Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini June 04, 2022
Anonymous: Operation Russia after 100 days of war

Operation Russia continues, albeit much more slowly than last month, RKPLaw, Vyberi Radio, and Metprom Group are the last victims. The #OpRussia launched by Anonymous on Russia after the criminal invasion of Ukraine continues, albeit much more slowly than last month. The collective recently leaked stolen data via DDoSecrets. This is my update on the […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2022
LuoYu APT delivers WinDealer malware via man-on-the-side attacks

Chinese LuoYu Hackers Using Man-on-the-Side Attacks to Deploy WinDealer Backdoor An “extremely sophisticated” China-linked APT tracked as LuoYu was delivering malware called WinDealer via man-on-the-side attacks. Researchers from Kaspersky have uncovered an “extremely sophisticated” China-linked APT group, tracked as LuoYu, that has been observed using a malicious Windows tool called WinDealer. LuoYu has been active since at […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2022
Alert! Unpatched critical Atlassian Confluence Zero-Day RCE flaw actively exploited

Atlassian warned of an actively exploited critical unpatched remote code execution flaw (CVE-2022-26134) in Confluence Server and Data Center products. Atlassian is warning of a critical unpatched remote code execution vulnerability affecting all Confluence Server and Data Center supported versions, tracked as CVE-2022-26134, that is being actively exploited in attacks in the wild. “Atlassian has […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2022
Microsoft blocked Polonium attacks against Israeli organizations

Microsoft blocked an attack activity aimed at Israeli organizations attributed to a previously unknown Lebanon-based hacking group tracked as POLONIUM. Microsoft announced to have blocked a series of attacks targeting Israeli organizations that have been conducted by a previously unknown Lebanon-based hacking group tracked as POLONIUM. POLONIUM has targeted or compromised more than 20 Israeli […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2022
Conti leaked chats confirm that the gang’s ability to conduct firmware-based attacks

The analysis of the internal chats of the Conti ransomware group revealed the gang was working on firmware attack techniques. The analysis of Conti group’s chats, which were leaked earlier this year, revealed that the ransomware gang has been working on firmware attack techniques. An attack against firmware could give threat actors significant powers, they are hard to […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2022
A critical RCE flaw in Horde Webmail has yet to be addressed

A remote code execution vulnerability in the open-source Horde Webmail client can allow to take over servers by sending a specially crafted email. Researchers from SonarSource discovered a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-30287) in the open-source Horde Webmail client. Horde Webmail allows users to manage contacts, the flaw could be exploited by an authenticated user […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2022
New XLoader Botnet version uses new techniques to obscure its C2 servers

A new version of the XLoader botnet is implementing a new technique to obscure the Command and Control infrastructure. Researchers from Check Point have discovered a new version of the XLoader botnet, which implements significant enhancements, such as a new technique to obscure the Command and Control infrastructure XLoader has been observed since 2020, it […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2022
Experts uncovered over 3.6M accessible MySQL servers worldwide

Researchers uncovered 3.6M accessible MySQL servers worldwide that represent a potential attack surface for their owners. Researchers from Shadow Server scanned the internet for publicly accessible MySQL server instances on port 3306/TCP and uncovered 3.6M installs worldwide responding to their queries. These publicly accessible MySQL server instances represent a potential attack surface for their owners. “These are instances that respond to our […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2022
China-linked TA413 group actively exploits Microsoft Follina zero-day flaw

A China-linked APT group is actively exploiting the recently disclosed Follina zero-day flaw in Microsoft Office in attacks in the wild. China-linked APT group TA413 has been observed exploiting the recently disclosed Follina zero-day flaw (tracked as CVE-2022-30190 and rated CVSS score 7.8) in Microsoft Office in attacks in the wild. This week, the cybersecurity researcher nao_sec discovered a malicious Word […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 01, 2022
Hive ransomware gang hit Costa Rica public health service

Costa Rican Social Security Fund, Costa Rica ‘s public health service, was hit by a Hive ransomware attack. Costa Rican Social Security Fund, Costa Rica ‘s public health service (aka CCCS), was hit today by a Hive ransomware attack, BleepingComputer reported. The attack occurred early this morning, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. The authorities are investigating […]