Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2025
VMware fixed a flaw in Avi Load Balancer

VMware fixed a high-risk blind SQL injection vulnerability in Avi Load Balancer, allowing attackers to exploit databases via crafted queries. VMware warns of a high-risk blind SQL injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22217 (CVSS score of 8.6), in Avi Load Balancer, allowing attackers with network access to exploit databases via crafted queries. “VMware AVI Load Balancer […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2025
Ransomware attack on ENGlobal compromised personal information

ENGlobal reported to the SEC that personal information was compromised in a ransomware attack that took place in November 2024. ENGlobal disclosed a ransomware attack that occurred in November, in a SEC filing the company confirmed that threat actors gained access to personal information. On November 25, ENGlobal experienced a ransomware attack and took certain systems offline […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2025
EU announced sanctions on three members of Russia’s GRU Unit 29155

The EU sanctioned three members of Russia’s GRU Unit 29155 for cyberattacks on Estonia’s government agencies in 2020. The European Union announced sanctions for three members (Nikolay Korchagin, Vitaly Shevchenko, and Yuriy Denisov) of Unit 29155 of Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU) for their involvement in cyberattacks against Estonia in 2020. “The Council today adopted […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2025
Chinese AI platform DeepSeek faced a “large-scale” cyberattack

Chinese AI company DeepSeek has disabled registrations for its DeepSeek-V3 chat platform following a “large-scale” cyberattack. DeepSeek has designed a new AI platform that quickly gained attention over the past week primarily due to its significant advancements in artificial intelligence and its impactful applications across various industries.  DeepSeek’s AI model is highly appreciated due to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2025
Apple fixed the first actively exploited zero-day of 2025

Apple addressed the first zero-day vulnerability of 2025, which is actively exploited in attacks in the wild aimed at iPhone users. Apple released security updates to address 2025’s first zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, actively exploited in attacks targeting iPhone users. The vulnerability is a privilege escalation vulnerability that impacts the Core Media framework. “A malicious […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2025
TalkTalk confirms data breach involving a third-party platform

UK telecommunications firm TalkTalk disclosed a data breach after a threat actor announced the hack on a cybercrime forum. UK telecommunications company TalkTalk confirmed a data breach after a threat actor claimed responsibility for the cyber attack on a cybercrime forum and offered for sale alleged customer data.  A threat actor named “b0nd” claimed the […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2025
GamaCopy targets Russia mimicking Russia-linked Gamaredon APT

New threat actor GamaCopy mimics Russia-linked Gamaredon APT in attacks on Russian-speaking targets. The Knownsec 404 Advanced Threat Intelligence team recently analyzed attacks on Russian-speaking targets using military-themed bait, 7z SFX for payloads, and UltraVNC, mimicking Gamaredon’s TTPs. The researchers linked the activity to the APT Core Werewolf (aka Awaken Likho, PseudoGamaredon), it mimics Gamaredon […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2025
ESXi ransomware attacks use SSH tunnels to avoid detection

Threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia warn that threat actors behind ESXi ransomware attacks target virtualized environments using SSH tunneling to avoid detection. Ransomware groups are exploiting unmonitored ESXi appliances to persist and access corporate networks. They use “living-off-the-land” techniques, leveraging […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2025
Attackers allegedly stole $69 million from cryptocurrency platform Phemex

Crooks stole at least $69 million from Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform Phemex in an alleged cyberattack. Singapore-based crypto platform Phemex paused operations after a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of $69M. Phemex CEO Federico Variola stated they are restoring withdrawals and temporarily manually reviewing all requests. On Thursday, researchers at the blockchain security firm PeckShield noticed […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2025
Change Healthcare data breach exposed the private data of over half the U.S.

The Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated: approximately 190 million people have been affected. The Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated, the incident has impacted 190 million people. In October 2024, UnitedHealth Group announced that the data breach suffered by Change Healthcare in February 2024 impacted more than 100 million individuals. […]