Cisco addressed a critical vulnerability in the ClamAV open source antivirus engine that can lead to remote code execution on vulnerable devices. Cisco fixed a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-20032 (CVSS score: 9.8), in the ClamAV open source antivirus engine. The…
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CISA adds Cacti, Office, Windows and iOS bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
US CISA added actively exploited flaws in Cacti framework, Microsoft Office, Windows, and iOS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. US CISA added the following actively exploited flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: CVE-2022-46169 – Cacti is an open-source platform that…
Mirai V3G4 botnet exploits 13 flaws to target IoT devices
During the second half of 2022, a variant of the Mirai bot, tracked as V3G4, targeted IoT devices by exploiting tens of flaws. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers reported that a Mirai variant called V3G4 was attempting to exploit…
Over 500 ESXiArgs Ransomware infections in one day, but they dropped the day after
ESXiArgs ransomware continues to spread in Europe, most of the recent infections were observed in France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and Ukraine Researchers from Censys reported that more than 500 hosts have been infected in a new wave of…
New MortalKombat ransomware employed in financially motivated campaign
Talos researchers observed a financially motivated threat actor using a new ransomware dubbed MortalKombat and a clipper malware named Laplas. Since December 2022, Cisco Talos researchers have been observing an unidentified financially motivated threat actor deploying two new malware, the recently…
Hyundai and Kia to patch a flaw that allows the theft of the cars with a USB cable
Hyundai and Kia car makers are releasing an emergency software update to fix a flaw that can allow stealing a car with a USB cable. Carmakers Hyundai and KIA are rolling out an emergency update for the software shipped with…
City of Oakland issued a local state of emergency after recent ransomware attack
The City of Oakland has declared a local state of emergency due to the effect of the ransomware attack that hit the city on February 8, 2023. The City of Oakland disclosed last week a ransomware attack, the security breach…
Citrix released security updates for multiple High-Severity flaws in its products
Citrix released security updates for multiple High-Severity flaws in Virtual Apps and Desktops, and Workspace apps for Windows and Linux. Citrix released security patches to fix multiple vulnerabilities in Virtual Apps and Desktops, and Workspace apps for Windows and Linux.…
Adobe addressed critical bugs in Illustrator, After Effects Software
Adobe Patch Tuesday addressed at least a half dozen vulnerabilities, including critical issues that expose Windows and macOS to hack. Adobe released security updates to address at least a half dozen vulnerabilities impacting Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects for both…
Beep, a new highly evasive malware appeared in the threat landscape
Experts detected a new evasive malware dubbed Beep, it implements many anti-debugging and anti-sandbox techniques. Researchers from Minerva recently discovered a new evasive malware dubbed Beep, which implements many anti-debugging and anti-sandbox techniques. The name Beep comes from the use of techniques…
Community Health Systems data breach caused by GoAnywhere MFT hack
Community Health Systems (CHS) disclosed a data breach, attackers exploited the zero-day vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT platform. Community Health Systems (CHS) is one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers. CHS operates 79 acute-care hospitals and more than 1,000 other…
AdSense fraud campaign relies on 10,890 sites that were infected since September 2022
The threat actors behind a massive AdSense fraud campaign infected 10,890 WordPress sites since September 2022. In November 2022, researchers from security firm Sucuri reported to have tracked a surge in WordPress malware redirecting website visitors to fake Q&A sites via ois[.]is.…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2023 fixed actively exploited zero-days
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2023 addressed 75 flaws, including three actively exploited zero-day bugs. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2023 fixed 75 vulnerabilities in multiple products, including Microsoft Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office…
Experts discover over 451 clipper malware-laced packages in the PyPI repository
Threat actors published more than 451 unique malware-laced Python packages on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) repository. Phylum researchers spotted more than 451 unique Python packages on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) repository in an attempt to deliver…
The Tor network hit by wave of DDoS attacks for at least 7 months
Tor Project maintainers revealed that for at least 7 months, the Tor network was hit by several different waves of ongoing DDoS attacks. During the last months Tor users have experienced Tor network performance issues lately, Tor Project maintainers explained…
Cloudflare blocked record-breaking 71 million request-per-second DDoS attack
Cloudflare mitigated a record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) that reached 71 Million requests per second. Cloudflare announced it has mitigated a record hyper-volumetric distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at over 71 million requests per second (RPS). The company pointed out that…
Apple fixes the first zero-day in iPhones and Macs this year
