Security News

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2022
AcidRain, a wiper that crippled routers and modems in Europe

Researchers spotted a new destructive wiper, tracked as AcidRain, that is likely linked to the recent attack against Viasat. Security researchers at SentinelLabs have spotted a previously undetected destructive wiper, tracked as AcidRain, that hit routers and modems and that was suspected to be linked to the Viasat KA-SAT attack that took place on February […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2022
CISA adds Sophos firewall bug to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Sophos firewall flaw and seven other issues to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the recently disclosed CVE-2022-1040 flaw in the Sophos firewall, along with seven other issues, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. According to Binding Operational […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 01, 2022
Flaws in Wyze cam devices allow their complete takeover

Wyze Cam devices are affected by three security vulnerabilities that can allow attackers to takeover them and access camera feeds. Bitdefender researchers discovered three security vulnerabilities in the popular Wyze Cam devices that can be exploited by threat actors to execute arbitrary code and access camera feeds. The three flaws reported by the cybersecurity firm […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2022
Apple issues emergency patches to fix actively exploited zero-days

Apple released emergency patches to address two zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited to compromise iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple has released emergency security patches to address two zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited to hack iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The first zero-day, tracked as CVE-2022-22674, is an out-of-bounds read issue that resides in the Intel Graphics Driver that could […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2022
Anonymous hacked Russian Thozis Corp, but denies attacks on Rosaviatsia

The Anonymous collective hacked the Russian investment firm Thozis Corp, but it’s a mystery the attack against the Russian Civil Aviation Authority Rosaviatsia. Anonymous continues to target Russian organizations and private foreign businesses the are still operating in the country. The popular collective claims to have hacked the Russian investment firm Thozis Corp, which is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 31, 2022
Mysterious disclosure of a zero-day RCE flaw Spring4Shell in Spring

An unauthenticated zero-day RCE vulnerability in the Spring Core Java framework called ‘Spring4Shell’ has been publicly disclosed. Researchers disclosed a zero-day vulnerability, dubbed Spring4Shell, in the Spring Core Java framework called ‘Spring4Shell.’ An unauthenticated, remote attacker could trigger the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the target system. The framework is currently maintained by Spring.io […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2022
A critical RCE vulnerability affects SonicWall Firewall appliances

SonicWall released security updates to address a remote code execution vulnerability that affects multiple firewall appliances. SonicWall has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-22274) that impacts multiple firewall appliances that could be exploited by an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The CVE-2022-22274 is a […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2022
CISA and DoE warns of attacks targeting UPS devices

The US CISA and the Department of Energy issued guidance on mitigating attacks against uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Energy published joint guidance on mitigating cyber attacks against uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices. The US agencies warn of threat actors gaining access to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 30, 2022
Lapsus$ extortion gang claims to have hacked IT Giant Globant

The Lapsus$ extortion group claims to have hacked IT giant Globant and leaked tens of gigabytes of stolen data. The Lapsus$ extortion group claims to have hacked IT giant Globant and leaked roughly 70 Gb of stolen data. The gang claims that the company has implemented poor security practices that allowed them to hack their […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 29, 2022
$625M stolen from Axie Infinity ‘s Ronin bridge, the largest ever crypto hack

Threat actors have stolen approximately $625 million worth of Ethereum and USDC tokens from Axie Infinity ‘s Ronin network bridge. Threat actors have stolen almost $625 million in Ethereum and USDC (a U.S. dollar pegged stablecoin) tokens from Axie Infinity’s Ronin network bridge. The attack took place on March 23rd, but the cyber heist was […]