Pierluigi Paganini
December 15, 2022
A Chinese-speaking APT group, tracked as MirrorFace, is behind a spear-phishing campaign targeting Japanese political entities. ESET researchers recently discovered a spear-phishing campaign targeting Japanese political entities and attributed it to the Chinese-speaking APT group tracked as MirrorFace. The experts tracked the campaign as Operation LiberalFace, it aimed at Japanese political entities, especially the members of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 15, 2022
The portal of the FBI’s InfraGard US Critical Infrastructure Intelligence was hacked, and data is available for sale on a cybercrime forum. InfraGard is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and members of the private sector for the protection of U.S. Critical Infrastructure. Through seamless collaboration, InfraGard connects owners and operators within […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 15, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) seized forty-eight domains that offered DDoS-for-Hire Service Platforms to crooks. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the seizure of 48 domains associated with the DDoS-for-Hire Service platforms (aka Booter services) used by threat actors. Below is the list of domains seized by the FBI: The authorities […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 14, 2022
Researchers discovered a new Go-based botnet, dubbed GoTrim, attempting to brute force WordPress websites. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers spotted a new Go-based botnet, dubbed GoTrim, that has been spotted scanning and brute-forcing WordPress and OpenCart websites. The botnet was named GoTrim because it was written in Go and uses â:::trim:::â to split data sent and received […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 14, 2022
Microsoft released December 2022 Patch Tuesday security updates that fix 52 vulnerabilities across its products. Microsoft December 2022 Patch Tuesday security updates addressed 52 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Azure; Office and Office Components; SysInternals; Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based); SharePoint Server; and the .NET framework. 12 of these vulnerabilities were submitted through the ZDI program. Six vulnerabilities […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 14, 2022
Apple rolled out security updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and Safari to fix a new actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2022-42856). Apple released security updates to address a new zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-42856, that is actively exploited in attacks against iPhones. The flaw is the tenth actively exploited zero-day vulnerability since the start of the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 14, 2022
The number of internet-facing cameras in the world is growing exponentially. Some of the most popular brands don’t enforce a strong password policy, meaning anyone can peer into their owners’ lives. Original post at https://cybernews.com/security/millions-ip-cameras-exposed/ When you spy on your neighborhood or your cafe customers, do you wonder if someone is watching Big Brother â […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 14, 2022
VMware fixed three flaws in multiple products, including a virtual machine escape issue exploited at the GeekPwn 2022 hacking competition. VMware addressed three vulnerabilities in multiple products, including a virtual machine escape flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-31705, that was exploited at the GeekPwn 2022 hacking competition. A working exploit for the CVE-2022-31705 vulnerability was demonstrated by […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 13, 2022
Citrix urges customers to update their installs to fix actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2022-27518) in Citrix ADC and Gateway. Citrix urges administrators to apply security updates for a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-27518, in Citrix ADC and Gateway. The vulnerability is actively exploited by China-linked threat actors to gain access to target networks. “We are aware […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 13, 2022
LockBit ransomware gang hacked the California Department of Finance and threatens to leak data stolen from its systems. The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen 76Gb from the California Department of Finance and is threatening to leak the stolen data if the victims will not pay the ransom by December 24. On December 12, […]
