Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2020
Top cybersecurity firm FireEye hacked by a nation-state actor

The cyber security giant FireEye announced that it was hacked by nation-state actors, likely Russian state-sponsored hackers. The cybersecurity firm FireEye is one of the most prominent cybersecurity firms, it provides products and services to government agencies and companies worldwide. The company made the headlines because it was the victim of a hack, and experts blame […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2020
OpenSSL is affected by a ‘High Severity’ security flaw, update it now

The OpenSSL Project disclosed a serious security vulnerability in TLS/SSL toolkit that exposes users to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The OpenSSL Project warned of a ‘high-severity’ security vulnerability in the TLS/SSL toolkit that exposes users to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The flaw is a null pointer dereference, successful exploitation could trigger denial-of-service conditions. The vulnerability was reported […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2020
Russian Alexander Vinnik sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for money laundering

Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik was sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for money laundering and ordered to pay 100,000 euros in fines. Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik was sentenced in Paris to five years in prison for money laundering and ordered to pay 100,000 euros in fines. The man went on trial in Paris for having […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2020
Expert discloses zero-click, wormable flaw in Microsoft Teams

Security expert disclosed technical details about a wormable, cross-platform flaw in Microsoft Teams that could allow stealth attacks. Security researcher Oskars Vegeris from Evolution Gaming has published technical details on a wormable, cross-platform vulnerability in the business communication platform Microsoft Teams. The flaw is a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue that impacts the ‘teams.microsoft.com’ domain, it […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2020
Critical remote code execution fixed in PlayStation Now

Security flaws in the PlayStation Now cloud gaming Windows application allowed hackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows systems. Bug bounty hunter Parsia Hakimian discovered multiple security flaws in the PlayStation Now (PS Now) cloud gaming Windows application that allowed hackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows devices running vulnerable app versions. The bugs affected PS Now version […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2020
QNAP fixed eight flaws that could allow NAS devices takeover

Network-attached storage (NAS) vendor QNAP addressed vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to take over unpatched NAS devices. The Taiwanese vendor QNAP has released security updates to fix eight vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to over unpatched NAS devices. The list of vulnerabilities addressed by QNAP is available here, it includes XSS and command injection issues. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2020
DoppelPaymer ransomware gang hit Foxconn electronics giant

Electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn is the last victim of the DoppelPaymer ransomware operators that hit a Mexican facility. DoppelPaymer ransomware operators infected the systems at a Mexican facility of Foxconn electronics giant over the Thanksgiving weekend. The plan is located in Ciudad JuĂĄrez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The hackers also claim to have stolen unencrypted files before encrypting […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2020
Cisco fixes exploitable RCEs in Cisco Security Manager

Cisco released security updates to fix multiple pre-authentication RCE flaws with public exploits affecting Cisco Security Manager. Cisco has released security updates to address multiple pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerabilities with public exploits affecting Cisco Security Manager (CSM). CSM provides a comprehensive management solution for CISCO devices, including intrusion prevention systems and firewalls (i.e. Cisco ASA appliances, Cisco […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2020
A ransomware attack hit the Greater Baltimore Medical Center

The Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Maryland, was hit by a ransomware attack that impacted computer systems and operations. The Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Towson, Maryland was a victim of a ransomware attack that impacted its IT systems. At the time of this writing, it is not clear the family of ransomware that hit the healthcare providers, it […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2020
Russia-linked hackers actively exploit CVE-2020-4006 VMware flaw, NSA warns

The National Security Agency (NSA) warns that Russia-linked hackers are exploiting a recently patched VMware flaw in a cyberespionage campaign. The US National Security Agency has published a security alert warning that Russian state-sponsored hackers are exploiting the recently patched CVE-2020-4006 VMware flaw to steal sensitive information from their targets. The US intelligence agency is urging companies […]