Pierluigi Paganini
July 22, 2022
Starting with Windows 11 Microsoft introduce by default an account lockout policy that can block brute force attacks. Starting with Windows 11 Insider Preview build 22528.1000 the OS supports an account lockout policy enabled by default to block brute force attacks. The lockout policy was set to limit the number of failed sign-in attempts to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 22, 2022
Threat actors hacked the Ukrainian radio station TAVR Media and broadcasted fake news on the critical health condition of President Volodymyr Zelensky Threat actors breached the Ukrainian radio station TAVR Media this week, the attackers spread a fake message on the health status of the Zelensky. The Kyiv Independent reported that a music program on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 22, 2022
The spyware developed by Israeli surveillance firm Candiru exploited recently fixed CVE-2022-2294 Chrome zero-day in attacks on journalists. Researchers from the antivirus firm Avast reported that the DevilsTongue spyware, developed, by Israeli surveillance firm Candiru, was used in attacks against journalists in the Middle East and exploited recently fixed CVE-2022-2294 Chrome zero-day. The flaw, which […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 22, 2022
A threat actor tracked as TA4563 is using EvilNum malware to target European financial and investment entities. A threat actor, tracked as TA4563, leverages the EvilNum malware to target European financial and investment entities, Proofpoint reported. The group focuses on entities with operations supporting foreign exchanges, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance (DeFi). The EvilNum is a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 21, 2022
Researchers discovered a previously undetected malware dubbed ‘Lightning Framework’ that targets Linux systems. Researchers from Intezer discovered a previously undetected malware, tracked as Lightning Framework, which targets Linux systems. The malicious code has a modular structure and is able to install rootkits. “Lightning Framework is a new undetected Swiss Army Knife-like Linux malware that has […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 21, 2022
Apple released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities that affect iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices. Apple released security updates to fix 37 vulnerabilities impacting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices. The flaws addressed by Apple lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, denial-of-service (DoS), and information disclosure. Below is the list of Apple […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 20, 2022
Kaspersky researchers discovered a new ransomware family written in Rust, named Luna, that targets Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab detailed a new ransomware family named Luna, which is written in Rust and is able to target Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems. Luna ransomware is the third ransomware family that is written […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 20, 2022
Multiple flaws in MiCODUS MV720 Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers shipped with over 1.5 million vehicles can allow hackers to remotely hack them. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory to warn of multiple security vulnerabilities in MiCODUS MV720 Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers which are used by over 1.5 million vehicles. An attacker […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 20, 2022
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium blames multiple China-linked threat actors for attacks against The country’s defense and interior ministries. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium revealed that multiple China-linked APT groups targeted the country’s defense and interior ministries. “Belgium exposes malicious cyber activities that significantly affected our sovereignty, democracy, security and society at large by targeting the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
July 19, 2022
Russia-linked threat actors APT29 are using the Google Drive cloud storage service to evade detection. Palo Alto Networks researchers reported that the Russia-linked APT29 group, tracked by the researchers as Cloaked Ursa, started using the Google Drive cloud storage service to evade detection. The Russia-linked APT29 group (aka SVR, Cozy Bear, and The Dukes) has been active since at least […]
