Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon is using a new toolset in attacks aimed at critical organizations in Ukraine. The Gamaredon APT group (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, UAC-0010, and Trident Ursa) continues to carry out attacks against entities in Ukraine, including security services, military, and government…
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Russia-linked APT Gamaredon update TTPs in recent attacks against Ukraine
Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon is using a new toolset in attacks aimed at critical organizations in Ukraine. The Gamaredon APT group (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, UAC-0010, and Trident Ursa) continues to carry out attacks against entities in Ukraine, including security services, military, and government…
Cybersecurity agencies published a joint LockBit ransomware advisory
The LockBit ransomware group successfully extorted roughly $91 million from approximately 1,700 U.S. organizations since 2020. According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against…
Microsoft links Cadet Blizzard APT to Russia’s military intelligence GRU
Microsoft linked a series of wiping attacks to a Russia-linked APT group, tracked as Cadet Blizzard, that is under the control of the GRU. Microsoft attributes the operations carried out by the Russia-linked APT group tracked as Cadet Blizzard to the…
Critical flaw found in WooCommerce Stripe Gateway Plugin used by +900K sites
Hundreds of thousands of online stores are potentially exposed to hacking due to a critical vulnerability in the WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway plugin. The WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway plugin is affected by a critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-34000. The Stripe…
Unveiling the Balada injector: a malware epidemic in WordPress
Learn the shocking truth behind the Balada Injector campaign and find out how to protect your organization from this relentless viral invasion. A deadly cyber campaign has been working silently to undermine website security by exploiting popular WordPress plugins —…
China-linked APT UNC3886 used VMware ESXi Zero-Day
A China-linked APT group tracked as UNC3886 has been spotted exploiting a VMware ESXi zero-day vulnerability. Mandiant researchers observed a China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as UNC3886, exploiting a VMware ESXi zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20867. “VMware Tools contains an Authentication…
LLM meets Malware: Starting the Era of Autonomous Threat
Malware researchers analyzed the application of Large Language Models (LLM) to malware automation investigating future abuse in autonomous threats. Executive Summary In this report we shared some insight that emerged during our exploratory research, and proof of concept, on the…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for June 2023 fixes 6 critical flaws
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for June 2023 fixed 69 flaws in its products, including six critical issues. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for June 2023 fixed 69 vulnerabilities in multiple products, including Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Office and…
St. Margaret’s Health is the first hospital to cite a cyberattack as a reason for its closure
St. Margaret’s Health in Illinois is partly closing operations at its hospitals due to a 2021 ransomware attack that impacted its payment system. In February 2021a ransomware attack hit the St. Margaret’s Health in Illinois and forced the organization to…
A database containing data of +8.9 million Zacks users was leaked online
A database containing the personal information of more than 8.9 million Zacks Investment Research users was leaked on a cybercrime forum. A database containing personal information of 8,929,503 Zacks Investment Research users emerged on a popular hacking forum on June…
Fortinet urges to patch the critical RCE flaw CVE-2023-27997 in Fortigate firewalls
Fortinet addressed a new critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-27997, in FortiOS and FortiProxy that is likely exploited in a limited number of attacks. Fortinet has finally published an official advisory about the critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-27997 (CVSS score: 9.2), impacting FortiOS and FortiProxy.…
UK communications regulator Ofcom hacked with a MOVEit file transfer zero-day
UK communications regulator Ofcom suffered a data breach after a Clop ransomware attack exploiting the MOVEit file transfer zero-day. UK’s communications regulator Ofcom disclosed a data breach after a Clop ransomware attack. The threat actors exploited the zero-day flaw (CVE-2023-34362,)…
Experts released PoC exploit for MOVEit Transfer CVE-2023-34362 flaw
Security firm Horizon3 released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for the remote code execution (RCE) flaw CVE-2023-34362 in the MOVEit Transfer MFT. MOVEit Transfer is a managed file transfer that is used by enterprises to securely transfer files using SFTP, SCP,…
