged customers to install the latest firmware. The two flaws are, respectively, a remote code execution issue and an authentication bypass vulnerability. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 04, 2025
AMD fixed a flaw that allowed to load malicious microcode

AMD released security patches to fix a flaw that could bypass SEV protection, letting attackers load malicious microcode. Researchers from Google disclosed an improper signature verification vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-56161 (CVSS score of 7.2), in AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV). An attacker could trigger the flaw to load a malicious CPU microcode under specific conditions. “Improper […]