A threat actor named Matrix has been linked to a widespread distributed denial-of-service (DoD) campaign that leverages vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in Internet of Things (IoT) devices to co-opt them into a disruptive botnet.
"This operation serves as a comprehensive one-stop shop for scanning, exploiting vulnerabilities, deploying malware, and setting up shop kits, showcasing aView the full article
Two critical security flaws impacting the Spam protection, Anti-Spam, and FireWall plugin WordPress could allow an unauthenticated attacker to install and enable malicious plugins on susceptible sites and potentially achieve remote code **********.
The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-10542 and CVE-2024-10781, carry a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. They were addressed in versionsView the full article
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The Russia-aligned threat actor known as RomCom has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of two security flaws, one in Mozilla Firefox and the other in Microsoft Windows, as part of attacks designed to deliver the eponymous ********* on victim systems.
"In a successful *******, if a victim browses a web page containing the exploit, an adversary can run arbitrary code – without any userView the full article
The China-linked threat actor known as Earth Estries has been observed using a previously undocumented ********* called GHOSTSPIDER as part of its attacks targeting Southeast ****** telecommunications companies.
Trend Micro, which described the hacking group as an aggressive advanced persistent threat (APT), said the intrusions also involved the use of another cross-platform ********* dubbedView the full article
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Array Networks AG and vxAG secure access gateways to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following reports of active exploitation in the wild.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-28461 (CVSS score: 9.8), concerns a case of missing authentication thatView the full article
Google has introduced a new feature called Restore Credentials to help users restore their account access to third-party apps securely after migrating to a new Android device.
Part of Android's Credential Manager API, the feature aims to reduce the hassle of re-entering the login credentials for every app during the handset replacement.
"With Restore Credentials, apps can seamlessly onboardView the full article
The administrators of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have quarantined the package "aiocpa" following a new update that included malicious code to exfiltrate private keys via Telegram.
The package in question is described as a synchronous and asynchronous Crypto Pay API client. The package, originally released in September 2024, has been downloaded 12,100 times to date.
By putting theView the full article
***** into the evolution of phishing and malware evasion techniques and understand how attackers are using increasingly sophisticated methods to bypass security measures.
The Evolution of Phishing Attacks
“I really like the saying that ‘This is out of scope’ said no hacker ever. Whether it’s tricks, techniques or technologies, hackers will do anything to evade detection and make sure theirView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed two new ******* techniques against infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and policy-as-code (PaC) tools like HashiCorp's Terraform and Open Policy Agent (OPA) that leverage dedicated, domain-specific languages (DSLs) to breach cloud platforms and exfiltrate data.
"Since these are hardened languages with limited capabilities, they're supposed to be more secure thanView the full article
We hear terms like “state-sponsored attacks” and “critical vulnerabilities” all the time, but what’s really going on behind those words? This week’s cybersecurity news isn’t just about hackers and headlines—it’s about how digital risks shape our lives in ways we might not even realize.
For instance, telecom networks being breached isn’t just about stolen data—it’s about power. Hackers areView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malicious campaign that leverages a technique called Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) to disarm security protections and ultimately gain access to the infected system.
"This malware takes a more sinister route: it drops a legitimate Avast Anti-Rootkit driver (aswArPot.sys) and manipulates it to carry out its destructive agenda," TrellixView the full article
Government agencies and non-governmental organizations in the ******* States have become the target of a nascent China state threat actor known as Storm-2077.
The adversary, believed to be active since at least January 2024, has also conducted cyber attacks against the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), aviation, telecommunications, and financial and legal services across the world, Microsoft said.View the full article
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Sapphire Sleet is estimated to have stolen more than $10 million worth of cryptocurrency as part of social engineering campaigns orchestrated over a six-month *******.
These findings come from Microsoft, which said that multiple threat activity clusters with ties to the country have been observed creating fake profiles on LinkedIn, posing as bothView the full article
The threat actor known as Mysterious Elephant has been observed using an advanced version of malware called Asynshell.
The ******* campaign is said to have used Hajj-themed lures to trick victims into executing a malicious payload under the guise of a Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (CHM) file, the Knownsec 404 team said in an analysis published today.
Mysterious Elephant, which is also known asView the full article
A China-linked nation-state group called TAG-112 compromised Tibetan media and university websites in a new cyber espionage campaign designed to facilitate the delivery of the Cobalt Strike post-exploitation toolkit for follow-on information collection.
"The attackers embedded malicious JavaScript in these sites, which spoofed a TLS certificate error to trick visitors into downloading aView the full article
Threat actors with ties to Russia have been linked to a cyber espionage campaign aimed at organizations in Central Asia, East Asia, and Europe.
Recorded Future's Insikt Group, which has assigned the activity cluster the name TAG-110, said it overlaps with a threat group tracked by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) as UAC-0063, which, in turn, overlaps with APT28. TheView the full article
Google Workspace has quickly become the productivity backbone for businesses worldwide, offering an all-in-one suite with email, cloud storage and collaboration tools. This single-platform approach makes it easy for teams to connect and work efficiently, no matter where they are, enabling seamless digital transformation that’s both scalable and adaptable.
As companies shift from traditional,View the full article
Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced independent actions to tackle cybercrime and disrupt services that enable scams, ******, and phishing attacks.
To that end, Microsoft's Digital ******* Unit (DCU) said it seized 240 fraudulent websites associated with an Egypt-based cybercrime facilitator named Abanoub Nady (aka MRxC0DER and mrxc0derii), whoView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that impersonated popular artificial intelligence (AI) models like OpenAI ChatGPT and Anthropic Claude to deliver an information stealer called JarkaStealer.
The packages, named gptplus and claudeai-eng, were uploaded by a user named "Xeroline" in November 2023, attractingView the full article
As many as 2,000 Palo Alto Networks devices are estimated to have been compromised as part of a campaign abusing the newly disclosed security flaws that have come under active exploitation in the wild.
According to statistics shared by the Shadowserver Foundation, a majority of the infections have been reported in the U.S. (554) and India (461), followed by Thailand (80), Mexico (48), IndonesiaView the full article
The China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Gelsemium has been observed using a new Linux ********* dubbed WolfsBane as part of cyber attacks likely targeting East and Southeast Asia.
That's according to findings from cybersecurity firm ESET based on multiple Linux samples uploaded to the VirusTotal platform from Taiwan, the Philippines, and Singapore in March 2023.View the full article
Privileged access management (PAM) plays a pivotal role in building a strong security strategy. PAM empowers you to significantly reduce cybersecurity risks, gain tighter control over privileged access, achieve regulatory compliance, and reduce the burden on your IT team.
As an established provider of a PAM solution, we’ve witnessed firsthand how PAM transforms organizational security. InView the full article
Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are impersonating U.S.-based software and technology consulting businesses in order to further their financial objectives as part of a broader information technology (IT) worker scheme.
"Front companies, often based in China, Russia, Southeast Asia, and *******, play a key role in masking the workers' true origins andView the full article
As a relatively new security category, many security operators and executives I’ve met have asked us “What are these Automated Security Validation (ASV) tools?” We’ve covered that pretty extensively in the past, so today, instead of covering the “What is ASV?” I wanted to address the “Why ASV?” question. In this article, we’ll cover some common use cases and misconceptions of how people misuseView the full article
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