Intellihartx data breach exposed the personal and health info of 490,000 individuals
Intellihartx is notifying about 490,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised in the GoAnywhere zero-day attack in January. The Clop ransomware group has stolen stole personal and health information of 489,830 individuals as a result of a ransomware attack…
FUD Malware obfuscation engine BatCloak continues to evolve
Researchers detailed a fully undetectable (FUD) malware obfuscation engine named BatCloak that is used by threat actors. Researchers from Trend Micro have analyzed the BatCloak, a fully undetectable (FUD) malware obfuscation engine used by threat actors to stealthily deliver their malware since…
Fortinet urges to patch a critical RCE flaw in Fortigate firewalls
Fortinet released security updates to fix a critical security flaw in its FortiGate firewalls that lead to remote code execution. Fortinet has released security patches to address a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-27997, in its FortiGate firewalls. An attacker can…
Xplain data breach also impacted the national Swiss railway FSS
The Play ransomware attack suffered by the IT services provider Xplain also impacted the national railway company of Switzerland (FSS) and the canton of Aargau. The Play ransomware attack suffered by the IT services provider Xplain is worse than initially…
Microsoft warns of multi-stage AiTM phishing and BEC attacks
Microsoft researchers warn of banking adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing and BEC attacks targeting banking and financial organizations. Microsoft discovered multi-stage adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks against banking and financial services organizations. In AiTM phishing, threat actors set…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 423 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
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Pro-Ukraine Cyber Anarchy Squad claims the hack of the Russian telecom provider Infotel JSC
Pro-Ukraine hackers Cyber Anarchy Squad claimed responsibility for the attack that hit Russian telecom provider Infotel JSC. Pro-Ukraine hacking group Cyber.Anarchy.Squad claimed responsibility for an attack on Russian telecom provider Infotel JSC. The company provides connectivity services to the Russian…
Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws
Progress Software released security updates to fix several new SQL injection vulnerabilities in the MOVEit Transfer application. Progress Software has released security updates to address new SQL injection vulnerabilities in the MOVEit Transfer application. An attacker can exploit the SQL…
The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach
The University of Manchester suffered a cyberattack, attackers likely stole staff and students’ data from its systems. The University of Manchester, one of the UK’s largest educational institutions, suffered a cyberattack, The popular university suspects that the threat actors have…
Russians charged with hacking Mt. Gox exchange and operating BTC-e
Two Russian nationals have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox in 2011 and money laundering. Russian nationals Alexey Bilyuchenko (43) and Aleksandr Verner (29) have been charged with the hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt.…
Japanese Pharmaceutical giant Eisai hit by a ransomware attack
This week, the Japanese pharmaceutical giant Eisai has taken its systems offline in response to a ransomware attack. Eisai is a Japanese pharmaceutical company with about 10,000 employees and more than $5 billion in revenue. The company this week was forced to…
Clop ransomware gang was testing MOVEit Transfer bug since 2021
Researchers discovered that the Clop ransomware gang was looking for a zero-day exploit in the MOVEit Transfer since 2021. Kroll security experts discovered that the Clop ransomware gang was looking for a zero-day exploit in the MOVEit Transfer since 2021.…
Stealth Soldier backdoor used is targeted espionage attacks in Libya
Researchers detected a cyberespionage campaign in Libya that employs a new custom, modular backdoor dubbed Stealth Soldier. Experts at the Check Point Research team uncovered a series of highly-targeted espionage attacks in Libya that employ a new custom modular backdoor…
Researchers published PoC exploit code for actively exploited Windows elevation of privilege issue
Researchers published an exploit for an actively exploited Microsoft Windows vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-29336. The Microsoft Windows vulnerability CVE-2023-29336 (CVSS score 7.8) is an elevation of privilege issue that resides in the Win32k component. Win32k.sys is a system driver file in the…
Experts detail a new Kimsuky social engineering campaign
