Pierluigi Paganini
February 29, 2024
Experts warn that the LockBit ransomware group has started using updated encryptors in new attacks, after the recent law enforcement operation. The LockBit ransomware group appears to have fully recovered its operations following the recent law enforcement initiative, code-named Operation Cronos, which aimed to disrupt its activities. Researchers from Zscaler first observed the ransomware group […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 29, 2024
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT exploited a zero-day flaw in the Windows AppLocker driver (appid.sys) to gain kernel-level access to target systems. Avast researchers observed North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group using an admin-to-kernel exploit for a zero-day vulnerability in the appid.sys AppLocker driver. The zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-21338 has been addressed by Microsoft in the February […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 28, 2024
Pharmaceutical giant Cencora suffered a cyber attack and threat actors stole data from its infrastructure. Pharmaceutical giant Cencora disclosed a data breach after it was the victim of a cyberattack. Cencora, Inc., formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, is an American drug wholesale company and a contract research organization that was formed by the merger of Bergen Brunswig and AmeriSource in 2001. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 28, 2024
Analyzing the Email Security Landscape and exploring Emerging Threats and Trends. In the ever-shifting digital arena, staying ahead of evolving threat trends is paramount for organizations aiming to safeguard their assets. Amidst this dynamic landscape, email stands as a primary battleground for cyber defense. VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security in 2024: An Expert […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 28, 2024
The FBI, CISA, and the Department of HHS warned U.S. healthcare organizations of targeted ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks. A cybersecurity alert published by the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned U.S. healthcare organizations of targeted attacks conducted by ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks. The US agencies released a report containing IOCs and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 28, 2024
Russian cyberspies are compromising Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to evade detection, warns a joint advisory published by authorities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2024
New threat actors have started exploiting ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerabilities, including the Black Basta and Bl00dy ransomware gangs. Multiple threat actors have started exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-1709 (CVSS score of 10) and CVE-2024-1708 (CVSS score of 8.4), in the ConnectWise ScreenConnect software. ConnectWise recently warned of the following two critical vulnerabilities in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2024
Researchers warn of an XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40000, in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress Patchstack researchers warn of an unauthenticated site-wide stored XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40000, that impacts the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress. The plugin LiteSpeed Cache (free version) is a popular caching plugin in WordPress which has over 4 million active installations. An unauthenticated […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2024
A new malware campaign is targeting a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT distributed via a loader called IDAT Loader. Morphisec Threat Labs researchers observed a new malware campaign targeting a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT distributed via a loader called IDAT Loader. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) linked […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 27, 2024
Taiwanese vendor Zyxel warns of security vulnerabilities in its firewalls and access points, including a remote code execution flaw. Taiwanese networking vendor Zyxel addressed four vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2023-6397, CVE-2023-6398, CVE-2023-6399, and CVE-2023-6764, in its firewalls and access points. The flaws can be exploited by threat actors to carry out command injection and denial-of-service attacks and to […]
