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Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2021
These 2 attacks allow to alter certified PDF Documents

Researchers disclosed two new attack techniques that allow modifying visible content on certified PDF documents without invalidating the digital signature. Researchers from Ruhr-University Bochum have disclosed two new attack techniques, dubbed Evil Annotation and Sneaky Signature attacks, on certified PDF documents that could potentially allow attackers to modify visible content without invalidating their digital signature. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 316

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. A malware attack hit the Alaska Health Department CVE-2021-31166 Windows HTTP flaw also impacts WinRM servers Zeppelin ransomware gang is back after a temporary pause 13 flaws in Nagios IT […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2021
Facefish Backdoor delivers rootkits to Linux x64 systems

Qihoo 360 NETLAB spotted a new backdoor dubbed Facefish that could allow attackers to take over Linux systems and steal sensitive data. Cybersecurity experts from Qihoo 360 NETLAB published details about a new backdoor, dubbed Facefish, which can be used by threat actors to steal login credentials and executing arbitrary commands on Linux systems. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2021
FBI will share compromised passwords with HIBP Pwned Passwords

The FBI is going to share compromised passwords discovered during investigations with Have I Been Pwned (HIBP)’s ‘Pwned Passwords’ service. The FBI will share compromised passwords that were discovered during investigations with the ‘Pwned Passwords‘ service implemented by the data breach notification site Have I Been Pwned (HIBP). The Pwned Passwords service allows users to search […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 29, 2021
SonicWall fixes an NSM On-Prem bug, patch it asap!

SonicWall urges customers to address a post-authentication flaw that affects on-premises versions of the Network Security Manager (NSM). SonicWall urges customers to ‘immediately’ address a post-authentication vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20026, impacting on-premises versions of the Network Security Manager (NSM). The vulnerability rated with an 8.8 severity score could be simply exploited without user interaction. The flaw could […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2021
CVE-2020-15782 flaw in Siemens PLCs allows remote hack

Industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty discovered a new flaw in Siemens PLCs that can be exploited by a remote and unauthenticated attacker to hack the devices. Researchers at industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty have discovered a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens PLCs, tracked as CVE-2020-15782, that could be exploited by remote and unauthenticated attackers to bypass memory protection. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2021
China-linked APT groups targets orgs via Pulse Secure VPN devices

Researchers from FireEye warn that China-linked APT groups continue to target Pulse Secure VPN devices to compromise networks. Cybersecurity researchers from FireEye warn once again that Chinese APT groups continue to target Pulse Secure VPN devices to penetrate target networks and deliver malicious web shells to steal sensitive information. FireEye monitored the activities of two […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2021
Microsoft details new sophisticated spear-phishing attacks from NOBELIUM

Microsoft experts uncovered a wide-scale malicious email campaign operated by NOBELIUM, the threat actor behind SolarWinds hack. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has uncovered a wide-scale malicious email campaign conducted by NOBELIUM APT. The NOBELIUM APT is the threat actor that conducted supply chain attack against SolarWinds which involved multiple families of implants, including the SUNBURST […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 28, 2021
Canada Post disclosed a ransomware attack on a third-party service provider

Canada Post disclosed a ransomware attack on a third-party service provider that exposed shipping information for their customers. Canada Post announced that a ransomware attack on a third-party service provider exposed shipping information for their customers. Canada Post is a Crown corporation that functions as the primary postal operator in Canada, it provides service to more than 16 million Canadian […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2021
APT hacked a US municipal government via an unpatched Fortinet VPN

The FBI revealed that foreign hackers compromised the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting flaws in an unpatched Fortinet VPN. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that an APT group had breached the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched Fortinet VPN. “The FBI is […]