North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky has been linked to a social engineering campaign aimed at experts in North Korean affairs. SentinelLabs researchers uncovered a social engineering campaign by the North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky that is targeting experts in North Korean affairs. The…
German recruiter Pflegia leaks sensitive job seeker info
Pflegia, a German healthcare recruitment platform, has exposed hundreds of thousands of files with sensitive user data such as names, home addresses, and emails. Scouting for a new career can be stressful. Now imagine that, instead of a new role,…
Cisco fixes privilege escalation bug in Cisco Secure Client
Cisco addressed a high-severity flaw in Cisco Secure Client that can allow attackers to escalate privileges to the SYSTEM account. Cisco has fixed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20178 (CVSS Score 7.8), found in Cisco Secure Client (formerly AnyConnect Secure…
Barracuda ESG appliances impacted by CVE-2023-2868 must be immediately replaced
Barracuda warns customers to immediately replace Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances impacted by the flaw CVE-2023-2868. At the end of May, the network security solutions provider Barracuda warned customers that some of its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances were recently breached by…
VMware fixes a command injection flaw CVE-2023-20887 in VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Virtualization giant VMware addressed critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. Virtualization technology giant VMware released security patches to address three critical and high-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-20887, CVE-2023-20888, CVE-2023-20889, in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. VMware Aria…
Clop ransomware gang claims the hack of hundreds of victims exploiting MOVEit Transfer bug
Clop ransomware group claims to have hacked hundreds of companies globally by exploiting MOVEit Transfer vulnerability. The Clop ransomware group may have compromised hundreds of companies worldwide by exploiting a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer software. MOVEit Transfer is a managed…
June 2023 Security Update for Android fixed Arm Mali GPU bug used by spyware
June 2023 security update for Android released by Google fixes about fifty flaws, including an Arm Mali GPU bug exploited by surveillance firms in their spyware. The June 2023 Android Security Bulletin provides details about the fix for more than…
New PowerDrop malware targets U.S. aerospace defense industry
A previously unknown threat actor has been observed targeting the U.S. aerospace defense sector with a new PowerShell malware dubbed PowerDrop. Researchers from the Adlumin Threat Research discovered a new malicious PowerShell script, dubbed PowerDrop, that was employed in attacks…
+60,000 Android apps spotted hiding adware for past six months
Bitdefender researchers have discovered 60,000 different Android apps secretly installing adware in the past six months. Bitdefender announced the discovery of more than 60,000 Android apps in the past six months that were spotted installing adware on Android devices. The…
NASA website flaw jeopardizes astrobiology fans
A flaw in NASA website dedicated to astrobiology could have tricked users into visiting malicious websites by disguising a dangerous URL with NASA’s name. Space travel is undoubtedly dangerous. And, apparently, so is visiting NASA ’s legitimate websites. The Cybernews…
Hackers stole around $35 million in Atomic Wallet security breach
Threat actors have stolen more than $35 million from the decentralized cryptocurrency wallet platform Atomic Wallet. Atomic Wallet is a multi-currency cryptocurrency wallet that allows users to securely store, manage, and exchange various digital assets in a single application. It…
Google fixed the third Chrome zero-day of 2023
Google released security updates to address a high-severity zero-day flaw in the Chrome web browser that it actively exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to address a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-3079, in its Chrome web browser. The…
Cyclops Ransomware group offers a multiplatform Info Stealer
Researchers from security firm Uptycs reported that threat actors linked to the Cyclops ransomware are offering a Go-based information stealer. The Cyclops group has developed multi-platform ransomware that can infect Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. In an unprecedented move, the group is also…
British Airways, BBC and Boots were impacted the by Zellis data breach
The BBC and British Airways were both impacted by the data breach suffered by the payroll provider Zellis. As a result of the cyber attack on the payroll provider Zellis, the personal data of employees at the BBC and British…
KeePass fixed the bug that allows the extraction of the cleartext master password
KeePass addressed the CVE-2023-32784 bug that allows the extraction of the cleartext master password from the memory of the client. KeePass has addressed the CVE-2023-32784 vulnerability, which allowed the retrieval of the clear-text master password from the client’s memory. KeePass…
