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Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2020
US CISA warns of attacks exploiting CVE-2020-5902 flaw in F5 BIG-IP

The U.S. CISA is warning of the active exploitation of the unauthenticated remote code execution CVE-2020-5902 vulnerability affecting F5 Big-IP ADC devices. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert about the active exploitation of the unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) CVE-2020-5902 vulnerability affecting F5 Big-IP ADC devices. The alert includes additional […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2020
CVE-2020-3452 flaw in Cisco ASA/FTD exploited within hours after the disclosure

Cisco fixed CVE-2020-3452 high-severity path traversal flaw in its firewalls that can be exploited by remote attackers to obtain sensitive files from the targeted system. Cisco addressed a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in its firewalls, tracked as CVE-2020-3452, that can be exploited by remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive files from the targeted system. Cisco […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2020
Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager ADIF infected with ransomware

ADIF, a Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager under the responsibility of the Ministry of Development, was hit by REVil ransomware operators. Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF), a Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager was hit by REVil ransomware operators. ADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias) is charged with the management of most of Spain’s railway infrastructure, that is the track, signaling and stations. It was formed in 2005 […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2020
Garmin shut down its services after an alleged ransomware attack

Smartwatch and wearable device maker Garmin had to shut down some of its connected services and call centers following a ransomware attack. On July 23, smartwatch and wearables maker Garmin has shut down several of its services due to a ransomware attack that targeted its internal network and some production systems. “We are currently experiencing […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2020
PoC Released for Critical CVE-2020-1147 flaw, SharePoint servers exposed to hack

Expert release a PoC exploit code for a recently addressed critical flaw in Microsoft SharePoint, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio. CVE-2020-1147 is a critical vulnerability in .NET Framework, SharePoint, and Visual Studio that was recently addressed by Microsoft with the release of the July 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates. The flaw is caused by the lack […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2020
New MATA Multi-platform malware framework linked to NK Lazarus APT

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT Group has used a new multi-platform malware framework, dubbed MATA, to target entities worldwide The notorious Lazarus Group is using a new multi-platform malware framework, dubbed MATA, in attacks aimed at organizations worldwide, to deploy Kaspersky researchers observed that MATA was used by the threat actors to distribute ransomware (i.e. VHD […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2020
Prometei, a new modular crypto-mining botnet exploits Windows SMB

Prometei is a crypto-mining botnet that recently appeared in the threat landscape, it exploits the Microsoft Windows SMB protocol for lateral movements. Security experts from Cisco Talos discovered a new crypto-mining botnet, tracked as Prometei, that exploits the Microsoft Windows SMB protocol for lateral movements.move laterally across systems while covertly mining for cryptocurrency.  The Prometei […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2020
US agencies offer $2M in reward for Ukrainian hackers that breached the SEC

The US State Department and Secret Service offered $2 million in reward money for help capturing two Ukrainian SEC hackers. The US State Department and Secret Service offered $2 million in reward money for help capturing two Ukrainian hackers that have been charged with hacking and selling insider corporate data stolen from the Securities and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2020
Dozens of unsecured databases wiped by mysterious Meow attack

Dozens of unsecured databases exposed online web wiped by threat actors as part of a campaign tracked as Meow attack. Experts observed dozens of unsecured Elasticsearch and MongoDB instances exposed online that were inexplicably wiped by threat actors as part of a campaign tracked as Meow attack. The Meow attack began recently and attackers did […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2020
Citrix Workspace flaw can allow remote hack of devices running vulnerable app

Citrix addressed a vulnerability in its Citrix Workspace app that can allow an attacker to remotely hack the computer running the vulnerable application Citrix has patched a high severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-8207, affecting its Workspace app that can be exploited by an attacker to remotely hack the computer running the flawed application. The flaw affects […]