IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2024
Multiple PoC exploits released for Jenkins flaw CVE-2024-23897

Multiple proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for recently disclosed critical Jenkins vulnerability CVE-2024-23897 have been released. Researchers warn that several proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits targeting the recently disclosed critical Jenkins vulnerability, CVE-2024-23897, have been made public. Jenkins is the most popular open source automation server, it is maintained by CloudBees and the Jenkins community. The automation server supports developers […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2024
Medusa ransomware attack hit Kansas City Area Transportation Authority

Medusa ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack against the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA). On January 23, 2023, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) suffered a ransomware attack. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is a public transit agency in metropolitan Kansas City. It operates the Metro Area Express (MAX) bus […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 28, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 456 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Pro-Ukraine hackers wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center Participants earned more than $1.3M […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2024
Pro-Ukraine hackers wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center

The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense states that pro-Ukraine hackers wiped 2 petabytes of data from a Russian research center. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine revealed that pro-Ukraine hackers group “BO Team” wiped the database of the Far Eastern Scientific Research Center of Space Hydrometeorology […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 27, 2024
Participants earned more than $1.3M at the Pwn2Own Automotive competition

Bug bounty hunters earned more than $1.3 million for hacking Teslas, infotainment systems, and electric vehicle chargers at the Pwn2Own Automotive competition. The Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2Own Automotive competition has ended, participants demonstrated 49 zero-day vulnerabilities affecting automotive products earning a total of $1,323,750. The amazing Synacktiv team won the competition and earned a total […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2024
A TrickBot malware developer sentenced to 64 months in prison

The Russian national malware developer Vladimir Dunaev was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for his role in the TrickBot operation. The Russian national Vladimir Dunaev (40) has been sentenced in the US to 64 months in prison for his role in the development and distribution of the TrickBot malware. Vladimir Dunaev was […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2024
Russian Midnight Blizzard APT is targeting orgs worldwide, Microsoft warns

Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard has been targeting organizations worldwide in a cyberespionage campaign. Microsoft announced that the Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard that hit the company in late November 2023 has been targeting organizations worldwide as part of a large-scale cyberespionage campaign. The IT giant also confirmed that is currently notifying impacted organizations. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2024
Watch out, experts warn of a critical flaw in Jenkins

Jenkins maintainers addressed several security vulnerabilities, including a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw. Jenkins is the most popular open source automation server, it is maintained by CloudBees and the Jenkins community. The automation server supports developers build, test and deploy their applications, it has hundreds of thousands of active installations worldwide with more than 1 […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 26, 2024
Pwn2Own Automotive 2024 Day 2 – Tesla hacked again

Researchers hacked the Tesla infotainment system and found 24 zero-days on day 2 of Pwn2Own Automotive 2024 hacking competition. White hat hackers from the Synacktiv Team (@Synacktiv) compromised the Tesla infotainment system on the second day of the Pwn2Own Automotive 2024 hacking competition. The bug hunters chained two vulnerabilities to hack the Tesla infotainment system, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 25, 2024
Yearly Intel Trend Review: The 2023 RedSense report

The 2023 RedSense report covers long-term observations we have made regarding intel trends and interconnectivity. These observations were made by analyzing numerous 2023 threat findings and discoveries, and include references to case studies that were reported on by RedSense throughout the year. Trend Analysis Ghost Group Operations: A notable increase in covert ‘ghost groups’ like […]