Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2021
New Rook Ransomware borrows code from Babuk

Recently launched ransomware operation, named Rook, made headlines for its announcement claiming a desperate need a lot of money. A new ransomware operation named Rook appeared in the threat landscape, it was first reported by researcher Zach Allen and caught the attention of the experts for its blatant announcement that claims a desperate need to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2021
Omicron-themed phishing attacks spread Dridex and taunt with funeral helpline

A gang behind a recent Dridex Omicron campaign is moking the victims taunting them with a COVID-19 funeral assistance helpline number. Crooks behind a recent Dridex campaign is moking the researchers and victims taunting them with a COVID-19 funeral assistance helpline number The phishing messages use weaponized Word or Excel attachments to install the Dridex […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2021
Fisher Price Chatter Bluetooth Telephone 60G LTE has serious privacy issues

Experts found serious privacy issues affecting Fisher Price Chatter Bluetooth Telephone, a Bluetooth headset that appears like a classic kids toy. Fisher Price Chatter Bluetooth Telephone has the appearance of a classic kids toy, but it was designed for adults and allows to make and receive calls over Bluetooth using a nearby smartphone. The device […]

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
Crooks bypass a Microsoft Office patch for CVE-2021-40444 to spread Formbook malware

Crooks discovered how to bypass the patch for a recent Microsoft Office vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) and are using it to distribute Formbook malware. Cybercriminals have found a way to bypass the patch for a recent Microsoft Office vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-40444 (CVSS score of 8.8). The bad news is that threat actors are using it to […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 23, 2021
Three trivial bugs in Microsoft Teams Software remain unpatched

Researchers disclosed four vulnerabilities in the Teams business communication software, but Microsoft will not address three of them. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Positive Security discovered four vulnerabilities in the Teams business communication software that could allow accessing internal Microsoft services, spoofing the link preview, and, for Android users, leaking their IP address, and triggering a […]

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 23, 2021
A flaw in Microsoft Azure App Service exposes customer source code

A vulnerability in the Microsoft Azure App Service led to the exposure of customer source code for at least four years. Early this month, Microsoft has notified a small group of Azure customers that have been impacted by a recently discovered bug, dubbed NotLegit, that exposed the source code of their Azure web apps since at […]

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 […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 22, 2021
Ubisoft discloses unauthorized access to ‘Just Dance’ user data

Video game company Ubisoft confirmed a security breach that resulted in unauthorized access to ‘Just Dance’ user data. Ubisoft discloses a data breach that resulted in unauthorized access to ‘Just Dance’ user data. The security breach was caused by a misconfiguration, the good news is that the problem has been quickly solved. According to the […]