Microsoft blames Clop ransomware gang for ‘MOVEit Transfer’ attacks
Microsoft attributes the recent campaign exploiting a zero-day in the MOVEit Transfer platform to the Clop ransomware gang. The Clop ransomware gang (aka Lace Tempest) is credited by Microsoft for the recent campaign that exploits a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as…
Idaho Hospitals hit by a cyberattack that impacted their operations
Last week two eastern Idaho hospitals and their clinics were hit by a cyberattack that temporarily impacted their operations. Last week the Idaho Falls Community Hospital was hit by a cyber attack that impacted its operations. Officials at the hospital…
Experts warn of a surge of TrueBot activity in May 2023
VMware’s Carbon Black Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team observed a surge of TrueBot activity in May 2023. Researchers at VMware’s Carbon Black Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team warn of a surge of TrueBot activity in May 2023. Truebot…
Spanish bank Globalcaja confirms Play ransomware attack
Play ransomware group claims responsibility for a ransomware attack that hit Globalcaja, one of the major banks in Spain. Globalcaja is a financial institution in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, it has more than 300 offices across Spain and…
Magecart campaign abuses legitimate sites to host web skimmers and act as C2
A new ongoing Magecart web skimmer campaign abuse legitimate websites to act as makeshift command and control (C2) servers. Akamai researchers discovered a new ongoing Magecart web skimmer campaign aimed at stealing personally identifiable information (PII) and credit card information…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 422 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
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Xplain hack impacted the Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol
Several Swiss cantonal police, the army, customs and the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) were impacted by the attack against IT firm Xplain. Swiss police launched an investigation into the cyber attack that hit the Bernese IT company Xplain, which provides…
Zyxel published guidance for protecting devices from ongoing attacks
Zyxel has published guidance for protecting firewall and VPN devices from the ongoing attacks recently discovered. Zyxel has published guidance for protecting firewall and VPN devices from ongoing attacks exploiting CVE-2023-28771, CVE-2023-33009, and CVE-2023-33010 vulnerabilities. “Simultaneously, Zyxel has been urging users to…
Kimsuky APT poses as journalists and broadcast writers in its attacks
North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky is posing as journalists to gather intelligence, a joint advisory from NSA and FBI warns. A joint advisory from the FBI, the U.S. Department of State, the National Security Agency (NSA), South Korea’s National Intelligence Service…
New Linux Ransomware BlackSuit is similar to Royal ransomware
Experts noticed that the new Linux ransomware BlackSuit has significant similarities with the Royal ransomware family. Royal ransomware is one of the most notable ransomware families of 2022, it made the headlines in early May 2023 with the attack against the IT systems in…
CISA adds Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
US CISA added actively exploited Progress MOVEit Transfer zero-day vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Progress MOVEit Transfer SQL injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34362, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Threat…
New botnet Horabot targets Latin America
A new botnet malware dubbed Horabot is targeting Spanish-speaking users in Latin America since at least November 2020. Cisco Talos researchers were observed deploying a previously unidentified botnet, dubbed Horabot, that is targeting Spanish-speaking users in the Americas. The botnet is used…
Point32Health ransomware attack exposed info of 2.5M people
After the recent ransomware attack, Point32Health disclosed a data breach that impacted 2.5 million Harvard Pilgrim Health Care subscribers. In April, the non-profit health insurer Point32Health took systems offline in response to a ransomware attack that took place on April…
MOVEit Transfer software zero-day actively exploited in the wild
Threat actors are exploiting a zero-day flaw in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer product to steal data from organizations. Threat actors are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the Progress MOVEit Transfer file transfer product to steal data from organizations. MOVEit…
Russia’s FSB blames the US intelligence for Operation Triangulation
Russia’s intelligence Federal Security Service (FSB) said that the recent attacks against iPhones with a zero-click iOS exploit as part of Operation Triangulation were carried out by US intelligence. Researchers from the Russian firm Kaspersky have uncovered a previously unknown…
