IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2021
VMware fixes critical SSRF flaw in Workspace ONE UEM Console

VMware released security patches for a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Workspace ONE UEM console. VMware has addressed a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-22054, in the Workspace ONE UEM console. An attacker with network access to UEM could exploit the vulnerability to access sensitive data in the management console. An […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2021
Phorpiex botnet is back, in 2021 it $500K worth of crypto assets

Experts reported the resurgence of the Phorpiex botnet, in one year it allowed to steal crypto assets worth of half a million dollars. Experts at Check Point Research have monitored the resurgence of the Phorpiex botnet, an old threat that was involved in sextortion spam campaigns, crypto-jacking, cryptocurrency clipping (substituting the original wallet address saved in […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 17, 2021
PseudoManuscrypt, a mysterious massive cyber espionage campaign

Tens of thousands of devices worldwide, including many industrial control systems (ICS), have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Kaspersky researchers reported that tens of thousands of devices belonging to industrial and government organizations worldwide have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. The name PseudoManuscrypt comes from the similarities with the Manuscrypt malware used by the North Korea-linked […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2021
While attackers begin exploiting a second Log4j flaw, a third one emerges

Experts warn that threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a second bug disclosed in the popular Log4j logging library. American web infrastructure and website security company Cloudflare warns that threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a second vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-45046, disclosed in the Log4j library. The CVE-2021-45046 received a CVSS score of 3.7 and affects […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2021
Multiple Nation-State actors are exploiting Log4Shell flaw

Nation-state actors from China, Iran, North Korea, and Turkey are attempting to exploit the Log4Shell vulnerability to in attacks in the wild. Microsoft researchers reported that Nation-state actors from China, Iran, North Korea, and Turkey are now abusing the Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) in the Log4J library in their campaigns. Some of the groups exploiting the vulnerability are China-linked Hafnium and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2021
Owowa, a malicious IIS Server module used to steal Microsoft Exchange credentials

Threat actors are using a malicious Internet Information Services (IIS) Server module, dubbed Owowa, to steal Microsoft Exchange credentials. Kaspersky researchers spotted malicious actors while deploying a previously undiscovered binary, an Internet Information Services (IIS) webserver module dubbed “Owowa,” on Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access servers to steal credentials and for remote code execution. “Owowa […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2021
Iran-linked Seedworm APT targets Telecoms organizations across the Middle East and Asia

Researchers uncovered a new Seedworm campaign targeting telecommunication and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia. Iran-linked APT group Seedworm (aka MERCURY, MuddyWater, TEMP.Zagros, or Static Kitten) is behind a new cyberespionage campaign targeting telecommunication and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia, Symantec warns. The Seedworm has been active since at least […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2021
Adobe addresses over 60 vulnerabilities in multiple products

Adobe warns of threat actors that could exploit critical vulnerabilities in multiple products running on Windows and macOS systems. Adobe has issued critical warnings for more than 60 vulnerabilities in multiple products running on Windows and macOS machines. The vulnerabilities can be exploited by threat actors for code execution, privilege escalation and denial-of-service attacks. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2021
Hackers exploit Log4Shell to drop Khonsari Ransomware on Windows systems

Bitdefender researchers discovered that threat actors are attempting to exploit the Log4Shell flaw to deliver the new Khonsari ransomware on Windows machines. Bitdefender researchers discovered that threat actors are attempting to exploit the Log4Shell vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) to deliver the new Khonsari ransomware on Windows machines. Experts warn that threat actors are attempting to exploit the Log4Shell flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 14, 2021
Google fixed the 17th zero-day in Chrome since the start of the year

Google has released Chrome 96.0.4664.110 to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-4102, exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to address five vulnerabilities in the Chrome web browser, including a high-severity zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-4102, exploited in the wild. The CVE-2021-4102 flaw is a use-after-free issue in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, its exploitation could lead to the execution […]