Apple has released emergency security updates to fix a new actively exploited zero-day vulnerability that impacts iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple has released emergency security updates to address a new actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-23529, that impacts iOS,…
Enigma info-stealing malware targets the cryptocurrency industry
Alleged Russian threat actors have been targeting cryptocurrency users in Eastern Europe with Enigma info-stealing malware. A malware campaign conducted by alleged Russian threat actors has been targeting users in Eastern European in the crypto industry. The attackers are sending…
Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet targets NATO websites with DDoS attacks
Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on NATO servers, including the NATO Special Operations Headquarters (NSHQ) website. Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet launched a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on NATO sites, including the…
Hacktivists hacked Iranian State TV during President’s speech on Revolution Day
The Ali’s Justice (Edalat-e Ali) hacker group broke into the State TV broadcast during the President’s speech on Revolution Day. A collective of hackers that calls itself Ali’s Justice (Edalat-e Ali) disrupted the transmission of an Iranian State TV and…
The Israel Institute of Technology Technion suffered a ransomware attack
The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology was breached on Sunday by a new anti-Israel threat actor calling itself DarkBit. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is Israel’s top technology research university and a leading center for cyber security education. A new…
Australian Defense Department will replace surveillance cameras from Chinese firms Hikvision and Dahua
Australia’s Defense Department announced that they will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese firms linked to the government of Beijing. Australia’s Defense Department is going to replace surveillance cameras made by Chinese firms Hikvision and Dahua, who are linked to…
Russian Government evaluates the immunity to hackers acting in the interests of Russia
The Russian Government proposed to give a sort of immunity to the hackers that operate in the interests of Moscow. Russian media reported that Alexander Khinshtein, the head of the Duma committee on information policy, announced that the Russian government…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 406 by Pierluigi Paganini
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Clop ransomware claims the hack of 130 orgs using GoAnywhere MFT flaw
The Clop ransomware group claims to have breached over 130 organizations exploiting the GoAnywhere MFT zero-day. The Clop ransomware group claims to have stolen sensitive data from over 130 organizations by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-0669) in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT…
CISA adds Fortra MFT, TerraMaster NAS, Intel driver Flaws, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
US CISA added actively exploited flaws in Fortra MFT, Intel driver, and TerraMaster NAS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. US CISA added actively exploited flaws in Fortra MFT, Intel driver, and TerraMaster NAS, respectively tracked as CVE-2023-0669, CVE-2015-2291, and…
Ransomware attack hit the City of Oakland
A ransomware attack hit the City of Oakland this week, forcing it to take all systems offline in response to the incident. The City of Oakland disclosed a ransomware attack, the security breach began on Wednesday night. In an abundance…
DPRK fund malicious cyber activities with ransomware attacks on critical Infrastructure
North Korea-linked APT groups conduct ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical infrastructure facilities to fund its activities. Ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure conducted by North Korea-linked hacker groups are used by the government of Pyongyang to fund its malicious cyber…
Russian national pleads guilty to money laundering linked to Ryuk Ransomware operation
A Russian national pleaded guilty in the U.S. to money laundering charges linked to the Ryuk ransomware operation. On February 7, 2023, Russian national Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov (30) pleaded guilty in the U.S. to one count of conspiracy to commit…
New TA886 group targets companies with custom Screenshotter malware
The TA886 hacking group targets organizations in the United States and Germany with new spyware tracked as Screenshotter. A recently discovered threat actor, tracked as TA886 by security firm Proofpoint, is targeting organizations in the United States and Germany with…
Reddit discloses security breach that exposed source code and internal docs
Social news aggregation platform Reddit suffered a security breach, attackers gained unauthorized access to internal documents, code, and some business systems. Reddit announced it was hit by a sophisticated and highly-targeted attack that took place on February 5, 2023. A…
Android mobile devices from top vendors in China have pre-installed malware
Researchers reported that the top-of-the-line Android mobile devices sold in China are shipped with malware. China is currently the country with the largest number of Android mobile devices, but a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh…
US and UK sanctioned seven Russian members of Trickbot gang
The US and the UK have sanctioned seven Russian individuals for their involvement in the TrickBot operations. The US and the UK authorities have sanctioned seven Russian individuals for their involvement in the TrickBot operations. The US Treasury has frozen…
