Pierluigi Paganini
June 26, 2023
China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon, was spotted observing a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. CrowdStrike researchers observed the China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon, using a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target networks. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 25, 2023
A U.K. citizen, who was involved in the attack on Twitter in 2020, was sentenced to five years in prison for cybercrime offenses. Joseph James O’Connor, aka PlugwalkJoe (24), the hacker who was involved in the attacks on Twitter in 2020, was sentenced to five years in prison for cybercrime offenses. On November 2021, the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 25, 2023
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Someone is sending mysterious smartwatches to the US Military personnel CISA orders govt agencies to fix […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 24, 2023
U.S. Armyâs Criminal Investigation Division warns that US military personnel have reported receiving unsolicited smartwatches in the mail. The U.S. Armyâs Criminal Investigation Division reported that service members across the military received smartwatches unsolicited in the mail. Upon using these smartwatches, the devices automatically connected to Wi-Fi and began connecting to cell phones unprompted, gaining access to a huge quantity of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 23, 2023
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added six new security flaws to its  Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Below is the list of the issues added to the catalog: According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 23, 2023
VMware addressed multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in vCenter Server that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution. VMware released security updates to five memory corruption vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-20892, CVE-2023-20893, CVE-2023-20894, CVE-2023-20895, CVE-2023-20896) in vCenter Server that could lead to remote code execution. The memory corruption vulnerabilities reside in the softwareâs implementation of the DCERPC protocol. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 23, 2023
Fortinet addressed a critical remote command execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-33299, affecting FortiNAC solution. FortiNAC is a network access control (NAC) solution designed by Fortinet that is used by organizations to secure and control access to networks by enforcing security policies, monitoring devices, and managing their access privileges. FortiNAC helps organizations protect their network infrastructure […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 23, 2023
Researchers reported that millions of GitHub repositories are likely vulnerable to an attack called RepoJacking. A study conducted by Aqua researchers revealed that millions of GitHub repositories are potentially vulnerable to RepoJacking. In the RepoJacking attack, attackers claim the old username of a repository after the legitimate creator changed the username, then publish a rogue repository […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 22, 2023
Since March 2023, Unit 42 researchers have observed a variant of the Mirai botnet spreading by targeting tens of flaws in D-Link, Zyxel, and Netgear devices. Since March 2023, researchers at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 have observed a new variant of the Mirai botnet targeting multiple vulnerabilities in popular IoT devices. Below is the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 22, 2023
The proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2023-20178) in Cisco AnyConnect Secure was published online. A security researcher has published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for the high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20178 (CVSS score of 7.8), impacting Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Secure Client for Windows. AnyConnect is a secure remote access VPN […]
