IT Information Security

Pierluigi Paganini January 25, 2024
Cisco warns of a critical bug in Unified Communications products, patch it now!

Cisco addressed a critical flaw in its Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products that could lead to remote code execution. Cisco released security patches to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20253 (CVSS score of 9.9), impacting multiple Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit the flaw to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 25, 2024
Russia-linked APT group Midnight Blizzard hacked Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) revealed that Russia-linked APT group Midnight Blizzard gained access to its Microsoft Office 365 email system. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) revealed that alleged Russia-linked cyberespionage group Midnight Blizzard gained access to its Microsoft Office 365 cloud-based email environment. The attackers were collecting information on the cybersecurity division of the company and […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 25, 2024
CISA adds Atlassian Confluence Data Center bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Template Injection bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Template Injection bug, tracked as CVE-2023-22527, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Atlassian recently warned of a critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2024
5379 GitLab servers vulnerable to zero-click account takeover attacks

Thousands of GitLab servers are vulnerable to zero-click account takeover attacks exploiting the flaw CVE-2023-7028. GitLab has recently released security updates to address two critical vulnerabilities impacting both the Community and Enterprise Edition. The most critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-7028 (CVSS score 10), is an account takeover via Password Reset. The flaw can be exploited […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2024
Experts released PoC exploit for Fortra GoAnywhere MFT flaw CVE-2024-0204

Researchers released PoC exploit code for a recently disclosed critical authentication bypass flaw in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer). Researchers with cybersecurity firm Horizon3’s Attack Team published technical details of the recently disclosed vulnerability CVE-2024-0204 impacting Fortra GoAnywhere MFT. The security experts also published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that allows the creation of new admin users on vulnerable […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2024
Akira ransomware attack on Tietoevry disrupted the services of many Swedish organizations

A ransomware attack against the Finnish IT services provider Tietoevry disrupted the services of some Swedish government agencies and shops. The online services of multiple Swedish government agencies, universities, and commercial activities were disrupted by an Akira ransomware attack that hit the Finnish IT services and enterprise cloud hosting Tietoevry. Tietoevry is a Finnish multinational […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2024
Splunk fixed high-severity flaw impacting Windows versions

Splunk addressed multiple vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise, including a high-severity flaw impacting Windows installs. Splunk addressed multiple vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise, including a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-23678 (CVSS score 7.5), impacting the Windows version. According to the advisory, Splunk Enterprise for Windows versions below 9.0.8 and 9.1.3 does not correctly sanitize path input data. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2024
Watch out, a new critical flaw affects Fortra GoAnywhere MFT

Fortra addressed a new authentication bypass vulnerability impacting GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer) product. Fortra warns customers of a new authentication bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-0204 (CVSS score 9.8), impacting the GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer) product. Fortra GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer is a comprehensive solution for secure file transfer, data encryption, and compliance management. It provides […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2024
Australian government announced sanctions for Medibank hacker

The Australian government announced sanctions for a member of the REvil ransomware group for the Medibank hack that occurred in 2022. The Australian government announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov (aka GustaveDore, aiiis_ermak, blade_runner, JimJones), a Russian national who is a member of the REvil ransomware group. The man is responsible for the cyber attacks […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 23, 2024
LoanDepot data breach impacted roughly 16.6 individuals

Financial services company LoanDepot disclosed a data breach that impacted roughly 16.6 million individuals. LoanDepot is a financial services company that primarily operates as a mortgage lender. It is one of the largest nonbank lenders in the United States. The company provides a range of mortgage and non-mortgage loan products and services. LoanDepot disclosed this […]