The Cactus ransomware gang claims the theft of 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric. The Cactus ransomware group claims responsibility for pilfering 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation giant…
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Operation Cronos: law enforcement disrupted the LockBit operation
An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Cronos’ led to the disruption of the LockBit ransomware operation. A joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries has disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. Below…
Anatsa Android banking Trojan expands to Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia
The Android banking trojan Anatsa resurged expanding its operation to new countries, including Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia. In November 2023, researchers from ThreatFabric observed a resurgence of the Anatsa banking Trojan, aka TeaBot and Toddler. Between November and February, the experts…
A Ukrainian Raccoon Infostealer operator is awaiting trial in the US
The Raccoon Infostealer operator, Mark Sokolovsky, was extradited to the US from the Netherlands to appear in a US court. In October 2020, the US Justice Department charged a Ukrainian national, Mark Sokolovsky (28), with computer fraud for allegedly infecting…
Russia-linked APT TAG-70 targets European government and military mail servers exploiting Roundcube XSS
An APT group, tracked as TAG-70, linked to Belarus and Russia exploited XSS flaws in Roundcube webmail servers to target over 80 organizations. Researchers from Recorded Future’s Insikt Group identified a cyberespionage campaign carried out by an APT group, tracked…
How BRICS Got “Rug Pulled” – Cryptocurrency Counterfeiting is on the Rise
Resecurity has identified an increasing trend of cryptocurrency counterfeiting, the experts found several tokens impersonating major brands, government organizations and national fiat currencies. Resecurity has identified an increasing trend of cryptocurrency counterfeiting. Ongoing brand protection for Fortune 100 companies by…
SolarWinds addressed critical RCEs in Access Rights Manager (ARM)
SolarWinds addressed three critical vulnerabilities in its Access Rights Manager (ARM) solution, including two RCE bugs. SolarWinds has fixed several Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in its Access Rights Manager (ARM) solution. Access Rights Manager (ARM) is a software solution…
ESET fixed high-severity local privilege escalation bug in Windows products
Cybersecurity firm ESET has addressed a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in its Windows security solution. ESET addressed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-0353 (CVSS score 7.8), in its Windows products. The vulnerability is a local privilege escalation issue that…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 459 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemes
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty to his role in the Zeus and IcedID operations, which caused tens of millions of dollars in losses. Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov has pleaded guilty to his key roles in the Zeus and IcedID…
CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks
CISA warns that the Akira Ransomware gang is exploiting the Cisco ASA/FTD vulnerability CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score: 7.5) in attacks in the wild. This week the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco ASA and FTD bug, tracked as CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score:…
CISA adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)…
US gov offers a reward of up to $10M for info on ALPHV/Blackcat gang leaders
The U.S. government offers rewards of up to $10 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang leaders. The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information…
U.S. CISA: hackers breached a state government organization
U.S. CISA revealed that threat actors breached an unnamed state government organization via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed that a threat actor gained access to an unnamed state…
Russia-linked Turla APT uses new TinyTurla-NG backdoor to spy on Polish NGOs
Russia-linked APT group Turla has been spotted targeting Polish non-governmental organizations (NGO) with a new backdoor dubbed TinyTurla-NG. Russia-linked cyberespionage group Turla has been spotted using a new backdoor dubbed TinyTurla-NG in attacks aimed at Polish non-governmental organizations. The Turla APT group (aka Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) has been…
US Gov dismantled the Moobot botnet controlled by Russia-linked APT28
The US authorities dismantled the Moobot botnet, which was controlled by the Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28. A court order allowed US authorities to neutralize the Moobot botnet, a network of hundreds of small office/home office (SOHO) routers under the control…
A cyberattack halted operations at Varta production plants
On February 12, 2023, a cyber attack halted operations at five production plants of German battery manufacturer Varta. On February 13, German battery manufacturer Varta announced that a cyber attack forced the company to shut down IT systems. The attack…
North Korea-linked actors breached the emails of a Presidential Office member
