A sophisticated stealer-as-a-ransomware threat dubbed RedEnergy has been spotted in the wild targeting energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors in Brazil and the Philippines through their LinkedIn pages. The malware “possesses the ability to steal information from various browsers, enabling…
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Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun. Secrets, Secrets (Stored in Plain Text Files) Hurt Someone
Secrets are meant to be hidden or, at the very least, only known to a specific and limited set of individuals (or systems). Otherwise, they aren’t really secrets. In personal life, a secret revealed can damage relationships, lead to social…
Node.js Users Beware: Manifest Confusion Attack Opens Door to Malware
The npm registry for the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment is susceptible to what’s called a manifest confusion attack that could potentially allow threat actors to conceal malware in project dependencies or perform arbitrary script execution during installation. “A npm package’s manifest is…
Instagram’s Twitter Alternative ‘Threads’ Launch Halted in Europe Over Privacy Concerns
Instagram Threads, the upcoming Twitter competitor from Meta, will not be launched in the European Union due to privacy concerns, according to Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC). The development was reported by the Irish Independent, which said the watchdog has been in…
Swedish Data Protection Authority Warns Companies Against Google Analytics Use
The Swedish data protection watchdog has warned companies against using Google Analytics due to risks posed by U.S. government surveillance, following similar moves by Austria, France, and Italy last year. The development comes in the aftermath of an audit initiated by the Swedish…
DDoSia Attack Tool Evolves with Encryption, Targeting Multiple Sectors
The threat actors behind the DDoSia attack tool have come up with a new version that incorporates a new mechanism to retrieve the list of targets to be bombarded with junk HTTP requests in an attempt to bring them down. The updated…
Mexico-Based Hacker Targets Global Banks with Android Malware
An e-crime actor of Mexican provenance has been linked to an Android mobile malware campaign targeting financial institutions globally, but with a specific focus on Spanish and Chilean banks, from June 2021 to April 2023. The activity is being attributed…
Alert: 330,000 FortiGate Firewalls Still Unpatched to CVE-2023-27997 RCE Flaw
No less than 330000 FortiGate firewalls are still unpatched and vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997, a critical security flaw affecting Fortinet devices that have come under active exploitation in the wild. Cybersecurity firm Bishop Fox, in a report published last week, said that out…
Chinese Hackers Use HTML Smuggling to Infiltrate European Ministries with PlugX
A Chinese nation-state group has been observed targeting Foreign Affairs ministries and embassies in Europe using HTML smuggling techniques to deliver the PlugX remote access trojan on compromised systems. Cybersecurity firm Check Point said the activity, dubbed SmugX, has been ongoing since at…
CISA Flags 8 Actively Exploited Flaws in Samsung and D-Link Devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed a set of eight flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. This includes six shortcomings affecting Samsung smartphones and two vulnerabilities impacting D-Link devices. All…
Improve Your Security WordPress Spam Protection With CleanTalk Anti-Spam
Every website owner or webmaster grapples with the issue of spam on their website forms. The volume of spam can be so overwhelming that finding useful information within it becomes quite challenging. What exacerbates this issue is that spam can…
Evasive Meduza Stealer Targets 19 Password Managers and 76 Crypto Wallets
In yet another sign of a lucrative crimeware-as-a-service (CaaS) ecosystem, cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Windows-based information stealer called Meduza Stealer that’s actively being developed by its author to evade detection by software solutions. “The Meduza Stealer has a singular objective:…
BlackCat Operators Distributing Ransomware Disguised as WinSCP via Malvertising
Threat actors associated with the BlackCat ransomware have been observed employing malvertising tricks to distribute rogue installers of the WinSCP file transfer application. “Malicious actors used malvertising to distribute a piece of malware via cloned webpages of legitimate organizations,” Trend Micro researchers said in…
Hackers Exploiting Unpatched WordPress Plugin Flaw to Create Secret Admin Accounts
As many as 200,000 WordPress websites are at risk of ongoing attacks exploiting a critical unpatched security vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-3460 (CVSS score: 9.8), impacts all versions of the Ultimate Member plugin, including…
Unpatched WordPress Plugin Flaw Could Let Hackers Create Secret Admin on 200,000 Sites
