China-linked threat actors breached the U.S. Treasury Department by hacking a remote support platform used by the agency. China-linked threat actors breached the U.S. Treasury Department via a compromised remote support platform. The Treasury Department discovered the security breach on…
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An X user claimed a 7-Zip zero-day vulnerability, but 7-Zip’s creator says is a fake
An X user using the handle @NSA_Employee39 disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in the open-source file archive software 7-Zip. A verified X account, @NSA_Employee39, claimed to disclose a zero-day vulnerability in the open-source file archive software 7-Zip. The X user announced…
Cisco states that the second data leak is linked to the one from October
Cisco confirmed the authenticity of the 4GB of leaked data, the data was compromised in a recent security breach, marking the second leak in the incident. Cisco confirmed the authenticity of the 4GB of leaked data, which was compromised in…
Threat actors attempt to exploit a flaw in Four-Faith routers
VulnCheck researchers warn that threat actors are attempting to exploit a high-severity vulnerability impacting some Four-Faith routers. Cybersecurity firm VulnCheck warns that a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-12856 (CVSS score: 7.2), in Four-Faith routers is actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability…
ZAGG disclosed a data breach that exposed its customers’ credit card data
ZAGG Inc. notifies customers of credit card data breach, after threat actors hacked a third-party app from its e-commerce provider. ZAGG Inc. disclosed a data breach that exposed its customers’ credit card data after threat actors hacked a third-party application…
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon breached a ninth U.S. telecommunications firm
A White House official confirmed that China-linked threat actor Salt Typhoon breached a ninth U.S. telecommunications company. A White House official confirmed confirmed that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached a ninth U.S. telecoms company as part of a…
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 26
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Using LLMs to Obfuscate Malicious JavaScript Analyzing Malicious Intent in Python Code: A Case…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 504 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. Pro-Russia group NoName…
Pro-Russia group NoName targeted the websites of Italian airports
Pro-Russia group NoName057 targets Italian sites, including Malpensa and Linate airports, in a new DDoS campaign amid rising geopolitical tensions. The pro-Russia group NoName57 continues its campaign of DDoS attacks against Italian infrastructure. This time, the group of alleged hacktivists…
North Korea actors use OtterCookie malware in Contagious Interview campaign
North Korea-linked threat actors are using the OtterCookie backdoor to target software developers with fake job offers. North Korea-linked threat actors were spotted using new malware called OtterCookie as part of the Contagious Interview campaign that targets software developer community…
Experts warn of a surge in activity associated FICORA and Kaiten botnets
FortiGuard Labs observed increased activity from two botnets, the Mirai variant “FICORA” and the Kaiten variant “CAPSAICIN”. FortiGuard Labs researchers observed a surge in activity associated with two botnets, the Mirai variant “FICORA” and the Kaiten variant “CAPSAICIN,” in late…
Palo Alto Networks fixed a high-severity PAN-OS flaw
Palo Alto Networks addressed a high-severity PAN-OS flaw that could trigger denial-of-service (DoS) on vulnerable devices. Palo Alto Networks addressed a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-3393 (CVSS score: 8.7), in PAN-OS software that could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. An…
Brazilian citizen charged for threatening to release data stolen from a company in 2020
A Brazilian citizen faces U.S. charges for allegedly threatening to release data stolen from a company in a March 2020 security breach. The U.S. government has charged the Brazilian citizen Junior Barros De Oliveira, 29, with allegedly threatening to release…
A new Mirai botnet variant targets DigiEver DS-2105 Pro DVRs
Akamai researchers discovered a new Mirai botnet variant targeting a vulnerability in DigiEver DS-2105 Pro DVRs. Akamai researchers spotted a Mirai-based botnet that is exploiting an remote code execution vulnerability in DigiEver DS-2105 Pro NVRs. The experts pointed out that…
A ransomware attack disrupted services at Pittsburgh Regional Transit
A ransomware attack on Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) was the root cause of the agency’s service disruptions. On December 23, 2024, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) announced it was actively responding to a ransomware attack that was first detected on Thursday,…
A cyber attack hit Japan Airlines delaying ticket sales for flights
A cyberattack hit Japan Airlines (JAL), causing the suspension of ticket sales for flights departing on Thursday. A cyber attack hit Japan Airlines (JAL) on Thursday, the offensive began at 7:24 a.m. and impacted internal and external systems. The Associated…
Apache fixed a critical SQL Injection in Apache Traffic Control
Apache Software Foundation (ASF) addressed a critical SQL Injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45387, in Apache Traffic Control. The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) released security updates to address a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45387 (CVSS score 9.9), in Traffic Control. Traffic Control…
BellaCPP, Charming Kitten’s BellaCiao variant written in C++
Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been observed using a new variant of the BellaCiao malware dubbed BellaCPP, Kaspersky researchers warn. The Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been observed using a C++ variant of the BellaCiao malware, dubbed BellaCPP.…
DMM Bitcoin $308M Bitcoin heist linked to North Korea
Japanese and U.S. authorities attributed the theft of $308 million cryptocurrency from DMM Bitcoin to North Korean cyber actors. Japanese and U.S. authorities linked the $308 million cyber heist targeting cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin to North Korea-linked threat actors. On…
Adobe is aware that ColdFusion bug CVE-2024-53961 has a known PoC exploit code
Adobe released out-of-band security updates to address a critical ColdFusion vulnerability, experts warn of a PoC exploit code available for it. Adobe released out-of-band security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-53961 (CVSS score 7.4), in ColdFusion. Experts warn of…