IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2021
Energy giant Shell discloses data breach caused by Accellion FTA hack

Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) discloses a data breach resulting from the compromise of its Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) file sharing service. Energy giant Shell disclosed a data breach resulting from the compromise of an Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) used by the company. Shell is an Anglo-Dutch multinational oil and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2021
Ministry of Defence academy hit by state-sponsored hackers

The Ministry of Defence academy was hit by a major cyber attack, Russia and China state-sponsored hackers are suspected to be behind the offensive The Ministry of Defence academy was hit by a major cyber attack, according to the British tabloid newspaper The Sun, Russia and China state-sponsored hackers are suspected to be behind the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2021
Adobe addresses a critical vulnerability in ColdFusion product

Adobe has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability in the ColdFusion product (versions 2021, 2016, and 2018) that could lead to arbitrary code execution.  Adobe has released security patches to address a critical vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion that could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. The issue, tracked as CVE-2021-21087 is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2021
Abusing distance learning software to hack into student PCs

Experts uncovered critical flaws in the Netop Vision Pro distance learning software used by many schools to control remote learning sessions. McAfee discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in the Netop Vision Pro popular distance learning software which is used by several teachers to control remote learning sessions.  The distance learning software implements multiple features, including viewing student […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2021
RCE flaw in Apache OFBiz could allow to take over the ERP system

The Apache Software Foundation fixed a high severity remote code execution flaw in Apache OFBiz that could have allowed attackers to take over the ERP system. The Apache Software Foundation addressed last week a high severity vulnerability in Apache OFBiz, tracked as CVE-2021-26295, that could have allowed a remote, unauthenticated attacker to take over the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2021
Which is the Threat landscape for the ICS sector in 2020?

The Kaspersky ICS CERT published a report that provided details about the threat landscape for computers in the ICS engineering and integration sector in 2020. Kaspersky ICS CERT published a report that provided details about the threat landscape for ICS engineering and integration sector in 2020. The experts gathered data related to the cyberthreats that […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2021
CISA releases CHIRP, a tool to detect SolarWinds malicious activity

US CISA has released a new tool that allows detecting malicious activity associated with the SolarWinds hackers in compromised on-premises enterprise environments. US CISA released the CISA Hunt and Incident Response Program (CHIRP) tool, is a Python-based tool, that allows detecting malicious activity associated with the SolarWinds hackers in compromised on-premises enterprise Windows environments. Below […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2021
Swiss expert Till Kottmann indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft

Department of Justice announced that Swiss hacker Till Kottmann, 21, has been indicted for conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. A group of US hackers recently claimed to have gained access to footage from 150,000 security cameras at banks, jails, schools, healthcare clinics, and prominent organizations. Hackers also posted images captured from the hacked […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 306

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. Experts found 15 flaws in Netgear JGS516PE switch, including a critical RCE Google releases Spectre PoC code exploit […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2021
Microsoft Defender can now protect servers against ProxyLogon attacks

Microsoft announced that its Defender Antivirus and System Center Endpoint Protection now protects users against attacks exploiting Exchange Server vulnerabilities. Microsoft announced this week that Defender Antivirus and System Center Endpoint Protection now provide automatic protection against attacks exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange. “Today, we have taken an additional step to […]