As many as 200,000 WordPress websites are at risk of ongoing attacks exploiting a critical unpatched security vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-3460 (CVSS score: 9.8), impacts all versions of the Ultimate Member plugin, including…
Iranian Hackers Using POWERSTAR Backdoor in Targeted Espionage Attacks
Charming Kitten, the nation-state actor affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been attributed to a bespoke spear-phishing campaign that delivers an updated version of a fully-featured PowerShell backdoor called POWERSTAR. “There have been improved operational security measures…
Beware: New ‘Rustbucket’ Malware Variant Targeting macOS Users
Researchers have pulled back the curtain on an updated version of an Apple macOS malware called Rustbucket that comes with improved capabilities to establish persistence and avoid detection by security software. “This variant of Rustbucket, a malware family that targets macOS systems,…
Iranian Hackers Charming Kitten Utilize POWERSTAR Backdoor in Targeted Espionage Attacks
Charming Kitten, the nation-state actor affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been attributed to a bespoke spear-phishing campaign that delivers an updated version of a fully-featured PowerShell backdoor called POWERSTAR. “There have been improved operational security measures…
3 Reasons SaaS Security is the Imperative First Step to Ensuring Secure AI Usage
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the widespread adoption of AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools is transforming the way organizations operate. From chatbots to generative AI models, these SaaS-based applications offer numerous benefits, from enhanced productivity to improved decision-making. Employees using AI…
Cybercriminals Hijacking Vulnerable SSH Servers in New Proxyjacking Campaign
An active financially motivated campaign is targeting vulnerable SSH servers to covertly ensnare them into a proxy network. “This is an active campaign in which the attacker leverages SSH for remote access, running malicious scripts that stealthily enlist victim servers…
WhatsApp Upgrades Proxy Feature Against Internet Shutdowns
Meta’s WhatsApp has rolled out updates to its proxy feature, allowing more flexibility in the kind of content that can be shared in conversations. This includes the ability to send and receive images, voice notes, files, stickers and GIFs, WhatsApp…
MITRE Unveils Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses of 2023: Are You at Risk?
MITRE has released its annual list of the Top 25 “most dangerous software weaknesses” for the year 2023. “These weaknesses lead to serious vulnerabilities in software,” the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said. “An attacker can often exploit these…
From MuddyC3 to PhonyC2: Iran’s MuddyWater Evolves with a New Cyber Weapon
The Iranian state-sponsored group dubbed MuddyWater has been attributed to a previously unseen command-and-control (C2) framework called PhonyC2 that’s been put to use by the actor since 2021. Evidence shows that the custom made, actively developed framework has been leveraged in the February…
Fluhorse: Flutter-Based Android Malware Targets Credit Cards and 2FA Codes
Cybersecurity researchers have shared the inner workings of an Android malware family called Fluhorse. The malware “represents a significant shift as it incorporates the malicious components directly within the Flutter code,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Axelle Apvrille said in a report published last…
Android Spy App LetMeSpy Suffers Major Data Breach, Exposing Users’ Personal Data
Android-based phone monitoring app LetMeSpy has disclosed a security breach that allowed an unauthorized third-party to steal sensitive data associated with thousands of Android users. “As a result of the attack, the criminals gained access to email addresses, telephone numbers…
North Korean Hacker Group Andariel Strikes with New EarlyRat Malware
The North Korea-aligned threat actor known as Andariel leveraged a previously undocumented malware called EarlyRat in attacks exploiting the Log4j Log4Shell vulnerability last year. “Andariel infects machines by executing a Log4j exploit, which, in turn, downloads further malware from the…
The Right Way to Enhance CTI with AI (Hint: It’s the Data)
Cyber threat intelligence is an effective weapon in the ongoing battle to protect digital assets and infrastructure – especially when combined with AI. But AI is only as good as the data feeding it. Access to unique, underground sources is…
Critical Security Flaw in Social Login Plugin for WordPress Exposes Users’ Accounts
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in miniOrange’s Social Login and Register plugin for WordPress that could enable a malicious actor to log in as any user-provided information about email address is already known. Tracked as CVE-2023-2982 (CVSS score: 9.8), the…
Newly Uncovered ThirdEye Windows-Based Malware Steals Sensitive Data
A previously undocumented Windows-based information stealer called ThirdEye has been discovered in the wild with capabilities to harvest sensitive data from infected hosts. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, which made the discovery, said it found the malware in an executable that masqueraded as a PDF file with…
