Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2022
Russia-linked APT group Cozy Bear continues to target Microsoft 365 accounts in NATO countries for cyberespionage purposes. Mandiant researchers reported that the Russia-linked Cozy Bear cyberespionage group (aka APT29, CozyDuke, and Nobelium), has targeted Microsoft 365 accounts in espionage campaigns. The experts pointed out that APT29 devised new advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures to evade detection. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2022
US CISA added a critical SAP flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog after its details were disclosed at the Black Hat and Def Con conferences. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical SAP vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22536, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog a few days after researchers shared details […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2022
Amazon addressed a high-severity flaw in its Ring app for Android that could have exposed sensitive information and camera recordings. In May, Amazon fixed a high-severity vulnerability in its Ring app for Android that could have allowed a malicious app installed on a user’s device to access sensitive information and camera recordings. The Ring app […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2022
Cisco addressed a high-severity escalation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2022-20871) in AsyncOS for Cisco Secure Web Appliance. Cisco Secure Web Appliance (formerly Secure Web Appliance (WSA)) offers protection from malware and web-based attacks and provides application visibility and control. Cisco has addressed a high-severity escalation of privilege vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20871, that resides in the web management interface of AsyncOS for Cisco Secure Web […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2022
Threat actors are using the Bumblebee loader to compromise Active Directory services as part of post-exploitation activities. The Cybereason Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) Team analyzed a cyberattack that involved the Bumblebee Loader and detailed how the attackers were able to compromise the entire network. Most Bumblebee infections started by users executing LNK files which use a system binary to […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 19, 2022
Estonia announced to have blocked a wave of cyber attacks conducted by Russian hackers against local institutions. Undersecretary for Digital Transformation Luukas Ilves announced that Estonia was hit by the most extensive wave of DDoS attacks it has faced since 2007. The DDoS attacks targeted both public institutions and the private sector. The Pro-Russia hacker […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 18, 2022
Google announced to have blocked the largest ever HTTPs DDoS attack, which reached 46 million requests per second (RPS). Google announced to have blocked the largest ever HTTPs DDoS attack that hit one of its Cloud Armor customers. The IT giant revealed that the attack reached 46 million requests per second (RPS). The attack took […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 18, 2022
A new version of the BlackByte ransomware appeared in the threat landscape, version 2.0Â uses extortion techniques similar to LockBit ones. BlackByte ransomware Version 2.0 appeared in the threat landscape after a short break, the latest version has a new data leak site. It is interesting to note that the group introduced some novelties in the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 18, 2022
Exploit code for a critical vulnerability affecting networking devices using Realtek RTL819x system on a chip released online. The PoC exploit code for a critical stack-based buffer overflow issue, tracked as CVE-2022-27255 (CVSS 9.8), affecting networking devices using Realtekâs RTL819x system on a chip was released online. The issue resides in the Realtekâs SDK for […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 17, 2022
A China-linked APT group named RedAlpha is behind a long-running mass credential theft campaign aimed at organizations worldwide. Recorded Future researchers attributed a long-running mass credential theft campaign to a Chinese nation-state actor tracked RedAlpha. The campaign targeted global humanitarian, think tank, and government organizations. Experts believe RedAlpha is a group of contractors conducting cyber-espionage activity on behalf of […]