A new variant of ESXiArgs ransomware makes recovery much harder
Experts warn of new ESXiArgs ransomware attacks using an upgraded version that makes it harder to recover VMware ESXi virtual machines. Experts spotted a new variant of ESXiArgs ransomware targeting VMware ESXi servers, authors have improved the encryption process, making it much…
Twitter restricted in Turkey after the earthquake amid disinformation fear
Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that network data confirm that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake.…
Experts published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet
SecurityScorecard’s researchers released a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet to neutralize its attacks. SecurityScorecard’s researchers published a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet with the intent to interfere with its operation…
Russian e-commerce giant Elevel exposed buyers’ delivery addresses
A leading electrical engineering company in Russia, Elevel, has exposed its customers’ personally identifiable information (PII,) including full names and addresses. Original post at https://cybernews.com/privacy/russian-e-commerce-giant-data-leak/ Founded in 1991, Elevel (previously Eleko) positions itself as the leading Russian electrical engineering company…
Researcher compromised the Toyota Supplier Management Network
The infrastructure of Toyota was compromised again, this time its global supplier management network was hacked by a researcher. The security researcher Eaton Zveare has exploited a vulnerability in Toyota’s Global Supplier Preparation Information Management System (GSPIMS) to achieve system…
Russian national pleads guilty to money laundering linked to Ryuk Ransomware operation
A Russian national pleaded guilty in the U.S. to money laundering charges linked to the Ryuk ransomware operation. On February 7, 2023, Russian national Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov (30) pleaded guilty in the U.S. to one count of conspiracy to commit…
New Graphiron info-stealer used in attacks against Ukraine
A Russia-linked threat actor has been observed deploying a new information stealer dubbed Graphiron in attacks against Ukraine. Researchers from Broadcom Symantec spotted a Russia-linked ATP group, tracked as Nodaria (aka UAC-0056), deploying new info-stealing malware, dubbed Graphiron, in attacks…
Ukraine CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks employing Remcos software
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns of a new wave of attacks against state authorities to deploy the Remcos software. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of a phishing campaign aimed at state…
US CISA releases a script to recover servers infected with ESXiArgs ransomware
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a script to recover VMware ESXi servers infected with ESXiArgs ransomware. Good news for the victims of the recent wave of ESXiArgs ransomware attacks, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
New Linux variant of Clop Ransomware uses a flawed encryption algorithm
A new Linux variant of the Clop ransomware has been observed in the wild, the good news is that its encryption algorithm is flawed. SentinelLabs researchers have observed the first Linux variant of the Clop ransomware. The researchers noticed that…
VMware has no evidence of zero-day exploitation in ESXiArgs ransomware attacks
VMware said there is no evidence that threat actors are exploiting a zero-day flaw in its software as part of an ongoing ESXiArgs ransomware campaign. VMware said that it found no evidence that the threat actors behind the ongoing ESXiArgs ransomware…
OpenSSH addressed a new pre-auth double free vulnerability
The maintainers of OpenSSH address multiple security issues, including a memory safety bug in the OpenSSH server (sshd). The maintainers of OpenSSH have addressed a number of security vulnerabilities with the release of version 9.2. One of the issues addressed…
Anonymous leaked 128GB of data stolen from Russian ISP Convex revealing FSB’s warrantless surveillance
The popular collective Anonymous has leaked 128 GB of data allegedly stolen from the Russian Internet Service Provider Convex. The collective Anonymous released last week 128 gigabytes of documents that were allegedly stolen from the Russian Internet Service Provider Convex.…
Italy, France and Singapore Warn of a Spike in ESXI Ransomware
ESXi ransomware targeted thousands of VMware servers in a global-scale campaign, security experts and international CERTs warn. Thousands of computer servers have been targeted by a global ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware (VMW.N) ESXi servers. ESXi is VMware’s hypervisor, a…
Royal Ransomware adds support for encrypting Linux, VMware ESXi systems
Royal Ransomware operators added support for encrypting Linux devices and target VMware ESXi virtual machines. The Royal Ransomware gang is the latest extortion group in order of time to add support for encrypting Linux devices and target VMware ESXi virtual…
Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers
The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers. The Italian National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warns of an ongoing massive ransomware campaign targeting VMware ESXi servers worldwide, including Italian systems. The attackers…
Microsoft attributes Charlie Hebdo data leak to Iran-linked NEPTUNIUM APT
Microsoft attributes a recent cyber attack against the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo to an Iran-linked NEPTUNIUM APT group. Microsoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Center (DTAC) attributes a recent cyberattacks against the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo to an Iran-linked threat…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 405 by Pierluigi Paganini
