IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2024
Researchers found multiple flaws in ChatGPT plugins

Researchers analyzed ChatGPT plugins and discovered several types of vulnerabilities that could lead to data exposure and account takeover. Researchers from Salt Security discovered three types of vulnerabilities in ChatGPT plugins that can be could have led to data exposure and account takeovers. ChatGPT plugins are additional tools or extensions that can be integrated with […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2024
Fortinet fixes critical bugs in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiClientEMS

Fortinet released security updates to address critical code execution vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiClientEMS. Fortinet this week has released security updates to fix critical code execution vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiClientEMS. The first vulnerability is an out-of-bounds write issue, tracked as CVE-2023-42789 (CVSS score 9.3), it can be exploited to execute unauthorized code […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2024
Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after a third-party vendor hack

Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after employee data was leaked by a threat actor on a hacking forum. Acer Philippines confirmed that employee data was compromised in an attack targeting a third-party service provider. Acer Inc. is a Taiwanese multinational company that produces computer hardware and electronics, Acer is investigating the security breach with the help […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2024
Stanford University announced that 27,000 individuals were impacted in the 2023 ransomware attack

Threat actors behind the ransomware attacks that hit Stanford University in 2023 gained access to 27,000 people. Stanford University confirmed that threat actors behind the September 2023 ransomware attack had access to 27,000 people. The prestigious US university was the victim of a ransomware attack carried out by the Akira ransomware group. The Akira ransomware gang claimed […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2024
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2024 fixed 59 flaws

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2024 addressed 59 security vulnerabilities in its products, including RCE flaws. Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2023 that address 59 security vulnerabilities in its products. The IT giant addressed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; Azure; .NET Framework and Visual […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2024
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleges US is plotting to interfere in presidential election

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claims that the US intelligence plans to interfere with its presidential election. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleges that the US is plotting to interfere in its upcoming presidential election scheduled this month. According to SVR, US nation-state actors plan to launch cyber attacks against Russian voting systems to disrupt […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2024
First-ever South Korean national detained for espionage in Russia

Russian authorities have detained a South Korean national on cyber espionage charges, it is the first time for a Korean citizen. Russian authorities have arrested a South Korean citizen on charges of cyber espionage, marking the first instance involving a Korean national. “During the investigation of an espionage case, a South Korean citizen Baek Won-soon […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2024
Insurance scams via QR codes: how to recognise and defend yourself

Threat actors can abuse QR codes to carry out sophisticated scams, as reported by the Italian Postal Police in its recent alert. As is well known, QR codes are two-dimensional barcodes that can be read with a smartphone or other hand-held device. They are widely used to access information, services, or online payments quickly and […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2024
Massive cyberattacks hit French government agencies

A series of “intense” cyberattacks hit multiple French government agencies, revealed the prime minister’s office. “Several “intense” cyberattacks targeted multiple French government agencies since Sunday night, as disclosed by the prime minister’s office.” The French minister’s office did not provide details about the attacks, however, the French agencies were likely hit with distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2024
BianLian group exploits JetBrains TeamCity bugs in ransomware attacks

BianLian ransomware group was spotted exploiting vulnerabilities in JetBrains TeamCity software in recent attacks. Researchers from GuidePoint Security noticed, while investigating a recent attack linked to the BianLian ransomware group, that the threat actors gained initial access to the target by exploiting flaws in a TeamCity server. The BianLian ransomware emerged in August 2022, the […]