Over 1,500 Android devices have been infected by a new strain of Android banking malware called ToxicPanda that allows threat actors to conduct fraudulent banking transactions.
"ToxicPanda's main goal is to initiate money transfers from compromised devices via account takeover (ATO) using a well-known technique called on-device ****** (ODF)," Cleafy researchers Michele Roviello, Alessandro StrinoView the full article
Zero Trust security changes how organizations handle security by doing away with implicit trust while continuously analyzing and validating access requests. Contrary to perimeter-based security, users within an environment are not automatically trusted upon gaining access. Zero Trust security encourages continuous monitoring of every device and user, which ensures sustained protection afterView the full article
Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker Synology has addressed a critical security flaw impacting DiskStation and BeePhotos that could lead to remote code **********.
Tracked as CVE-2024-10443 and dubbed RISK:STATION by Midnight Blue, the zero-day flaw was demonstrated at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking contest by security researcher Rick de Jager.
RISK:STATION is an "View the full article
An ongoing campaign is targeting npm developers with hundreds of typosquat versions of their legitimate counterparts in an attempt to trick them into running cross-platform malware.
The ******* is notable for utilizing Ethereum smart contracts for command-and-control (C2) server address distribution, according to independent findings from Checkmarx, Phylum, and Socket published over the past fewView the full article
********* law enforcement authorities have arrested an individual who is suspected to have conducted a series of hacks stemming from the breach of cloud data warehousing platform Snowflake earlier this year.
The individual in question, Alexander "Connor" Moucka (aka Judische and Waifu), was apprehended on October 30, 2024, on the basis of a provisional arrest warrant, following a request by theView the full article
Google has warned that a security flaw impacting its Android operating system has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43093, has been described as a privilege escalation flaw in the Android Framework component that could result in unauthorized access to "Android/data," "Android/obb," and "Android/sandbox" directories and its sub-directories,View the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed six security flaws in the Ollama artificial intelligence (AI) framework that could be exploited by a malicious actor to perform various actions, including denial-of-service, model poisoning, and model theft.
"Collectively, the vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to carry out a wide-range of malicious actions with a single HTTP request, includingView the full article
******* law enforcement authorities have announced the disruption of a ********* service called dstat[.]cc that made it possible for other threat actors to easily mount distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
"The platform made such DDoS attacks accessible to a wide range of users, even those without any in-depth technical skills of their own," the Federal ********* Police Office (akaView the full article
This week was a total digital dumpster *****! Hackers were like, "Let's cause some chaos!" and went after everything from our browsers to those fancy cameras that zoom and spin. (You know, the ones they use in spy movies? )
We're talking password-stealing bots, sneaky extensions that spy on you, and even cloud-hacking ninjas! It's enough to make you want to chuck your phone in the ocean.View the full article
As the holiday season approaches, retail businesses are gearing up for their annual surge in online (and in-store) traffic. Unfortunately, this increase in activity also attracts cybercriminals looking to exploit vulnerabilities for their gain.
Imperva, a Thales company, recently published its annual holiday shopping cybersecurity guide. Data from the Imperva Threat Research team’sView the full article
Google said it discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the SQLite open-source database engine using its large language model (LLM) assisted framework called Big Sleep (formerly Project Naptime).
The tech giant described the development as the "first real-world vulnerability" uncovered using the artificial intelligence (AI) agent.
"We believe this is the first public example of an AI agent findingView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of a well-known Android malware family dubbed FakeCall that employs voice phishing (aka vishing) techniques to trick users into parting with their personal information.
"FakeCall is an extremely sophisticated Vishing ******* that leverages malware to take almost complete control of the mobile device, including the interception of incomingView the full article
U.S. and ******** cybersecurity agencies have published a new advisory attributing an Iranian cyber group to targeting the 2024 Summer Olympics and compromising a French commercial dynamic display provider to show messages denouncing *******'s participation in the sporting event.
The activity has been pinned on an entity that's known as Emennet Pasargad, which the agencies said has been operatingView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a "massive" campaign that targets exposed Git configurations to siphon credentials, clone private repositories, and even extract cloud credentials from the source code.
The activity, codenamed EMERALDWHALE, is estimated to have collected over 10,000 private repositories and stored in an Amazon S3 storage bucket belonging to a prior victim. The bucket,View the full article
With so many SaaS applications, a range of configuration options, API capabilities, endless integrations, and app-to-app connections, the SaaS risk possibilities are endless. Critical organizational assets and data are at risk from malicious actors, data breaches, and insider threats, which pose many challenges for security teams.
Misconfigurations are silent killers, leading to majorView the full article
Microsoft has revealed that a ******** threat actor it tracks as Storm-0940 is leveraging a botnet called Quad7 to orchestrate highly evasive password spray attacks.
The tech giant has given the botnet the name CovertNetwork-1658, stating the password spray operations are used to steal credentials from multiple Microsoft customers.
"Active since at least 2021, Storm-0940 obtains initial accessView the full article
Microsoft is further delaying the release of its controversial Recall feature for Windows Copilot+ PCs, stating it's taking the time to improve the experience.
The development was first reported by The Verge. The artificial intelligence-powered tool was initially slated for a preview release starting in October.
"We are committed to delivering a secure and trusted experience with Recall," theView the full article
Did you know that advanced threat actors can infiltrate the identity systems of major organizations and extract sensitive data within days? It’s a chilling reality, becoming more common and concerning by the day.
These attackers exploit vulnerabilities in SaaS and cloud environments, using compromised identities to move laterally within networks, causing widespread damage.
Cybersecurity and ITView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new phishing kit that has been put to use in campaigns targeting Australia, Japan, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S. since at least September 2024.
Netcraft said more than 2,000 phishing websites have been identified the kit, known as Xiū gǒu, with the offering used in attacks aimed at a variety of verticals, such as public sectors, postal, digital servicesView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an improved version of an Apple iOS spyware called LightSpy that not only expands on its functionality, but also incorporates destructive capabilities to prevent the compromised device from booting up.
"While the iOS implant delivery method closely mirrors that of the macOS version, the post-exploitation and privilege escalation stages differView the full article
LottieFiles has revealed that its npm package "lottie-player" was compromised as part of a supply chain *******, prompting it to release an updated version of the library.
"On October 30th ~6:20 PM UTC - LottieFiles were notified that our popular open source npm package for the web player @lottiefiles/lottie-player had unauthorized new versions pushed with malicious code," the company said in aView the full article
In the modern, browser-centric workplace, the corporate identity acts as the frontline defense for organizations. Often referred to as “the new perimeter”, the identity stands between safe data management and potential breaches. However, a new report reveals how enterprises are often unaware of how their identities are being used across various platforms. This leaves them vulnerable to dataView the full article
A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could allow an unauthenticated threat actor to elevate their privileges and perform malicious actions.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50550 (CVSS score: 8.1), has been addressed in version 6.5.2 of the plugin.
"The plugin suffers from an unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerabilityView the full article
Threat actors in North Korea have been implicated in a recent incident that deployed a known ransomware family called Play, underscoring their financial motivations.
The activity, observed between May and September 2024, has been attributed to a threat actor tracked as Jumpy Pisces, which is also known as Andariel, APT45, DarkSeoul, Nickel Hyatt, Onyx Sleet (formerly Plutonium), Operation Troy,View the full article
A now-patched security flaw in the Opera web browser could have enabled a malicious extension to gain unauthorized, full access to private APIs.
The *******, codenamed CrossBarking, could have made it possible to conduct actions such as capturing screenshots, modifying browser settings, and account **********, Guardio Labs said.
To demonstrate the issue, the company said it managed to publish aView the full article
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