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Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2022
Lazarus APT employed an exploit in a Dell firmware driver in recent attacks

North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has been spotted deploying a Windows rootkit by taking advantage of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver. The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by relying on exploit in a Dell firmware driver dbutil_2_3.sys, ESET researchers warn. The discovery was made by ESET researchers while […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2022
Linux Cheerscrypt ransomware is linked to Chinese DEV-0401 APT group

Researchers link recently discovered Linux ransomware Cheerscrypt to the China-linked cyberespionage group DEV-0401. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia attributed the recently discovered Linux ransomware Cheerscrypt to the China-linked cyber espionage group Bronze Starlight (aka DEV-0401, APT10) Bronze Starlight, has been active since mid-2021, in June researchers from Secureworks reported that the APT group is deploying […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 04, 2022
Microsoft mitigations for recently disclosed Exchange zero-days can be easily bypassed

The mitigation shared by Microsoft for the two recently disclosed Exchange zero-day vulnerabilities can be bypassed, expert warns. Last week, Microsoft confirmed that two zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange recently disclosed by researchers at cybersecurity firm GTSC are being actively exploited in the wild. The first flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-41040, is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) issue. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2022
Trojanized Comm100 Live Chat app installer distributed a JavaScript backdoor

A threat actor used a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike disclosed details of a supply chain attack that involved the use of a trojanized installer for the Comm100 Live Chat application to distribute a JavaScript backdoor. Comm100 is a provider of customer service and communication products […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2022
RansomEXX gang claims to have hacked Ferrari and leaked online internal documents

The Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari confirmed the availability of internal documents online, but said it has no evidence of cyber attack. Documents belonging to the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari are circulating online, the company confirmed their authenticity stating it is not aware of cyber attacks. Ferrari is investigating the leak of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2022
Finnish intelligence warns of Russia’s cyberespionage activities

The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (SUPO) warns Russia will highly likely intensify its cyber activity over the winter. The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Suojelupoliisi or SUPO) warn of a highly likely intensification of cyberespionage activities conducted by Russia-linked threat actors over the winter. According to the SUPO, future NATO membership will make the country a privileged target […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 03, 2022
Reflected XSS bugs in Canon Medical ’s Vitrea View could expose patient info

Trustwave researchers discovered two XSS flaws in Canon Medical ’s Vitrea View tool that could expose patient information. During a penetration test, Trustwave Spiderlabs’ researchers discovered two reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, collectively as CVE-2022-37461, in third-party software for Canon Medical’s Vitrea View. The Vitrea View tool allows viewing and securely share medical images through […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2022
BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked US defense contractor NJVC

Another US defense contractor suffered a data breach, the BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked NJVC. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have breached the IT firm NJVC, which supports the federal government and the United States Department of Defense. The company supports intelligence, defense, and geospatial organizations. The company has more than 1,200 employees in locations worldwide.  BlackCat added NJVC to […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 02, 2022
German police identified a gang that stole €4 million via phishing attacks

German police arrested one individual suspected of having stolen €4 million from users via large-scale phishing campaigns. Germany’s Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) arrested an individual (24) suspected of having stolen €4,000,000 from internet users via phishing attacks along with a two accomplices who are suspected. The phishing campaigns were conducted between October 3, 2020, and May 29, […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2022
CISA adds Atlassian Bitbucket Server flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CISA added a recently disclosed flaw in Atlassian Bitbucket Server, tracked as CVE-2022-36804, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week added a recently disclosed critical vulnerability in Atlassian’s Bitbucket Server and Data Center to its  Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant […]