IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2023
Crooks use PaperCut exploits to deliver Cl0p and LockBit ransomware

Microsoft revealed that recent attacks against PaperCut servers aimed at distributing Cl0p and LockBit ransomware. Microsoft linked the recent attacks against PaperCut servers to a financially motivated threat actor tracked as Lace Tempest (formerly DEV-0950). The group is known to be an affiliate of the Clop ransomware RaaS affiliate, it has been linked to GoAnywhere attacks and […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2023
CryptoRom: OkCupid scam cost Florida man $480k – we followed the money to Binance

CyberNews analyzed a classic cryptocurrency romance scam, also known as CryptoRom, explaining how scammers hid the money CryptoRom scammers hid the money with several layers of obfuscation, but the Cybernews research team discovered that the stolen funds ended up in Binance accounts. A man from Florida in the US recently reached out to Cybernews for […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2023
Iranian Charming Kitten APT used a new BellaCiao malware in recent wave of attacks

Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten employed a new malware dubbed BellaCiao in attacks against victims in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and India. Iran-linked Charming Kitten group, (aka APT35, Phosphorus, Newscaster, and Ajax Security Team) made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying campaign organized by Iranian hackers using social media. Microsoft has been tracking the threat actors at […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2023
China-linked Alloy Taurus APT uses a Linux variant of PingPull malware

China-linked threat actor tracked as Alloy Taurus is using a Linux variant of the PingPull backdoor and a new tool dubbed Sword2033. Researchers from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 recently observed the China-linked Alloy Taurus group  (aka GALLIUM, Softcell) targeting Linux systems with a new variant of PingPull backdoor. While investigating the activity of the group, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2023
A component in Huawei network appliances could be used to take down Germany’s telecoms networks

German government warns that technology to regulate power consumption in Huawei network appliances could be used for sabotage purposes.  In March, the interior ministry announced it was conducting an audit on the network appliance from Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE.  German lawmakers were briefed on the probe by the German Interior Ministry, the federal […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2023
Thousands of publicly-exposed Apache Superset installs exposed to RCE attacks

Apache Superset open-source data visualization platform is affected by an insecure default configuration that could lead to remote code execution. Apache Superset is an open-source data visualization and data exploration platform. The maintainers of the software have released security patches to address an insecure default configuration, tracked as CVE-2023-27524 (CVSS score: 8.9), that could lead to remote […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2023
Pro-Russia hacking group executed a disruptive attack against a Canadian gas pipeline

Pro-Russia hacking group Zarya caused a cybersecurity incident at a Canadian gas pipeline, the critical infrastructure sector is on alert. A Canadian gas pipeline suffered a cyber security incident, Canada’s top cyber official and Pro-Russia hacking group Zarya claimed the attack could have caused an explosion. Pro-Russia hacktivist groups call to action for targeting organizations […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2023
SLP flaw allows DDoS attacks with an amplification factor as high as 2200 times

A flaw in the Service Location Protocol (SLP), tracked as CVE-2023-29552, can allow to carry out powerful DDoS attacks. A high-severity security vulnerability (CVE-2023-29552, CVSS score: 8.6) impacting the Service Location Protocol (SLP) can be exploited by threat actors to conduct powerful volumetric DDoS attacks. The Service Location Protocol (SLP) is a legacy service discovery […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2023
VMware addressed two zero-day flaws demonstrated at Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023

VMware addressed zero-day flaws that can be chained to achieve arbitrary code execution on Workstation and Fusion software hypervisors. VMware released security updates to address two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-20869, CVE-2023-20870) that were chained by the STAR Labs team during the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 hacking contest against Workstation and Fusion software hypervisors. The STAR Labs (@starlabs_sg) […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2023
A new Mirai botnet variant targets TP-Link Archer A21

Mirai botnet started exploiting the CVE-2023-1389 vulnerability (aka ZDI-CAN-19557/ZDI-23-451) in TP-Link Archer A21 in recent attacks. Last week, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) threat-hunting team observed the Mirai botnet attempting to exploit the CVE-2023-1389 vulnerability (aka ZDI-CAN-19557/ZDI-23-451, CVSS v3: 8.8) in TP-Link Archer AX21 Wi-Fi routers. The CVE-2023-1389 flaw is an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability […]