Pierluigi Paganini
January 01, 2022
Which are the most-read cyber stories of 2021? This post includes Top Posts for the last 365 days. Why Edward Snowden is urging users to stop using ExpressVPN? The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden recommends customers of ExpressVPN VPN service to stop using it. Two kids found a screensaver bypass in Linux Mint The development team […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 31, 2021
The Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service now includes credentials for 441K accounts that were stolen by RedLine malware. The Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service now allows victims of the RedLine malware to check if their credentials have been stolen. The service now includes credentials for 441K accounts stolen by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 31, 2021
Researchers discovered multiple high-risk vulnerabilities affecting the latest firmware version for the Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 router. Researchers from Tenable have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the latest firmware version (version 1.0.4.120) of the popular Netgear Nighthawk R6700v3 WiFi router. An attacker can trigger the vulnerabilities to take full control of the vulnerable devices. Below is the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 30, 2021
Researchers found several vulnerabilities in third-party encryption software that is used by multiple storage devices from major vendors. Researcher Sylvain Pelissier has discovered that the DataVault encryption software made by ENC Security and used by multiple vendors is affected by a couple of key derivation function issues. An attacker can exploit the flaws to obtain […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 30, 2021
A previously unknown rootkit, dubbed iLOBleed, was used in attacks aimed at HP Enterprise servers that wiped data off the infected systems. iLOBleed, is a previously undetected rootkit that was spotted targeting the HP Enterprise’s Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) server management technology to tamper with the firmware modules and wipe data off the infected systems. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 30, 2021
The AvosLocker ransomware operators released a free decryptor after they accidentally encrypted the system of US Government entity. The AvosLocker ransomware operation provided a free decryptor after they encrypted the systems of a US government agency. According to BleepingComputer, the gang hit a police department but fearing the reaction of US law enforcement opted to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 29, 2021
T-Mobile discloses a new data breach that impacted a “very small number of customers” who were victim of SIM swap attacks. T-Mobile has suffered another security breach, threat actors gained access to the accounts of “a small number of” customers.’ According to The T-Mo Report, which viewed T-Mobile internal documents, there was “unauthorized activity” on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 29, 2021
The Apache Software Foundation released Log4j 2.17.1 version to address recently discovered arbitrary code execution flaw tracked as CVE-2021-44832. The Apache Software Foundation released Log4j 2.17.1 version to address a recently discovered arbitrary code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-44832, affecting Log4j 2.17.0. CVE-2021-44832 is the fifth vulnerability discovered in the popular library in the last […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 29, 2021
A cyber attack hit Norwegian media company Amedia on Tuesday and forced it to shut down multiple systems. Amedia, one of the largest media companies in Norway, was hit by a “serious” cyber attack and was forced to shut down its computer systems. The company is whole or partial owner of 50 local and regional newspaper with online […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 28, 2021
Researchers analyzed the DoubleFeature logging tool of DanderSpritz Framework that was used by the Equation Group APT group. Check Point researchers have published a detailed analysis of the DoubleFeature tool used to log post-exploitation activities in attacks conducted by the Equation Group and involving the DanderSpritz malware framework. DanderSpritz made the headlines on April 14, […]
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