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Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2022
Atlassian addresses a critical Jira authentication bypass flaw

Atlassian fixed a critical flaw in its Jira software, tracked as CVE-2022-0540, that could be exploited to bypass authentication. Atlassian has addressed a critical vulnerability in its Jira Seraph software, tracked as CVE-2022-0540 (CVSS score 9.9), that can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication. A threat actor could trigger the vulnerability by […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2022
Since declaring cyber war on Russia Anonymous leaked 5.8 TB of Russian data

OpRussia continues unabated, since declaring ‘cyber war’ on Russia Anonymous has now published approximately 5.8 TB of Russian data. The #OpRussia launched by Anonymous on Russia after the criminal invasion of Ukraine continues to collect successes, the collective claims to have published approximately 5.8 TB of Russian data via DDoSecrets. The collective vows to release […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2022
Apr 17 – Apr 23 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict

This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective. Below is the timeline of the events related to the ongoing invasion that occurred in the previous weeks: April 23 – Phishing attacks using the topic “Azovstal” targets Ukrainian entities Ukrainian CERT-UA warns of phishing […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 24, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 362 by Pierluigi Paganini

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. T-Mobile confirms Lapsus$ had access its systems Are you using Java 15/16/17 or 18 […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 23, 2022
Phishing attacks using the topic “Azovstal” targets entities in Ukraine

Ukraine CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks on state organizations of Ukraine using the topic “Azovstal” and Cobalt Strike Beacon. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns of phishing attacks aimed at organizations in the country using the topic “Azovstal”. The phishing message use the subject “Azovstal” and a weaponized office document. Upon opening […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2022
Conti ransomware claims responsibility for the attack on Costa Rica

Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack that hit the government infrastructure of Costa Rica. Last week a ransomware attack has crippled the government infrastructure of Costa Rica causing chaos. The Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack, while the Costa Rican government refused to pay a ransom. “The Costa Rican state […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2022
Cyber Insurance and the Changing Global Risk Environment

When security fails, cyber insurance can become crucial for ensuring continuity. Cyber has changed everything around us – even the way we tackle geopolitical crisis and conflicts. WhenEinstein was asked what a war will look like in the future, he couldn’t have predicted the importance ofdigital technology for modern societies. According to a report by […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2022
A stored XSS flaw in RainLoop allows stealing users’ emails

Experts disclose an unpatched vulnerability in the RainLoop webmail client, tracked as CVE-2022-29360, that can be exploited to steal users’ emails. RainLoop is an open-source web-based email client used by thousands of organizations, which is affected by a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-29360, that can be exploited to steal users’ emails. The vulnerability is a stored […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2022
QNAP firmware updates fix Apache HTTP vulnerabilities in its NAS

Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns users to update their NAS Firmware to fix Apache HTTP flaws addressed in the Apache HTTP server last month. Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns users to update their NAS Firmware to address Apache HTTP vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-22721 and CVE-2022-23943, addressed in the Apache HTTP server in March. “While CVE-2022-22719 and CVE-2022-22720 do […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 22, 2022
Pwn2Own Miami hacking contest awarded $400,000 for 26 unique ICS exploits

Which hat hackers that participated in the Pwn2Own Miami 2022 hacking contest earned a total of $400,000 for their ICS exploits. The Pwn2Own Miami 2022 is a hacking contest organized by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) that focuses on demonstrating exploits for ICS systems belonging to the following categories: the OPC UA Server, Control […]