Operation Triangulation: previously undetected malware targets iOS devices
A previously undocumented APT group targets iOS devices with zero-click exploits as part of a long-running campaign dubbed Operation Triangulation. Researchers from the Russian firm Kaspersky have uncovered a previously unknown APT group that is targeting iOS devices with zero-click exploits…
California-based workforce platform Prosperix leaks drivers licenses and medical records
Prosperix leaked nearly 250,000 files. The breach exposed job seekers’ sensitive data, including home addresses and phone numbers. Prosperix, formally Crowdstaffing, calls itself a “workforce innovation” company that develops software solutions for businesses to build an “extraordinary” workforce. It lists…
Apps with over 420 Million downloads from Google Play unveil the discovery of SpinOk spyware
Researchers discovered spyware, dubbed SpinOk, hidden in 101 Android apps with over 400 million downloads in Google Play. The malicious module is distributed as a marketing SDK that developers behind the apps embedded in their applications and games, including those…
BlackCat claims the hack of the Casepoint legal technology platform used by US agencies
The BlackCat ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Casepoint legal technology platform used US agencies, including SEC and FBI. The cybersecurity researcher Dominic Alvieri first noticed that the BlackCat ransomware gang added the company Casepoint to the list of…
Widespread exploitation by botnet operators of Zyxel firewall flaw
Threat actors are actively exploiting a command injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-28771, in Zyxel firewalls to install malware. Threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a command injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-28771, that impacts Zyxel firewalls. Their objective is to…
Experts warn of backdoor-like behavior within Gigabyte systems
Researchers discovered a suspected backdoor-like behavior within Gigabyte systems that exposes devices to compromise. Researchers from firmware security firm Eclypsium have discovered a suspected backdoor-like behavior within Gigabyte systems. The experts discovered that the firmware in Gigabyte systems drops and executes…
Threat actors are exploiting Barracuda Email Security Gateway bug since October 2022
Recently disclosed zero-day flaw in Barracusa Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances had been actively exploited by attackers since October 2022. The network security solutions provider Barracuda recently warned customers that some of its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances were recently…
Swiss real estate agency Neho fails to put a password on its systems
A misconfiguration of Swiss real estate agency Neho’s systems exposed sensitive credentials to the public. Neho, a Switzerland-based real estate agency, leaked credentials recently, potentially allowing threat actors to prey on sensitive data about the company and its clients. The…
Microsoft found a new bug that allows bypassing SIP root restrictions in macOS
Apple fixed a vulnerability discovered by Microsoft researchers that lets attackers with root privileges bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP). Researchers from Microsoft discovered a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-32369 and dubbed Migraine, that can allow attackers with root privileges to bypass System…
PyPI enforces 2FA authentication to prevent maintainers’ account takeover
PyPI is going to enforce two-factor authentication (2FA) for all project maintainers by the end of this year over security concerns. Due to security concerns, PyPI will be mandating the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) for all project maintainers by…
A database containing 478,000 RaidForums members leaked online
The database of the popular RaidForums hacking forum has been leaked on a new hacking forum, 478,000 members exposed. A database belonging to the now-defunct RaidForums cybercrime platform has been leaked on a new hacking forum called Exposed. The database…
Beware of the new phishing technique “file archiver in the browser” that exploits zip domains
“file archiver in the browser” is a new phishing technique that can be exploited by phishers when victims visit a .ZIP domain. A new phishing technique called “file archiver in the browser” can be used by phishers to “emulate” a…
BrutePrint Attack allows to unlock smartphones with brute-forcing fingerprint
Researchers devised an attack technique, dubbed BrutePrint Attack, that allows brute-forcing fingerprints on smartphones to bypass authentication. Researchers have devised an attack technique, dubbed BrutePrint, that allows to brute-force fingerprints on smartphones to bypass user authentication. The attack technique exploits…
Lockbit ransomware attack on MCNA Dental impacts 8.9M individuals
