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Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2021
Experts warn of attacks exploiting CVE-2021-40438 flaw in Apache HTTP Server

Threat actors are exploiting the recently patched CVE-2021-40438 flaw in Apache HTTP servers, warns German Cybersecurity Agency and Cisco. Threat actors are exploiting a recently addressed server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-40438, in Apache HTTP servers. The CVE-2021-40438 flaw can be exploited against httpd web servers that have the mod_proxy module enabled. A threat actor […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2021
Biopharmaceutical firm Supernus Pharmaceuticals hit by Hive ransomware during an ongoing acquisition

Biopharmaceutical company Supernus Pharmaceuticals discloses a ransomware attack, the Hive ransomware claims to have stolen company data. Biopharmaceutical company Supernus Pharmaceuticals confirmed it was the victim of a data breach after a ransomware attack that hit the firm last in Mid-November. The Company states that the security breach did not impact its operations, it notified […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 29, 2021
Israel cut cyber export list, excluding totalitarian regimes

Israel’s Ministry of Defense bans the sale of surveillance software and offensive hacking tools to tens of countries. Israel’s Ministry of Defense has cut the list of countries to which Israeli surveillance and cybersecurity firms could sell their products and services. 65 countries have been excluded from the export list, which now includes only 37 […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2021
French court indicted Nexa Technologies for complicity in acts of torture

Nexa Technologies was indicted for complicity in acts of torture, the French firm is accused of having sold surveillance equipment to the Egypt. Nexa Technologies offers a range of solutions for homeland security, including surveillance solutions. Now the French company was accused of having sold surveillance software to the Egyptian regime. The cybersurveillance equipment was […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2021
RATDispenser, a new stealthy JavaScript loader used to distribute RATs

RATDispenser is a new stealthy JavaScript loader that is being used to spread multiple remote access trojans (RATs) into the wild. Researchers from the HP Threat Research team have discovered a new stealthy JavaScript loader dubbed RATDispenser that is being used to spread a variety of remote access trojans (RATs) in attacks into the wild. Experts […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2021
North Korea-linked Zinc group posed as Samsung recruiters to target security firms

North Korea-linked threat actors posed as Samsung recruiters in a spear-phishing campaign aimed at employees at South Korean security firms. North Korea-linked APT group posed as Samsung recruiters is a spear-phishing campaign that targeted South Korean security companies that sell anti-malware solutions, Google TAG researchers reported. According to the Google Threat Horizons report, the state-sponsored […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2021
0patch releases unofficial patches for CVE-2021-24084 Windows 10 zero-day

0patch released free unofficial patches for Windows local privilege escalation zero-day (CVE-2021-24084) in Windows 10, version 1809 and later. 0patch released free unofficial patches for Windows local privilege escalation zero-day (CVE-2021-24084) in Windows 10, version 1809 and later. The issue doesn’t impact Windows Servers because the vulnerable functionality in not implemented in these OSs. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 28, 2021
Security Affairs newsletter Round 342

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. Italy’s Antitrust Agency fines Apple and Google for aggressive practices of data acquisition HAEICHI-II: […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2021
Italy’s Antitrust Agency fines Apple and Google for aggressive practices of data acquisition

Italy’s antitrust regulator, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has fined Apple and Google €10 million each their “aggressive” data practices. Italy’s antitrust regulator, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), has fined Apple and Google €10 million each their “aggressive” data practices and the lack of transparency on the use of […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 27, 2021
HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested +1,000 suspects linked to various cybercrimes

HAEICHI-II: Interpol arrested 1,003 individuals charged for several cybercrimes, including romance scams, investment frauds, and online money laundering. Interpol has coordinated an international operation, code-named Operation HAEICHI-II, that led to the arrest of 1,003 individuals linked to various cyber-crimes such as romance scams, investment frauds, online money laundering, and illegal online gambling. The INTERPOL published […]