Researchers Warn of Cyber Criminals Using Go-based Aurora Stealer Malware
Researchers at SEKOIA identified 7 traffers teams on Dark Web forums that announced the availability of the Aurora Stealer in their arsenal, a circumstance that confirms the increased popularity of [...]
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Ducktail Malware Operation Evolves with New Malicious Capabilities GalleryDucktail Malware Operation Evolves with New Malicious Capabilities
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Ducktail Malware Operation Evolves with New Malicious Capabilities
A Vietnam-based hacking operation dubbed "Ducktail" is targeting individuals and companies operating on Facebook's Ads and Business platform. Ducktail Ducktail has been around since 2021, and is attributed to a [...]
Google Chrome extension used to steal cryptocurrency, passwords
A Google Chrome extension named "VenomSoftX" is being used to steal cryptocurrency from wallets and breach passwords. The malware has been tracked over 93,000 times so far in 2022. What does VenomSoftX do? [...]
New AXLocker Ransomware Steals Victims’ Discord Tokens
Security researchers have warned of a new ransomware variant that not only encrypts the victim’s files but also attempts to steal data by enabling a Discord account takeover (ATO). AXlocker [...]
Notorious Emotet Malware Returns With High-Volume Malspam Campaign
The Emotet malware-delivery botnet is back after a short hiatus, quickly ramping up the number of malicious emails it's sending and sporting additional capabilities, including changes to its binary and [...]
Chinese Hackers Using 42,000 Imposter Domains in Massive Phishing Attack Campaign
Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign using tens of thousands of malicious domains to spread malware and generate advertising revenue. Fangxiao Fangxiao- The threat actor has been active [...]
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North Korean Hackers Targeting Europe and Latin America with Updated DTrack Backdoor GalleryNorth Korean Hackers Targeting Europe and Latin America with Updated DTrack Backdoor
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North Korean Hackers Targeting Europe and Latin America with Updated DTrack Backdoor
North Korea-linked APT Lazarus is using a new version of the DTrack backdoor to attack organizations in Europe and Latin America, Kaspersky researchers warn. What is Dtrack backdoor? DTrack allows criminals to upload, [...]
F5 Released Hotfixes for BIG-IP and iControl REST Vulnerabilities
The vulnerability CVE-2022-41622 makes BIG-IP and BIG-IQ vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) via cross-site request forgery due to Big-IP’s SOAP API lacking CSRF protection and other protective measures. CVE-2022-41622 and CVE-2022-41800 Vulnerabilities An attacker may trick [...]
Critical vulnerability in Spotify’s Backstage discovered, patched
A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Spotify’s Backstage project has been found and fixed, and developers are advised to take immediate action in their environments. What is all [...]
Windows Kerberos authentication breaks after November updates
Microsoft on Sunday reported that after installing updates released on the most recent Patch Tuesday on Nov. 8, security teams might have issues with Kerberos authentication on Windows Servers with [...]
Over 15,000 WordPress Sites Compromised in Malicious SEO Campaign
Security researchers have spotted an intriguing malware campaign designed to increase the search engine rankings of spam websites under the control of threat actors. Over 15,000 WordPress and other sites have [...]
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New “Earth Longzhi” APT Targets Ukraine and Asian Countries with Custom Cobalt Strike Loaders GalleryNew “Earth Longzhi” APT Targets Ukraine and Asian Countries with Custom Cobalt Strike Loaders
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New “Earth Longzhi” APT Targets Ukraine and Asian Countries with Custom Cobalt Strike Loaders
A new APT group, Earth Longzhi, reportedly targeted organizations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Ukraine using a Cobalt Strike loader. The group, active since at least 2020, is considered [...]
Warning: New Massive Malicious Campaigns Targeting Top Indian Banks’ Customers
Trend Micro researchers observed an uptick in attacks targeting bank customers in India, the common entry point being a text message with a phishing link. The SMS content urges the [...]
Several Cyber Attacks Observed Leveraging IPFS Decentralized Network
A new web3 technology is being abused widely by threat actors, according to security researchers from tech giant Cisco. What is IPFS ? The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is a [...]
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Microsoft November 2022 Patch Tuesday Fixed 11 Critical Vulnerabilities and 6 Zero-Days GalleryMicrosoft November 2022 Patch Tuesday Fixed 11 Critical Vulnerabilities and 6 Zero-Days
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Microsoft November 2022 Patch Tuesday Fixed 11 Critical Vulnerabilities and 6 Zero-Days
Microsoft November 2022 Patch Tuesday has been released with patches for a total of 68 vulnerabilities, which include 6 actively exploited zero days and 11 critical vulnerabilities. Microsoft has fixed [...]
New Laplas Clipper Malware Targeting Cryptocurrency Users via SmokeLoader
Threat actors have developed a new approach to deceive cryptocurrency users. They are using Laplas Clipper, a new feature-rich clipboard stealer that allows hackers to gain more control and insights [...]
Experts Find URLScan Security Scanner Inadvertently Leaks Sensitive URLs and Data
Sensitive URLs to shared documents, password reset pages, team invites, payment invoices and more are publicly listed and searchable on urlscan.io, a security tool used to analyze URLs. What is urlscan.io? [...]
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Robin Banks Phishing Service for Cybercriminals Returns with Russian Server GalleryRobin Banks Phishing Service for Cybercriminals Returns with Russian Server
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Robin Banks Phishing Service for Cybercriminals Returns with Russian Server
A phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform known as Robin Banks has relocated its attack infrastructure to DDoS-Guard, a Russian provider of bulletproof hosting services. DDoS-Guard takes over from Cloudflare after the latest caused a [...]
Researchers Find Links b/w Black Basta Ransomware and FIN7 Hackers
A new analysis of tools put to use by the Black Basta ransomware operation has identified ties between the threat actor and the FIN7 (aka Carbanak) group. Black Basta has [...]
OpenSSL Announced Two High-Severity Vulnerabilities Are Fixed
OpenSSL released patches for two vulnerabilities that have caused widespread concern among cybersecurity experts and researchers over the last week and a half. OpenSSL is a commonly used code library [...]
Dropbox breached, GitHub repositories stolen
File-hosting company Dropbox revealed on Tuesday that it has suffered a phishing incident. Attackers took 130 code repositories using stolen credentials after gaining access to one of Dropbox's GitHub accounts. The attacker eventually [...]
Emotet botnet starts blasting malware again after 5 month break
The malicious program operators have been silent for five months and have now again started to spam emails with malicious programs after the vacation. Emotet is the malware typically spread [...]
A New Rising Social Engineering Trend: Callback Phishing
Callback phishing emerged as a hybrid social engineering technique that combines phishing and vishing. The phishing technique used to steal sensitive data or transmit harmful packages via email and vishing. Malicious attachments [...]
Fodcha DDoS Botnet Resurfaces with New Capabilities
Researchers have discovered a new version of the Fodcha DDoS botnet, featuring upgrades to deter analysis by security researchers and the ability to inject ransom demands into packets. Fodecha DDOS [...]
Actively exploited Windows MoTW zero-day gets unofficial patch
A free unofficial patch is available for a Mark-of-the-web (MoTW) security vulnerability impacting Windows 10 and 11, Bleeping Computer reports. The actively exploited zero-day flaw lets files signed with malformed signatures [...]
Chrome issues urgent zero-day fix – update now!
Google has announced an update for Chrome issues that fixes an in-the-wild exploit. Mitigation for chrome issues If you’re a Chrome user on Windows, Mac, or Linux, you should update as soon [...]
Newly Unsealed Indictment Charges the Operator of Raccoon Infostealer
U.S. officials have charged a Ukrainian national over his alleged role in the Raccoon Infostealer malware-as-a-service operation that infected millions of computers worldwide. The U.S. Department of Justice accused Sokolovsky [...]
Microsoft links Raspberry Robin worm to Clop ransomware attacks
Microsoft has discovered recent activity that links the Raspberry Robin worm to human-operated ransomware attacks. The experts noticed that threat actors tracked as DEV-0950 used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously [...]
Windows 10 KB5018482 update released with nineteen improvements
Despite the release of Windows 11 this early October, there have been updates for Windows 10, still. There are 19 improvements released in the KB5018482 Preview cumulative update for Windows [...]
Apple Releases Patch for Exploited Zero-Day
Apple on Monday disclosed and patched a kernel-level zero-day vulnerability affecting many of its iOS devices. The severity of the flaw is unknown, and the bug was submitted by an [...]
22 Years Old Vulnerability in SQLite Allows Arbitrary Code Execution
The security expert Andreas Kellas detailed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-35737 (CVSS score: 7.5), in the SQLite database library, which was introduced in October 2000. The CVE-2022-35737 flaw is an integer [...]
SideWinder APT Using New WarHawk Backdoor to Target Entities in Pakistan
SideWinder, a prolific nation-state actor mainly known for targeting Pakistan military entities, compromised the official website of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to deliver a tailored malware called WarHawk. [...]
Ursnif Malware Moving to Ransomware Operations from Bank Account Theft
Ursnif (a.k.a. Gozi), a former banking trojan, has been repurposed as a generic backdoor. Threat actors could use the new variant to distribute ransomware. Ursnif (a.k.a. Gozi), a former banking trojan, has been repurposed [...]
New Prestige Ransomware Targeting Polish and Ukrainian Organizations
The Prestige ransomware first appeared in the threat landscape on October 11 in attacks occurring within an hour of each other across all victims. A notable feature of this campaign [...]
Venus Ransomware targets publicly exposed Remote Desktop services
The malicious actors behind the relatively new Venus ransomware are hacking publicly exposed Remote Desktop Services to encrypt Windows devices. Venus Ransomware The Venus Ransomware seems to have started operating [...]
New Chinese Cyberespionage Group Targeting IT Service Providers and Telcos
Telecommunications and IT company providers in the Middle East and Asia are currently being specific by a beforehand undocumented Chinese-talking menace team dubbed WIP19. "Throughout this activity, the threat actor [...]
New Chinese Malware Attack Framework Targets Windows, macOS, and Linux Systems
A beforehand undocumented command-and-manage (C2) framework dubbed Alchimist is most likely currently being used in the wild to focus on Windows, macOS, and Linux devices. The Alchimist C2 can generate [...]
Aruba Released Patches for EdgeConnect’s Critical Vulnerabilities
Aruba addressed multiple critical severity vulnerabilities in the EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator that can be exploited by remote attackers to compromise the vulnerable host. According to the company, a network-based attacker [...]
Critical RCE Vulnerability with Max CVSS Score in VM2 Sandbox Library
A critical vulnerability in vm2 might let a remote attacker bypass the sandbox environment and execute shell commands on the device hosting the sandbox. About the Vulnerability The most widely used Javascript sandbox library is vm2, which receives [...]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Fixes New Windows Zero-Day; No Patch for Exchange Server Bugs
Microsoft released fixes for a Windows zero-day and a publicly disclosed vulnerability on October Patch Tuesday but security updates for two Exchange Server zero-days discovered last month are still in [...]
Researchers Detail Malicious Tools Used by Cyberespionage Group Earth Aughisky
A brand new piece of analysis has detailed the more and more refined nature of the malware toolset employed by a sophisticated persistent risk (APT) group named Earth Aughisky. Earth Aughisky [...]
Unpatched RCE Vulnerability in Zimbra Actively Exploited
Zimbra-CVE-2022-41352 is an unpatched remote code execution vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite discovered in the wild due to active exploitation. The vulnerability is due to the method (cpio) in which Zimbra’s antivirus [...]
LilithBot Malware, a new MaaS offered by the Eternity Group
Zscaler researchers linked a recently discovered sample of a new malware called LilithBot to the Eternity group. What is LilithBot Malware? LilithBot, a multipurpose malware sample, was found by ThreatLabz. Further investigation [...]
Hackers Can Use ‘App Mode’ in Chromium Browsers’ for Stealth Phishing Attacks
In what’s a new phishing technique, it has been shown that the Application Mode attribute in Chromium-primarily based web browsers can be abused to generate “real looking desktop phishing applications.” [...]
Details Released for Recently Patched new macOS Archive Utility Vulnerability
Security researchers have shared facts about a now-addressed security flaw in Apple’s macOS functioning technique that could be possibly exploited to run destructive applications in a manner that can bypass [...]
BlackByte ransomware abuses legit driver to disable security products
The BlackByte ransomware gang is using a new technique that researchers are calling “Bring Your Own Driver,” which enables bypassing protections by disabling more than 1,000 drivers used by various [...]
Experts Warn of New RatMilad Android Spyware Targeting Enterprise Devices
A novel Android malware referred to as RatMilad has been observed concentrating on a Middle Jap business cell device by concealing by itself as a VPN and phone selection spoofing [...]
Researchers Link Cheerscrypt Linux-Based Ransomware to Chinese Hackers
The recently learned Linux-Based ransomware pressure acknowledged as Cheerscrypt has been attributed to a Chinese cyber espionage team regarded for working short-lived ransomware techniques. Cybersecurity agency Sygnia attributed the assaults [...]
Microsoft Exchange server zero-day mitigation can be bypassed
Last week, Microsoft confirmed that two zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange recently disclosed by researchers at cybersecurity firm GTSC are being actively exploited in the wild. The first flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-41040, [...]
Hackers Exploiting Dell Driver Vulnerability to Deploy Rootkit on Targeted Computers
The North Korea-backed Lazarus Team has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by taking gain of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver, highlighting new tactics adopted by the state-sponsored [...]
Threat Actors Impersonate GitHub, Zoom, and Cloudflare to Steal User Information
On September 16, GitHub discovered phishing attacks by hackers impersonating CircleCI. During the attack, users are warned of session expiration and directed to log in again using their GitHub credentials. How GitHub Credentials Stolen [...]
Hacking group hides backdoor malware in Windows logo image
Security researchers have discovered a malicious campaign by the hacking group ‘Witchetty’, which uses steganography to hide backdoor malware in a Windows logo. Witchetty is believed to have close ties [...]
Researchers Warn of New Go-based Malware Targeting Windows and Linux Systems
A new, multi-functional Go-based malware dubbed Chaos has been rapidly growing in volume in recent months to ensnare a wide range of Windows, Linux, small office/home office (SOHO) routers, and enterprise servers [...]
Sophisticated Covert Cyberattack Campaign Targets Military Contractors
A cyberattack campaign, potentially bent on cyber espionage, is highlighting the increasingly sophisticated nature of cyberthreats targeting defense contractors in the US and elsewhere. The covert campaign, which researchers at Securonix detected [...]
Threat Actors Utilize PowerPoint Files to Distribute Graphite Malware
Threat actors started utilizing PowerPoint presentations as a code execution method and delivering Graphite malware in targeted attacks. APT28 (Fancy Bear), a threat actor group linked to Russia, has recently been seen [...]
FARGO ransomware targets vulnerable Microsoft SQL servers in new wave of attacks
Microsoft SQL servers are succumbing to FARGO ransomware, security researchers at AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) have warned. Cybersecurity researchers from AhnLab Security say that the newly detected malware [...]
China-linked TA413 group targets Tibetan entities with new backdoor
A China-linked cyberespionage group, tracked as TA413 (aka LuckyCat), is exploiting recently disclosed flaws in Sophos Firewall (CVE-2022-1040) and Microsoft Office (CVE-2022-30190) to deploy a never-before-detected backdoor called LOWZERO in attacks aimed at [...]
BlackCat Ransomware Attackers Spotted Fine-Tuning Their Malware Arsenal
BlackCat Ransomware attackers fine-tuning their malware arsenal in a bid to remain undercover and expand their reach. According to Symantec, “Among some of the more notable developments has been the use of [...]
CISA Urges to Patch ManageEngine Against RCE Vulnerability
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical Java deserialisation bug affecting multiple Zoho ManageEngine products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue and warned that the [...]
Hackers Using Malicious OAuth Apps to Take Over Email Servers
Microsoft on Thursday warned of a consumer-facing attack that made use of rogue OAuth applications on compromised cloud tenants to ultimately seize control of Exchange servers and spread spam. “The [...]
Record DDoS Attack with 25.3 Billion Requests Abused HTTP/2 Multiplexing
Cybersecurity company Imperva has disclosed that it mitigated a dispersed denial-of-company (DDoS) attack with a whole of more than 25.3 billion requests on June 27, 2022. According to reports, the [...]
Europol and Bitdefender Release Free Decryptor for LockerGoga Ransomware
Cybersecurity firm Bitdefender published a new decryptor on Friday for LockerGoga, a strain of ransomware best known for its 2019 attack on Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro. The new decryptor is a [...]
Microsoft Teams’ GIFShell Attack
The newly published GIFShell attack method, which occurs through Microsoft Teams, is a perfect example of how threat actors can exploit legitimate features and configurations that haven't been correctly set. [...]
Trend Micro Warnes for Actively Exploited RCE Flaw in Apex One
Trend Micro recently released a patch for an actively exploited flaw in its endpoint security platform, Apex One. The security software provider published an advisory to report six vulnerabilities and advised their customers [...]
Hackers Had Access to LastPass’s Development Systems for Four Days
Password management solution LastPass shared more details pertaining to the security incident last month, disclosing that the threat actor had access to its systems for a four-day period in August [...]
North Korean Hackers Spreading Trojanized Versions of PuTTY Client Application
Researchers believe that hackers with links to North Korean government have been pushing the Trojanized Version of PuTTY networking tool in a bid to hack the networks of organizations they [...]
WordPress Sites Compromised Due to FishPig Supply Chain Attack
Threat actors infected FishPig’s distribution server as part of a supply chain attack. The vendor’s service integrates Adobe’s Magento eCommerce platform into WordPress websites. Attackers injected malicious code into FishPig’s software to [...]
Phishing page embeds keylogger to steal passwords as you type
A novel phishing campaign is underway, targeting Greeks with phishing sites that mimic the state's official tax refund platform and steal credentials as they type them. The campaign aims to [...]
Loader Malware Emotet is Now Led by Quantum and BlackCat
Emotet (also known as SpmTools) is a sophisticated, modular banking trojan. Emotetmostly serves as a downloader or dropper of other banking trojans. It is a loader-as-a-service (LaaS). It is mainly distributed by spam emails (malspam). [...]
Microsoft’s Latest Security Update Fixes 64 New Flaws, Including a Zero-Day
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes to eliminate 64 new security flaws across its software lineup, including a zero-day flaw that has been actively exploited in real-world attacks. Of the 64 [...]
Apple Releases iOS and macOS Updates to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaw
Apple iPhone, iPad, and Mac security update fixes actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, which allows hackers to carry out cyberattacks. Apple iPhone, Mac Security Update Fixes Zero-Day Flaw As per the [...]
Cisco Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in SD-WAN vManage
The patches for a high-severity vulnerability in the binding configuration of SD-WAN vManage software containershas been announced by Cisco. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-20696, the issue exists because of insufficientprotection [...]
Lampion Banking Malware Reappears in WeTransfer Phishing Attacks
Lampion malware operators use the free file-sharing platform WeTransfer to perform phishing attacks. This way, attackers can avoid security alerts since they are tricking users into downloading from a trustworthy service. The malware [...]
High-Severity Firmware Security Flaws Left Unpatched in HP Enterprise Devices
A set of six high-severity firmware vulnerabilities impacting a broad range of HP Enterprise devices are still waiting to be patched, although some of them were publicly disclosed since July [...]
Hackers Exploit Zero-Day in WordPress BackupBuddy Plugin in ~5 Million Attempts
A zero-day flaw in a WordPress plugin known as BackupBuddy is being actively exploited, WordPress safety firm Wordfence has disclosed. BackupBuddy The BackupBuddy vulnerability impacts versions 8.5.8.0 through 8.7.4.1 and is under attack [...]
North Korean Lazarus hackers take aim at U.S. energy providers
The North Korean state-sponsored crime ring Lazarus Group is behind a new cyberespionage campaign with the goal to steal data and trade secrets from energy providers across the US, Canada [...]
Cisco Released Patches for Vulnerabilities Affecting Several Products
Cisco has released updates to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-28199 (CVSS 8.6), is due to improper error handling in the network stack of DPDK, which enables a remote attacker to cause [...]
The North Face Warns of Major Credential Stuffing Campaign
Outdoor clothing giant The North Face has notified customers that their account may have been compromised, after noticing unusual activity on its website last month. It detected the credential stuffing attack on [...]
North Korean Hackers Deploying New MagicRAT Malware in Targeted Campaigns
The Lazarus Group, a well-known North Korean nation-state actor, has been connected to the MagicRAT remote access trojan. Lazarus Team, also known as APT38, Dark Seoul, Hidden Cobra, and Zinc, refers [...]
New Stealthy Shikitega Malware Targeting Linux Systems and IoT Devices
A stealthy new form of malware is targeting Linux systems in attacks that can take full control of infected devices – and it is using this access to install crypto-mining [...]
QNAP Fixes Zero-Day Recently Leveraged by DeadBolt Ransomware
The Taiwanese company QNAP cautions customers about DeadBolt ransomware attacks upon exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Photo Station. QNAP detected the issue on September 3. In its security bulletin, QNAP explains that the ransomware exploits this [...]
New EvilProxy Phishing Service Allowing Cybercriminals to Bypass 2-Factor Security
A new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) named EvilProxy (also known as Moloch) was seen for sale in dark web forums, according to the Resecurity team. What Does EvilProxy Phishing do ? "EvilProxy actors [...]
SharkBot malware found on Google Play Store stealing login info again
The information stealing and banking data-targeting Android malware was found installed with the help of applications masquerading as antivirus or cleaner applications on the official Google Play Store. SharkBot The [...]
Critical RCE Vulnerability in the Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center
A Vulnerability has been discovered in Atlassian Bitbucket Server and Data Center which could allow for remote code execution. Bitbucket is a Git-based source code repository hosting service owned by [...]
Apple Releases iOS Update for Older iPhones to Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability
Apple has released a new iOS 12 build for customers using the older models of iPhones, iPads and even iPod. The software update comes with a fix for security vulnerability [...]
New Golang-based ‘Agenda Ransomware’ Can Be Customized For Each Victim
Cybersecurity company Trend Micro is raising the alarm on a new ransomware family called Agenda, which has been used in attacks on organizations in Asia and Africa. Agenda Ransomware Agenda targets [...]
Google Launches New Open Source Bug Bounty to Tackle Supply Chain Attacks
Google on Tuesday announced it's launching a new bug bounty program that focuses specifically on open-source software. The payouts will range from $100 to $31,337 depending on the severity of the [...]
Microsoft Uncovers New Post-Compromise Malware Used by Nobelium Hackers
The danger actor behind the SolarWinds source chain attack has been connected to still a further “extremely specific” publish-exploitation malware that could be utilized to manage persistent accessibility to compromised [...]
Okta Hackers Behind Twilio and Cloudflare Breach Hit Over 130 Organizations
The threat actor behind the attacks on Twilio and Cloudflare earlier this month has been linked to a broader phishing campaign aimed at 136 organizations that resulted in a cumulative [...]
LastPass developer systems hacked to steal source code
Password management firm LastPass was hacked last week, allowing threat actors to steal the company’s source code and proprietary technical information. LastPass Developer It is one of the largest password [...]
Crypto Miners Using Tox P2P Messenger as Command and Control Server
Threat actors have begun to make use of the Tox peer-to-peer on the spot messaging service as a command-and-control methodology, marking a shift from its earlier function as a contact [...]
Hackers Using Fake DDoS Protection Pages to Distribute Malware
Recently security experts from Sucuri, spotted JavaScript injections targeting WordPress sites to display fake DDoS Protection pages which lead victims to download remote access trojan malware. WordPress, DDoS, malware Hacked [...]
GitLab Issues Patch for Critical Flaw in its Community and Enterprise Software
GitLab released patches where they fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability. It is labeled CVE-2022-2884 with a CVSS score of 9.9. This critical vulnerability in the GitHub Import API can be exploited by [...]
Meet Borat RAT, a New Unique Triple Threat
Atlanta-based mostly cyber risk intelligence corporation, Cyble found out a new Remote Accessibility Trojan (RAT) malware. RAT Malware RAT malware generally aids cybercriminals achieve total command of a victim’s program, [...]
New Grandoreiro Banking Malware Campaign Targeting Spanish Manufacturers
Organizations in the Spanish-speaking nations of Mexico and Spain are in the crosshairs of a new campaign designed to deliver the Grandoreiro banking trojan. Grandoreiro Malware KeyloggingAuto-Updation for newer versions and modulesWeb-Injects and [...]
Apple security updates fix 2 zero-days used to hack iPhones, Macs
Apple has launched emergency safety updates at the moment to repair two zero-day vulnerabilities beforehand exploited by attackers to hack iPhones, iPads, or Macs. Apple has released an emergency security [...]
Windows KB5012170 update causing BitLocker recovery screens, boot issues
Windows users who have installed a new KB5012170 security update for Secure Boot have encountered various issues, ranging from boots failing with BitLocker Recovery prompts to performance issues. During the [...]
Researchers found one-click exploits in Discord and Teams
A group of security researchers found a series of vulnerabilities in the software underlying popular apps like Discord, Microsoft Teams, Slack and many others, which are used by tens of [...]
Chinese Hackers Backdoored MiMi Chat App to Target Windows, Linux, macOS Users
Reports from cybersecurity firms SEKOIA and Trend Micro confirm that a new effort by the Chinese threat actor Lucky Mouse involves using a trojanized version of a cross-platform messaging software to backdoor devices. An [...]
SOVA malware adds ransomware feature to encrypt Android devices
Sova malware adds new features that make it more dangerous to a wider range of Android payment and banking app users. SOVA Malware The Sova Android banking malware first appeared [...]
Palo Alto Networks: New PAN-OS DDoS flaw exploited in attacks
Threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0028 a high severity issue in Palo Alto Networks devices running the PAN-OS to launch reflected amplification denial-of-service attacks. PAN-OS DDOS flaw The root [...]
Researchers Warn of Ongoing Mass Exploitation of Zimbra RCE Vulnerability
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two disadvantages of it Catalog of known vulnerabilities in useciting evidence of active exploitation. Two high-severity issues are related to vulnerabilities in [...]
Cisco hacked by Yanluowang ransomware gang, 2.8GB allegedly stolen
Cisco confirmed today that the Yanluowang ransomware group infiltrated its corporate network in late May and that the actor attempted to blackmail them, threatening to leak stolen files online. Yanluowang [...]
Experts Uncover Details on Maui Ransomware Attack by North Korean Hackers
The first-ever incident possibly linked to the ransomware family known as Maui occurred on April 15, 2021, and targeted an unnamed Japanese housing company. Kaspersky’s disclosure comes a month after [...]
Windows 11 KB5016629 update fixes Start Menu, File Explorer issues
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5016629 cumulative update with security updates, improvements, including fixes for File Explorer and the Start Menu and a new Focus Assist feature. What's new [...]
Microsoft: Exchange ‘Extended Protection’ needed to fully patch new bugs
Microsoft says that some of the Exchange Server flaws addressed as part of the August 2022 Patch Tuesday also require admins to manually enable Extended Protection on affected servers to [...]
CISA warns of Windows and UnRAR flaws exploited in the wild
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added two more flaws to its catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2022-34713 and informally referred to [...]
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New IoT RapperBot Malware Targeting Linux Servers via SSH Brute-Forcing Attack GalleryNew IoT RapperBot Malware Targeting Linux Servers via SSH Brute-Forcing Attack
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New IoT RapperBot Malware Targeting Linux Servers via SSH Brute-Forcing Attack
A new IoT botnet malware dubbed RapperBot has been noticed promptly evolving its capabilities because it was 1st discovered in mid-June 2022. RapperBot Malware RapperBot has limited DDoS capabilities, it [...]
New GwisinLocker ransomware encrypts Windows and Linux ESXi servers
A new ransomware family called ‘GwisinLocker’ targets South Korean industrial and pharmaceutical companies. GwisinLocker ransomware ReversingLabs researchers discovered a new ransomware family targeting Linux-based systems. The malware, dubbed GwisinLocker was [...]
Critical RCE vulnerability impacts 29 models of DrayTek routers
Researchers at Trellix have discovered a critical unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability impacting 29 models of the DrayTek Vigor series of business routers. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-32548 [...]
Russian organizations attacked with new Woody RAT malware
On Wednesday, Hackers attacks Russian organizations with the newly discovered malware, allowing them to take control and steal information from compromised devices remotely. According to Malwarebytes, one of the Russian [...]
VMware Releases Patches for Several New Flaws Affecting Multiple Products
VMware on Tuesday released updates to address 10 security flaws affecting several products that could be used by unauthenticated attackers to perform malicious activities. CVE-2022-31656 to CVE-2022-31665 Issues tracked from [...]
VirusTotal Reveals Most Impersonated Software in Malware Attacks
Threat actors are increasingly mimicking legitimate applications like Skype, Adobe Reader, and VLC Player as a means to abuse trust relationships and increase the likelihood of a successful social engineering [...]
Gootkit Loader Resurfaces with Updated Tactic to Compromise Targeted Computers
The operators of the Gootkit access-as-a-service (AaaS) malware have resurfaced with updated techniques to compromise unsuspecting victims. All about GootKit : The Gootkit Access-as-a-Service (AaaS) malware's operators have reemerged with [...]
North Korean Hackers Using Malicious Browser Extension to Spy on Email Accounts
A group of North Korean hackers is using a rogue Microsoft Edge or Chrome plugin to track or access user email accounts. Cybersecurity firm Volexity attributed the malware to an activity cluster it calls SharpTongue, [...]
Researchers Warns of Increase in Phishing Attacks Using Decentralized IPFS Network
The decentralized file system solution known as IPFS is becoming the new "hotbed" for hosting phishing sites, researchers have warned. What’s with IPFS and why do attackers use it? IPFS [...]
LibreOffice Releases Software Update to Patch 3 New Vulnerabilities
The team behind LibreOffice has released security updates to fix three security flaws in the productivity software, one of which could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution on affected [...]
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Malicious IIS Extensions Gaining Popularity Among Cyber Criminals for Persistent Access GalleryMalicious IIS Extensions Gaining Popularity Among Cyber Criminals for Persistent Access
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Malicious IIS Extensions Gaining Popularity Among Cyber Criminals for Persistent Access
Risk actors are significantly abusing Internet Details Services (IIS) extensions to backdoor servers as a means of establishing a “long lasting persistence mechanism.” Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team released a [...]
Experts Find Similarities Between New LockBit 3.0 and BlackMatter Ransomware
Cybersecurity researchers have reiterated similarities involving the hottest iteration of the LockBit ransomware and BlackMatter, a rebranded variant of the DarkSide ransomware strain that closed store in November 2021. The [...]
Windows 11 now blocks RDP brute-force attacks by default
Recent Windows 11 builds come with the Account Lockout Policy policy enabled by default which will automatically lock user accounts (including Administrator accounts) after 10 failed sign-in attempts for 10 [...]
Candiru Spyware Caught Exploiting Google Chrome Zero-Day to Target Journalists
An Israeli spyware outfit turned the actively exploited, but now patched, Google Chrome zero-day issue into a weapon that it deployed to assault Middle Eastern journalists. Candiru Spyware The exploitation [...]
Microsoft Resumes Blocking Office VBA Macros by Default After ‘Temporary Pause’
Microsoft announced today that it resumed the rollout of VBA macro auto-blocking in downloaded Office documents after temporarily rolling it back earlier this month following user feedback. Earlier this February, Microsoft [...]
New Linux Malware Framework Lets Attackers Install Rootkit on Targeted Systems
A never ever-in advance of-observed Linux malware has been dubbed a “Swiss Military Knife” for its modular architecture and its functionality to set up rootkits. Lightning Framework This previously undetected [...]
Atlassian fixes critical Confluence hardcoded credentials flaw
Atlassian has patched a crucial hardcoded credentials vulnerability in Confluence Server and Information Heart that would let distant, unauthenticated attackers log into weak, unpatched servers. One of the flaws – CVE-2022-26136 – [...]
Experts Uncover New CloudMensis Spyware Targeting Apple macOS Users
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a earlier undocumented spyware focusing on the Apple macOS working technique. The malware, codename CloudMensis by Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET, is said to exclusively use [...]
Russian Hackers Using DropBox and Google Drive to Drop Malicious Payloads
State-backed hackers part of Russia's Federation Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) have started using Google Drive legitimate cloud storage service to evade detection. APT29, also tracked beneath the monikers Cozy Bear, [...]
New Air-Gap Attack Uses SATA Cable as an Antenna to Transfer Radio Signals
Researchers , have published a paper that demonstrates how a hacker could extract data from an otherwise secure system via its SATA cable. The attack uses the SATA cable itself [...]
7 Phases of Incident Response
Incident Response :Sensitive data and confidential information are the new gold in the digital age, and cyber criminals are naturally always in pursuit of this goldmine. To streamline the process [...]
Netwrix Auditor Bug Could Lead to Active Directory Domain Compromise
Netwrix IT asset tracker and compliance auditor, used across more than 11,500 organizations, contains a critical Insecure Object Deserialization vulnerability that could lead to Active Directory domain compromise. Netwrix The firm [...]
Juniper Releases Patches for Critical Flaws in Junos OS and Contrail Networking
Juniper Networks this week announced the release of patches for more than 30 vulnerabilities across its portfolio, including severe flaws in Contrail Networking and Junos OS. Two advisories describing a total of [...]
New UEFI firmware flaws impact over 70 Lenovo laptop models
The UEFI firmware used in several laptops made by Lenovo is vulnerable to three buffer overflow vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to hijack the startup routine of Windows installations. Lenovo [...]
Amazon squashes years-old authentication bugs in AWS Kubernetes service
AWS fixed three authentication bugs present in one line of code in its IAM Authenticator for Kubernetes, used by the cloud giant's popular managed Kubernetes service Amazon EKS, that could [...]
ChromeLoader: New Stubborn Malware Campaign
A new browser hijacker/adware campaign named ChromeLoader also known as Choziosi Loader and ChromeBack was discovered. Despite using simple malicious advertisements, the malware became widespread, potentially leaking data from thousands [...]
Microsoft: Windows Autopatch is now generally available
Microsoft on Monday announced the general availability of a feature called Autopatch that automatically keeps Windows and Office software up-to-date on enrolled endpoints. Microsoft Auto Patch Microsoft's new auto patch service It [...]
Checkmate Ransomware Targets QNAP SMB Services
New Checkmate ransomware has been discovered targeting QNAP NAS devices. Although the attacks are still being investigated, it is known that these new ransomware attacks through SMB services are accessible via the internet. QNAP [...]
TrickBot Gang Shifted its Focus on “Systematically” Targeting Ukraine
The operators of the TrickBot malware have resorted to systematically targeting Ukraine since the onset of the war. The group is believed to have orchestrated at minimum 6 phishing strategies [...]
Hive Ransomware Upgraded to Rust to Deliver More Sophisticated Encryption
Researchers from Microsoft Security have spotted an upgraded version of the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) dubbed Hive. Hive Ransomware Hive was first detected in June 2021, with the data-encrypting software being offered [...]
Researchers Warn of New OrBit Linux Malware That Hijacks Execution Flow
A new and entirely undetected Linux threat dubbed Orbit, signally a growing trend of malware attacks towards operating system. Orbit Malware The malware gets its name from one of the [...]
AsyncRAT being distributed to vulnerable MYSQL servers
The ShadowServer foundation has recently released a report showing that there are about 3.6 million MySQL servers exposed to outside. Along with MS-SQL server, MySQL server is one of the [...]
Researchers Uncover Malicious NPM Packages Stealing Data from Apps and Web Forms
Researchers have uncovered a software supply-chain attack involving packages hosted on the Node Package Manager (npm), which is the package manager for the Node.js JavaScript platform. The campaign leveraged malicious [...]
Gitlab patches critical RCE bug in latest security release
Gitlab has patched a critical vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code remotely. The security issue, which has been rated as critical, has been discovered in all versions of GitLab, [...]
Microsoft: Raspberry Robin worm already infected hundreds of networks
Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices. The malicious code uses Windows Installer to reach out to QNAP-associated [...]
Jenkins discloses dozens of zero-day bugs in multiple plugins
The Jenkins security team announced 34 security vulnerabilities affecting 29 plugins for the Jenkins open-source automation server. 29 of these bugs are zero-days still waiting to be patched. It is a [...]
AstraLocker 2.0 infects users directly from Word attachments
AstraLocker 2.0 is a ransomware variant belonging to the Babuk family. It recently released its second major release, and according to threat analysts, its operators are involved in rapid attacks that drop [...]
evilnum hackers return in new operation targeting migration orgs
The Evilnum hacking group have been targeting European organisations that are involved in international migration, showing renewed signs of malicious activity within the group. Campaign Details Zscaler’s analysts have discovered [...]
New ZuoRAT malware targets SOHO routers in North America, Europe
A multistage remote access trojan (RAT) named ZuoRAT has been targeting remote workers with the help of small office/ home office (SOHO) routers across North America and Europe since 2020. [...]
Android Malware Called ‘Revive’ Poses as 2FA App For Spain’s BBVA Bank
The 2FA application necessary to access BBVA bank accounts in Spain is impersonated by a new Android banking malware called Revive. Instead of aiming to infect consumers of various financial [...]
Microsoft Exchange bug abused to hack building automation systems
A Chinese-speaking threat actor has hacked into the building automation systems (used to control HVAC, fire, and security functions) of several Asian organizations to backdoor their networks and gain access [...]
Critical Security Flaws Identified in CODESYS ICS Automation Software
CODESYS has launched patches to handle as many as 11 safety flaws that, if efficiently exploited, may end in info disclosure and a denial-of-service (DoS) situation, amongst others. The vulnerability [...]
Attackers exploited a zero-day in Mitel VOIP devices to compromise a network
CrowdStrike researchers recently investigated the compromise of a Mitel VOIP appliance as an entry point in a ransomware attack against the network of an organization. Mitel VOIP Mitel VOIP devices [...]
Dark Web Profile: Netwalker Ransomware
Many ransomware gangs have attempted and failed to quake the cybersecurity landscape. But some have broken through and even rearranged it with their obfuscatory cyberattack methods. Netwalker ransomware is an example of such a [...]
Malicious Windows ‘LNK’ attacks made easy with new Quantum builder
Malware researchers have noticed a new tool that helps cybercriminals build malicious. LNK files to deliver payloads for the initial stages of an attack. Some of the prevalent malware families [...]
Chinese language hackers use ransomware as decoy for cyber espionage
Two Chinese language hacking teams conducting cyber espionage and stealing mental property from Japanese and western firms are deploying ransomware as a decoy. The use of ransomware in espionage operations [...]
Google patched 14 vulnerabilities with release of chrome 103
Google announced the release of Chrome 103 to the stable channel with patches for a total of 14 vulnerabilities, including nine reported by external researchers. CVE-2022-2156, which is described as [...]
Chinese hackers target script kiddies with info-stealer trojan
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign attributed to the chinese "Tropic Trooper" hacking group. Tropic Trooper was previously observed targeting Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan; while the two latest [...]
Russian govt hackers hit Ukraine with Cobalt Strike, CredoMap malware
The Ukrainian CERT is warning that russian hacking groups are exploiting the Follina code execution vulnerability in new phishing campaigns to install the CredoMap malware and Cobalt Strike beacons. This [...]
VMware Spring Cloud Function Dos Vulnerability
In Vmware Spring Cloud Function versions 3.2.5 and older unsupported versions, it is possible for a user who directly interacts with framework provided lookup functionality to cause denial of service [...]
New ToddyCat APT group targets Exchange servers in Asia, Europe
A complicated persistent menace (APT) group dubbed ToddyCat has been focusing on Microsoft Trade servers all through Asia and Europe for greater than a year. Whereas monitoring the group’s exercise, [...]
BRATA Malware Becomes an Advanced Threat
The malicious attacker driving the BRATA banking trojan has upgraded its techniques and added information-stealing features to the malware. Cleafy, an Italian mobile security firm, has followed BRATA activity and [...]
730K WordPress Sites Force-Updated To Patch Critical Plugin Bug
WordPress sites using Ninja Forms, a forms builder plugin with more than 1 million installations, have been force-updated this week to a new build that addresses a critical security vulnerability. The [...]
High-Severity RCE Vulnerability Reported in Popular Fastjson Library
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a recently patched high-severity security vulnerability in the popular Fastjson library that could be potentially exploited to achieve remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2022-25845 -The package com.alibaba:fastjson before [...]
Ransomware Gang Creates Site for Victims to Search for Their Stolen Data
The ALPHV ransomware gang, also known as BlackCat has created a dedicated website that allows the customers and employees of their victims to check if their data was stolen in [...]
Hackers exploit three-year-old Telerik flaws to deploy cobalt strike
The "Blue Mockingbird" group has targeted Telerik UI vulnerabilities to compromise servers. The threat actor installed the Cobalt Strike beacon and mined Monero. The flaw leveraged by the attacker is CVE-2019-18935, a critical severity that [...]
New Hertzbleed side-channel attack affects Intel,AMD CPUs
A new side-channel attack known as Hertzbleed allows remote attackers to steal full cryptographic keys by observing variations in CPU frequency enabled by dynamic voltage and frequency scaling(DVFS). This is [...]
Citrix Releases Security Updates for Application Delivery Management
Citrix has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in application delivery management. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Corruption of the system by [...]
New Zimbra Email Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Steal Your Login Credentials
Zimbra is an enterprise-level email solution, similar to Microsoft Exchange. It comes with mail servers, load balancing features, a powerful web interface, and more. Tracked as CVE-2022-27924 (CVSS score: 7.5), [...]
Hello XD ransomware now drops a backdoor while encrypting
Cybersecurity researchers report increased activity of the Hello XD ransomware, whose operators are now deploying an stronger encryption .Instead, it prefers to direct the impacted victim to negotiations through TOX [...]
Emotet Malware is Now Harvesting Credit Card Information from Google Chrome Browser
Google Chrome has been infected with a new type of malware known as Emotet, which steal users' confidential credit card information. Proofpoint security researchers have found that the botnet is now [...]
New Vytal Chrome extension hides location info that your VPN can’t
A new Google Chrome browser extension called Vytal prevents webpages from using programming APIs to find your geographic location leaked, even when using a VPN. Many people use VPNs to [...]
Newest Symbiote Malware Affects All Running Processes on Linux Systems
A newly discovered Linux malware known as Symbiote infects all running processes on compromised systems, steals account credentials, and gives its operators backdoor access. The main objective of this malware [...]
10 ways attackers gain access to networks
A joint multi-national cybersecurity advisory has revealed the top ten attackers vectors most exploited by cybercriminals in order to gain access to organisation networks, as well as the techniques they use to [...]
Cuba ransomware returns to extorting victims with updated encryptor
A new binary sampled by Trend Micro included minor additions and changes that make the malware more dangerous. More importantly, though, it shows that the operation is still alive and [...]
This WhatsApp Call Forwarding Trick Allows Hackers To Hijack Your Account
As we all know each WhatsApp account is tied to a phone number, and hackers are calling these phone numbers directly and employing social engineering techniques to trick victims into [...]
Qbot malware now uses windows MSDT Zer0-Day in phishing attacks
In phishing assaults, the Qbot malware now uses the Windows MSDT zero-day. A serious Windows zero-day vulnerability known as Follina is currently being actively exploited in continuing phishing campaigns to [...]
DeadBolt Ransomware Locks Out Vendors With Multitiered Extortion Scheme
The number of DeadBolt-infected devices is considerably high for a ransomware family that is exclusively targeting NAS devices.The goal of DeadBolt actors is to infect as many victims as possible [...]
LuoYu APT delivers WinDealer malware via man-on-the-side attacks
LuoYu, a Chinese-speaking hacking group, is infecting victims with the WinDealer information stealer that installs backdoors to maintain persistence. The stealer performs man-on-the-side attacks. WinDealer A malicious Windows tool named [...]
Unpatched Atlassian Confluence vulnerability is actively exploited
Researchers found a vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence by conducting an incident response investigation. Atlassian rates the severity level of this vulnerability as critical. Atlassian has issued a security advisory and is working on [...]
Threat Actors Chaining Unpatched VMware Vulnerabilities for Full System Control
The CISA is releasing this CSA to warn organizations that malicious cyber actors, likely APT actors, are exploiting VMware vulnerabilities CVE-2022-22954 and CVE-2022-22960 separately. These vulnerabilities affect certain VMware versions [...]
Analysis of the Massive NDSW/NDSX Malware Campaign
The "Parrot TDS" campaign involving more than 16,500 infected websites. such massive infections don't go unnoticed by Sucuri and immediately recognized that the infection in their writeup belonged to the [...]
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Microsoft Security: Exposing POLONIUM activity and infrastructure targeting Israeli organizations GalleryMicrosoft Security: Exposing POLONIUM activity and infrastructure targeting Israeli organizations
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Microsoft Security: Exposing POLONIUM activity and infrastructure targeting Israeli organizations
Microsoft successfully detected and disabled attack activity abusing OneDrive by a previously undocumented Lebanon-based activity group Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) tracks as POLONIUM . The associated indicators and tactics [...]
Conti ransomware targeted Intel firmware for stealthy attacks
Researchers analyzing the leaked chats of the notorious Conti ransomware operation have discovered that teams inside the Russian cybercrime group were actively developing firmware hacks. The ME is an embedded [...]
VMware and F5 BIG-IP flaws are being exploited by EnemyBot
EnemyBot, a botnet derived from many pieces of malware codes, extends its overall reach by rapidly incorporating exploits for previously detected severe vulnerabilities in web servers, content management systems, IoT, [...]
XLoader botnet now uses probability theory to hide its servers
Threat analysts have spotted a new version of the XLoader botnet malware that uses probability theory to hide its command and control servers, making it difficult to disrupt the malware’s [...]
New Microsoft Office Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild
Security researchers recently discovered a new Microsoft Office zero-day flaw(Follina) exploited in PowerShell remote code execution attacks. The new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-30190, would let hackers execute malicious PowerShell commands through [...]
Windows malware uses PowerShell to inject malicious extension into Chrome
The malware is designed to install malicious extension(s) onto browsers. Currently, two distinct variants of ChromeLoader have been detected - one targeting Windows Operating Systems and another - Mac Operating [...]
Austria hit by BlackCat Ransomware, which demands $5 Million
The Austrian Federal State, Carinthia was attacked on Tuesday and Government services were severely disrupted as more workstations were apparently locked by the attacker. BlackCat, also called as ALPHV, a [...]
Critical Vulnerabilities Identified in OAS Platform
Open Automation Software (OAS) has been identified with vulnerabilities by researchers. These vulnerabilities are getting exploited by the threat actors. OAS is a platform that allows data connection between Industrial [...]
Automobile Manufacturer – General Motors under Credential Stuffing Attack
The General Motors had released a report last week about a data breach in the company that occurred between 11th - 29th of April month. However, the cause of this [...]
Further Analysis into BPFDoor reveals about Vulnerability Exploitation
BPFDoor is a traditional backdoor that had been exploited against the Government, telecommunication, Education and Logistics organizations for at least a several years. This was possible because it has been [...]
SpiceJet hit by Ransomware, Flights services are slowed down.
SpiceJet, an airline service providing air transport services since a long time. It offers various destination flights for its customers. According to its website, the airline has a fleet of [...]
Cobalt Strike loaded with Malicious Python Packages
A malicious python package named “pymafka” was found in the PyPI registry by Sonatype’s automated malware detection bots. The name “pymafka” is similar to “pykafka”, a popular and legitimate programmer-friendly [...]
NIKKEI Hit by Ransomware Attack – Not the First Time
Nikkei announced on this Thursday that their server at Asian headquarters located in Singapore was hit by a ransomware attack. This attack has been reported to the Japanese and the [...]
PDF Documents Carrying Snake KeyLogger – Info Stealer
Microsoft Office Files are exploited for social engineering lures (especially Excel and Word), as these file formats are highly preferred by the public. The users are comfortable because the applications [...]
Lazarus targeting on VMware – Log4J Vulnerability Still Active
VMware servers are targeted again by the North Korean Hackers called Lazarus. The CVE-2021-44228 is exploited again to bring impact to a variety of products including the VMware Horizon Servers. [...]
Phishing attacks targeting Microsoft Windows Users with three Malwares
A sophisticated phishing campaign has started targeting Windows User. But, this campaign differs from other phishing attacks as it installs three malwares into the victim’s system. The phishing attack is [...]
Fake Mobile Apps to steal your Credentials and Private Keys
Recent observance by researchers in the Google Play Store showed that numbers of applications are malicious to the user. The malicious activities performed includes the stealing of credentials, private information [...]
Increasing Investors in NFT leads Hackers to Target NFT Sites
Due to the hiking interests towards the Pixelmon NFT Site, the threat actors have turned their attention towards them. Pixelmon is an Open World RPG NFT game. The player can [...]
BPFDoor with Firewall Security evasion, Linux Specific
Recently, BPFDoor - a malware was brought to light after years under the radar. It allows a threat actor to backdoor a system for remote code execution. It does not [...]
Ramping efforts of Russian Hackers against the Satellites of SpaceX
Starlink is Satellite Internet Company owned by Elon Musk and it was activated in Ukraine after Russia crippled the country's communication systems during the ongoing war Starlink Resistance Recently, Musk [...]
Microsoft Exchange Servers affected by Post-Exploitation Malware
A post-exploitation malware Framework set down within the Microsoft Exchange Servers of organizations in various sectors across multiple regions. This campaign seems to be gathering intelligence and is tethered to [...]
F5 Released Security Patches for the “CVE-2022-1388” – Act Immediately
Admins have been warned by the security researchers against a critical Remote-Control Execution (RCE) flaw in the F5 BIG-IP. Last week F5-Security and Application Delivery Solutions Provider, released its security [...]
“Fileless Malware” with a New Form of Cover-Up
Researchers have discovered a new malicious campaign using a never-before-seen technique for injecting Fileless malware on target systems. Fileless malware are far from traditional malware that exploits executive files to [...]
A Data Breach at IKEA, Canada – Company confirms
IKEA Canada has notified Canada’s Office of Privacy Commissioner (OPC) after the personal information of 95k Canadian customers appeared in a data breach. In a statement provided, the furniture retailer [...]
CISCO NFV Zero-day Vulnerability
Cisco has released software updates that address the Enterprise Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) vulnerabilities. The security updates recently released contains three vulnerabilities that affect Cisco Enterprise NFVIS in [...]
Critical Vulnerability in Common Enterprise Switches and more…
TLStorm - a group of vulnerabilities found while implementing TLS(Transport Security Layer) in multiple models of network switches. This unofficially named, TLStorm 2.0 – a similar one with three vulnerabilities [...]
Beware Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions are being targeted !
A recently uncovered espionage threat actors are targeting the employees majoring in the mergers and acquisitions to facilitate a mass email collection from the victim’s environments. Also focusing on the [...]
CERT-In advisory for Indian Organization – All You Need to Know !!
Past Week we could see a lot of Indian Organizations were under targeted attack and they were compromised. Now we can see CERT-In became active and provided guidelines for Organizations. [...]
Is Black Basta Ransomware a Beast? Sounds like it is.
Black Basta, a new ransomware has started its play during the month of April, with a start of approximately ten to fifteen companies. The first KNOWN attack of this group [...]