Managed Care of North America (MCNA) Dental disclosed a data breach that impacted more than 8.9 million individuals. Managed Care of North America (MCNA) Dental suffered a data breach that impacted 8,923,662 patients. MCNA Dental is one of the largest…
New Go-written GobRAT RAT targets Linux Routers in Japan
A new Golang remote access trojan (RAT), tracked as GobRAT, is targeting Linux routers in Japan, the JPCERT Coordination Center warns. JPCERT/CC is warning of cyberattacks against Linux routers in Japan that have been infected with a new Golang remote access…
Researchers analyzed the PREDATOR spyware and its loader Alien
Cisco Talos and the Citizen Lab researchers have published a technical analysis of the powerful Android spyware Predator. Security researchers at Cisco Talos and the Citizen Lab have shared technical details about a commercial Android spyware named Predator that is…
Attackers use encrypted RPMSG messages in Microsoft 365 targeted phishing attacks
Experts warn of phishing attacks that are combining the use of compromised Microsoft 365 accounts and .rpmsg encrypted emails. Trustwave researchers have observed threat actors using encrypted RPMSG attachments sent via compromised Microsoft 365 accounts in a phishing campaign aimed at…
Industrial automation giant ABB disclosed data breach after ransomware attack
Swiss electrification and automation technology giant ABB confirmed it has suffered a data breach after a ransomware attack. ABB has more than 105,000 employees and has $29.4 billion in revenue for 2022. On May 7, 2023, the Swiss multinational company, leading…
New Bandit Stealer targets web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets
Bandit Stealer is a new stealthy information stealer malware that targets numerous web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets. Trend Micro researchers discovered a new info-stealing malware, dubbed Bandit Stealer, which is written in the Go language and targets multiple browsers and…
CISA adds recently patched Barracuda zero-day to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
US CISA added recently patched Barracuda zero-day vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a recently patched Barracuda zero-day vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. This week, the network security solutions provider…
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Is the BlackByte ransomware gang behind the City of Augusta attack?
The city of Augusta in Georgia, U.S., admitted that the recent IT system outage was caused by a cyber attack. While the City of Augusta revealed that a cyberattack caused the recent IT outage, the BlackByte ransomware gang has claimed responsibility…
New Buhti ransomware operation uses rebranded LockBit and Babuk payloads
The recently identified Buhti operation targets organizations worldwide with rebranded LockBit and Babuk ransomware variants. Researchers from Symantec discovered a new ransomware operation called Buhti (aka Blacktail) that is using LockBit and Babuk variants to target Linux and Windows systems…
New PowerExchange Backdoor linked to an Iranian APT group
An alleged Iran-linked APT group targeted an organization linked to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) with the new PowerExchange backdoor. Researchers from the Fortinet FortiGuard Labs observed an attack targeting a government entity in the United Arab Emirates with a…
Dark Frost Botnet targets the gaming sector with powerful DDoS
Researchers spotted a new botnet dubbed Dark Frost that is used to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the gaming industry. Researchers from Akamai discovered a new botnet called Dark Frost that was employed in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The botnet borrows code…
New CosmicEnergy ICS malware threatens energy grid assets
Experts detailed a new piece of malware, named CosmicEnergy, that is linked to Russia and targets industrial control systems (ICS). Researchers from Mandiant discovered a new malware, named CosmicEnergy, designed to target operational technology (OT) / industrial control system (ICS) systems. The…
D-Link fixes two critical flaws in D-View 8 network management suite
D-Link fixed two critical flaws in its D-View 8 network management suite that could lead to authentication bypass and arbitrary code execution. D-Link has addressed two critical vulnerabilities (CVSS score: 9.8) in its D-View 8 network management suite that could…
Zyxel firewall and VPN devices affected by critical flaws
Zyxel fixed two critical flaws in multiple firewall and VPN products that can lead to remote code execution or cause a DoS condition. Zyxel addressed two critical buffer overflow vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-33009 and CVE-2023-33010, that affect several of its firewall and VPN…
China-linked APT Volt Typhoon targets critical infrastructure organizations
