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Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2020
D-Link releases a security firmware update that only fixes 3 out 6 issues in DIR-865L home routers

D-Link has released a firmware update to address three security flaws impacting the DIR-865L home router model, but left some issue unpatched D-Link has recently released a firmware update to address three out of six security flaws impacting the DIR-865L wireless home router. Below the list of vulnerabilities affecting the D-Link home routers: CVE-2020-13782: Improper […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 13, 2020
COVID-19 themed attacks increase in Brazil, India, and UK

Threat actors continue to use COVID-19 lures, Google is reporting an increase in Coronavirus-themed phishing attempts in Brazil, India, and the UK. While Coronavirus spreads on a global scale, threat actors continues to use COVID-19 lures, in April Google announced that the Gmail malware scanners have blocked around 18 million phishing and malware emails using […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2020
City of Florence to Pay $300,000 Ransom after ransomware attack

Florence City in Alabama will pay a $300,000 ransom worth of Bitcoins after its computer system was infected with a ransomware. The Council of Florence City voted unanimously at an emergency meeting this week pay the ransom requested by attackers that hit the City’s system. The payment will me made using the city’s insurance fund […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2020
Gamaredon group uses a new Outlook tool to spread malware

Russia-linked Gamaredon APT use a new module for Microsoft Outlook that creates custom emails with malicious documents and sends them to a victim’s contacts. Reseaerchers from ESET reported that Russia-linked Gamaredon APT has a new tool in its arsenal, it is a module for Microsoft Outlook that creates custom emails with malicious documents and sends […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 12, 2020
Austria’s largest ISP A1 Telekom discloses security breach

A1 Telekom, the leading fixed and mobile network operator in Austria, has admitted to have suffered a security breach, following the revelation of a whistleblower. A1 Telekom Austria is the leading fixed and mobile network operator in Austria, with 5.4 million mobile and 2.3 million fixed-line customers. The company has admitted having suffered a security […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2020
Microsoft discovers cryptomining campaign targeting Kubeflow tool for Kubernetes clusters

Microsoft’s Azure Security Center (ASC) is warning of a hacking campaign that targets Kubeflow, a machine learning toolkit for Kubernetes. Hackers are targeting Kubeflow servers with administration panel exposed online, Microsoft warns. The tech giant has released a report today detailing a novel series of attacks against Kubeflow, a toolkit for deploying machine learning (ML) […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2020
Cisco discloses technical details for Firefox code execution flaw

Cisco Talos experts released technical details on a recently addressed vulnerability in Firefox that could be exploited for code execution. Security experts from Cisco Talos have released technical details on a recently addressed vulnerability in Firefox, tracked as CVE-2020-12405, that could be exploited by attackers for remote code execution. The issue is a use-after-free in SharedWorkerService […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 11, 2020
SMBleed could allow a remote attacker to leak kernel memory

Microsoft addressed a Server Message Block (SMB) protocol issue, named SMBleed, that could allow an attacker to leak kernel memory remotely, without authentication. Recently released Microsoft June 2020 Patch Tuesday updates also address a vulnerability in the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol dubbed SMBleed (CVE-2020-1206) that could allow an attacker to leak kernel memory remotely, without […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2020
A high-severity flaw affects VMware Workstation, Fusion and vSphere products.

VMware has addressed a high-severity information disclosure vulnerability affecting its Workstation, Fusion and vSphere virtualization products. VMware has addressed a high-severity information disclosure vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-3960, that affects its Workstation, Fusion and vSphere virtualization products. The CVE-2020-3960 flaw was discovered by Cfir Cohen, a researcher from Google’s cloud security team. ESXi, Workstation and Fusion […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 10, 2020
Slovak police found wiretapping devices connected to the Govnet government network

Slovak police seized wiretapping devices connected to Govnet government network and arrested four individuals, including the head of a government agency. Slovak National Criminal Agency (NAKA) seized wiretapping devices connected to the Govnet network and arrested four individuals, including the head of a government agency, who was responsible for managing the government network. GOVNET is a network […]