IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2024
Root access vulnerability in GNU Library C (glibc) impacts many Linux distros

Qualys researchers discovered a root access flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-6246, in GNU Library C (glibc) affecting multiple Linux distributions. The Qualys Threat Research Unit discovered four security vulnerabilities in the GNU Library C (glibc), including a heap-based buffer overflow tracked as CVE-2023-6246. GNU C Library (glibc) is a free software library that provides essential system […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2024
Italian data protection authority said that ChatGPT violated EU privacy laws

Italian data protection authority regulator authority Garante said that ChatGPT violated European Union data privacy regulations. The Italian data protection authority regulator authority, known as “Garante per la protezione dei dati personali”, announced it has notified OpenAI that ChatGPT violated the EU data protection regulation GDPR. In early April 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority temporarily […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2024
750 million Indian mobile subscribers’ data offered for sale on dark web

Data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web hacker forums earlier in January. CloudSEK researchers warned that a database containing data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web hacker forums earlier in January. According to the researchers, at least two cybercrime gangs, CYBO […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2024
Juniper Networks released out-of-band updates to fix high-severity flaws

Juniper Networks released out-of-band updates to fix high-severity flaws in SRX Series and EX Series that can allow attackers to take over unpatched systems. Juniper Networks has released out-of-band updates to address two high-severity flaws, tracked as CVE-2024-21619 and CVE-2024-21620, in SRX Series and EX Series that could be exploited by a threat actor to take control of susceptible […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2024
Hundreds of network operators’ credentials found circulating in Dark Web

Hundreds of compromised credentials of customers of RIPE, APNIC, AFRINIC, and LACNIC are available on the dark web, Resecurity warns. Resecurity conducted a thorough scan of the Dark Web and identified over 1,572 compromised customers of RIPE, Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC), and the Latin America and Caribbean Network […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 30, 2024
Cactus ransomware gang claims the Schneider Electric hack

Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. Schneider Electric is a multinational company that specializes in energy management, industrial automation, and digital transformation. BleepingComputer first reported the attack that hit the Sustainability Business division of the company on January 17th. BleepingComputer contacted Schneider Electric which […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2024
Mercedes-Benz accidentally exposed sensitive data, including source code

Researchers discovered that Mercedes-Benz accidentally left a private key online exposing internal data, including the company’s source code. RedHunt Labs researchers discovered that Mercedes-Benz unintentionally left a private key accessible online, thereby exposing internal data, including the company’s source code. It’s unclear if the data leak exposed customer data, RedHunt Labs shared its findings with […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2024
Experts detailed Microsoft Outlook flaw that can leak NTLM v2 hashed passwords

A flaw in Microsoft Outlook can be exploited to access NTLM v2 hashed passwords by tricking users into opening a specially crafted file. The vulnerability CVE-2023-35636 impacting Microsoft Outlook is a Microsoft Outlook information disclosure issue that could be exploited by threat actors to access NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v2 hashed passwords. NTLMv2, which stands […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2024
NSA buys internet browsing records from data brokers without a warrant

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) admitted to buying internet browsing records from data brokers to monitor Americans’ activity online without a court order. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released documents that confirmed the National Security Agency (NSA) buys Americans’ internet browsing records without a court order. The data acquired by the intelligence agency can […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 29, 2024
Ukraine’s SBU arrested a member of Pro-Russia hackers group ‘Cyber Army of Russia’

Ukraine’s security service (SBU) detained an alleged member of the pro-Russia hacker group “the Cyber Army of Russia.” Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, announced that it has identified and detained an alleged member of the pro-Russia hacker group known as the Cyber Army of Russia. The news was first reported by The Record Media. The hacktivists […]