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Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2022
New ZLoader malware campaign hit more than 2000 victims across 111 countries

A malware campaign spreads ZLoader malware by exploiting a Windows vulnerability that was fixed in 2013 but in 2014 Microsoft revised the fix. Experts from Check Point Research uncovered a new ZLoader malware campaign in early November 2021. The malware campaign is still active and threat actors have already stolen data and credentials of more […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2022
Cyber Defense Magazine – January 2022 has arrived. Enjoy it!

Cyber Defense Magazine January 2022 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition
packed with 155 pages of excellent content. CDMG is fully owned and operated by team Miliefsky in our 10th anniversary. We believe the letter Q stands for ‘Q’uestion. Are you Questioning your InfoSec posture right now? The cybercriminals are not resting. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2022
US NCSC and DoS share best practices against surveillance tools

The US NCSC and the Department of State published joint guidance on defending against attacks using commercial surveillance tools. The US National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and the Department of State have published joint guidance that provides best practices on defending against attacks carried out by threat actors using commercial surveillance tools. In the last years, […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2022
Swiss army asks its personnel to use the Threema instant-messaging app

The Swiss army has banned all instant messaging apps, including Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp, recommending the use of the Threema app. The Swiss army has banned foreign instant messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp and only allows its members to use the Threema messaging app, which is developed in Switzerland. Threema is the instant […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2022
Russian submarines threatening undersea cables, UK defence chief warns

Russian submarines threatening undersea network of undersea cables, says UK defence chief Sir Tony Radakin UK defence chief Sir Tony Radakin warns of Russian submarines threatening the undersea network of internet cables, which are critical infrastructure of our society. Multiple activities heavily depend on the global network of undersea cables, including financial transactions and communications. […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 09, 2022
Security Affairs newsletter Round 348

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Unauthenticated RCE in H2 Database Console is similar to Log4Shell FluBot malware continues to […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2022
Unauthenticated RCE in H2 Database Console is similar to Log4Shell

Researchers disclosed a critical RCE flaw in the H2 open-source Java SQL database which is similar to the Log4J vulnerability. Jfrog researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in the H2 open-source Java SQL database related to the Log4Shell Log4J vulnerability. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-42392, could allow attackers to execute remote code on vulnerable systems, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2022
FluBot malware continues to evolve. What’s new in Version 5.0 and beyond?

Researchers warn of new campaigns distributing a new improved version of the FluBot malware posing as Flash Player. Researchers from F5 security are warning of a new enhanced version of the FluBot Android malware that that spread posed as Flash Player. A recent SMISHING campaign spotted by CSIRT KNF, FluBot targeted Polish users with a […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 08, 2022
Alfer Microsoft, also SonicWall confirmed that its products were affected by Y2K22 bug

SonicWall confirmed that some of its Email Security and firewall products have been impacted by the Y2K22 bug. Security vendor SonicWall confirmed that some of its Email Security and firewall products have been impacted by the Y2K22 bug. According to the company, starting January 1, 2022, its Email Security products began experiencing an issue causing […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2022
FIN7 group continues to target US companies with BadUSB devices

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns US companies that the FIN7 cybercriminals group is targeting the US defense industry with BadUSB devices. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a flash alert to warn that the financially motivated group FIN7 has sent malicious USB devices, BadUSB devices, to US companies over the past few […]