Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a security flaw impacting Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Services that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to escalate their privileges and access credentials for services used by the cluster.
"An attacker with command ********** in a Pod running within an affected Azure Kubernetes Services cluster could download the configuration used toView the full article
Iranian state-sponsored threat actors have been observed orchestrating spear-phishing campaigns targeting a prominent ******* figure starting in late July 2024 with the goal of delivering a new intelligence-gathering tool called AnvilEcho.
Enterprise security company Proofpoint is tracking the activity under the name TA453, which overlaps with activity tracked by the broader cybersecurityView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a threat actor known as ****** Eagle that has persistently targeted entities and individuals in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, and other ****** ********* nations.
Targets of these attacks span several sectors, including governmental institutions, financial companies, energy and oil and gas companies.
"****** Eagle has demonstrated adaptability inView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about the discovery of thousands of externally-facing Oracle NetSuite e-commerce sites that have been found susceptible to leaking sensitive customer information.
"A potential issue in NetSuite's SuiteCommerce platform could allow attackers to access sensitive data due to misconfigured access controls on custom record types (CRTs)," AppOmni's Aaron CostelloView the full article
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical security flaw impacting Jenkins to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following its exploitation in ransomware attacks.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-23897 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a path traversal flaw that could lead to code **********.
"Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) contains aView the full article
A new type of malware called UULoader is being used by threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads like Gh0st RAT and Mimikatz.
The Cyberint Research Team, which discovered the malware, said it's distributed in the form of malicious installers for legitimate applications targeting Korean and ******** speakers.
There is evidence pointing to UULoader being the work of a ******** speaker due to theView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a surge in malware infections stemming from malvertising campaigns distributing a loader called FakeBat.
"These attacks are opportunistic in nature, targeting users seeking popular business software," the Mandiant Managed Defense team said in a technical report. "The infection utilizes a trojanized MSIX installer, which executes a PowerShell script toView the full article
According to recent research on employee offboarding, 70% of IT professionals say they’ve experienced the negative effects of incomplete IT offboarding, whether in the form of a security incident tied to an account that wasn't deprovisioned, a surprise bill for resources that aren’t in use anymore, or a missed handoff of a critical resource or account. This is despite an average of fiveView the full article
Malicious actors are using a cloud ******* tool named Xeon Sender to conduct SMS phishing and spam campaigns on a large scale by abusing legitimate services.
"Attackers can use Xeon to send messages through multiple software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers using valid credentials for the service providers," SentinelOne security researcher Alex Delamotte said in a report shared with The Hacker News.View the full article
A newly patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows was exploited as a zero-day by Lazarus Group, a prolific state-sponsored actor affiliated with North Korea.
The security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38193 (CVSS score: 7.8), has been described as a privilege escalation bug in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD.sys) for WinSock.
"An attacker who successfully exploited thisView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered new infrastructure linked to a financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7.
The two clusters of potential FIN7 activity "indicate communications inbound to FIN7 infrastructure from IP addresses assigned to Post Ltd (Russia) and SmartApe (Estonia), respectively," Team Cymru said in a report published this week as part of a ****** investigation withView the full article
OpenAI on Friday said it banned a set of accounts linked to what it said was an Iranian covert influence operation that leveraged ChatGPT to generate content that, among other things, focused on the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
"This week we identified and took down a cluster of ChatGPT accounts that were generating content for a covert Iranian influence operation identified asView the full article
A large-scale extortion campaign has compromised various organizations by taking advantage of publicly accessible environment variable files (.env) that contain credentials associated with cloud and social media applications.
"Multiple security missteps were present in the course of this campaign, including the following: Exposing environment variables, using long-lived credentials, and absenceView the full article
A 27-year-old Russian national has been sentenced to over three years in prison for peddling financial information, login credentials, and other personally identifying information (PII) on a now-defunct dark web marketplace called Slilpp.
Georgy Kavzharadze, 27, of Moscow, Russia, pleaded guilty to one count of *********** to commit bank ****** and wire ****** earlier this February. In addition toView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a sophisticated information stealer campaign that impersonates legitimate brands to distribute malware like DanaBot and StealC.
The activity cluster, orchestrated by Russian-speaking cybercriminals and collectively codenamed Tusk, is said to encompass several sub-campaigns, leveraging the reputation of the platforms to trick users into downloading theView the full article
********-speaking users are the target of an ongoing campaign that distributes malware known as ValleyRAT.
"ValleyRAT is a multi-stage malware that utilizes diverse techniques to monitor and control its victims and deploy arbitrary plugins to cause further damage," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers Eduardo Altares and Joie Salvio said.
"Another noteworthy characteristic of this malware is itsView the full article
SaaS applications have become indispensable for organizations aiming to enhance productivity and streamline operations. However, the convenience and efficiency these applications offer come with inherent security risks, often leaving hidden gaps that can be exploited. Conducting thorough due diligence on SaaS apps is essential to identify and mitigate these risks, ensuring the protection of yourView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered new stealer malware that's designed to specifically target Apple macOS systems.
Dubbed Banshee Stealer, it's offered for ***** in the cybercrime underground for a steep price of $3,000 a month and works across both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures.
"Banshee Stealer targets a wide range of browsers, cryptocurrency wallets, and around 100 browserView the full article
A large percentage of Google's own Pixel devices shipped globally since September 2017 included dormant software that could be used to stage nefarious attacks and deliver various kinds of malware.
The issue manifests in the form of a pre-installed Android app called "Showcase.apk" that comes with excessive system privileges, including the ability to remotely ******** code and install arbitraryView the full article
SolarWinds has released patches to address a critical security vulnerability in its Web Help Desk software that could be exploited to ******** arbitrary code on susceptible instances.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-28986 (CVSS score: 9.8), has been described as a deserialization bug.
"SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a Java deserialization remote code ********** vulnerabilityView the full article
Russian and Belarusian non-profit organizations, Russian independent media, and international non-governmental organizations active in Eastern Europe have become the target of two separate spear-phishing campaigns orchestrated by threat actors whose interests align with that of the Russian government.
While one of the campaigns – dubbed River of Phish – has been attributed to COLDRIVER, anView the full article
The Emergence of Identity Threat Detection and Response
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) has emerged as a critical component to effectively detect and respond to identity-based attacks. Threat actors have shown their ability to compromise the identity infrastructure and move laterally into IaaS, Saas, PaaS and CI/CD environments. Identity Threat Detection and Response solutions helpView the full article
A cybercrime group with links to the RansomHub ransomware has been observed using a new tool designed to terminate endpoint detection and response (EDR) software on compromised hosts, joining the likes of other similar programs like AuKill (aka AvNeutralizer) and Terminator.
The EDR-******** utility has been dubbed EDRKillShifter by cybersecurity company Sophos, which discovered the tool inView the full article
A newly discovered ******* vector in GitHub Actions artifacts dubbed ArtiPACKED could be exploited to take over repositories and gain access to organizations' cloud environments.
"A combination of misconfigurations and security flaws can make artifacts ***** tokens, both of third party cloud services and GitHub tokens, making them available for anyone with read access to the repository to consume,View the full article
A previously unknown threat actor has been attributed to a spate of attacks targeting Azerbaijan and ******* with an aim to steal sensitive data.
The ******* campaign, detected by NSFOCUS on July 1, 2024, leveraged spear-phishing emails to single out Azerbaijani and ******** diplomats. The activity is being tracked under the moniker Actor240524.
"Actor240524 possesses the ability to steal secretsView the full article
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