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Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2023
CISA adds Qlik Sense flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds two Qlik Sense vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two Qlik Sense vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below is the list of the issues added to the catalog: Researchers at cybersecurity firm Praetorian discovered the two vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2023
CISA and ENISA signed a Working Arrangement to enhance cooperation

ENISA has signed a Working Arrangement with the US CISA to enhance capacity-building, best practices exchange and awareness. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has signed a Working Arrangement with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to enhance cooperation on capacity-building, best practices exchange, and situational awareness. In the increasingly complex geopolitical environment, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2023
Researcher discovered a new lock screen bypass bug for Android 14 and 13

Researchers discovered a lock screen bypass bug in Android 14 and 13 that could expose sensitive data in users’ Google accounts. The security researcher Jose Rodriguez (@VBarraquito) discovered a new lock screen bypass vulnerability for Android 14 and 13. A threat actor with physical access to a device can access photos, contacts, browsing history and more. […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2023
WordPress 6.4.2 fixed a Remote Code Execution (RCE) flaw

WordPress 6.4.2 addressed a security vulnerability that could be chained with another flaw to achieve remote code execution. WordPress released a security update to address a flaw that can be chained with another issue to gain remote code execution. According to the advisory, the RCE flaw is not directly exploitable in the core, however, threat […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 10, 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 449 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 for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Hacktivists hacked an Irish water utility and interrupted the water supply 5Ghoul flaws impact hundreds of […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2023
Hacktivists hacked an Irish water utility and interrupted the water supply

Threat actors launched a cyberattack on an Irish water utility causing the interruption of the power supply for two days. Threat actors hacked a small water utility in Ireland and interrupted the water supply for two days. The victim of the attack is a private group water utility in the Erris area, the incident impacted […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2023
5Ghoul flaws impact hundreds of 5G devices with Qualcomm, MediaTek chips

A set of flaws, collectively called 5Ghoul, in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major vendors impacts Android and iOS devices. A team of researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design discovered a set of security vulnerabilities in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 09, 2023
Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack

Kentucky health system Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after it was a victim of a ransomware attack in May. Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack that hit the organization on May 9, 2023. The security breach exposed personal information belonging to patients, employees, and dependents. The health system notified federal […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2023
Bypassing major EDRs using Pool Party process injection techniques

Researchers devised a novel attack vector for process injection, dubbed Pool Party, that evades EDR solutions. Researchers from cybersecurity firm SafeBreach devised a set of process injection techniques, dubbed Pool Party, that allows bypassing EDR solutions. They presented the technique at Black Hat Europe 2023.  The experts relied on the less-explored Windows thread pools to discover […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 08, 2023
Founder of Bitzlato exchange has pleaded for unlicensed money transmitting

Anatoly Legkodymov, the founder of the Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded in a money-laundering scheme. Anatoly Legkodymov (41) (aka Anatolii Legkodymov, Gandalf, and Tolik), the Russian founder of the unlicensed Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange, has pleaded guilty in a money-laundering scheme. The police arrested Legkodymov in Miami in January, he was charged in a U.S. federal […]