The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said that North Korea-linked actors breached the personal emails of one of his staff members. The office of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a security incident involving the compromise…
CISA adds Microsoft Windows bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds 2 Microsoft Windows flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: This week. Microsoft…
Nation-state actors are using AI services and LLMs for cyberattacks
Microsoft and OpenAI warn that nation-state actors are using ChatGPT to automate some phases of their attack chains, including target reconnaissance and social engineering attacks. Multiple nation-state actors are exploiting artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI…
Abusing the Ubuntu ‘command-not-found’ utility to install malicious packages
Researchers reported that attackers can exploit the ‘command-not-found’ utility to trick users into installing rogue packages on Ubuntu systems. Cybersecurity researchers from cloud security firm Aqua discovered that it is possible to abuse, the popular utility ‘called ‘command-not-found’ that can…
Zoom fixed critical flaw CVE-2024-24691 in Windows software
Zoom addressed seven vulnerabilities in its desktop and mobile applications, including a critical flaw (CVE-2024-24691) affecting the Windows software. The popular Video messaging giant Zoom released security updates to address seven vulnerabilities in its desktop and mobile applications, including a…
Adobe Patch Tuesday fixed critical vulnerabilities in Magento, Acrobat and Reader
Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2024 addressed more than 30 vulnerabilities in multiple products, including critical issues. Adobe Patch Tuesday security updates released by Adobe addressed over 30 vulnerabilities across various products, including critical issues. The software maker…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2024 fixed 2 actively exploited 0-days
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2024 addressed 72 flaws, two of which are actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for February 2024 resolved a total of 72 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days. The…
A ransomware attack took 100 Romanian hospitals down
Authorities in Romania reported that at least 100 hospitals went offline after a ransomware attack hit the Hipocrate platform. Authorities in Romania confirmed that a ransomware attack that targeted the Hipocrate Information System (HIS) has disrupted operations for at least…
Bank of America customer data compromised after a third-party services provider data breach
Bank of America revealed that the personal information of some customers was stolen in a data breach affecting a third-party services provider. Bank of America began notifying some customers following a data breach at the third-party services provider Infosys McCamish…
Ransomfeed – Third Quarter Report 2023 is out!
Maintainers behind the Ransomfeed platform have released Q3 Report 2023 including activities of 185 criminal groups operating worldwide. A comprehensive report delving into the intricate landscape of ransomware threats during the last four months of 2023 is out, with a…
Global Malicious Activity Targeting Elections is Skyrocketing
Resecurity has identified a growing trend of malicious cyber-activity targeting sovereign elections globally With more voters than ever in history heading to the polls in 2024, Resecurity has identified a growing trend of malicious cyber-activity targeting sovereign elections globally. In…
Researchers released a free decryption tool for the Rhysida Ransomware
Researchers discovered a vulnerability in the code of the Rhysida ransomware that allowed them to develop a decryption tool. Cybersecurity researchers from Kookmin University and the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) discovered an implementation vulnerability in the source code…
CISA adds Roundcube Webmail Persistent XSS bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Roundcube Webmail Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Roundcube Webmail Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-43770,…
Canada Gov plans to ban the Flipper Zero to curb car thefts
The Canadian government is going to ban the tool Flipper Zero because it is abused by crooks to steal vehicles in the country. The Canadian government announced that it plans to ban the tool Flipper Zero, and similar hacking devices,…
ExpressVPN leaked DNS requests due to a bug in the split tunneling feature
A bug in the split tunneling feature implemented in ExpressVPN exposed the domains visited by the users. ExpressVPN addressed a bug in the split tunneling feature that exposed the domains visited by the users to configured DNS servers. The company…
US Feds arrested two men involved in the Warzone RAT operation
The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) seized the infrastructure that was used to sell the remote access trojan (RAT) Warzone RAT. The Justice Department announced the seizure of internet domains used to sell the remote access Trojan Warzone RAT (www.warzone[.]ws). The…
9 Possible Ways Hackers Can Use Public Wi-Fi to Steal Your Sensitive Data
Exploring the Risks: Unveiling 9 Potential Techniques Hackers Employ to Exploit Public Wi-Fi and Compromise Your Sensitive Data We’ve all used public Wi-Fi: it’s convenient, saves our data, and speeds up browsing. But while we enjoy its benefits, hackers do…
Raspberry Robin spotted using two new 1-day LPE exploits
