Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2024
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows CLFS driver flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver flaw CVE-2024-49138  (CVSS score: 7.8) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Microsoft December 2024 […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2024
Mandiant devised a technique to bypass browser isolation using QR codes

Mandiant revealed a technique to bypass browser isolation using QR codes, enabling command transmission from C2 servers. Browser isolation is a security measure that separates web browsing from the user’s device by running the browser in a secure environment (e.g., cloud or VM) and streaming visuals. Mandiant has identified a new technique for bypassing browser […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2024
2023 Anna Jaques Hospital data breach impacted over 310,000 people

Anna Jaques Hospital revealed that the ransomware attack it suffered last year has exposed sensitive health data for over 316,000 patients. On December 25, 2023, a ransomware attack hit the Anna Jaques Hospital. The hospital revealed that the security breach exposed sensitive health data for over 316,000 patients. Anna Jaques Hospital is a not-for-profit community healthcare […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 501 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. RedLine info-stealer campaign targets Russian businesses through pirated corporate software 8Base ransomware group hacked Croatia’s Port of Rijeka […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2024
RedLine info-stealer campaign targets Russian businesses through pirated corporate software

An ongoing RedLine information-stealing campaign is targeting Russian businesses using pirated corporate software. Since January 2024, Russian businesses using unlicensed software have been targeted by an ongoing RedLine info-stealer campaign. Pirated software is distributed via Russian online forums, attackers disguise the malware as a tool to bypass licensing for business automation software. Threat actors target […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 07, 2024
Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer

Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer after detaining him for allegedly donating to Ukraine earlier this year. The Federal Security Service (FSB) used spyware to monitor a Russian programmer, Kirill Parubets, after he was detained earlier this year for allegedly donating to Ukraine. Researchers from the First Department and the Citizen Lab discovered that the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2024
New Atrium Health data breach impacts 585,000 individuals

Atrium Health disclosed a data breach affecting 585,000 individuals to the HHS, potentially linked to the use of online tracking tools. Healthcare company Atrium Health disclosed a data breach that impacted 585,000 individuals. The company notified the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Atrium Health launched an investigation into the security breach and […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2024
U.S. CISA adds CyberPanel flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds CyberPanel flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CyberPanel flaw CVE-2024-51378 (CVSS score: 10.0) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The getresetstatus vulnerability in CyberPanel (before commit 1c0c6cb) affects dns/views.py and ftp/views.py. Remote attackers could bypass authentication and execute […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2024
Hundred of CISCO switches impacted by bootloader flaw

A bootloader vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS affects 100+ switches, allowing attackers to bypass image signature checks. Cisco released security patches for a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20397 (CVSS score of 5.2), in the NX-OS software’s bootloader that could be exploited by attackers to bypass image signature verification. “A vulnerability in the bootloader of Cisco NX-OS Software could […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2024
Burnout in SOCs: How AI Can Help Analysts Focus on High-Value Tasks

SOC analysts, vital to cybersecurity, face burnout due to exhausting workloads, risking their well-being and the effectiveness of organizational defenses. Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst burnout is a very real problem. These are some of the most important cybersecurity professionals out there, and many of them are being worked to exhaustion. Amidst an already overstretched […]