Hacking

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2022
Hurry up, disable AFP on your QNAP NAS until the vendor fixes 8 bugs

QNAP urges customers to disable the AFP file service protocol on their NAS devices until it fixes critical Netatalk flaws. Taiwanese vendor QNAP is warning customers to disable the AFP file service protocol on their network-attached storage (NAS) deviced until it fixes several critical Netatalk vulnerabilities. Netatalk is a free, open-source implementation of the Apple Filing Protocol that allows Unix-like operating systems […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2022
It’s Called BadUSB for a Reason

Cybercrime gang FIN7’s badUSB attacks serve as a reminder of two key vulnerabilities present among all organizations. The criminal group had been mailing malware-ridden USBs to various entities in the transport, insurance, and defense industries under the guise that they originated from a trusted source, such as Amazon and the US Department of Health and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2022
Bumblebee, a new malware loader used by multiple crimeware threat actors

Threat actors have replaced the BazaLoader and IcedID malware with a new loader called Bumblebee in their campaigns. Cybercriminal groups that were previously using the BazaLoader and IcedID as part of their malware campaigns seem to have adopted a new loader called Bumblebee. The loader appears to be under development and is a highly sophisticated […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2022
CloudFlare blocked a record HTTPs DDoS attack peaking at 15 rps

Cloudflare has mitigated a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 15.3 million request-per-second (RPS). Cloudflare announced to have mitigated a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 15.3 million request-per-second (RPS), which is one of the largest HTTPS DDoS attacks blocked by the company. The company blocked the attack earlier this month, the experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2022
Russia-linked threat actors launched hundreds of cyberattacks on Ukraine

Microsoft revealed that Russia launched hundreds of cyberattacks against Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion. Microsoft states that at least six separate Russia-linked threat actors launched more than 237 operations against Ukraine starting just before the invasion. The cyber attacks included destructive wipers that were used to target critical infrastructure in a hybrid war […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2022
US Department of State offers $10M reward for info to locate six Russian Sandworm members

The U.S. government offers up to $10 million for info that allows to identify or locate six Russian GRU hackers who are members of the Sandworm APT group. The US Department of State is offering up to $10 million for info that allows to identify or locate six Russian GRU hackers who are members of […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2022
Linux Nimbuspwn flaws could allow attackers to deploy sophisticated threats

Microsoft disclosed two Linux privilege escalation flaws, collectively named Nimbuspwn, that could allow conducting various malicious activities. The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team has discovered two Linux privilege escalation flaws (tracked as CVE-2022-29799 and CVE-2022-29800) called “Nimbuspwn,” which can be exploited by attackers to conduct various malicious activities, including the deployment of malware. “The vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2022
Wind Turbine giant Deutsche Windtechnik hit by a professional Cyberattack

The German wind turbine giant Deutsche Windtechnik was hit by a targeted cyberattack earlier this month. German wind turbine giant Deutsche Windtechnik announced that some of its systems were hit by a targeted professional cyberattack earlier this month. The attack took place during the night between April 11 and 12, the company switched off remote […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2022
Iran-linked APT Rocket Kitten exploited VMware bug in recent attacks

The Iran-linked APT group Rocket Kitten has been observed exploiting a recently patched CVE-2022-22954 VMware flaw. Iran-linked Rocket Kitten APT group has been observed exploiting a recently patched CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access flaw to deploy ‘Core Impact’ Backdoor. The CVE-2022-22954 vulnerability is a server-side template injection remote code execution issue, it was rated 9.8 […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2022
CISA adds new Microsoft, Linux, and Jenkins flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

US Critical Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds seven new flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, including Microsoft, Linux, and Jenkins bugs. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added seven vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, including flaws affecting Microsoft, Linux, WSO2, and Jenkins systems According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing […]