Microsoft said it is developing security updates to address two loopholes that it said could be abused to stage downgrade attacks against the Windows update architecture and replace current versions of the Windows files with older versions.
The vulnerabilities are listed below -
CVE-2024-38202 (CVSS score: 7.3) - Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a novel phishing campaign that leverages Google Drawings and shortened links generated via WhatsApp to evade detection and trick users into clicking on bogus links designed to steal sensitive information.
"The attackers chose a group of the best-known websites in computing to craft the threat, including Google and WhatsApp to host the ******* elements,View the full article
The Immersive Experience Happening This September in Las Vegas!In an era of relentless cybersecurity threats and rapid technological advancement, staying ahead of the curve is not just a necessity, but critical. SANS Institute, the premier global authority in cybersecurity training, is thrilled to announce Network Security 2024, a landmark event designed to empower cybersecurity professionalsView the full article
The ransomware strain known as BlackSuit has demanded as much as $500 million in ransoms to date, with one individual ransom demand hitting $60 million.
That's according to an updated advisory from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
"BlackSuit actors have exhibited a willingness to negotiate payment amounts," theView the full article
A critical security flaw impacting Progress Software WhatsUp Gold is seeing active exploitation attempts, making it essential that users move quickly to apply the latest.
The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-4885 (CVSS score: 9.8), an unauthenticated remote code ********** bug impacting versions of the network monitoring application released before 2023.1.3.
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Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a novel Linux kernel exploitation technique dubbed SLUBStick that could be exploited to elevate a limited heap vulnerability to an arbitrary memory read-and-write primitive.
"Initially, it exploits a timing side-channel of the allocator to perform a cross-cache ******* reliably," a group of academics from the Graz University of Technology said [PDF]. "View the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of security flaws in the Roundcube webmail software that could be exploited to ******** malicious JavaScript in a victim's web browser and steal sensitive information from their account under specific circumstances.
"When a victim views a malicious email in Roundcube sent by an attacker, the attacker can ******** arbitrary JavaScript in the victim'sView the full article
An unnamed media organization in South Asia was targeted in November 20233 using a previously undocumented Go-based ********* called GoGra.
"GoGra is written in Go and uses the Microsoft Graph API to interact with a command-and-control (C&C) server hosted on Microsoft mail services," Symantec, part of Broadcom, said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
It's currently not clear how it'sView the full article
Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has published its root cause analysis detailing the Falcon Sensor software update ****** that crippled millions of Windows devices globally.
The "Channel File 291" incident, as originally highlighted in its Preliminary Post Incident Review (PIR), has been traced back to a content validation issue that arose after it introduced a new Template Type to enableView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on a new technique adopted by threat actors behind the Chameleon Android banking ******* targeting users in Canada by masquerading as a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) app.
"Chameleon was seen masquerading as a CRM app, targeting a ********* restaurant chain operating internationally," Dutch security outfit ThreatFabric said in a technicalView the full article
Apple on Tuesday announced an update to its next-generation macOS version that makes it a little more difficult for users to override Gatekeeper protections.
Gatekeeper is a crucial line of defense built into macOS designed to ensure that only trusted apps run on the operating system. When an app is downloaded from outside of the App Store and opened for the first time, it verifies that theView the full article
INTERPOL said it devised a "global stop-payment mechanism" that helped facilitate the largest-ever recovery of funds defrauded in a business email compromise (BEC) scam.
The development comes after an unnamed commodity firm based in Singapore fell victim to a BEC scam in mid-July 2024. It refers to a type of cybercrime where a malicious actor poses as a trusted figure and uses email toView the full article
Everyone loves the double-agent plot twist in a spy movie, but it’s a different story when it comes to securing company data. Whether intentional or unintentional, insider threats are a legitimate concern. According to CSA research, 26% of companies who reported a SaaS security incident were struck by an insider.
The challenge for many is detecting those threats before they lead to fullView the full article
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Moonstone Sleet has continued to push malicious npm packages to the JavaScript package registry with the aim of infecting Windows systems, underscoring the persistent nature of their campaigns.
The packages in question, harthat-api and harthat-hash, were published on July 7, 2024, according to Datadog Security Labs. Both the libraries did not attractView the full article
Users in Russia have been the target of a previously undocumented Android post-compromise spyware called LianSpy since at least 2021.
Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky, which discovered the malware in March 2024, noted its use of Yandex Cloud, a Russian cloud service, for command-and-control (C2) communications as a way to avoid having a dedicated infrastructure and evade detection.
"This threat isView the full article
Google has addressed a high-severity security flaw impacting the Android kernel that it has been actively exploited in the wild.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-36971, has been described as a case of remote code ********** impacting the kernel.
"There are indications that CVE-2024-36971 may be under limited, targeted exploitation," the tech giant noted in its monthly Android securityView the full article
A new zero-day pre-authentication remote code ********** vulnerability has been disclosed in the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that could allow threat actors to achieve remote code ********** on affected instances.
Tracked as CVE-2024-38856, the flaw has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. It affects Apache OFBiz versions prior to 18.12.15.
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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered design weaknesses in Microsoft's Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen that could enable threat actors to gain initial access to target environments without raising any warnings.
Smart App Control (SAC) is a cloud-powered security feature introduced by Microsoft in Windows 11 to block malicious, untrusted, and potentially unwanted apps from being runView the full article
Organizations in Kazakhstan are the target of a threat activity cluster dubbed ******* Wolf that delivers a commodity malware called STRRAT (aka Strigoi Master).
"The program selling for as little as $80 on underground resources allows the adversaries to take control of corporate computers and ******* restricted data," cybersecurity vendor ***.ZONE said in a new analysis.
The cyber attacks employView the full article
The Loper Bright decision has yielded impactful results: the Supreme Court has overturned forty years of administrative law, leading to potential litigation over the interpretation of ambiguous laws previously decided by federal agencies. This article explores key questions for cybersecurity professionals and leaders as we enter a more contentious ******* of cybersecurity law.
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Incident response is a structured approach to managing and addressing security breaches or cyber-attacks. Security teams must overcome challenges such as timely detection, comprehensive data collection, and coordinated actions to enhance readiness. Improving these areas ensures a swift and effective response, minimizing damage and restoring normal operations quickly.
Challenges in incidentView the full article
A high-severity security bypass vulnerability has been disclosed in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 1756 devices that could be exploited to ******** common industrial protocol (CIP) programming and configuration commands.
The flaw, which is assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-6242, carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.4.
"A vulnerability exists in the affected products that allows a threat actor toView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Android banking ******* called BlankBot targeting Turkish users with an aim to steal financial information.
"BlankBot features a range of malicious capabilities, which include customer injections, keylogging, screen recording and it communicates with a control server over a WebSocket connection," Intel 471 said in an analysis published last week.View the full article
The China-linked threat actor known as Evasive Panda compromised an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) to push malicious software updates to target companies in mid-2023, highlighting a new level of sophistication associated with the group.
Evasive Panda, also known by the names Bronze Highland, Daggerfly, and StormBamboo, is a cyber espionage group that's been active since at least 2012,View the full article
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a lawsuit against popular video-sharing platform TikTok for "flagrantly violating" *********** privacy laws in the country.
The agencies claimed the company knowingly permitted children to create TikTok accounts and to view and share short-form videos and messages with adults and others on the service.
TheyView the full article
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