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Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 375 by Pierluigi Paganini

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs for free in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. FBI seized $500,000 worth of bitcoin obtained from Maui ransomware attacks SonicWall fixed critical SQLi in […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 24, 2022
A database containing data of 5.4 million Twitter accounts available for sale

Threat actor leaked data of 5.4 million Twitter users that were obtained by exploiting a now patched flaw in the popular platform. A threat actor has leaked data of 5.4 million Twitter accounts that were obtained by exploiting a now-fixed vulnerability in the popular social media platform. The threat actor is now offering for sale […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2022
FBI seized $500,000 worth of bitcoin obtained from Maui ransomware attacks

The U.S. DoJ seized $500,000 worth of Bitcoin from North Korea-linked threat actors who are behind the Maui ransomware. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has seized $500,000 worth of Bitcoin from North Korean threat actors who used the Maui ransomware to target several organizations worldwide. “The Justice Department today announced a complaint filed in […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2022
SonicWall fixed critical SQLi in Analytics and GMS products

Security company SonicWall released updates to address a critical SQL injection (SQLi) flaw in Analytics On-Prem and Global Management System (GMS) products. Security company SonicWall addressed a critical SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-22280 (CVSS score 9.4), in Analytics On-Prem and Global Management System (GMS) products. “Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2022
Hackers breached Ukrainian radio station to spread fake news about Zelensky ‘s health

Threat actors hacked the Ukrainian radio station TAVR Media and broadcasted fake news on the critical health condition of President Volodymyr Zelensky Threat actors breached the Ukrainian radio station TAVR Media this week, the attackers spread a fake message on the health status of the Zelensky. The Kyiv Independent reported that a music program on […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2022
Candiru surveillance spyware DevilsTongue exploited Chrome Zero-Day to target journalists

The spyware developed by Israeli surveillance firm Candiru exploited recently fixed CVE-2022-2294 Chrome zero-day in attacks on journalists. Researchers from the antivirus firm Avast reported that the DevilsTongue spyware, developed, by Israeli surveillance firm Candiru, was used in attacks against journalists in the Middle East and exploited recently fixed CVE-2022-2294 Chrome zero-day. The flaw, which […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2022
TA4563 group leverages EvilNum malware to target European financial and investment entities

A threat actor tracked as TA4563 is using EvilNum malware to target European financial and investment entities. A threat actor, tracked as TA4563, leverages the EvilNum malware to target European financial and investment entities, Proofpoint reported. The group focuses on entities with operations supporting foreign exchanges, cryptocurrency, and decentralized finance (DeFi). The EvilNum is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2022
Threat actors target software firm in Ukraine using GoMet backdoor

Threat actors targeted a large software development company in Ukraine using the GoMet backdoor. Researchers from Cisco Talos discovered an uncommon piece of malware that was employed in an attack against a large Ukrainian software development company. The software development company produces software that is used by various state organizations in Ukraine. Researchers believe that […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2022
Atlassian patched a critical Confluence vulnerability

Atlassian released security updates to address a critical security vulnerability affecting Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center. Atlassian released security updates to address a critical hardcoded credentials vulnerability in Confluence Server and Data Center tracked as CVE-2022-26138. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit the vulnerability to log into unpatched servers. Once installed the Questions for Confluence […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2022
Apple fixes multiple flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices

Apple released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities that affect iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices. Apple released security updates to fix 37 vulnerabilities impacting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS devices. The flaws addressed by Apple lead to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, denial-of-service (DoS), and information disclosure. Below is the list of Apple […]