Chinese law enforcement uses the mobile surveillance tool EagleMsgSpy to gather data from Android devices, as detailed by Lookout. Researchers at the Lookout Threat Lab discovered a surveillance tool, dubbed EagleMsgSpy, used by Chinese law enforcement to spy on mobile devices. The…
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Operation PowerOFF took down 27 DDoS platforms across 15 countries
Operation PowerOFF took down 27 DDoS stresser services globally, disrupting illegal platforms used for launching cyberattacks. A global law enforcement operation codenamed Operation PowerOFF disrupted 27 of the most popular platforms (including zdstresser.net, orbitalstress.net, and starkstresser.net) to launch Distributed Denial-of-Service…
Russia’s Secret Blizzard APT targets Ukraine with Kazuar backdoor
Russia-linked APT group Secret Blizzard is using Amadey Malware-as-a-Service to infect systems in Ukraine with the Kazuar backdoor. The Russia-linked APT group Secret Blizzard (aka Turla, Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON) was spotted using the Amadey malware to deploy the KazuarV2 backdoor on devices in Ukraine. The experts…
Ivanti fixed a maximum severity vulnerability in its CSA solution
Ivanti addressed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability impacting its Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) solution. Ivanti addressed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-11639 (CVSS score of 10), in its Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) solution. A remote unauthenticated attacker can…
Operation Digital Eye: China-linked relies on Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels to spy on Europen entities
An alleged China-linked APT group targeted large business-to-business IT service providers in Southern Europe as part of Operation Digital Eye campaign. Between late June and mid-July 2024, a China-linked threat actor targeted major IT service providers in Southern Europe in…
Chinese national charged for hacking thousands of Sophos firewalls
The U.S. has charged a Chinese national for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices worldwide in 2020. The U.S. has charged the Chinese national Guan Tianfeng (aka gbigmao and gxiaomao) for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices worldwide in 2020.…
Cybercriminals Impersonate Dubai Police to Defraud Consumers in the UAE – Smishing Triad in Action
Resecurity uncovered a large-scale fraud campaign in the UAE where scammers impersonate law enforcement to target consumers. Resecurity has identified a wide-scale fraudulent campaign targeting consumers in the UAE by impersonating law enforcement. Victims are asked to pay non-existent fines…
U.S. CISA adds Microsoft Windows CLFS driver flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver…
Microsoft December 2024 Patch Tuesday addressed actively exploited zero-day
Microsoft December 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates addressed 71 vulnerabilities including an actively exploited zero-day. Microsoft December 2024 Patch Tuesday security updates addressed 71 vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Components, Office and Office Components, SharePoint Server, Hyper-V, Defender for Endpoint,…
SAP fixed critical SSRF flaw in NetWeaver’s Adobe Document Services
SAP has issued patches for 16 vulnerabilities, including a critical SSRF flaw in NetWeaver’s Adobe Document Services. SAP addressed 16 vulnerabilities as part of its December 2024 Security Patch Day. The company released nine new and four updated security notes.…
Romanian energy supplier Electrica Group is facing a ransomware attack
Romanian energy supplier Electrica Group is investigating an ongoing ransomware attack impacting its operations. Romanian energy supplier Electrica Group suffered a cyber attack that is impacting its operations. The company assured investors that the attack hadn’t affected its critical systems,…
Deloitte denied its systems were hacked by Brain Cipher ransomware group
Deloitte has responded to claims by the Brain Cipher ransomware group, which alleges the theft of over 1 terabyte of the company’s data. Recently, the ransomware group Brain Cipher added Deloitte UK to its Tor leak site. The gang claimed…
Mandiant devised a technique to bypass browser isolation using QR codes
Mandiant revealed a technique to bypass browser isolation using QR codes, enabling command transmission from C2 servers. Browser isolation is a security measure that separates web browsing from the user’s device by running the browser in a secure environment (e.g.,…
2023 Anna Jaques Hospital data breach impacted over 310,000 people
Anna Jaques Hospital revealed that the ransomware attack it suffered last year has exposed sensitive health data for over 316,000 patients. On December 25, 2023, a ransomware attack hit the Anna Jaques Hospital. The hospital revealed that the security breach exposed…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 501 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. RedLine info-stealer campaign…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 23
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. SmokeLoader Attack Targets Companies in Taiwan LogoFAIL Exploited to Deploy Bootkitty, the first UEFI bootkit for Linux Horns&Hooves campaign delivers…
RedLine info-stealer campaign targets Russian businesses through pirated corporate software
An ongoing RedLine information-stealing campaign is targeting Russian businesses using pirated corporate software. Since January 2024, Russian businesses using unlicensed software have been targeted by an ongoing RedLine info-stealer campaign. Pirated software is distributed via Russian online forums, attackers disguise…
8Base ransomware group hacked Croatia’s Port of Rijeka
The 8Base ransomware group attacked Croatia’s Port of Rijeka, stealing sensitive data, including contracts and accounting info. A cyber attack hit the Port of Rijeka in Croatia, the 8Base ransomware group claimed responsibility for the security breach. The Port of…
Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer
Russia’s FSB used spyware against a Russian programmer after detaining him for allegedly donating to Ukraine earlier this year. The Federal Security Service (FSB) used spyware to monitor a Russian programmer, Kirill Parubets, after he was detained earlier this year…
Romania ’s election systems hit by 85,000 attacks ahead of presidential vote
Romania ‘s election systems suffered over 85,000 attacks, with leaked credentials posted on a Russian hacker forum before the presidential election. Romania ‘s Intelligence Service revealed that over 85,000 cyberattacks targeted the country’s election systems. Threat actors gained access to…