Pierluigi Paganini
January 21, 2025
Researchers warn of a campaign exploiting AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers to create a Mirai botnet variant called Murdoc Botnet. Murdoc Botnet is a new Mirai botnet variant that targets vulnerabilities in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers, the Qualys Threat Research Unit reported. The botnet has been active since at least […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 21, 2025
CERT-UA warned of scammers impersonating the agency, using fake AnyDesk requests to conduct fraudulent security audits. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of cyber scams involving threat actors impersonating the agency by sending fraudulent AnyDesk connection requests under the guise of security audits. CERT-UA pointed out that it uses the software AnyDesk […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 21, 2025
Kaspersky researchers shared details about multiple vulnerabilities impacting the Mercedes-Benz MBUX infotainment system. Kaspersky published research findings on the first-generation Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) infotainment system, specifically focusing on the Mercedes-Benz Head Unit. The researchers started from the results of another study conducted by KeenLab on the MBUX internals. The experts used a diagnostic software […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 20, 2025
HPE is probing claims by the threat actor IntelBroker who is offering to sell alleged stolen source code and data from the company. Last week, the notorious threat actor IntelBroker announced on a popular cybercrime forum the sale of data allegedly stolen from HPE. IntelBroker, known for leaking data from major organizations, made the headlines […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 20, 2025
Researchers linked the threat actor DoNot Team to a new Android malware that was employed in highly targeted cyber attacks. CYFIRMA researchers linked a recently discovered Android malware to the Indian APT group known as DoNot Team. The Donot Team (aka APT-C-35 and Origami Elephant) has been active since 2016, it focuses on government and military organizations, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 20, 2025
Critical flaws in WGS-804HPT switches could be chained to gain remote code execution on Planet Technology’s industrial devices. The Planet WGS-804HPT industrial switch is used in building and home automation networks to provide connectivity of Internet of things (IoT) devices, IP surveillance cameras, and wireless LAN network applications. This switch family is equipped with a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 19, 2025
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Stealthy Credit Card Skimmer Targets WordPress Checkout Pages via Database Injection Ransomware on ESXi: The mechanization of virtualized attacks FunkSec – Alleged Top Ransomware Group Powered by AI Abusing AWS Native Services: Ransomware Encrypting S3 Buckets […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 17, 2025
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Aviatrix Controllers vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical Aviatrix Controllers OS Command Injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50603 (CVSS score of 10) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw impacts Aviatrix Controller pre-7.1.4191 and 7.2.x […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 17, 2025
Researchers detailed a now-patched vulnerability that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism in UEFI systems. ESET disclosed details of a now-patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7344 (CVSS score: 6.7), that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism in UEFI systems. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a specification that defines a software interface […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 17, 2025
The Russian group Star Blizzard targets WhatsApp accounts in a new spear-phishing campaign, shifting tactics to avoid detection. In November 2024, Microsoft researchers observed the Russia-linked APT group Star Blizzard targeting WhatsApp accounts via spear-phishing, shifting tactics to avoid detection. The Star Blizzard group, aka “Callisto“, “Seaborgium“, “ColdRiver”, and “TA446,” targeted government officials, military personnel, journalists and […]
