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Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2021
Command injection flaw in PHP Composer allowed supply-chain attacks

A vulnerability in the PHP Composer could have allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands and backdoor every PHP package. The maintainers of the PHP Composer package have addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-29472, that could have allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary commands and establish a backdoor in every PHP package. Composer is the major […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2021
An alleged ransomware attack hit the Italian Banca di Credito Cooperativo causing chaos

Banca di Credito Cooperativo (BCC), one of the largest Italian cooperative credit banks was hit by a ransomware attack. Banca di Credito Cooperativo (BCC), one of the largest Italian cooperative credit banks, was hit by a cyberattack allegedly carried out by one of the most aggressive ransomware gangs, Darkside. The attack paralyzed the operations at 188 branches […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2021
An issue in the Linux Kernel could allow the hack of your system

An information disclosure issue in Linux Kernel allows KASLR bypass could be potentially exploited in attacks in the wild. An information disclosure flaw in the Linux kernel, tracked as CVE-2020-28588, could allow attackers to bypass the Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization bypass (KASLR). The Kernel Address space layout randomization (KASLR) is a computer security technique designed to prevent […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2021
Purple Lambert, a new malware of CIA-linked Lambert APT group

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered a new strain of malware that is believed to be part of the arsenal of theUS Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has discovered a new malware that experts attribute to the US Central Intelligence Agency. Experts from Kaspersky explained that in February 2019, multiple antivirus companies received a collection […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 29, 2021
RotaJakiro Linux backdoor has flown under the radar since 2018

Experts recently uncovered a Linux backdoor, dubbed RotaJakiro, that has flown under the radar for many years while harvest and exfiltrate sensitive information from the victims.  RotaJakiro is a Linux backdoor recently discovered by researchers at Qihoo 360’s Network Security Research Lab (360 Netlab). The malware remained undetected for years while threat actors were employing […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2021
Naikon APT group uses new Nebulae backdoor in attacks aimed at military orgs

China-linked APT Naikon employed a new backdoor in multiple cyber-espionage operations targeting military organizations from Southeast Asia in the last 2 years. The Naikon APT group is a China-linked cyber espionage group that has been active at least since 2010 and that remained under the radar since 2015 while targeting entities in Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.  Organizations targeted by the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2021
Google addresses a high severity flaw in V8 engine in Chrome

Google released updates for Chrome 90 that address a new serious issue, tracked as CVE-2021-21227, in the V8 JavaScript engine used by the web browser. Google has released security updates for Chrome 90 that address a new high severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-21227, that resides in the V8 JavaScript engine used by the web browser. […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2021
UK rail network Merseyrail hit by ransomware gang

UK rail network Merseyrail was hit by a cyberattack, ransomware operators breached the corporate email system to disclose the attack to employees and journalists. UK rail network Merseyrail, which operates rail services across Merseyside, announced it was a victim of a cyber attack. A ransomware gang has also compromised the email system of the organization to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 28, 2021
Cloud misconfiguration, a major risk for cloud security

Misconfigured cloud-based databases continue to cause data breaches, millions of database servers are currently exposed across cloud providers. Fugue’s new State of Cloud Security 2020 report reveals that misconfigured cloud-based databases continue to pose a severe security risk to organizations. Cloud misconfiguration remains the top cause of data breaches in the cloud, and the ongoing COVID-19 […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 27, 2021
FBI shares with HIBP 4 million email addresses involved in Emotet attacks

The FBI has shared with Have I Been Pwned service 4 million email addresses collected by Emotet botnet and employed in malware campaigns. Last week, European law enforcement has conducted an operation aimed at performing a mass-sanitization of computers infected with the infamous Emotet Windows malware. The authorities automatically wiped the infamous Emotet malware from infected systems […]