Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2020
The University of Utah admitted to have paid a $457,059 ransom in order to avoid having ransomware operators leak student information online. The University of Utah admitted having paid a $457,059 ransom after the ransomware attack that took place on July 19, 2020, that infected systems on the network of the university’s College of Social […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 21, 2020
Microsoft released an Out-of-Band security update to address privilege escalation flaws in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 systems. Microsoft released this week an out-of-band security update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 systems that address two privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Windows Remote Access. Both vulnerabilities were addressed by Microsoft in August, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2020
Google addressed an email spoofing vulnerability affecting Gmail and G Suite a few hours after it was publicly disclosed. Google addressed an email spoofing vulnerability affecting its Gmail and G Suite products a few hours after it was publicly disclosed, but the IT giant was ware of the flaw since April. On Wednesday, the researcher […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2020
IBM addressed a shared memory vulnerability in its Db2 data management solutions that could lead to information disclosure. IBM fixed a shared memory vulnerability in its Db2 data management products that can be exploited by malicious local users to access sensitive data. The vulnerability, which is tracked as CVE-2020-4414, was discovered by researchers from Trustwave, it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2020
The South African branch of consumer credit reporting agency Experian disclosed a data breach that impacted 24 million customers. The South African branch of consumer credit reporting agency Experian disclosed this week a data breach that impacted 24 million customers. The company revealed that only personal information was exposed in the data breach, no financial […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 20, 2020
US CISA published an alert related to a new North Korean malware, dubbed BLINDINGCAN, used in attacks on the US defense and aerospace sectors. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a Malware Analysis Report (MAR) that includes technical details about a new strain of malware, tracked as BLINDINGCAN, that was attributed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2020
Chinese hackers have hacked thousands of Taiwan Government email accounts belonging at least 10 Taiwan government agencies, officials said. Chinese hackers have gained access to around 6,000 email accounts belonging to at least 10 Taiwan government agencies, officials said. According to a top Taiwan cyber official, the attacks are part of a cyber espionage campaign. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2020
Researchers spotted a new sophisticated peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, dubbed FritzFrog, that has been actively targeting SSH servers since January 2020. FritzFrog is a new sophisticated botnet that has been actively targeting SSH servers worldwide since January 2020. The bot is written in Golang and implements wormable capabilities, experts reported attacks against entities in government, education, and finance […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2020
The actively exploited Windows spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2020-1464) recently patched by Microsoft has been known for more than two years. The actively exploited Windows spoofing flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-1464 and patched last week by Microsoft, has been known for more than two years, researchers revealed. Microsoft’s August 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates addressed 120 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2020
A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the Concrete5 CMS exposed numerous servers to full takeover, experts warn. A recently addressed remote code execution (RCE) flaw in the Concrete5 CMS exposed numerous websites to attacks. Concrete5 is an open-source content management system (CMS) designed for ease of use, for users with a minimum of technical […]