Raspberry Robin continues to evolve, it was spotted using two new one-day exploits for vulnerabilities either Discord to host samples. Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices. The…
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CISA adds Fortinet FortiOS bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet FortiOS bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-Bound write vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-21762, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)…
macOS Backdoor RustDoor likely linked to Alphv/BlackCat ransomware operations
Bitdefender Researchers linked a new macOS backdoor, named RustDoor, to the Black Basta and Alphv/BlackCat ransomware operations. Researchers from Bitdefender discovered a new macOS backdoor, dubbed RustDoor, which appears to be linked to ransomware operations Black Basta and Alphv/BlackCat. RustDoor…
Exploiting a vulnerable Minifilter Driver to create a process killer
Researcher demonstrated how to exploit a signed Minifilter Driver in a BYOVD attack to terminate a specific process from the kernel. Exploiting a signed Minifilter Driver that can be used to used the BYOVD attack technique to a program able…
Black Basta ransomware gang hacked Hyundai Motor Europe
Black Basta ransomware gang claims the hack of the car maker Hyundai Motor Europe and the theft of three terabytes of their data. BleepingComputer reported that the Car maker Hyundai Motor Europe was breached by the Black Basta ransomware gang.…
Ivanti warns of a new auth bypass flaw in its Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateway devices
Ivanti warns customers of a new authentication bypass vulnerability in its Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateway devices. Ivanti has warned customers of a new high-severity security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-22024 (CVSS score 8.3), in its Connect Secure, Policy…
Fortinet warns of a new actively exploited RCE flaw in FortiOS SSL VPN
Fortinet warns that the recently discovered critical remote code execution flaw in FortiOS SSL VPN, tracked CVE-2024-21762, is being actively exploited. Fortinet is warning that the recently discovered critical remote code execution vulnerability in FortiOS SSL VPN, tracked as CVE-2024-21762 (CVSS score…
26 Cyber Security Stats Every User Should Be Aware Of in 2024
26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technology. Recent Security Events Recent cyber security events have highlighted the persistent and evolving nature of online threats.…
US offers $10 million reward for info on Hive ransomware group leaders
U.S. Government offers rewards of up to $10 million for information that could help locate, identify, or arrest members of the Hive ransomware group. The US Department of State announced rewards up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification…
Unraveling the truth behind the DDoS attack from electric toothbrushes
Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. Is it true? The Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung first published the news of a DDoS attack, carried out on January 30, that involved three…
China-linked APT Volt Typhoon remained undetected for years in US infrastructure
China-linked APT Volt Typhoon infiltrated a critical infrastructure network in the US and remained undetected for at least five years. US CISA, the NSA, the FBI, along with partner Five Eyes agencies, published a joint advisory to warn that China-linked…
Cisco fixes critical Expressway Series CSRF vulnerabilities
CISCO fixed two critical flaws in Expressway Series collaboration gateways exposing vulnerable devices to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. Cisco addressed several vulnerabilities in its Expressway Series collaboration gateways, two of which, tracked as CVE-2024-20252 and CVE-2024-20254, are critical flaws…
CISA adds Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion bug, tracked as CVE-2023-4762, to its Known…
Fortinet addressed two critical FortiSIEM vulnerabilities
Fortinet warns of two critical OS command injection vulnerabilities in FortiSIEM that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code Cybersecurity vendor Fortinet warned of two critical vulnerabilities in FortiSIEM, tracked as CVE-2024-23108 and CVE-2024-23109 (CVSS score 10), which could…
Experts warn of a critical bug in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises
A new vulnerability in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises can be exploited by threat actors to take over vulnerable instances. JetBrains addressed a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-23917 (CVSS score 9.8) in its TeamCity On-Premises continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)…
Critical shim bug impacts every Linux boot loader signed in the past decade
The maintainers of Shim addressed six vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw that could potentially lead to remote code execution. The maintainers of ‘shim’ addressed six vulnerabilities with the release of version 15.8. The most severe of these vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-40547 (CVSS…
China-linked APT deployed malware in a network of the Dutch Ministry of Defence
China-linked APT group breached the Dutch Ministry of Defence last year and installed malware on compromised systems. Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) and the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) published a joint report warning that a China-linked APT group breached…