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CISA adds Oracle, SugarCRM bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
US CISA added actively exploited vulnerabilities in SugarCRM and Oracle products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Oracle and SugarCRM flaws, respectively tracked as CVE-2022-21587 and CVE-2023-22952, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.…
GoAnywhere MFT zero-day flaw actively exploited
Threat actors are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability affecting Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT managed file transfer application. Experts warn that threat actors are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT managed file transfer application. The popular investigator Brian Krebs…
CERT-FR warns of a new wave of ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi servers
A new wave of ransomware attacks is targeting VMware ESXi servers to deliver ransomware, CERT of France warns. The French Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-FR) warns that threat actors are targeting VMware ESXi servers to deploy ransomware. CERT-FR reported that…
A High-severity bug in F5 BIG-IP can lead to code execution and DoS
Experts warn of a high-severity vulnerability that affects F5 BIG-IP that can lead to arbitrary code execution or DoS condition. A high-severity vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP, tracked as CVE-2023-22374, can be exploited to cause a DoS condition and potentially lead…
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Florida, has taken IT systems offline after cyberattack
The Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) hospital in Florida was forced to take offline its systems after a cyberattack. The Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) hospital has taken its IT systems offline and suspended non-emergency procedures after a cyberattack. The attack took…
Experts warn of two flaws in popular open-source software ImageMagick
Experts disclosed details of two security flaws in the open-source software ImageMagick that could potentially lead to information disclosure or trigger a DoS condition. Researchers at Metabase Q discovered a couple of security vulnerabilities in the open-source image manipulation software ImageMagick that could potentially…
Over 30k Internet-Exposed QNAP NAS hosts impacted by CVE-2022-27596 flaw
Censys found 30,000 internet-facing QNAP appliances potentially impacted by a recently disclosed critical code injection flaw. On January 30, Taiwanese vendor QNAP released QTS and QuTS firmware updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-27596 (CVSS v3 score: 9.8), that…
Exploitation attempts for Oracle E-Business Suite flaw observed after PoC release
Threat actors started exploiting a critical Oracle E-Business Suite flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-21587, shortly after a PoC was published. Shadowserver researchers warn that threat actors have started attempting to exploit critical Oracle E-Business Suite flaw (CVE-2022-21587) shortly after a PoC…
Pro-Russia Killnet group hit Dutch and European hospitals
The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) confirmed that Pro-Russia group Killnet hit websites of national and European hospitals. The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported that the websites of several hospital in the Netherlands and Europe were hit…
New Prilex PoS Malware evolves to target NFC-enabled credit cards
Authors of the Prolex PoS malware improved their malicious code to target contactless credit card transactions. The threat actors behind the sophisticated point-of-sale (PoS) malware Prilex have have improved its capabilities to block contactless payment transactions. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab discovered…
VMware Workstation update fixes an arbitrary file deletion bug
VMware addressed a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20854, in VMware Workstation. VMware fixed a high-severity privilege escalation flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-20854, that impacts Workstation. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to delete arbitrary files on Workstation version 17.x…
Atlassian fixed critical authentication vulnerability in Jira Software
Atlassian fixed a critical flaw in Jira Service Management Server and Data Center that can allow an attacker to impersonate another user and gain access to a Jira Service Management instance. Atlassian has released security updates to address a critical…
Nevada Ransomware Has Released Upgraded Locker
Researchers from Resecurity have identified a new version of Nevada Ransomware which recently emerged on the Dark Web right before the start of 2023. Resecurity, California-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 globally, has identified a new version of Nevada Ransomware…
New LockBit Green ransomware variant borrows code from Conti ransomware
Lockbit ransomware operators have released a new version of their malware, LockBit Green, that also targets cloud-based services. Lockbit ransomware operators have implemented a new version of their malware, dubbed LockBit Green, which was designed to include cloud-based services among…
Russia-linked Gamaredon APT targets Ukrainian authorities with new malware
Russia-linked threat actor Gamaredon employed new spyware in cyber attacks aimed at public authorities and critical information infrastructure in Ukraine. The State Cyber Protection Centre (SCPC) of Ukraine warns of a new wave of targeted attacks conducted by the Russia-linked APT…
