IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2023
Lapsus$ member has been convicted of having hacked multiple high-profile companies

An 18-year-old member of the Lapsus$ gang has been convicted of having helped hack multiple high-profile companies. A teenage member of the Lapsus$ data extortion group, Arion Kurtaj (18), was convicted by a London jury of having hacked multiple high-profile companies, including Uber, Revolut, and blackmailed the developers of the gaming firm Rockstar Games. Since September […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2023
More than 3,000 Openfire servers exposed to attacks using a new exploit

Researchers warn that more than 3,000 unpatched Openfire servers are exposed to attacks using an exploit for a recent flaw. Vulncheck researchers discovered more than 3,000 Openfire servers vulnerable to the CVE-2023-32315 flaw that are exposed to attacks using a new exploit. Openfire is a popular open-source chat server written in Java that is maintained by Ignite Realtime. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2023
DoJ charged Tornado Cash founders with laundering more than $1 billion

The U.S. DoJ charged two men with operating the Tornado Cash service and laundering more than $1 Billion in criminal proceeds. The U.S. Justice Department charged two Tornado Cash founders ROMAN STORM and ROMAN SEMENOV have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of conspiracy to violate the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2023
Carderbee APT targets Hong Kong orgs via supply chain attacks

A previously unknown APT group, tracked as Carderbee, was behind a supply chain attack against Hong Kong organizations. Symantec Threat Hunter Team reported that a previously unknown APT group, tracked as Carderbee, used a malware-laced version of the legitimate Cobra DocGuard software to carry out a supply chain attack aimed at organizations in Hong Kong. […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2023
TP-Link Tapo L530E smart bulb flaws allow hackers to steal user passwords

Four vulnerabilities in the TP-Link Tapo L530E smart bulb and impacting the mobile app used to control them expose users to hack. Researchers from the University of Catania (Italy) and the University of London (UK) have discovered four vulnerabilities impacting the TP-Link Tapo L530E smart bulb and the mobile app TP-Link’s Tapo app, which could […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2023
Defense contractor Belcan leaks admin password with a list of flaws

US Government and defense contractor Belcan left its super admin credentials open to the public, Cybernews research team reveals. Belcan is a government, defense, and aerospace contractor offering global design, software, manufacturing, supply chain, information technology, and digital engineering solutions. The company, with reported revenue of $950 million in 2022, is a trusted strategic partner […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2023
Akira ransomware gang spotted targeting Cisco VPN products to hack organizations

The Akira ransomware gang targets Cisco VPN products to gain initial access to corporate networks and steal their data. The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate. Like other ransomware gangs, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2023
Snatch gang claims the hack of the Department of Defence South Africa

Snatch gang claims the hack of the Department of Defence South Africa and added the military organization to its leak site. The Snatch ransomware group added the Department of Defence South Africa to its data leak site. The mission of the Department of Defence is to provide, manage, prepare and employ defence capabilities commensurate with the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2023
CISA adds critical Adobe ColdFusion flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

US CISA added critical vulnerability CVE-2023-26359 in Adobe ColdFusion to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical flaw CVE-2023-26359 (CVSS score 9.8) affecting Adobe ColdFusion to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Adobe fixed the critical flaw in March 2023, it is a deserialization of untrusted data issue in Adobe ColdFusion that can […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 22, 2023
A cyber attack hit the Australian software provider Energy One

The Australian software provider Energy One announced it was hit by a cyberattack last week that affected certain corporate systems in Australia and the UK. The Australian software provider Energy One announced that a cyberattack hit certain corporate systems in Australia and the UK last week. Energy One is a global supplier of software products […]