Commercial spyware vendors are behind most zero-day exploits discovered by Google TAG
Google’s TAG revealed that Commercial spyware vendors (CSV) were behind most of the zero-day vulnerabilities discovered in 2023. The latest report published by Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), titled “Buying Spying, an in-depth report with our insights into Commercial Surveillance…
Google fixed an Android critical remote code execution flaw
Google released Android ’s February 2024 security patches to address 46 vulnerabilities, including a critical remote code execution issue. Google released Android February 2024 security patches to address 46 vulnerabilities, including a critical remote code execution flaw tracked as CVE-2024-0031.…
A man faces up to 25 years in prison for his role in operating unlicensed crypto exchange BTC-e
A Belarusian and Cypriot national linked with the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is facing charges that can lead maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. Aliaksandr Klimenka, a Belarusian and Cypriot national linked with the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, is facing…
U.S. Gov imposes visa restrictions on individuals misusing Commercial Spyware
The U.S. government imposes visa restrictions on individuals who are involved in the illegal use of commercial spyware. The U.S. State Department announced it is implementing a new policy to impose visa restrictions on individuals involved in the misuse of commercial…
HPE is investigating claims of a new security breach
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is investigating a new data breach after a threat actor claimed to have stolen data on a hacking forum. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is investigating a new data breach, following the discovery of an offer on…
Experts warn of a surge of attacks targeting Ivanti SSRF flaw
The Ivanti SSRF vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-21893 is actively exploited in attacks in the wild by multiple threat actors. The Ivanti Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-21893, is currently being actively exploited in real-world attacks by various threat actors.…
How to hack the Airbus NAVBLUE Flysmart+ Manager
Airbus Navblue Flysmart+ Manager allowed attackers to tamper with the engine performance calculations and intercept data. Flysmart+ is a suite of apps for pilot EFBs, helping deliver efficient and safe departure and arrival of flights. Researchers from Pen Test Partners…
Crooks stole $25.5 million from a multinational firm using a ‘deepfake’ video call
Scammers stole HK$200 million (roughly $25,5 million) from a multi-national company using a deepfake conf call to trick an employee into transferring the funds. Scammers successfully stole HK$200 million (approximately $25.5 million) from a multinational company in Hong Kong by…
Software firm AnyDesk disclosed a security breach
Remote desktop software company AnyDesk announced that threat actors compromised its production environment. Remote desktop software company AnyDesk announced on Friday that threat actors had access to its production systems. The security breach was discovered as a result of a…
US government imposed sanctions on six Iranian intel officials
The US government issued sanctions against six Iranian government officials linked to cyberattacks against critical infrastructure organizations. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on six Iranian government officials associated with cyberattacks targeting critical…
A cyberattack impacted operations at Lurie Children’s Hospital
A cyber attack forced Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago to take IT systems offline with a severe impact on its operations. The Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago took IT systems offline after a cyberattack. The security incident severely impacted normal…
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AnyDesk Incident: Customer Credentials Leaked and Published for Sale on the Dark Web
Resecurity identified bad actors offering a significant number of AnyDesk customer credentials for sale on the Dark Web. Such information being available for cybercriminals could act as a catalyst for new attacks, including targeted phishing campaigns. Having additional context about…
Clorox estimates the costs of the August cyberattack will exceed $49 Million
Cleaning products giant Clorox estimates the economic impact of the cyber attack that hit the company in August 2023 at $49 million. The Clorox Company is a multinational consumer goods company that specializes in the production and marketing of various…
Mastodon fixed a flaw that can allow the takeover of any account
A vulnerability impacting the decentralized social network Mastodon can be exploited by threat actors to impersonate and take over any account. A security flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-23832 (CVSS score 9.4), in the decentralized social network Mastodon can be exploited to…
Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT)
Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) announced that it was targeted by a sophisticated cyberattack that affected some of its systems. A sophisticated cyberattack on Wednesday hit Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). The institute confirmed that the attack affected some of…
Operation Synergia led to the arrest of 31 individuals