Cisco fixed command injection bug in IOx Application Hosting Environment
Cisco fixed a high-severity flaw in the IOx application hosting environment that can be exploited in command injection attacks. Cisco has released security updates to address a command injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20076, in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment.…
API management (APIM): What It Is and Where It’s Going
Analyzing the concept of API management (APIM), its benefits, and what it will look like as the API landscape continues to evolve. There are two fundamental truths in the API landscape. So, where does this leave businesses that want to…
A High-severity bug in F5 BIG-IP can lead to code execution and DoS
Experts warn of a high-severity vulnerability that affects F5 BIG-IP that can lead to arbitrary code execution or DoS condition. A high-severity vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP, tracked as CVE-2023-22374, can be exploited to cause a DoS condition and potentially lead…
Experts warn of two flaws in popular open-source software ImageMagick
Experts disclosed details of two security flaws in the open-source software ImageMagick that could potentially lead to information disclosure or trigger a DoS condition. Researchers at Metabase Q discovered a couple of security vulnerabilities in the open-source image manipulation software ImageMagick that could potentially…
Over 30k Internet-Exposed QNAP NAS hosts impacted by CVE-2022-27596 flaw
Censys found 30,000 internet-facing QNAP appliances potentially impacted by a recently disclosed critical code injection flaw. On January 30, Taiwanese vendor QNAP released QTS and QuTS firmware updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-27596 (CVSS v3 score: 9.8), that…
Pro-Russia Killnet group hit Dutch and European hospitals
The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) confirmed that Pro-Russia group Killnet hit websites of national and European hospitals. The Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported that the websites of several hospital in the Netherlands and Europe were hit…
New Prilex PoS Malware evolves to target NFC-enabled credit cards
Authors of the Prolex PoS malware improved their malicious code to target contactless credit card transactions. The threat actors behind the sophisticated point-of-sale (PoS) malware Prilex have have improved its capabilities to block contactless payment transactions. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab discovered…
New LockBit Green ransomware variant borrows code from Conti ransomware
Lockbit ransomware operators have released a new version of their malware, LockBit Green, that also targets cloud-based services. Lockbit ransomware operators have implemented a new version of their malware, dubbed LockBit Green, which was designed to include cloud-based services among…
Nevada Ransomware Has Released Upgraded Locker
Researchers from Resecurity have identified a new version of Nevada Ransomware which recently emerged on the Dark Web right before the start of 2023. Resecurity, California-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 globally, has identified a new version of Nevada Ransomware…
TrickGate, a packer used by malware to evade detection since 2016
TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service to malware authors to avoid detection, CheckPoint researchers reported. TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service, which is used at least since July 2016, to hide malware from defense programs. A…
IT Army of Ukraine gained access to a 1.5GB archive from Gazprom
IT Army of Ukraine claims to have breached the infrastructure of the Russian energy giant Gazprom and had access to a 1.5 GB archive. The collective IT Army of Ukraine announced it has gained access to a 1.5 GB archive…
Experts released VMware vRealize Log RCE exploit for CVE-2022-31706
Horizon3 security researchers released proof-of-concept (PoC) code for VMware vRealize Log Insight RCE vulnerability CVE-2022-31706. Last week, researchers from Horizon3’s Attack Team announced the release of PoC exploit code for remote code execution in VMware vRealize Log tracked as CVE-2022-31706…
GitHub to revoke stolen code signing certificates for GitHub Desktop and Atom
GitHub confirmed that threat actors exfiltrated encrypted code signing certificates for some versions of GitHub Desktop for Mac and Atom apps. GitHub this week disclosed a security breach, threat actors exfiltrated encrypted code signing certificates for some versions of GitHub…
Pro-Palestine hackers threaten Israeli chemical companies
Threat actors are targeting Israeli chemical companies operating in the occupied territories, security experts warn. Threat actors have launched a massive hacking campaign aimed at Israeli chemical companies operating in the occupied territories. A group, named Electronic Quds Force, is…
Pro-Russia group Killnet targets US healthcare with DDoS attacks
The Pro-Russia group Killnet is launching a series of DDoS attacks against the websites of US healthcare organizations and hospitals. The Pro-Russia group Killnet launched a series of DDoS attacks against US healthcare organizations and hospitals. The group announced the attacks on…
QNAP addresses a critical flaw impacting its NAS devices
Taiwanese vendor QNAP is warning customers to install QTS and QuTS firmware updates to address a critical flaw impacting its NAS devices. QNAP released QTS and QuTS firmware updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-27596 (CVSS v3 score: 9.8), that…
JD Sports discloses a data breach impacting 10 million customers
