Pierluigi Paganini
April 23, 2024
The U.S. Department of State imposed visa restrictions on 13 individuals allegedly linked to the commercial spyware business. The US Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on 13 individuals involved in the development and sale of commercial spyware or their immediate family members. The measure aims to counter the misuse of surveillance technology targeting […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 23, 2024
A cyber attack has been disrupting operations at Synlab Italia, a leading provider of medical diagnosis services, since April 18. Since April 18, Synlab Italia, a major provider of medical diagnosis services, has been experiencing disruptions due to a cyber attack. The company initially cited technical issues as the cause leading to “temporary interruption of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 22, 2024
Russia-linked APT28 group used a previously unknown tool, dubbed GooseEgg, to exploit Windows Print Spooler service flaw. Microsoft reported that the Russia-linked APT28 group (aka “Forest Blizzard”, “Fancybear” or “Strontium” used a previously unknown tool, dubbed GooseEgg, to exploit the Windows Print Spooler flaw CVE-2022-38028. Since at least June 2020, and possibly earlier, the cyberespionage […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 22, 2024
A financially motivated group named GhostR claims the theft of a sensitive database from World-Check and threatens to publish it. World-Check is a global database utilized by various organizations, including financial institutions, regulatory bodies, and law enforcement agencies, for assessing potential risks associated with individuals and entities. It compiles information from diverse sources like public […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 22, 2024
Researcher demonstrated how to exploit vulnerabilities in the Windows DOS-to-NT path conversion process to achieve rootkit-like capabilities. SafeBreach researcher Or Yair devised a technique, exploiting vulnerabilities in the DOS-to-NT path conversion process, to achieve rootkit-like capabilities on Windows. When a user executes a function with a path argument in Windows, the DOS path of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 22, 2024
Japan’s CERT warns of a vulnerability in the Forminator WordPress plugin that allows unrestricted file uploads to the server. Japan’s CERT warned that the WordPress plugin Forminator, developed by WPMU DEV, is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including a flaw that allows unrestricted file uploads to the server. Forminator is a popular WordPress plugin that allows users […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 21, 2024
Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. A joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI, Europol, and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) revealed that since early 2023, Akira ransomware operators received $42 million in ransom payments from more than 250 […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 21, 2024
Threat actors target government entities in the Middle East with a new backdoor dubbed CR4T as part of an operation tracked as DuneQuixote. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered the DuneQuixote campaign in February 2024, but they believe the activity may have been active since 2023. Kaspersky discovered over 30 DuneQuixote dropper samples used in the campaign. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 21, 2024
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Pierluigi Paganini
April 20, 2024
Threat actors exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability in the CrushFTP enterprise in targeted attacks, Crowdstrike experts warn. CrushFTP is a file transfer server software that enables secure and efficient file transfer capabilities. It supports various features such as FTP, SFTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, WebDAV, and WebDAV SSL protocols, allowing users to transfer files securely over […]
