Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2022
Threat actors claimed to have stolen classified NATO documents from the Armed Forces General Staff agency of Portugal (EMGFA). After discovering that Classified NATO documents belonging to the Armed Forces General Staff agency of Portugal (EMGFA) were offered for sale on the darkweb, the Portuguese agency discovered it has suffered a cyberattack. The Armed Forces […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2022
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group is targeting energy providers around the world, including organizations in the US, Canada, and Japan. Talos researchers tracked a campaign, orchestrated by North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group, aimed at energy providers around the world, including organizations in the US, Canada, and Japan. The campaign was observed between February and July 2022. The attacks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2022
Cisco fixed new security flaws affecting its products, including a recently disclosed high-severity issue in NVIDIA Data Plane Development Kit. The most severe issues fixed by Cisco are an unauthenticated Access to Messaging Services Vulnerability affecting Cisco SD-WAN vManage software and a vulnerability in NVIDIA Data Plane Development Kit. The two issues have been tracked as CVE-2022-20696 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2022
Some members of the Conti ransomware gang were involved in financially motivated attacks targeting Ukraine from April to August 2022. Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that some former members of the Conti cybercrime group were involved in five different campaigns targeting Ukraine between April and August 2022. The activities overlap with operations […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2022
Albania interrupted diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff over the mid-July attack. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that Albania interrupted diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff over the massive cyber attack that hit the country in mid-July. The cyberattack hit the servers of the National Agency […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 07, 2022
A new Linux malware dubbed Shikitega leverages a multi-stage infection chain to target endpoints and IoT devices. Researchers from AT&T Alien Labs discovered a new piece of stealthy Linux malware, dubbed Shikitega, that targets endpoints and IoT devices. The malware outstands for its multistage infection chain, threat actors use it to can gain full control of the system […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 07, 2022
In the digital age, authentication is paramount to a strong security strategy. Which are the challenges of user authentication? In the digital age, authentication is paramount to a strong security strategy. As virtually every aspect of day-to-day life and business is conducted online, the added convenience has also brought added risk. Information privacy, data sovereignty, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 07, 2022
Networking equipment vendor Zyxel addressed a critical vulnerability impacting its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Zyxel addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-34747, impacting its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. The CVE-2022-34747 (CVSS score: 9.8) flaw is classified as a format string vulnerability that resides in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AAZF.12)C0. An attacker can exploit […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 07, 2022
The Moobot botnet is behind a new wave of attacks that started in early August and that target vulnerable D-Link routers. Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 researchers reported a new wave of attacks launched by the Moobot botnet that target vulnerable D-Link routers. The Mirai-based Moobot botnet was first documented by Palo Alto Unit 42 researchers in February […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 06, 2022
One of the US largest School districts, the Los Angeles Unified School District, suffered a ransomware attack during the weekend. The Los Angeles Unified School District is one of the largest school distinct in the US, it was hit by a ransomware attack during the Labor Day weekend. The security breach took place a few […]
