IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini April 08, 2024
U.S. Department of Health warns of attacks against IT help desks

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warns of attacks against IT help desks across the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported that threat actors are carrying out attacks against IT help desks across the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector. The Health […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 466 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. More than 16,000 Ivanti VPN gateways still vulnerable to RCE CVE-2024-21894 Cisco warns of XSS flaw […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 07, 2024
Over 92,000 Internet-facing D-Link NAS devices can be easily hacked

A researcher disclosed an arbitrary command injection and hardcoded backdoor issue in multiple end-of-life D-Link NAS models. A researcher who goes online with the moniker ‘Netsecfish’ disclosed a new arbitrary command injection and hardcoded backdoor flaw, tracked as , tracked as CVE-2024-3273, that impacts multiple end-of-life D-Link Network Attached Storage (NAS) device models. The flaw affects […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2024
More than 16,000 Ivanti VPN gateways still vulnerable to RCE CVE-2024-21894

Experts warn of roughly 16,500 Ivanti Connect Secure and Poly Secure gateways still vulnerable to a remote code execution (RCE) flaw. Shadowserver researchers reported that roughly 16,500 Ivanti Connect Secure and Poly Secure gateways are vulnerable to the recently reported RCE flaw CVE-2024-21894. This week the company released security updates to address four security flaws […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 06, 2024
Cisco warns of XSS flaw in end-of-life small business routers

Cisco warns customers of Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325 Routers Cross-Site scripting flaw. Cisco warns of a Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325 routers Cross-Site scripting (XSS) flaw. The medium severity issue, tracked as CVE-2024-20362 (CVSS score 6.1), resides in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2024
Magento flaw exploited to deploy persistent backdoor hidden in XML

Threat actors are exploiting critical Magento vulnerability CVE-2024-20720 to install a persistent backdoor on e-stores. Sansec researchers observed threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed Magento vulnerability CVE-2024-20720 to deploy a persistent backdoor on e-stores. The vulnerability CVE-2024-20720 (CVSS score of 9.1) is an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’) vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2024
Cyberattack disrupted services at Omni Hotels & Resorts

US hotel chain Omni Hotels & Resorts suffered a cyber attack that forced the company to shut down its systems. A cyberattack hit Omni Hotels & Resorts disrupting its services and forcing the company to shut down its systems. The hotel chain did not share details about the attack, however, the effects reported in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2024
HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Flood technique can be exploited in DoS attacks

HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Flood: Researchers warn of a new HTTP/2 vulnerability that can be exploited to conduct powerful denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. HTTP messages can contain named fields in both header and trailer sections. CERT/CC experts explained that both header and trailer fields are serialized as field blocks in HTTP/2 to transmit them in multiple fragments to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2024
US cancer center City of Hope: data breach impacted 827149 individuals

US cancer center City of Hope suffered a data breach that impacted 800,000 individuals, personal and health information was compromised. City of Hope is a renowned cancer research and treatment center located in Duarte, California, United States. It is recognized for its comprehensive cancer care, innovative research, and compassionate patient support services. City of Hope […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2024
Ivanti fixed for 4 new issues in Connect Secure and Policy Secure

Ivanti addressed four flaws impacting Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways that could lead to code execution and denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Ivanti has released security updates to address four security flaws impacting Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways that could result in code execution and denial-of-service (DoS). The list of vulnerabilities addressed by the company […]