Log4Shell

Pierluigi Paganini August 26, 2022
Iran-linked Mercury APT exploited Log4Shell in SysAid Apps for initial access

An Iran-linked Mercury APT group exploited the Log4Shell vulnerability in SysAid applications for initial access to the targeted organizations. The Log4Shell flaw (CVE-2021-44228) made the headlines in December after Chinese security researcher p0rz9 publicly disclosed a Proof-of-concept exploit for the critical remote code execution zero-day vulnerability (aka Log4Shell) that affects the Apache Log4j Java-based logging library. The flaw can be exploited […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2022
Threat actors continue to exploit Log4Shell in VMware Horizon Systems

The U.S. CISA and the Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) warn of attacks exploiting the Log4Shell flaw in VMware Horizon servers. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER), published a joint advisory to warn of hacking attempts exploiting the Log4Shell flaw in VMware Horizon servers to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 22, 2022
Pay attention to Log4j attacks, Dutch National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) warns

The Dutch National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) warns organizations of risks associated with cyberattacks exploiting the Log4J vulnerability. The Dutch National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) warns organizations to remain vigilant on possible attacks exploiting the Log4J vulnerability. According to the Dutch agency, threat actors the NCSC will continue to attempt to exploit the Log4Shell flaw in future […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2022
Threat actor targets VMware Horizon servers using Log4Shell exploits, UK NHS warns

A threat actor attempted to exploit the Log4Shell vulnerability to hack VMWare Horizon servers at UK NHS and deploy web shells. The security team at the UK National Health Service (NHS) announced to have spotted threat actors exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability to hack VMWare Horizon servers and install web shells. “An unknown threat group has […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 05, 2022
FTC warns legal action against businesses who fail to mitigate Log4J attacks

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned legal action against companies who fail to secure their infrastructure against Log4Shell attacks. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns legal action against companies who protect their systems against Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) attacks. The move aims at urging organizations in protecting their infrastructure while both nation-state actors and cybercriminals are […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 30, 2021
China-linked APT group Aquatic Panda leverages Log4Shell in recent attack

China-linked APT group Aquatic Panda is exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability to compromise a large academic institution. China-linked cyberespionage group Aquatic Panda was spotted exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability (CVE 2021-44228) in an attack aimed at a large academic institution. According to the Crowdstrike OverWatch team, the APT group is using a modified version of the Log4j […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 27, 2021
Experts monitor ongoing attacks using exploits for Log4j library flaws

Researchers from DrWeb monitored attacks leveraging exploits for vulnerabilities in the Apache Log4j library Researchers from DrWeb monitored attacks leveraging exploits for vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, CVE2021-4104, and CVE-2021-42550) in the Apache Log4j library warning of the need to adopt protective measures. The vulnerabilities can allow threat actors to execute arbitrary code on the target systems, […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2021
NVIDIA informs customers of its products affected by Log4j flaws

NVIDIA released a security advisory to inform customers what products are affected by the recently disclosed Log4Shell vulnerability. NVIDIA has assessed its products to determine if they are vulnerable to the Log4shell vulnerability in Log4J library. The company states that the following products are not impacted by the Log4j vulnerabilities: GeForce Experience client software GeForceNOW […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2021
HackDHS bug bounty program accepts reports of Log4j-related flaws in DHS systems

The DHS has announced that it is expanding the ‘Hack DHS’ bug bounty program to report for Log4J impacting its systems. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that white hat hackers can now report the impact of the Log4J on its systems as part of the ‘Hack DHS‘ bug bounty program. Below is the […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2021
CISA releases a scanner to identify web services affected by Apache Log4j flaws

US CISA release of a scanner for identifying web services affected by two Apache Log4j remote code execution vulnerabilities. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the release of an open-source scanner for identifying web services impacted by Apache Log4j remote code execution vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046. “This repository provides a scanning solution […]