Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2022
Conti Ransomware Gang claims responsibility for the Nordex hack

The Conti ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the recent attack against Nordex, one of the largest manufacturers of wind turbines. The Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that hit the manufacturer of wind turbines Nordex on March 31, 2022. Nordex Group shut down “IT systems across multiple locations and business units” as […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2022
ZingoStealer crimeware released for free in the cybercrime ecosystem

A new powerful crimeware called ZingoStealer was released for free by a threat actor known as Haskers Gang. ZingoStealer is a new information-stealer developed by a threat actor known as Haskers Gang who released it for free after they attempted to sell the source code for $500. The threat actors were also offering their own crypter, dubbed […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2022
Google fixed third zero-day in Chrome since the start of 2022

Google Chrome 100.0.4896.127 addresses a new high-severity zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-1364, actively exploited by threat actors in the wild. Google has released Chrome 100.0.4896.127 for Windows, Mac, and Linux to address a high-severity zero-day, tracked as CVE-2022-1364, that is actively exploited by threat actors in attacks. The CVE-2022-1364 zero-day is a type confusion issue […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2022
Ways to Develop a Cybersecurity Training Program for Employees

Cybersecurity experts would have you believe that your organization’s employees have a crucial role in bolstering or damaging your company’s security initiatives. While you may disagree, data breach studies show that employees and negligence are the most typical causes of security breaches, yet these prevalent issues are least discussed. According to a recent industry report […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 15, 2022
Analysis of the SunnyDay ransomware

The analysis of a recent sample SunnyDay ransomware revealed some similarities with other ransomware, such as Ever101, Medusa Locker, Curator, and Payment45. Segurança-Informatica published an analysis of a recent sample of SunnyDay ransomware. As a result of the work, some similarities between other ransomware samples such as Ever101, Medusa Locker, Curator, and Payment45 were found.  […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2022
US gov agencies e private firms warn nation-state actors are targeting ICS & SCADA devices

The US government agencies warned of threat actors that are targeting ICS and SCADA systems from various vendors. The Department of Energy (DOE), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn of offensive capabilities developed by […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2022
CISA adds Windows CLFS Driver Privilege Escalation flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

The U.S. CISA added the CVE-2022-24521 Microsoft Windows CLFS Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2022-24521 privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) Driver. According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, FCEB […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2022
Critical VMware Workspace ONE Access CVE-2022-22954 flaw actively exploited

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager recently patched by the vendor. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-22954, in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager recently patched by the vendor. Researchers from cyber threat intelligence BadPackets also reported that the vulnerability […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2022
CVE-2021-31805 RCE bug in Apache Struts was finally patched

Apache addressed a critical flaw in Apache Struts RCE that was linked to a previous issue that was not properly fixed. Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework for developing Java EE web applications. The Apache Software Foundation urges organizations to address a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-31805, affecting Struts versions ranging 2.0.0 to 2.5.29. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2022
China-linked Hafnium APT leverages Tarrask malware to gain persistence

China-linked Hafnium APT group started using a new piece of new malware to gain persistence on compromised Windows systems. The China-backed Hafnium cyberespionage group is likely behind a piece of a new malware, dubbed Tarrask, that’s used to maintain persistence on compromised Windows systems, reported Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) experts. HAFNIUM primarily targets entities […]