Alert: New Electromagnetic Attacks on Drones Could Let Attackers Take Control
Drones that don’t have any known security weaknesses could be the target of electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) attacks, potentially enabling a threat actor to achieve arbitrary code execution and compromise their functionality and safety. The research comes from IOActive, which found that…
CryptosLabs Scam Ring Targets French-Speaking Investors, Rakes in €480 Million
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed the workings of a scam ring called CryptosLabs that’s estimated to have made €480 million in illegal profits by targeting users in French-speaking individuals in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg since April 2018. The syndicate’s massive fake…
8Base Ransomware Spikes in Activity, Threatens U.S. and Brazilian Businesses
A ransomware threat called 8Base that has been operating under the radar for over a year has been attributed to a “massive spike in activity” in May and June 2023. “The group utilizes encryption paired with ‘name-and-shame’ techniques to compel…
5 Things CISOs Need to Know About Securing OT Environments
For too long the cybersecurity world focused exclusively on information technology (IT), leaving operational technology (OT) to fend for itself. Traditionally, few industrial enterprises had dedicated cybersecurity leaders. Any security decisions that arose fell to the plant and factory managers,…
Critical SQL Injection Flaws Expose Gentoo Soko to Remote Code Execution
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Gentoo Soko that could lead to remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable systems. “These SQL injections happened despite the use of an Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) library and prepared statements,” SonarSource researcher Thomas…
New Mockingjay Process Injection Technique Could Let Malware Evade Detection
A new process injection technique dubbed Mockingjay could be exploited by threat actors to bypass security solutions to execute malicious code on compromised systems. “The injection is executed without space allocation, setting permissions or even starting a thread,” Security Joes…
New Ongoing Campaign Targets npm Ecosystem with Unique Execution Chain
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new ongoing campaign aimed at the npm ecosystem that leverages a unique execution chain to deliver an unknown payload to targeted systems. “The packages in question seem to be published in pairs, each pair working in…
EncroChat Bust Leads to 6,558 Criminals’ Arrests and €900 Million Seizure
Europol on Tuesday announced that the takedown of EncroChat in July 2020 led to 6,558 arrests worldwide and the seizure of €900 million in illicit criminal proceeds. The law enforcement agency said that a subsequent joint investigation initiated by French and Dutch…
Beyond Asset Discovery: How Attack Surface Management Prioritizes Vulnerability Remediation
As the business environment becomes increasingly connected, organizations’ attack surfaces continue to expand, making it challenging to map and secure both known and unknown assets. In particular, unknown assets present security challenges related to shadow IT, misconfigurations, ineffective scan coverage,…
Anatsa Banking Trojan Targeting Users in US, UK, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
A new Android malware campaign has been observed pushing the Anatsa banking trojan to target banking customers in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria, and Switzerland since the start of March 2023. “The actors behind Anatsa aim to steal credentials used…
New Fortinet’s FortiNAC Vulnerability Exposes Networks to Code Execution Attacks
Fortinet has rolled out updates to address a critical security vulnerability impacting its FortiNAC network access control solution that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Tracked as CVE-2023-33299, the flaw is rated 9.6 out of 10 for severity on…
Researchers Find Way to Recover Cryptographic Keys by Analyzing LED Flickers
In what’s an ingenious side-channel attack, a group of academics has found that it’s possible to recover secret keys from a device by analyzing video footage of its power LED. “Cryptographic computations performed by the CPU change the power consumption of…
Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Falls Victim to JokerSpy macOS Backdoor Attack
An unknown cryptocurrency exchange located in Japan was the target of a new attack earlier this month to deploy an Apple macOS backdoor called JokerSpy. Elastic Security Labs, which is monitoring the intrusion set under the name REF9134, said the attack led to…
How Generative AI Can Dupe SaaS Authentication Protocols — And Effective Ways To Prevent Other Key AI Risks in SaaS
Security and IT teams are routinely forced to adopt software before fully understanding the security risks. And AI tools are no exception. Employees and business leaders alike are flocking to generative AI software and similar programs, often unaware of the…