Why Indian Companies are not taking the Cyber Attack Seriously ?
Are they not understanding the aftermath of hacking? The article released by us on Monday about "Stormous Ransomware" Group is targeting the Indian companies, contained the list of websites targeted [...]
Indian Companies are under Targeted Attack – Financially motivated
Security Researchers Identified "Stormous ransomware campaigns" targeting multiple organization, especially Indian organization for financial motivation This group especially connect with attackers through Telegram Channel and Onion websites. Recently they have [...]
The Duck has Started Mining Again – As per CrowdStrike Researchers
OUTLINE The Emerging growth of the Digital Currencies also develops the need of protection from unforeseen hazards. The “LemonDuck” botnet, already in existence, is now targeting the Docker APIs for [...]
Windows 11 Upgrade – Fake Campaign is back Again & Again to steal the rest of what you have.
OVERVIEW Attack was active on Feb-08-2022 through RedLine Malware, now it’s more effective and researchers named that as “Inno Stealer”. According to CloudSEK, the threat actors have fabricated a website [...]
Digital Currency Exchanges and Users are under Targeted Attack by North Korean – TraderTraitor
TraderTraitor – North Korean Group targeting the Blockchain companies and NFT trading platforms to heist your NFT’s and Digital Crypto Coins. FBI, CISA and US Treasury Department released Joint Cyber [...]
Security Update — BIG-IP APM AD Authentication Vulnerability
Security Advisory Description BIG-IP APM AD (Active Directory) authentication can be bypassed using a spoofed AS-REP (Kerberos Authentication Service Response) response sent over a hijacked KDC (Kerberos Key Distribution Center) [...]
Threat Actors Abusing Excel Against Malicious XLM Macros
Attackers using Excel documents to distribute various malware — placing backdoor to compromise machines. Macros Malware Recent days attackers use Macro malware — hides in Microsoft Office files and is delivered [...]
Security Vulnerability Update — Siemens Mendix Applications
Siemens released security update for Siemens Mendix Applications — prone to an elevation of privilege vulnerability.prone to an elevation of privilege vulnerability. Privilege Escalation — CVE-2021-27394 Security researchers discovered elevation [...]
Security Vulnerability Update — Adobe RoboHelp Privilege Elevation
Adobe released vulnerability update for RoboHelp — prone to an elevation of privilege vulnerability. Elevation of Privilege Adobe RoboHelp is a Help Authoring Tool (HAT) that allows you to create help systems, [...]
Passwordstate Password Manager Installs Backdoor — Supply Chain Attack
Passwordstate app's update hijacked to install malware in a supply-chain attack after breaching its networks. Supply Chain Attack — Passwordstate Passwordstate password management app notified users on a supply chain attack [...]
ToxicEye Remote Access Trojan Exploits Telegram For C&C
To steal data from victims and update itself to perform additional malicious activities — Telegram exploited by Remote Access Trojan ToxicEye Trojan Exploits Telegram Operators of a new Remote Access [...]
Twitter Suspicious Email Asking For Account Confirmation
Many users are receiving Email alike phishing from Twitter asking users to confirm their accounts. Phishing Twitter Mail Around 10 PM EST, Twitter caused quite panic by accidently sending emails [...]
Zero-Day Security Vulnerability — Pulse Connect Secure VPN
Attackers are exploiting zero-day in Pulse Secure VPNs to breach organisations — (CVE-2021-22893) 0-Day Vulnerability Security mitigations released for zero-day vulnerability to assist with determining if systems have been impacted. [...]
Critical Security Vulnerability Update — Adobe Bridge
Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Bridge for arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Vulnerability Description Adobe has released a security update for Adobe Bridge. This update [...]
Ryuk Ransomware Updates Its Hacking Functionality
This time the ransomware relied more on compromising exposed RDP connections to gain an initial foothold on a target network. Ransom.Ryuk Ransom.Ryuk is used in targeted attacks, where the threat [...]
Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Juniper OS
During external security research a CRITICAL remote code execution vulnerability discovered in overlayd service. CVE-2021-0254 — JUNOS Description A buffer size validation vulnerability in the overlayd service of Juniper Networks [...]
Apache Critical Security Vulnerability — CVE-2021-27850
Apache released security updates for bypass of older vulnerability — Arbitrary Code Execution Apache Tapestry — Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability A critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability was found all [...]
Critical Security Vulnerability Update — Adobe Photoshop
Adobe has released updates for Windows and macOS for CRITICAL severity vulnerabilities in Photoshop. Photoshop Vulnerability Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Adobe Photoshop. Security updates were released for the below [...]
Update For UnPatched Browsers — RCE Exploit
An exploit aimed at the V8 JavaScript rendering engine to hack Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browsers. Browser RCE Exploit Researcher discovered flaw impacting Google Chrome and other Chromium-based [...]
Huawei Users Alert — Infecting Joker Malware
Over 500,000 Huawei Android devices were found to be infected as malicious apps were downloaded from the company’s official Android store. Joker Malware Researchers found ten seemingly harmless apps in [...]
Pierre Fabre Group Hit By REvil Cyber Attack — $25 million Ransom
Leading pharmaceutical group Pierre Fabre confirmed a REvil ransomware attack — demanded a $25 million ransom. REvil Ransomware, also known as Sodinokibi, is another strain of ransomware that infects a system [...]
Gigaset Mobile Users Targeted Via Hacked Update Server
Android Device Malware Attack Malware infection detected in Gigaset Android devices as external update server got compromised. Gigaset is a German manufacturer of telecommunications devices, including a series of smartphones [...]
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities Affecting Cisco Products
Cisco has released security updates regarding multiple vulnerabilities — considered as CRITICAL severity. Vulnerability Advisory Cisco Small Business Routers — CVE-2021-1459 Description: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of [...]
Android Malware Spreads Via WhatsApp Auto-Replies
Researchers discovered wormable android malware — capable of propagating via WhatsApp messages. FlixOnline Malicious App Researchers recently discovered malware on Google Play hidden in a fake application — capable of [...]
SAP Applications Are Critical Against Old Vulnerabilities
Threat actors targeting widely deployed, mission-critical SAP applications — exposing the networks of commercial and government organizations to attacks. High Severity Attack Critical vulnerabilities in unpatched SAP applications are being [...]
Critical Vulnerability Update — VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload Appliance
Security update is available to remediate the critical vulnerability addressing VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload appliance. CVE-2021-21982 — Bypass Authentication Description A URL on the administrative interface of the VMware [...]
LinkedIn Phishing Job Offers Targeting Professionals
Fake job offer — phishing campaigns delivering backdoor, targeting job professionals in LinkedIn. LinkedIn Spear-Phishing eSentire’s research team, the Threat Response Unit (TRU), discovered that hackers are spear-phishing victims with [...]
Zero-Day Vulnerability Discovered — QNAP NAS Devices
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in QNAP NAS devices allowing access to user data and complete takeover. 0-Day Vulnerabilities — QNAP Devices QNAP's Network Attached Storage(NAS) are systems that consist of one [...]
Users Facebook Personal Data Leaked On Hacker Forum
Over 533 million worldwide Facebook users data leaked on a popular cyber-crime forum for free. Tech Giants Data Breach A threat actor has published details for an estimated 533 million [...]
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability In Umbraco
Researcher identified in Umbraco CMS — privilege escalation vulnerability allowing attackers to access resources which are normally accessible only by higher-privileged users. Umbraco CMS — CVE-2020-29454 Description: Editors/LogViewerController.cs in Umbraco [...]