Sports fashion retail JD Sports discloses a data breach that explosed data of about 10M customers who placed orders between 2018 and 2020. UK sports fashion chain JD Sports disclosed a data breach that exposed customer data from orders placed…
Researcher received a $27,000 bounty for 2FA bypass bug in Facebook and Instagram
A researcher disclosed technical details of a two-factor authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Instagram and Facebook. The researcher Gtm Manoz received a $27,000 bug bounty for having reported a two-factor authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Instagram and Facebook. The flaw resides in…
Sandworm APT group hit Ukrainian news agency with five data wipers
The Ukrainian (CERT-UA) discovered five different wipers deployed on the network of the country’s national news agency, Ukrinform. On January 17, 2023, the Telegram channel “CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn” reported the compromise of the systems at the Ukrainian National Information Agency “Ukrinform”. The…
UNC2565 threat actors continue to improve the GOOTLOADER malware
The threat actors behind the GOOTLOADER malware continues to improve their code by adding new components and implementing new obfuscation techniques. Mandiant researchers reported that the UNC2565 group behind the GOOTLOADER malware (aka Gootkit) continues to improve their code by…
Alleged member of ShinyHunters group extradited to the US, could face 116 years in jail
An alleged member of the ShinyHunters cybercrime gang has been extradited from Morocco to the United States. Sebastien Raoult, a French national who is suspected of being a member of ShinyHunters cybercrime gang known as “Seyzo Kaizen,” has been extradited…
Pro-Russia group Killnet targets Germany due to its support to Ukraine
Pro-Russia group Killnet launched last week DDoS attacks against the websites of German airports, administration bodies, and banks. The Pro-Russia group Killnet is behind the DDoS attacks that last week hit the websites of German airports, administration bodies, and banks. The attacks…
Watch out! Experts plans to release VMware vRealize Log RCE exploit next week
Horizon3’s Attack Team made the headlines again announcing the releasse of a PoC exploit code for remote code execution in VMware vRealize Log. Researchers from the Horizon3’s Attack Team announced the release of PoC exploit code for remote code execution…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 404 by Pierluigi Paganini
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Copycat Criminals mimicking Lockbit gang in northern Europe
Recent reports of Lockbit locker-based attacks against North European SMBs indicate that local crooks started using Lockbit locker variants. Executive Summary Incident Insights Recently, there has been a significant increase in ransomware attacks targeting companies in northern Europe. These attacks…
Sandworm APT targets Ukraine with new SwiftSlicer wiper
Russia-linked Sandworm APT group is behind a new Golang-based wiper, tracked as SwiftSlicer, that hit Ukraine, ESET reports. Researchers from ESET discovered a new Golang-based wiper, dubbed SwiftSlicer, that was used in attacks aimed at Ukraine. The experts believe that…
ISC fixed high-severity flaws in DNS software suite BIND
The latest BIND updates patch multiple remotely exploitable vulnerabilities that could lead to denial-of-service (DoS). BIND is a suite of software for interacting with the Domain Name System (DNS) maintained by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC). The ISC released security patches to…
Patch management is crucial to protect Exchange servers, Microsoft warns
Microsoft warns customers to patch their Exchange servers because attackers always look to exploit unpatched installs. Microsoft published a post to urge its customers to protect their Exchange servers because threat actors actively attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in unpatched installs.…
Hacker accused of having stolen personal data of all Austrians and more
A Dutch hacker who was arrested at the end of last year claims to have stolen the personal data of almost all Austrians. At the end of November 2022, the Amsterdam police arrested a 25-year-old man from Almere who is…
CVE-2023-23560 flaw exposes 100 Lexmark printer models to hack
Lexmark released a security firmware update to fix a remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-23560, that impacts more than 100 printer models. Lexmark has released a security firmware update to address a remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-23560,…
BlackCat Ransomware gang stole secret military data from an industrial explosives manufacturer
The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” The BlackCat Ransomware gang added SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA to the list of victims published on its Tor leak site. The…
UK NCSC warns of spear-phishing attacks from Russia-linked and Iran-linked groups
The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of a surge in the number of attacks from Russian and Iranian nation-state actors. The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of targeted phishing attacks conducted by threat actors based in Russia…
An unfaithful employee leaked Yandex source code repositories
A source code repository allegedly stolen by a former employee of the Russian tech giant Yandex has been leaked online. A Yandex source code repository allegedly stolen by a former employee of the Russian IT giant has been leaked on a…
Hive Ransomware Tor leak site apparently seized by law enforcement
The leak site of the Hive ransomware gang was seized due to an international operation conducted by law enforcement in ten countries. The Tor leak site used by Hive ransomware operators has been seized as part of an international operation…