Microsoft Warns of Widescale Credential Stealing Attacks by Russian Hackers
Microsoft has disclosed that it’s detected a spike in credential-stealing attacks conducted by the Russian state-affiliated hacker group known as Midnight Blizzard. The intrusions, which made use of residential proxy services to obfuscate the source IP address of the attacks,…
Chinese Hackers Using Never-Before-Seen Tactics for Critical Infrastructure Attacks
The newly discovered Chinese nation-state actor known as Volt Typhoon has been observed to be active in the wild since at least mid-2020, with the hacking crew linked to never-before-seen tradecraft to retain remote access to targets of interest. The…
Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for $120,000 Crypto Scam
A U.K. citizen who took part in the massive July 2020 hack of Twitter has been sentenced to five years in prison in the U.S. Joseph James O’Connor (aka PlugwalkJoe), 24, was awarded the sentence on Friday in the Southern…
U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Adds 6 Flaws to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a batch of six flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. This comprises three vulnerabilities that Apple patched this week (CVE-2023-32434, CVE-2023-32435, and CVE-2023-32439), two flaws in…
Cybercrime Group ‘Muddled Libra’ Targets BPO Sector with Advanced Social Engineering
A threat actor known as Muddled Libra is targeting the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry with persistent attacks that leverage advanced social engineering ploys to gain initial access. “The attack style defining Muddled Libra appeared on the cybersecurity radar in late 2022…
The Power of Browser Fingerprinting: Personalized UX, Fraud Detection, and Secure Logins
The case for browser fingerprinting: personalizing user experience, improving fraud detection, and optimizing login security Have you ever heard of browser fingerprinting? You should! It’s an online user identification technique that collects information about a visitor’s web browser and its…
Powerful JavaScript Dropper PindOS Distributes Bumblebee and IcedID Malware
A new strain of JavaScript dropper has been observed delivering next-stage payloads like Bumblebee and IcedID. Cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct is tracking the malware as PindOS, which contains the name in its “User-Agent” string. Both Bumblebee and IcedID serve as loaders, acting as…
NSA Releases Guide to Combat Powerful BlackLotus Bootkit Targeting Windows Systems
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) on Thursday released guidance to help organizations detect and prevent infections of a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackLotus. To that end, the agency is recommending that “infrastructure owners take action by hardening user executable…
New Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign Targets Linux Systems and IoT Devices
Internet-facing Linux systems and Internet of Things (IoT) devices are being targeted as part of a new campaign designed to illicitly mine cryptocurrency. “The threat actors behind the attack use a backdoor that deploys a wide array of tools and…
MULTI#STORM Campaign Targets India and U.S. with Remote Access Trojans
A new phishing campaign codenamed MULTI#STORM has set its sights on India and the U.S. by leveraging JavaScript files to deliver remote access trojans on compromised systems. “The attack chain ends with the victim machine infected with multiple unique RAT (remote access…
Camaro Dragon Hackers Strike with USB-Driven Self-Propagating Malware
The Chinese cyber espionage actor known as Camaro Dragon has been observed leveraging a new strain of self-propagating malware that spreads through compromised USB drives. “While their primary focus has traditionally been Southeast Asian countries, this latest discovery reveals their global reach…
Alert: Million of GitHub Repositories Likely Vulnerable to RepoJacking Attack
Millions of software repositories on GitHub are likely vulnerable to an attack called RepoJacking, a new study has revealed. This includes repositories from organizations such as Google, Lyft, and several others, Massachusetts-based cloud-native security firm Aqua said in a Wednesday report. The…
Generative-AI apps & ChatGPT: Potential risks and mitigation strategies
Losing sleep over Generative-AI apps? You’re not alone or wrong. According to the Astrix Security Research Group, mid size organizations already have, on average, 54 Generative-AI integrations to core systems like Slack, GitHub and Google Workspace and this number is…
Unveiling the Unseen: Identifying Data Exfiltration with Machine Learning
Why Data Exfiltration Detection is Paramount? The world is witnessing an exponential rise in ransomware and data theft employed to extort companies. At the same time, the industry faces numerous critical vulnerabilities in database software and company websites. This evolution…
Critical Flaw Found in WordPress Plugin for WooCommerce Used by 30,000 Websites
