Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2023
Fortinet fixed a critical vulnerability in its Data Analytics product

Fortinet addressed a critical vulnerability that can lead to remote, unauthenticated access to Redis and MongoDB instances. Fortinet has addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-41331 (CVSS score of 9.3), in its Fortinet FortiPresence data analytics solution. FortiPresence is a comprehensive data analytics solution designed for analyzing user traffic and deriving usage patterns. Successful exploitation can […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 13, 2023
How to Combat Insider Threats

Knowing that insider threats are a risk is one thing. Knowing how to fight them off is entirely another. Dealing with issues of insider cyber risk can be different and nuanced. It’s hard to admit that someone from within the company could ‘not be who they say they are’, and it takes a group effort […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2023
Hyundai suffered a data breach that impacted customers in France and Italy

Hyundai disclosed a data breach that impacted Italian and French car owners and clients who booked a test drive. Hyundai has suffered a data breach that impacted Italian and French car owners and customers who booked a test drive. Threat actors had access to the email addresses, physical addresses, telephone numbers, and vehicle chassis numbers […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2023
QuaDream surveillance firm’s spyware targeted iPhones with zero-click exploit

At least five members of civil society worldwide have been targeted with spyware and exploits developed by surveillance firm QuaDream. Citizen Lab researchers reported that at least five civil society members were victims of spyware and exploits developed by the Israeli surveillance firm QuaDream. The victims include journalists, political opposition figures, and an NGO worker […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2023
SAP April 2023 security updates fix critical vulnerabilities

SAP fixed two critical bugs that affect the Diagnostics Agent and the BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform. SAP April 2023 security updates include a total of 24 notes, 19 of which are new vulnerabilities. The most critical vulnerabilities are: The complete list of the notes is reported in the latest security bulletin: SAP administrators are urged to […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2023
OpenAI launched a bug bounty program

AI company OpenAI launched a bug bounty program and announced payouts of up to $20,000 for security flaws in its ChatGPT chatbot service. OpenAI launched a bug bounty program and it is offering up to $20,000 to bug hunters that will report vulnerabilities in its ChatGPT chatbot service. The company explained that ChatGPT is in […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 12, 2023
Cybercrime group exploits Windows zero-day in ransomware attacks

Microsoft has addressed a zero-day in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) actively exploited in ransomware attacks. Microsoft has addressed a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-28252, in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS), which is actively exploited in ransomware attacks. Microsoft fixed the issue with the release of Patch Tuesday security updates for […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2023
A “By-Design” flaw in Microsoft Azure can allow storage accounts takeover

A flaw in Microsoft Azure could be exploited by attackers to gain access to storage accounts, perform lateral movements, and even execute remote code. Researchers from the security firm Orca demonstrated how to abuse Microsoft Azure Shared Key authorization to gain full access to storage accounts and potentially critical business assets. The issue can also […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2023
Yum! Brands, the owner of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, discloses data breach

Yum! Brands, the company that owns the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands, disclosed a data breach after the January ransomware attack. On January 13, 2023, Yum! Brands suffered a cyberattack that forced the company to take its systems offline closing roughly 300 restaurants in the UK for one day. Now the company, which owns the […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 11, 2023
Apple released emergency updates to fix recently disclosed zero-day bugs on older devices

Apple released updates to backport patches addressing two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in older iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple has released emergency updates to backport security patches that address two actively exploited zero-day flaws also affecting older iPhones, iPads, and Macs. On April 7, 2023, Apple has released emergency security updates to address two actively exploited zero-day […]