An international law enforcement operation, named Synergia, led to the arrest of 31 individuals involved in ransomware, banking malware, and phishing attacks. Operation Synergia was led by Interpol and ran from September to November 2023 involving law enforcement agencies from…
Ex CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte sentenced to 40 years in prison
A former software engineer with the U.S. CIA has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking classified documents. Former CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for passing classified documents to WikiLeaks and…
Cloudflare breached on Thanksgiving Day, but the attack was promptly contained
Cloudflare revealed that a nation-state actor breached its internal Atlassian server, gaining access to the internal wiki and its bug database (Atlassian Jira). The incident took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023, and Cloudflare immediately began an investigation with…
PurpleFox malware infected at least 2,000 computers in Ukraine
The Computer Emergency Response Team in Ukraine (CERT-UA) reported that a PurpleFox malware campaign had already infected at least 2,000 computers in the country. The Computer Emergency Response Team in Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning about a malware campaign that has…
3.5M exposed in COVID-19 e-passport leak
Passports, mobile numbers, and email addresses of Indian travelers who requested COVID e-pass have been leaked, 3.5M individuals at risk of identity theft. Last year, due to an increase in the number of people with COVID-19, Tamil Nadu, the southernmost…
Man sentenced to six years in prison for stealing millions in cryptocurrency via SIM swapping
A US man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a fraudulent scheme that resulted in the theft of millions of dollars through SIM swapping. Daniel James Junk (22) of Portland was sentenced to 72 months in…
CISA orders federal agencies to disconnect Ivanti VPN instances by February 2
CISA is ordering federal agencies to disconnect Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure products within 48 hours. For the first time since its establishment, CISA is ordering federal agencies to disconnect all instances of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti…
Multiple malware used in attacks exploiting Ivanti VPN flaws
Mandiant spotted new malware used by a China-linked threat actor UNC5221 targeting Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and Policy Secure devices. Mandiant researchers discovered new malware employed by a China-linked APT group known as UNC5221 and other threat groups targeting Ivanti…
Police seized 50,000 Bitcoin from operator of the now-defunct piracy site movie2k
German police seized 50,000 Bitcoin from the former operator of the now-defunct piracy website movie2k.to. The police in Saxony, Germany, have seized 50,000 Bitcoin (more than $2.1 billion at the current exchange rate) from the former operator of the now-defunct…
Crooks stole around $112 million worth of XRP from Ripple’s co-founder
Crooks stole around $112 million worth of Ripple XRP from the crypto wallet of Ripple’s co-founder Chris Larsen. This week, crooks stole around $112 million worth of the Ripple-focused cryptocurrency XRP from a crypto wallet belonging to the Ripple’s co-founder…
CISA adds Apple improper authentication bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple improper authentication bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Apple improper authentication bug, tracked as CVE-2022-48618, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.…
Ivanti warns of a new actively exploited zero-day
Ivanti warns of two new vulnerabilities in its Connect Secure and Policy Secure products, one of which is actively exploited in the wild. Ivanti is warning of two new high-severity vulnerabilities in its Connect Secure and Policy Secure solutions respectively…
Threat actors exploit Ivanti VPN bugs to deploy KrustyLoader Malware
Threat actors are exploiting recently disclosed zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) VPN devices to deliver KrustyLoader. In early January 2024, software firm Ivanti reported that threat actors were exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Connect Secure (ICS) and…
Data leak at fintech giant Direct Trading Technologies
Sensitive data and trading activity of over 300K traders leaked online by international fintech firm Direct Trading Technologies. Direct Trading Technologies, an international fintech company, jeopardized over 300K traders by leaking their sensitive data and trading activity, thereby putting them…
Root access vulnerability in GNU Library C (glibc) impacts many Linux distros
Qualys researchers discovered a root access flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-6246, in GNU Library C (glibc) affecting multiple Linux distributions. The Qualys Threat Research Unit discovered four security vulnerabilities in the GNU Library C (glibc), including a heap-based buffer overflow tracked…
Italian data protection authority said that ChatGPT violated EU privacy laws
Italian data protection authority regulator authority Garante said that ChatGPT violated European Union data privacy regulations. The Italian data protection authority regulator authority, known as “Garante per la protezione dei dati personali”, announced it has notified OpenAI that ChatGPT violated…
750 million Indian mobile subscribers’ data offered for sale on dark web