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the WordPress “Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce” plugin that’s installed on more than 30,000 websites. “This vulnerability makes it possible for an attacker to gain access to the accounts of users who have abandoned…
Zero-Day Alert: Apple Releases Patches for Actively Exploited Flaws in iOS, macOS, and Safari
Apple on Wednesday released a slew of updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and Safari browser to address a set of flaws it said were actively exploited in the wild. This includes a pair of zero-days that have been weaponized in a…
ScarCruft Hackers Exploit Ably Service for Stealthy Wiretapping Attacks
The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been observed using an information-stealing malware with previous undocumented wiretapping features as well as a backdoor developed using Golang that exploits the Ably real-time messaging service. “The threat actor sent their…
New Report Exposes Operation Triangulation’s Spyware Implant Targeting iOS Devices
More details have emerged about the spyware implant that’s delivered to iOS devices as part of a campaign called Operation Triangulation. Kaspersky, which discovered the operation after becoming one of the targets at the start of the year, said the malware has…
Critical ‘nOAuth’ Flaw in Microsoft Azure AD Enabled Complete Account Takeover
A security shortcoming in Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AD) Open Authorization (OAuth) process could have been exploited to achieve full account takeover, researchers said. California-based identity and access management service Descope, which discovered and reported the issue in April 2023,…
Startup Security Tactics: Friction Surveys
When we do quarterly planning, my team categorizes our goals within four evergreen outcomes: Reduce the risk of information security incidents Increase trust in Vanta’s information security program Reduce the friction caused by information security controls Use security expertise to support…
Chinese Hacker Group ‘Flea’ Targets American Ministries with Graphican Backdoor
Foreign affairs ministries in the Americas have been targeted by a Chinese state-sponsored actor named Flea as part of a recent campaign that spanned from late 2022 to early 2023. The cyber attacks, per Broadcom’s Symantec, involved a new backdoor codenamed Graphican.…
Alert! Hackers Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in VMware’s Aria Operations Networks
VMware has flagged that a recently patched critical command injection vulnerability in Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight) has come under active exploitation in the wild. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-20887, could allow a malicious actor with network access to the…
New Condi Malware Hijacking TP-Link Wi-Fi Routers for DDoS Botnet Attacks
A new malware called Condi has been observed exploiting a security vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) Wi-Fi routers to rope the devices into a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said the campaign has ramped up since the end of May 2023.…
Researchers Expose New Severe Flaws in Wago and Schneider Electric OT Products
Three security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in operational technology (OT) products from Wago and Schneider Electric. The flaws, per Forescout, are part of a broader set of shortcomings collectively called OT:ICEFALL, which now comprises a total of 61 issues spanning 13 different vendors. “OT:ICEFALL demonstrates the…
Zyxel Releases Urgent Security Updates for Critical Vulnerability in NAS Devices
Zyxel has rolled out security updates to address a critical security flaw in its network-attached storage (NAS) devices that could result in the execution of arbitrary commands on affected systems. Tracked as CVE-2023-27992 (CVSS score: 9.8), the issue has been described as…
Experts Uncover Year-Long Cyber Attack on IT Firm Utilizing Custom Malware RDStealer
A highly targeted cyber attack against an East Asian IT company involved the deployment of a custom malware written in Golang called RDStealer. “The operation was active for more than a year with the end goal of compromising credentials and data…
SaaS in the Real World: How Global Food Chains Can Secure Their Digital Dish
The Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR) industry is built on consistency and shared resources. National chains like McDonald’s and regional ones like Cracker Barrel grow faster by reusing the same business model, decor, and menu, with little change from one location…
ASUS Releases Patches to Fix Critical Security Bugs Impacting Multiple Router Models
Taiwanese company ASUS on Monday released firmware updates to address, among other issues, nine security bugs impacting a wide range of router models. Of the nine security flaws, two are rated Critical and six are rated High in severity. One vulnerability is…
Over 100,000 Stolen ChatGPT Account Credentials Sold on Dark Web Marketplaces
Over 100,000 compromised OpenAI ChatGPT account credentials have found their way on illicit dark web marketplaces between June 2022 and May 2023, with India alone accounting for 12,632 stolen credentials. The credentials were discovered within information stealer logs made available…
