Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2024
A new malware named Cuttlefish targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to harvest public cloud authentication data. Researchers at Lumenâs Black Lotus Labs discovered a new malware family, named Cuttlefish, which targets enterprise-grade and small office/home office (SOHO) routers to harvest public cloud authentication data from internet traffic. The malware creates a proxy […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2024
A flaw in the R programming language enables the execution of arbitrary code when parsing specially crafted RDS and RDX files. A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-27322 (CVSS v3: 8.8), in the R programming language could allow arbitrary code execution upon deserializing specially crafted R Data Serialization (RDS) or R package files (RDX). R is an open-source programming language widely […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 01, 2024
The China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat are manipulating DNS to probe networks globally since 2019. Infoblox researchers observed China-linked threat actors Muddling Meerkat using sophisticated DNS activities since 2019 to bypass traditional security measures and probe networks worldwide. The experts noticed a spike in activity observed in September 2023. The threat actors appear to have the capability […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2024
Finnish hacker was sentenced to more than six years in prison for hacking into an online psychotherapy clinic and attempted extortion. A popular 26-year-old Finnish hacker Aleksanteri KivimĂ€ki was sentenced to more than six years in prison for hacking into the online psychotherapy clinic Vastaamo Psychotherapy Center, exposing tens of thousands of patient therapy records, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2024
The US governmentâs cybersecurity agency CISA published a series of guidelines to protect critical infrastructure against AI-based attacks. CISA collaborated with Sector Risk Management Agencies (SRMAs) and regulatory agencies to conduct sector-specific assessments of AI risks to U.S. critical infrastructure, as mandated by Executive Order 14110 Section 4.3(a)(i). The analysis categorized AI risks into three […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2024
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) orders smart device manufacturers to ban default passwords starting from April 29, 2024. The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is urging manufacturers of smart devices to comply with new legislation that bans default passwords. The law, known as the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act (or PSTI act), will […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 30, 2024
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers $200 million for sharing customers’ real-time location data without consent. The FCC has fined four major U.S. wireless carriers nearly $200 million for unlawfully selling access to real-time location data of their customers without consent. The fines come as a result of the Notices of Apparent Liability […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 29, 2024
Google announced they have prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published in the official Google Play. Google announced that in 2023, they have prevented 2.28 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play. This amazing result was possible thanks to the introduction of enhanced security features, policy updates, and advanced machine learning and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 29, 2024
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) suffered a data breach that exposed information 2 million individuals. Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) disclosed a data breach that may have impacted 1,955,385 individuals. FBCS, a third-party debt collection agency, collects personal information from its clients to facilitate debt collection activities on behalf of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 29, 2024
A Belarusian group of activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the countryâs main KGB agency. The Belarusian hacktivist group Cyber-Partisans claims to have infiltrated the network of the countryâs main KGB security agency. The hackers had access to personnel files of over 8,600 employees. On Friday, the website of the Belarusian KGB […]
