Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2022
Trend Micro addresses actively exploited Apex One zero-day

Trend Micro addressed multiple vulnerabilities in its Apex One endpoint security product, including actively exploited zero-day flaws. Trend Micro announced this week the release of security patches to address multiple vulnerabilities in its Apex One endpoint security product, including a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-40139 (CVSS 3.0 SCORE 7.2), which is actively exploited. The CVE-2022-40139 […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2022
Iran-linked TA453 used new Multi-Persona Impersonation technique in recent attacks

Iran-linked threat actors target individuals specializing in Middle Eastern affairs, nuclear security and genome research. In mid-2022, Proofpoint researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign conducted by Iran-linked TA453 threat actors. The campaign aimed at individuals specializing in Middle Eastern affairs, nuclear security and genome research. Threat actors used at least two actor-controlled personas on a single […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 13, 2022
Montenegro and its allies are working to recover from the massive cyber attack

A massive cyberattack hit Montenegro, officials believe that it was launched by pro-Russian hackers and the security services of Moscow. A massive cyberattack hit Montenegro, the offensive forced government headquarters to disconnect the systems from the Internet. The attack started on August 20 and impacted online government information platforms. According to the media, the critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2022
Apple fixed the eighth actively exploited zero-day this year

Apple has addressed the eighth zero-day vulnerability that is actively exploited in attacks against iPhones and Macs since January. Apple has released security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-32917, which is actively exploited in attacks against iPhone and Mac devices. This is the eighth zero-day vulnerability fixed by the IT giant since […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2022
Cisco confirms that data leaked by the Yanluowang ransomware gang were stolen from its systems

Cisco confirmed the May attack and that the data leaked by the Yanluowang ransomware group was stolen from its systems. In August, Cisco disclosed a security breach, the Yanluowang ransomware gang breached its corporate network in late May and stole internal data. The investigation conducted by Cisco Security Incident Response (CSIRT) and Cisco Talos revealed […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 12, 2022
Some firmware bugs in HP business devices are yet to be fixed

Six high-severity firmware bugs affecting several HP Enterprise devices are yet to be patched, some of them since July 2021. The Binarly security research team reported several HP Enterprise devices are affected by six high-severity firmware vulnerabilities that are yet to be patched, and some of them have been disclosed more than a year ago. […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2022
Albania was hit by a new cyberattack and blames Iran

Albania blamed Iran for a new cyberattack that hit computer systems used by the state police on Friday. Albania blamed the government of Teheran for a new cyberattack that hit computer systems used by the state police on Saturday. “The national police’s computer systems were hit Friday by a cyberattack which, according to initial information, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 383

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. IHG suffered a cyberattack that severely impacted its booking process China-Linked BRONZE PRESIDENT APT targets Government […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2022
Iran-linked APT42 is behind over 30 espionage attacks

Iran-linked APT42 (formerly UNC788) is suspected to be the actor behind over 30 cyber espionage attacks against activists and dissidents. Experts attribute over 30 cyber espionage attacks against activists and dissidents to the Iran-linked APT42 (formerly UNC788). The campaigns have been conducted since 2015 and are aimed at conducting information collection and surveillance operations against […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 10, 2022
IHG suffered a cyberattack that severely impacted its booking process

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) discloses a security breach, parts of its IT infrastructure has been subject to unauthorised activity The hospitality conglomerate, InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) manages 17 hotel chains, including the Regent, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Candlewood Suites. IHG operates 6,028 hotels in more than 100 different countries. The company announced that […]