Rogue Android Apps Target Pakistani Individuals in Sophisticated Espionage Campaign
Individuals in the Pakistan region have been targeted using two rogue Android apps available on the Google Play Store as part of a new targeted campaign. Cybersecurity firm Cyfirma attributed the campaign with moderate confidence to a threat actor known…
New Mystic Stealer Malware Targets 40 Web Browsers and 70 Browser Extensions
A new information-stealing malware called Mystic Stealer has been found to steal data from about 40 different web browsers and over 70 web browser extensions. First advertised on April 25, 2023, for $150 per month, the malware also targets cryptocurrency wallets, Steam,…
Researchers Discover New Sophisticated Toolkit Targeting Apple macOS Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a set of malicious artifacts that they say is part of a sophisticated toolkit targeting Apple macOS systems. “As of now, these samples are still largely undetected and very little information is available about any of…
Introducing AI-guided Remediation for IaC Security / KICS
While the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has gained significant popularity as organizations embrace cloud computing and DevOps practices, the speed and flexibility that IaC provides can also introduce the potential for misconfigurations and security vulnerabilities. IaC allows organizations…
State-Backed Hackers Employ Advanced Methods to Target Middle Eastern and African Governments
Governmental entities in the Middle East and Africa have been at the receiving end of sustained cyber-espionage attacks that leverage never-before-seen and rare credential theft and Exchange email exfiltration techniques. “The main goal of the attacks was to obtain highly…
Microsoft Blames Massive DDoS Attack for Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive Disruptions
Microsoft on Friday attributed a string of service outages aimed at Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive earlier this month to an uncategorized cluster it tracks under the name Storm-1359. “These attacks likely rely on access to multiple virtual private servers (VPS) in…
From Cryptojacking to DDoS Attacks: Diicot Expands Tactics with Cayosin Botnet
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered previously undocumented payloads associated with a Romanian threat actor named Diicot, revealing its potential for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “The Diicot name is significant, as it’s also the name of the Romanian organized crime and anti-terrorism policing…
ChamelDoH: New Linux Backdoor Utilizing DNS-over-HTTPS Tunneling for Covert CnC
The threat actor known as ChamelGang has been observed using a previously undocumented implant to backdoor Linux systems, marking a new expansion of the threat actor’s capabilities. The malware, dubbed ChamelDoH by Stairwell, is a C++-based tool for communicating via DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) tunneling. ChamelGang…
Activities in the Cybercrime Underground Require a New Approach to Cybersecurity
As Threat Actors Continuously Adapt their TTPs in Today’s Threat Landscape, So Must You Earlier this year, threat researchers at Cybersixgill released the annual report, The State of the Cybercrime Underground. The research stems from an analysis of Cybersixgill’s collected intelligence items…
20-Year-Old Russian LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Arizona
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unveiled charges against a Russian national for his alleged involvement in deploying LockBit ransomware to targets in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Africa. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 20, of Chechen Republic has been…
Third Flaw Uncovered in MOVEit Transfer App Amidst Cl0p Ransomware Mass Attack
Progress Software on Thursday disclosed a third vulnerability impacting its MOVEit Transfer application, as the Cl0p cybercrime gang deployed extortion tactics against affected companies. The new flaw, which is yet to be assigned a CVE identifier, also concerns an SQL injection vulnerability that…
Ransomware Hackers and Scammers Utilizing Cloud Mining to Launder Cryptocurrency
Ransomware actors and cryptocurrency scammers have joined nation-state actors in abusing cloud mining services to launder digital assets, new findings reveal. “Cryptocurrency mining is a crucial part of our industry, but it also holds special appeal to bad actors, as…
Chinese UNC4841 Group Exploits Zero-Day Flaw in Barracuda Email Security Gateway
A suspected China-nexus threat actor dubbed UNC4841 has been linked to the exploitation of a recently patched zero-day flaw in Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances since October 2022. “UNC4841 is an espionage actor behind this wide-ranging campaign in support…
Vidar Malware Using New Tactics to Evade Detection and Anonymize Activities
