Amidst rising tensions with China in the SCS, Resecurity observed a spike in malicious cyber activity targeting the Philippines in Q1 2024. Amidst rising tensions with China in the South China Sea, Resecurity has observed a significant spike in malicious cyber…
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Russia is trying to sabotage European railways, Czech minister said
Czech transport minister warned that Russia conducted ‘thousands’ of attempts to sabotage railways, attempting to interfere with train networks and signals. Early this month, the Czech transport minister Martin Kupka warned that Russia has conducted ‘thousands’ of attempts to sabotage…
Ransomware group Dark Angels claims the theft of 1TB of data from chipmaker Nexperia
The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims the hack of the chipmaker Nexperia and the theft of 1 TB of data from the company. The Dark Angels (Dunghill) ransomware group claims responsibility for hacking chipmaker Nexperia and stealing 1 TB…
Cisco Duo warns telephony supplier data breach exposed MFA SMS logs
Cisco Duo warns that a data breach involving one of its telephony suppliers exposed multifactor authentication (MFA) messages sent by the company via SMS and VOIP to its customers. Cisco Duo warns of a data breach involving one of its…
Ukrainian Blackjack group used ICS malware Fuxnet against Russian targets
The Ukrainian hacking group Blackjack used a destructive ICS malware dubbed Fuxnet in attacks against Russian infrastructure. Industrial and enterprise IoT cybersecurity firm Claroty reported that the Ukrainian Blackjack hacking group claims to have damaged emergency detection and response capabilities…
CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2024-3400 Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Command Injection vulnerability to its Known…
Threat actors exploited Palo Alto Pan-OS issue to deploy a Python Backdoor
Threat actors have been exploiting the recently disclosed zero-day in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS since March 26, 2024. Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42 are investigating the activity related to CVE-2024-3400 PAN-OS flaw and discovered that threat actors have been…
U.S. and Australian police arrested Firebird RAT author and operator
A joint investigation conducted by U.S. and Australian authorities led to the arrest of two key figures behind the Firebird RAT operation. A joint law enforcement operation conducted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the FBI resulted in the…
Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger data breach may have impacted millions of customers
A threat actor claimed the hack of the Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger and leaked 2.8 million records on a hacker forum. A threat actor, who goes online with the moniker ShopifyGUY, claimed responsibility for hacking the Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 467 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 for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Crooks…
Crooks manipulate GitHub’s search results to distribute malware
Researchers warn threat actors are manipulating GitHub search results to target developers with persistent malware. Checkmarx researchers reported that threat actors are manipulating GitHub search results to deliver persistent malware to developers systems. Attackers behind this campaign create malicious repositories…
BatBadBut flaw allowed an attacker to perform command injection on Windows
A critical vulnerability, named ‘BatBadBut’, impacts multiple programming languages, its exploitation can lead to command injection in Windows applications. The cybersecurity researcher RyotaK (@ryotkak ) discovered a critical vulnerability, dubbed BatBadBut, which impacts multiple programming languages. When specific conditions are satisfied,…
Roku disclosed a new security breach impacting 576,000 accounts
Roku announced that 576,000 accounts were compromised in a new wave of credential stuffing attacks. Roku announced that 576,000 accounts were hacked in new credential stuffing attacks, threat actors used credentials stolen from third-party platforms. “Credential stuffing is a type of…
LastPass employee targeted via an audio deepfake call
Crooks targeted a LastPass employee using deepfake technology to impersonate the company’s CEO in a fraudulent scheme. In a fraudulent scheme, criminals used deepfake technology to impersonate LastPass ‘s CEO, targeting an employee of the company. The attack occurred this…
TA547 targets German organizations with Rhadamanthys malware
TA547 group is targeting dozens of German organizations with an information stealer called Rhadamanthys, Proofpoint warns. Proofpoint researchers observed a threat actor, tracked as TA547, targeting German organizations with an email campaign delivering the Rhadamanthys malware. TA547 is a financially motivated threat…
CISA adds D-Link multiple NAS devices bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds D-Link multiple NAS devices bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following D-Link multiple NAS devices flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)…
US CISA published an alert on the Sisense data breach
Business intelligence software company Sisense suffered a cyberattack that may have exposed sensitive information of major enterprises worldwide. Sisense, a business intelligence software company, experienced a cyberattack potentially exposing the sensitive data of global enterprises. The list of the company’s…
Palo Alto Networks fixed multiple DoS bugs in its firewalls
Palo Alto Networks fixed several vulnerabilities in its PAN-OS operating system, including 3 issues that can trigger a DoS condition on its firewalls. Palo Alto Networks released security updates to address several high-severity vulnerabilities in its PAN-OS operating system. The…
Apple warns of mercenary spyware attacks on iPhone users in 92 countries
Apple is warning iPhone users in over 90 countries of targeted mercenary spyware attacks, Reuters agency reported. Apple is alerting iPhone users in 92 countries about mercenary spyware attacks, reported Reuters. Reuters only mentioned India as one of the countries…
Microsoft fixed two zero-day bugs exploited in malware attacks
Microsoft addressed two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-29988 and CVE-2024-26234) actively exploited by threat actors to deliver malware Microsoft addressed two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-29988 and CVE-2024-26234, that threat actors are exploiting to deliver malware. Microsoft Patches Tuesday security updates for…