Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2022
CISA added 9 new flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, including Magento e Chrome bugs

The U.S. CISA added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog another 9 security flaws actively exploited in the wild. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, including two recently patched zero-day issues affecting Adobe Commerce/Magento Open Source and Google Chrome. CISA orders all Federal Civilian Executive […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 16, 2022
VMware fixes flaws demonstrated at Chinese Tianfu Cup hacking contest

VMware addressed several high-severity flaws that were disclosed during China’s Tianfu Cup hacking contest. VMware addressed several high-severity vulnerabilities that were demonstrated by Kunlun Lab team during China’s Tianfu Cup 2021 hacking contest. The vulnerabilities impact VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion. Below is the list published by the virtualization giant: CVE-2021-22040 – VMware ESXi, Workstation, and […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2022
Ukraine: Military defense agencies and banks hit by cyberattacks

Ukraine ‘s defense agencies and two state-owned banks were hit by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine and state-owned banks, Privatbank (Ukraine’s largest bank) and Oschadbank were hit by Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. The website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has been taken down by the wave of […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2022
QNAP extends security Updates for some EOL devices

Taiwanese vendor QNAP extended the security update window for some devices that have reached end-of-life (EOL). Taiwanese vendor QNAP extended the security update for some devices that have reached end-of-life (EOL) years ago. The company decided to extend until October this year the security updates for some models that have reached EOL, the decision aims […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2022
BlackCat gang claimed responsibility for Swissport ransomware attack

The BlackCat ransomware group (aka ALPHV), claimed responsibility for the attack on Swissport that interfered with its operations. The BlackCat ransomware group (aka ALPHV), has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on Swissport that impacted its operations, causing flight delays. Swissport International Ltd. is an aviation services company providing airport ground,lounge hospitality and cargo handling services owned by an international group of investors. […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2022
Google fixes a Chrome zero-day flaw actively exploited in attacks

Google fixed a high-severity zero-day flaw actively exploited with the release of Chrome emergency update for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Google fixed a high-severity zero-day flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-0609, actively exploited with the release of Chrome emergency update for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This is the first Chome zero-day fixed this year by Google. The zero-day […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2022
Remote sex toys might spice up your love life – but crooks could also get a kick out of them

A CyberNews investigation has revealed that Lovense remote sex toy users might be at risk from threat actors, due to poor security features. Original post: https://cybernews.com/privacy/remote-sex-toys-might-spice-up-your-love-life-but-crooks-could-also-get-a-kick-out-of-them/ Lovense boasts that its teledildonic sex toys will spice up your sexual relationship. By using wireless remote control, you can customize vibrations and adjust them to your body, or […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2022
SSU: Russia-linked actors are targeting Ukraine with ‘massive wave of hybrid warfare’

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) said the country is the target of an ongoing “wave of hybrid warfare.” The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) today revealed the country is the target of an ongoing “wave of hybrid warfare” conducted by Russia-linked malicious actors. Threat actors aim at destabilizing the social contest in the country […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2022
BlackByte ransomware breached at least 3 US critical infrastructure organizations

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that the BlackByte ransomware gang has breached at least three organizations from US critical infrastructure sectors. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory with the US Secret Services which revealed that the BlackByte ransomware group has breached at least three organizations from US critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2022
European Central Bank tells banks to step up defences against nation-state attacks

The European Central Bank is warning banks of possible Russia-linked cyber attack amid the rising crisis with Ukraine. The European Central Bank is warning banks of possible Russia-linked cyber attack amid the rising crisis with Ukraine and is inviting them to step up defenses. The news was reported by Reuters, citing two unnamed sources. The […]