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Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2020
Hackers are scanning the web for vulnerable Citrix systems

Threat actors are scanning the Internet for Citrix systems affected by the recently disclosed vulnerabilities. This week Citrix has addressed 11 vulnerabilities affecting the ADC, Gateway, and SD-WAN WANOP networking products. The vulnerabilities could be exploited by attackers for local privilege escalation, to trigger a DoS condition, to bypass authorization, to get code injection, and to launch […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 11, 2020
Evilnum Group targets European and British fintech companies

A threat actor tracked as Evilnum targeted financial technology companies, mainly the British and European ones, ESET researchers reported. Evilnum threat actor was first spotted in 2018 while using the homonym malware. Over the years, the group added new tools to its arsenal, including custom and homemade malware along with software purchased from the Golden […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2020
Juniper Networks addressed many issues in its products

Juniper Networks addressed several vulnerabilities in its firewalls, most of them can be exploited by attackers for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Juniper Networks addressed several vulnerabilities in its products, most of them can be exploited by attackers for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. Half a dozen of the flaws are DoS issues that have been rated high severity. […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2020
Researchers found allegedly intentional backdoors in FTTH devices from Chinese vendor C-Data

Two security researchers have found undocumented Telnet admin account accounts in 29 FTTH devices from Chinese vendor C-Data. Two security researchers have discovered undocumented Telnet admin account accounts in 29 Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) devices from Chinese vendor C-Data. The CDATA OLTs are sold under different brands, including Cdata, OptiLink, V-SOL CN, and BLIY. Some of the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2020
KingComposer fixes a reflected XSS impacting 100,000 WordPress sites

An XSS vulnerability in the KingComposer page builder for WordPress impacts 100,000 websites using the WordPress plugin.  Researchers at Wordfence Threat Intelligence team discovered a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-15299, in the KingComposer WordPress plugin that potentially impacts 100,000 websites.  KingComposer a fast drag-and-drop page builder for WordPress websites, which comes complete with top-notch features embedded and […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 10, 2020
Pre-Installed malware spotted on other Android phones sold in US

Researchers from Malwarebytes have found yet another phone with pre-installed malware via the Lifeline Assistance program sold in the United States. Researchers at Malwarebytes have found malware pre-installed on smartphones sold in the United States, this is the second time as documented in a report published in January. In January, Malwarebytes researchers discovered that the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2020
Zoom is working on a patch for a zero-day in Windows client

Researchers from cyber-security firm ACROS Security have disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows client of the popular Zoom video conferencing platform. Researchers from cyber-security firm ACROS Security have disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows client of the video conferencing software Zoom. The vulnerability is a remote code execution issue, which could allow the […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2020
Joker malware apps bypassed Google’s Play Store security checks

Check Point research discovered that the Joker (aka Bread) Android malware once again has bypassed protections implemented by Google for its Play Store. Researchers from security firm Check Point discovered samples of the Joker (aka Bread) malware were uploaded on the official Play Store bypassing protections implemented by Google for its users. “Check Point’s researchers […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2020
15 billion credentials available in the cybercrime marketplaces

More than 15 billion username and passwords are available on cybercrime marketplaces, including over 5 billion unique credentials, states the experts. A report published by security firm Digital Shadows revealed the availability of more than 15 billion credentials shared on cybercrime marketplaces, paste sites, file sharing services, and code sharing websites. Over the past few […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 09, 2020
Palo Alto Networks addresses another high severity issue in PAN-OS devices

Palo Alto Networks addressed a new severe vulnerability in the PAN-OS GlobalProtect portal that impacts PAN next-generation firewalls. Recently Palo Alto Network addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-2021, affecting the PAN-OS operating system that powers its next-generation firewall. The flaw could allow unauthenticated network-based attackers to bypass authentication, it has been rated as critical severity and received a […]