Data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web hacker forums earlier in January. CloudSEK researchers warned that a database containing data of 750 million Indian mobile subscribers was offered for sale on dark web…
Juniper Networks released out-of-band updates to fix high-severity flaws
Juniper Networks released out-of-band updates to fix high-severity flaws in SRX Series and EX Series that can allow attackers to take over unpatched systems. Juniper Networks has released out-of-band updates to address two high-severity flaws, tracked as CVE-2024-21619 and CVE-2024-21620, in SRX Series and…
Hundreds of network operators’ credentials found circulating in Dark Web
Thousands of compromised credentials of customers of RIPE, APNIC, AFRINIC, and LACNIC are available on the dark web, REsecurity warns. Resecurity conducted a thorough scan of the Dark Web and identified over 1,572 compromised customers of RIPE, Asia-Pacific Network Information…
Cactus ransomware gang claims the Schneider Electric hack
Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. Schneider Electric is a multinational company that specializes in energy management, industrial automation, and digital transformation. BleepingComputer first reported the attack that hit…
Mercedes-Benz accidentally exposed sensitive data, including source code
Researchers discovered that Mercedes-Benz accidentally left a private key online exposing internal data, including the company’s source code. RedHunt Labs researchers discovered that Mercedes-Benz unintentionally left a private key accessible online, thereby exposing internal data, including the company’s source code.…
Experts detailed Microsoft Outlook flaw that can leak NTLM v2 hashed passwords
A flaw in Microsoft Outlook can be exploited to access NTLM v2 hashed passwords by tricking users into opening a specially crafted file. The vulnerability CVE-2023-35636 impacting Microsoft Outlook is a Microsoft Outlook information disclosure issue that could be exploited…
NSA buys internet browsing records from data brokers without a warrant
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) admitted to buying internet browsing records from data brokers to monitor Americans’ activity online without a court order. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released documents that confirmed the National Security Agency (NSA) buys Americans’…
Ukraine’s SBU arrested a member of Pro-Russia hackers group ‘Cyber Army of Russia’
Ukraine’s security service (SBU) detained an alleged member of the pro-Russia hacker group “the Cyber Army of Russia.” Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, announced that it has identified and detained an alleged member of the pro-Russia hacker group known as the…
Multiple PoC exploits released for Jenkins flaw CVE-2024-23897
Multiple proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for recently disclosed critical Jenkins vulnerability CVE-2024-23897 have been released. Researchers warn that several proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits targeting the recently disclosed critical Jenkins vulnerability, CVE-2024-23897, have been made public. Jenkins is the most popular open source automation…
Medusa ransomware attack hit Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
Medusa ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack against the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA). On January 23, 2023, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) suffered a ransomware attack. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is a…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 456 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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Pro-Ukraine hackers wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense states that pro-Ukraine hackers wiped 2 petabytes of data from a Russian research center. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine revealed that pro-Ukraine hackers group…
Participants earned more than $1.3M at the Pwn2Own Automotive competition
Bug bounty hunters earned more than $1.3 million for hacking Teslas, infotainment systems, and electric vehicle chargers at the Pwn2Own Automotive competition. The Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2Own Automotive competition has ended, participants demonstrated 49 zero-day vulnerabilities affecting automotive products earning…
A TrickBot malware developer sentenced to 64 months in prison
The Russian national malware developer Vladimir Dunaev was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for his role in the TrickBot operation. The Russian national Vladimir Dunaev (40) has been sentenced in the US to 64 months in prison…
Russian Midnight Blizzard APT is targeting orgs worldwide, Microsoft warns
Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard has been targeting organizations worldwide in a cyberespionage campaign. Microsoft announced that the Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard that hit the company in late November 2023 has been targeting organizations worldwide as part of…
Watch out, experts warn of a critical flaw in Jenkins
Jenkins maintainers addressed several security vulnerabilities, including a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw. Jenkins is the most popular open source automation server, it is maintained by CloudBees and the Jenkins community. The automation server supports developers build, test and deploy…