Operation Destabilise: The U.K. National Crime Agency disrupted Russian money laundering networks tied to organized crime. The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) disrupted Russian money laundering networks linked to organized crime across the U.K., Middle East, Russia, and South America…
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Burnout in SOCs: How AI Can Help Analysts Focus on High-Value Tasks
SOC analysts, vital to cybersecurity, face burnout due to exhausting workloads, risking their well-being and the effectiveness of organizational defenses. Security Operations Center (SOC) analyst burnout is a very real problem. These are some of the most important cybersecurity professionals…
Russia-linked APT Secret Blizzard spotted using infrastructure of other threat actors
Russia-linked APT group Secret Blizzard has used the tools and infrastructure of at least 6 other threat actors during the past 7 years. Researchers from Microsoft Threat Intelligence collected evidence that the Russia-linked ATP group Secret Blizzard (aka Turla, Snake, Uroburos, Waterbug, Venomous Bear and KRYPTON)…
China-linked APT Salt Typhoon has breached telcos in dozens of countries
China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries, US govt warns. President Biden’s deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said that China-linked APT group Salt Typhoon has breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries. The…
Black Basta ransomware gang hit BT Group
BT Group (formerly British Telecom)’s Conferencing division shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware attack. British multinational telecommunications holding company BT Group (formerly British Telecom) announced it has shut down some of its servers following a…
Authorities shut down Crimenetwork, the Germany’s largest crime marketplace
Germany’s largest crime marketplace, Crimenetwork, has been shut down, and an administrator has been arrested. German authorities announced the takedown of Crimenetwork, the largest German-speaking underground marketplace. Since 2012, Crimenetwork facilitated the sale of illegal goods and services, including drugs,…
Veeam addressed critical Service Provider Console (VSPC) bug
Veeam addressed a critical vulnerability in Service Provider Console (VSPC) that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Veeam released security updates for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-42448 (CVSS score of 9.9) impacting Service Provider Console. Successful exploitation…
Energy industry contractor ENGlobal Corporation discloses a ransomware attack
ENGlobal Corporation disclosed a ransomware attack, discovered on November 25, disrupting operations, in a filing to the SEC. A ransomware attack disrupted the operations of a major energy industry contractor, ENGlobal Corporation. Founded in 1985, ENGlobal Corporation designs automated control…
DMM Bitcoin halts operations six months after a $300 million cyber heist
The Japanese cryptocurrency platform DMM Bitcoin is closing its operations just six months after a $300 million cyber heist. DMM Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, operated by DMM Group, a large Japanese e-commerce and entertainment conglomerate. Launched…
The ASA flaw CVE-2014-2120 is being actively exploited in the wild
Cisco warns customers that a decade-old ASA vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2014-2120, is being actively exploited in the wild. Cisco warns that the decade-old ASA vulnerability CVE-2014-2120 is being actively exploited in attacks in the wild, and urges customers to review…
U.S. CISA adds ProjectSend, North Grid Proself, and Zyxel firewalls bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds ProjectSend, North Grid Proself, and Zyxel firewalls bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog:…
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. warn of PRC-linked cyber espionage targeting telecom networks
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. warn of PRC-linked cyber espionage targeting telecom networks in a joint advisory. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. issued a joint advisory to warn of People’s Republic of China (PRC)-linked cyber espionage…
U.S. CISA adds Palo Alto Networks Expedition bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Palo Alto Networks Expedition bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following Palo Alto Networks Expedition vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog:…
Hackers target critical flaw CVE-2024-10914 in EOL D-Link NAS Devices
The exploitation of the recently disclosed ‘won’t fix’ issue CVE-2024-10914 in legacy D-Link NAS devices began days after its disclosure. Days after D-Link announced it wouldn’t patch a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10914 (CVSS score of 9.8), in legacy D-Link…
China-linked threat actors compromised multiple telecos and spied on a limited number of U.S. government officials
China-linked threat actors breached U.S. broadband providers and gained access to private communications of a limited number of U.S. government officials. The FBI and CISA continues to investigate a large-scale cyber-espionage campaign by China-linked threat actors targeting U.S. telecoms, compromising…
Bitdefender released a decryptor for the ShrinkLocker ransomware
Bitdefender released a decryptor for the ShrinkLocker ransomware, which modifies BitLocker configurations to encrypt a system’s drives. ShrinkLocker ransomware was first discovered in May 2024 by researchers from Kaspersky. Unlike modern ransomware it doesn’t rely on sophisticated encryption algorithms and…
China’s Volt Typhoon botnet has re-emerged
China’s Volt Typhoon botnet has re-emerged, using the same core infrastructure and techniques, according to SecurityScorecard researchers. The China-linked Volt Typhoon’s botnet has resurfaced using the same infrastructure and techniques, per SecurityScorecard researchers. In May 2023, Microsoft reported that the Volt Typhoon…
Zoom addressed two high-severity issues in its platform
Zoom addressed six flaws, including two high-severity issues that could allow remote attackers to escalate privileges or leak sensitive information. Zoom addressed six vulnerabilities in its video conferencing and communication platform. Two of these vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-45421 and CVE-2024-45419,…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2024 fix two actively exploited zero-days
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2024 addressed 89 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-day flaws. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2024 fixed 89 vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; Azure; .NET and…
Ahold Delhaize experienced a cyber incident affecting several of its U.S. brands
A cyber attack affected Ahold Delhaize USA brands, disrupting Giant Food, Hannaford, their pharmacies, and e-commerce services. A cyber attack hit the food giant Ahold Delhaize impacting US pharmacies and supermarket chains owned by the company. As of Tuesday, Hannaford’s…