Pierluigi Paganini
September 07, 2023
A couple of security vulnerabilities in Apache SuperSet could be exploited by an attacker to gain remote code execution on vulnerable systems. Apache Superset is an open-source Data Visualization and Data Exploration Platform, it is written in Python and based on the Flask web framework. Version 2.1.1 addressed two vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2023-39265 and CVE-2023-37941, that could be exploited […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 07, 2023
Microsoft revealed that the Chinese group Storm-0558 stole a signing key used to breach government email accounts from a Windows crash dump. In July, Microsoft announced it had mitigated an attack conducted by a China-linked threat actor, tracked as Storm-0558, which targeted customer emails. Storm-0558 threat actors focus on government agencies in Western Europe and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2023
Google released September 2023 Android security updates to address multiple flaws, including an actively exploited zero-day. Google released September 2023 Android security updates that address tens of vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw tracked as CVE-2023-35674 that was actively exploited in the wild. This high-severity vulnerability CVE-2023-35674 resides in the Framework component, a threat actor could […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2023
Experts warn of an Atlas VPN zero-day flaw impacting the Linux client that can reveal the user’s IP address by visiting a website. A Reddit user with the handle ‘Educational-Map-8145’ published a proof of concept exploit for a zero-day flaw in the Linux client of Atlas VPN. The exploit code works against the latest version […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2023
MITRE and CISA released a Caldera extension for OT that allows the emulation of attacks on operational technology systems. MITRE Caldera is an open-source adversary emulation platform that helps cybersecurity practitioners to automate security assessments. The tool is built on the MITRE ATT&CK framework, which is a widely-recognized framework for understanding and responding to cyber […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2023
Three critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in ASUS routers potentially allow attackers to hijack the network devices. ASUS routers RT-AX55, RT-AX56U_V2, and RT-AC86U are affected by three critical remote code execution vulnerabilities that can potentially allow threat actors to take over the devices. The three vulnerabilities were reported by the Taiwanese CERT, below are their […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 05, 2023
Crypto gambling site Stake suffered a security breach, and threat actors withdrew $41M of funds stolen including Tether and Ether. Researchers reported abnormally large withdrawals made from the crypto gambling site Stake to an account with no previous activity, a circumstance that suggests that threat actors have hacked the platform and stolen crypto assets, including […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 05, 2023
The nonprofit organization Freecycle Network (Freecycle.org) confirmed that it has suffered a data breach that impacted more than 7 million users. The Freecycle Network (TFN,) is a private, nonprofit organization that coordinates a worldwide network of “gifting” groups to divert reusable goods from landfills. The organization confirmed that it has suffered a data breach that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 05, 2023
Meta disrupted two influence campaigns orchestrated by China and Russia, the company blocked thousands of accounts and pages. Meta announced it has taken down two of the largest known covert influence operations originating from China and Russia. The social network giant revealed it has blocked thousands of accounts and pages across its platform. The company […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 05, 2023
A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack took the site of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) down. A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack took the site of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) down for some days. It is not clear who is behind the DDoS attack, but the media speculate that it was launched […]
