Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2024-29824 (CVSS score of 9.6) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. In May, Ivanti rolled out security patches to […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2024
14 New DrayTek routers’ flaws impacts over 700,000 devices in 168 countries

Multiple flaws in DrayTek residential and enterprise routers can be exploited to fully compromise vulnerable devices. Forescout researchers discovered 14 new vulnerabilities in DrayTek routers, two of which have been rated as critical. Of the 14 security flaws nine are rated high, and three are rated medium in severity. The flaws impact residential and enterprise […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2024
Rhadamanthys information stealer introduces AI-driven capabilities

The Rhadamanthys information stealer has been upgraded with advanced features, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for optical character recognition (OCR). Researchers at the Recorded Future’s Insikt group have documented the evolution of the Rhadamanthys info stealer. The malware was first identified in 2022, and since then it has been upgraded with advanced features, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2024
Critical Zimbra Postjournal flaw CVE-2024-45519 actively exploited in the wild. Patch it now!

Threat actors attempt to exploit recently disclosed vulnerability CVE-2024-45519 in Synacor’s Zimbra Collaboration. Proofpoint cybersecurity researchers reported that threat actors are attempting to exploit a recently disclosed vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45519, in Synacor’s Zimbra Collaboration. Starting on September 28, 2024, threat actors have been attempting to exploit the issue to achieve remote code execution on […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2024
Police arrested four new individuals linked to the LockBit ransomware operation

An international police operation led to the arrest of four individuals linked to the LockBit ransomware group, including a developer. Europol, the UK, and the US law enforcement authorities announced a new operation against the LockBit ransomware gang. The police arrested an alleged LockBit developer at France’s request while vacationing outside Russia and two individuals […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2024
UMC Health System diverted patients following a ransomware attack

US healthcare provider UMC Health System had to divert patients due to a network outage caused by a ransomware attack. On September 27, 2024, US healthcare provider UMC Health System announced an investigation into an IT outage across its network. UMC diverted patients for several days after taking IT systems offline following a ransomware attack. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2024
U.S. CISA adds D-Link DIR-820 Router, DrayTek Multiple Vigor Router, Motion Spell GPAC, SAP Commerce Cloud bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds D-Link DIR-820 Router, DrayTek Multiple Vigor Router, Motion Spell GPAC, SAP Commerce Cloud bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SonicWall SonicOS, ImageMagick and Linux Kernel vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2024
News agency AFP hit by cyberattack, client services impacted

AFP suffered a cyberattack affecting its IT systems and content delivery for partners, the incident impacted some client services. Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported a cyberattack on Friday that impacted its IT systems and content delivery for partners. The media agency confirmed that the global news coverage remains unaffected, however some client services were impacted. AFP […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2024
Patelco Credit Union data breach impacted over 1 million people

The ransomware attack on Patelco Credit Union this summer led to a data breach affecting over 1 million individuals, revealed the company. Patelco Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit credit union that serves Northern California, particularly the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in 1936, it is one of the oldest and largest credit unions in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2024
A British national has been charged for his execution of a hack-to-trade scheme

The Department of Justice charged a British national for hacking into the systems of five U.S. organizations. The Department of Justice charged the British national Robert Westbrook (39) for hacking into the systems of five U.S. companies. Westbrook was arrested in the United Kingdom this week with is awaiting extradition to the United States. “Robert […]