A China-linked APT group, tracked as Volt Typhoon, breached critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S. and Guam without being detected. China-linked APT cyber espionage group Volt Typhoon infiltrated critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S. and Guam without being detected. The…
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets Microsoft IIS servers to deploy malware
North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus actor has been targeting vulnerable Microsoft IIS servers to deploy malware. AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC) researchers reported that the Lazarus APT Group is targeting vulnerable versions of Microsoft IIS servers in a recent wave…
Iran-linked Tortoiseshell APT behind watering hole attacks on shipping and logistics Israeli websites
Iran-linked threat actor Tortoiseshell targeted shipping, logistics, and financial services companies in Israel with watering hole attacks. ClearSky Cyber Security uncovered a watering hole attack on at least eight Israeli websites belonging to shipping, logistics, and financial services companies and…
Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) hacked via zero-day bug
Barracuda warned customers that some of its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances were breached exploiting a zero-day vulnerability. Network security solutions provider Barracuda warned customers that some of its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances were recently breached by threat actors…
The US government sanctioned four entities and one individual for supporting cyber operations conducted by North Korea
The US Department of the Treasury sanctioned four entities and one individual for their role in cyber operations conducted by North Korea. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against four entities and…
Ukraine’s CERT-UA warns of espionage activity conducted by UAC-0063
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns of a cyberespionage campaign targeting state bodies in the country. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of cyber attacks targeting state bodies in the country as part…
AhRat Android RAT was concealed in iRecorder app in Google Play
ESET found a new remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed AhRat, on the Google Play Store that was concealed in an Android screen recording app. ESET researchers have discovered an Android app on Google Play that was hiding a new remote…
The previously undocumented GoldenJackal APT targets Middle East, South Asia entities
A previously undocumented APT group tracked as GoldenJackal has been targeting government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia since 2019. Kaspersky researchers shared details about the activity of a previously undocumented APT group, tracked as GoldenJackal,…
Google announced its Mobile VRP (vulnerability rewards program)
Google introduced Mobile VRP (vulnerability rewards program), a new bug bounty program for reporting vulnerabilities in its mobile applications. Google announced a new bug bounty program, named Mobile VRP (vulnerability rewards program), that covers its mobile applications. Google’s Mobile VRP…
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall suffered Black Basta ransomware attack
The German automotive and arms manufacturer Rheinmetall announced it was victim of a Black Basta ransomware attack that took place last month. Rheinmetall is a German automotive and arms manufacturer that is listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange. The company this week announced it was victim…
A deeper insight into the CloudWizard APT’s activity revealed a long-running activity
Experts warn of a threat actor, tracked as CloudWizard APT, that is targeting organizations involved in the region of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. On March 2023, researchers from Kaspersky spotted a previously unknown APT group, tracked as Bad Magic (aka Red Stinger), that targeted…
BlackCat Ransomware affiliate uses signed kernel driver to evade detection
Experts spotted the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group using signed malicious Windows kernel drivers to evade detection. Trend Micro researchers shared details about ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware incident that took place on February 2023. A BlackCat affiliate employed signed malicious Windows kernel drivers to evade detection.…
CISA adds iPhone bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
US CISA added three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting iPhones, Macs, and iPads to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting iPhones, Macs, and iPads to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The three issues…
EU hits Meta with $1.3 billion fine for transferring European user data to the US
The European Union condemned Meta with a record $1.3 billion fine for transferring European user data to the US. The European Union fined Meta $1.3 billion for transferring user data to the US. This is the biggest fine since the adoption of the General…