Pierluigi Paganini
January 07, 2021
An expert found multiple serious vulnerabilities in Fortinetâs FortiWeb web application firewall (WAF) that could expose corporate networks to hack. Andrey Medov, a security researcher at Positive Technologies, found multiple serious vulnerabilities in Fortinetâs FortiWeb web application firewall (WAF) that could be exploited by attackers to hack into corporate networks. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2020-29015, CVE-2020-29016, CVE-2020-29018, and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 07, 2021
The U.S. government is going to launch the ‘Hack the Army 3.0’ bug bounty program in collaboration with the HackerOne platform. The U.S. government launched Hack the Army 3.0, the third edition of its bug bounty program, in collaboration with the HackerOne platform. The second Hack the Army bug bounty program ran between October 9 and November […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2021
The US DoJ revealed that threat actors behind the SolarWinds attack have gained access to roughly 3% of the department’s O365 mailboxes. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) published a press release to confirm that the threat actors behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack were able to access thousands of mailboxes of its employees. “On […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2021
WhatsApp is notifying users that starting February 8, 2021, they will be obliged to share their data with Facebook, leaving them no choice. This is bad news for WhatsApp users and their privacy, the company is notifying them that starting February 8, 2021, they will be requested to share their data with Facebook companies. Curiously […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2021
Google released an Android security update that addressed tens of flaws, including a critical Android remote code execution vulnerability. Google released an Android security update that addresses 43 flaws, including a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Android System component tracked as CVE-2021-0316. Google addressed the flaws with the release of Security patch levels […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2021
Researchers uncovered a malspam campaign that spreads the QNode remote access Trojan (RAT) using fake Trump’s sex scandal video as bait. Security experts from Trustwave uncovered a malspam campaign that is delivering the QNode remote access Trojan (RAT) using fake Trump’s sex scandal video as bait. The spam messages use the subject âGOOD LOAN OFFER!!â […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2021
Threat actors are attempting to hack Zyxel devices exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerability CVE-2020-29583, security researchers warn. The Taiwanese vendor Zyxel has recently addressed a critical vulnerability in its firmware, tracked as CVE-2020-29583, related to the presence of a hardcoded undocumented secret account. The vulnerability received a CVSS score of 7.8, it could be exploited by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 06, 2021
A joint statement issued by US security agencies confirmed that Russia was likely the origin of the SolarWinds supply chain attack. The US agencies FBI, CISA, ODNI, and the NSA released a joint statement that blames Russia for the SolarWinds supply chain attack. On behalf of President Trump, the four agencies were part of the task force […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 05, 2021
Researchers uncovered a large scale operation targeting cryptocurrency users with a previously undetected multiplatform RAT named ElectroRAT. Security researchers from Intezer uncovered a large scale operation targeting cryptocurrency users with a previously undetected RAT named ElectroRAT. The campaign was uncovered in December, but according to the experts is active since at least January 2020. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
January 05, 2021
According to a new report published by Check Point, organizations in the healthcare industry have faced a 45% increase in attacks since November. Check Point researchers reported a surge in the number of attacks against organizations in the healthcare industry, +45% since November. This is more than double the overall increase observed by the experts […]
