Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2022
Apple released out-of-band patches for iOS and macOS to fix a couple of code execution vulnerabilities in the libxml2 library. Apple released out-of-band patches for iOS and macOS to address two code execution flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-40303 and CVE-2022-40304, in the libxml2 library for parsing XML documents. The two vulnerabilities were discovered by Google Project […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2022
A flaw in the ABB Totalflow system used in oil and gas organizations could be exploited by an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code. Researchers from industrial security firm Claroty disclosed details of a vulnerability affecting ABB Totalflow flow computers and remote controllers. Flow computers are used to calculate volume and flow rates for oil […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 10, 2022
Russia-linked APT29 cyberespionage group exploited a Windows feature called Credential Roaming to target a European diplomatic entity. Mandiant researchers in early 2022 responded to an incident where the Russia-linked APT29 group (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, and The Dukes) successfully phished a European diplomatic entity. The attack stands out for the use of the Windows Credential […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2022
Google Project Zero researchers reported that a surveillance vendor is using three Samsung phone zero-day exploits. Google Project Zero disclosed three Samsung phone vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-25337, CVE-2021-25369 and CVE-2021-25370, that have been exploited by a surveillance company. The three issues are: The researchers pointed out that the surveillance firm included in its spyware the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2022
Experts noticed that the Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems. Researchers from AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) reported that the Amadey malware is being used to deploy LockBit 3.0 ransomware on compromised systems, researchers have warned. Amadey Bot is a data-stealing malware that was first spotted in 2018, it also allows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 09, 2022
VMware address three critical bugs in the Workspace ONE Assist solution that allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and elevate privileges. VMware has released security updates to address three critical vulnerabilities impacting the Workspace ONE Assist product. Remote attackers can exploit the vulnerabilities to bypass authentication and elevate privileges to admin. Workspace ONE Assist allows […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2022
Citrix released security updates to address a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway. Citrix is urging customers to install security updates to address a critical authentication bypass issue, tracked as CVE-2022-27510, in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway. The company addressed the following three vulnerabilities: “Note that only appliances that are operating […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2022
Australian health insurer Medibank confirmed that personal data belonging to around 9.7 million current and former customers were exposed as a result of a ransomware attack. Medibank announced that personal data belonging to around 9.7M of current and former customers were exposed as a result of a recent ransomware attack. Medibank is one of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 08, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice condemned James Zhong, a hacker who stole 50,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road dark net marketplace. The US Department of Justice announced that a man from Georgia, James Zhong, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after stealing more than 50,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road. Zhong pled guilty to money […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 07, 2022
Threats actors calling themselves “Justice Blade” published leaked data from an outsourcing IT vendor. The group of threat actors calling themselves ‘Justice Blade’ published leaked data from Smart Link BPO Solutions, an outsourcing IT vendor working with major enterprises and government agencies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other countries in the GCC. The […]