The threat actors behind the Vidar malware have made changes to their backend infrastructure, indicating attempts to retool and conceal their online trail in response to public disclosures about their modus operandi. “Vidar threat actors continue to rotate their backend IP infrastructure,…
Warning: GravityRAT Android Trojan Steals WhatsApp Backups and Deletes Files
An updated version of an Android remote access trojan dubbed GravityRAT has been found masquerading as messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico as part of a narrowly targeted campaign since June 2022. “Notable in the newly discovered campaign, GravityRAT can exfiltrate WhatsApp backups…
New Supply Chain Attack Exploits Abandoned S3 Buckets to Distribute Malicious Binaries
In what’s a new kind of software supply chain attack aimed at open source projects, it has emerged that threat actors could seize control of expired Amazon S3 buckets to serve rogue binaries without altering the modules themselves. “Malicious binaries…
New Research: 6% of Employees Paste Sensitive Data into GenAI tools as ChatGPT
The revolutionary technology of GenAI tools, such as ChatGPT, has brought significant risks to organizations’ sensitive data. But what do we really know about this risk? A new research by Browser Security company LayerX sheds light on the scope and nature of…
New Report Reveals Shuckworm’s Long-Running Intrusions on Ukrainian Organizations
The Russian threat actor known as Shuckworm has continued its cyber assault spree against Ukrainian entities in a bid to steal sensitive information from compromised environments. Targets of the recent intrusions, which began in February/March 2023, include security services, military, and government…
Microsoft Warns of New Russian State-Sponsored Hacker Group with Destructive Intent
Microsoft on Wednesday took the lid off a “novel and distinct Russian threat actor,” which it said is linked to the General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) and has a “relatively low success rate.” The tech giant’s Threat Intelligence team,…
LockBit Ransomware Extorts $91 Million from U.S. Companies
The threat actors behind the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme have extorted $91 million following hundreds of attacks against numerous U.S. organizations since 2020. That’s according to a joint bulletin published by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),…
Chinese Hackers Exploit VMware Zero-Day to Backdoor Windows and Linux Systems
The Chinese state-sponsored group known as UNC3886 has been found to exploit a zero-day flaw in VMware ESXi hosts to backdoor Windows and Linux systems. The VMware Tools authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20867 (CVSS score: 3.9), “enabled the execution of privileged commands across…
Severe Vulnerabilities Reported in Microsoft Azure Bastion and Container Registry
Two “dangerous” security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Microsoft Azure Bastion and Azure Container Registry that could have been exploited to carry out cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. “The vulnerabilities allowed unauthorized access to the victim’s session within the compromised Azure…
Where from, Where to — The Evolution of Network Security
For the better part of the 90s and early aughts, the sysadmin handbook said, “Filter your incoming traffic, not everyone is nice out there” (later coined by Gandalf as “You shall not pass”). So CIOs started to supercharge their network…
New Golang-based Skuld Malware Stealing Discord and Browser Data from Windows PCs
A new Golang-based information stealer called Skuld has compromised Windows systems across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. “This new malware strain tries to steal sensitive information from its victims,” Trellix researcher Ernesto Fernández Provecho said in a Tuesday analysis. “To accomplish this task,…
Fake Researcher Profiles Spread Malware through GitHub Repositories as PoC Exploits
At least half of dozen GitHub accounts from fake researchers associated with a fraudulent cybersecurity company have been observed pushing malicious repositories on the code hosting service. All seven repositories, which are still available as of writing, claim to be…
Critical Security Vulnerability Discovered in WooCommerce Stripe Gateway Plugin
A security flaw has been uncovered in the WooCommerce Stripe Gateway WordPress plugin that could lead to the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-34000, impacts versions 7.4.0 and below. It was addressed by the plugin maintainers in…
Microsoft Releases Updates to Patch Critical Flaws in Windows and Other Software
Microsoft has rolled out fixes for its Windows operating system and other software components to remediate major security shortcomings as part of Patch Tuesday updates for June 2023. Of the 73 flaws, six are rated Critical, 63 are rated Important, two are…
Beware: New DoubleFinger Loader Targets Cryptocurrency Wallets with Stealer
A novel multi-stage loader called DoubleFinger has been observed delivering a cryptocurrency stealer dubbed GreetingGhoul in what’s an advanced attack targeting users in Europe, the U.S., and Latin America. “DoubleFinger is deployed on the target machine, when the victim opens a malicious…