Healthcare services provider Welltok disclosed a data breach that impacted nearly 8.5 million patients in the U.S. Welltok is a company that specializes in health optimization solutions. It provides a platform that leverages data-driven insights to engage individuals in their…
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North Korea-linked APT Diamond Sleet supply chain attack relies on CyberLink software
North Korea-linked APT group Diamond Sleet is distributing a trojanized version of the CyberLink software in a supply chain attack. Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers uncovered a supply chain attack carried out by North Korea-linked APT Diamond Sleet (ZINC) involving a…
Automotive parts giant AutoZone disclosed data breach after MOVEit hack
American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories AutoZone discloses a data breach after a MOVEit attack. AutoZone is an American retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories. The company is one of the largest aftermarket automotive parts…
New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days
Mirai-based botnet InfectedSlurs has been spotted exploiting two zero-day RCE flaws to compromise routers and video recorder (NVR) devices. Akamai discovered a new Mirai-based DDoS botnet, named InfectedSlurs, actively exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to infect routers and video recorder (NVR)…
SiegedSec hacktivist group hacked Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) disclosed a data breach after the SiegedSec hacktivist group leaked stolen human resources data. SiegedSec hacktivists group claimed responsibility for the hack of The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and leaked stolen human resources data. SiegedSec…
CISA adds Looney Tunables Linux bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
US CISA adds Looney Tunables Linux flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Looney Tunables Linux vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability CVE-2023-4911 (CVSS score 7.8), aka Looney Tunables, is a buffer…
Enterprise software provider TmaxSoft leaks 2TB of data
TmaxSoft, a Korean IT company developing and selling enterprise software has leaked over 50 million sensitive records. The 2 TB-strong Kibana dashboard has been exposed for over two years. Cybernews researchers discovered it back in January 2023, noting the set…
Citrix provides additional measures to address Citrix Bleed
Citrix urges admins to kill NetScaler user sessions after patching their appliances against the CVE-2023-4966 Citrix Bleed vulnerability. Citrix is providing additional measures to admins who are patching their NetScaler appliances against the CVE-2023-4966 ‘Citrix Bleed‘ vulnerability. The company is…
Tor Project removed several relays associated with a suspicious cryptocurrency scheme
The Tor Project removed several relays that were used as part of a cryptocurrency scheme and represented a threat to the users. The Tor Project announced the removal of multiple network relays that were involved in a cryptocurrency scheme. A…
Experts warn of a surge in NetSupport RAT attacks against education and government sectors
Experts warn of a surge in NetSupport RAT attacks against education, government, and business services sectors. The Carbon Black Managed Detection & Response team is warning of a surge in the number of new infections related to NetSupport RAT in…
The Top 5 Reasons to Use an API Management Platform
Organizations need to govern and control the API ecosystem, this governance is the role of API management. Uber uses APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to connect with third-party services such as Google Maps and Twilio, which helps to improve the user…
Canadian government impacted by data breaches of two of its contractors
The Canadian government discloses a data breach after threat actors hacked two of its contractors. The Canadian government declared that two of its contractors,Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services, have been hacked, resulting in…
Rhysida ransomware gang is auctioning data stolen from the British Library
The Rhysida ransomware group claimed responsibility for the recent cyberattack on the British Library that has caused a major IT outage. The Rhysida ransomware gang added the British Library to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The…
Russia-linked APT29 group exploited WinRAR 0day in attacks against embassies
Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT29 has been observed leveraging the CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in WinRAR in recent attacks. The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NDSC) reported that APT29 (aka SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes) has been exploiting the CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in…
US teenager pleads guilty to his role in credential stuffing attack on a betting site
US teenager Joseph Garrison pleads guilty to carrying out a credential stuffing attack on a betting website. US teenager Joseph Garrison (19) has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a credential stuffing campaign that targeted user accounts at a fantasy…
DarkCasino joins the list of APT groups exploiting WinRAR zero-day
The DarkCasino APT group leveraged a recently disclosed WinRAR zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-38831. Researchers at cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS analyzed DarkCasino attack pattern exploiting the WinRAR zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-38831. The economically motivated APT group used specially crafted archives…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 446 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. Israeli…
8Base ransomware operators use a new variant of the Phobos ransomware
8Base ransomware operators were observed using a variant of the Phobos ransomware in a recent wave of attacks. Cisco Talos researchers observed 8Base ransomware operators using a variant of the Phobos ransomware in recent attacks. Phobos variants are usually distributed by the SmokeLoader,…
Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services
An Israeli hacker has been sentenced to 80 months in prison in the US for his role in a massive spear-phishing campaign. Aviram Azari (52) was sentenced to 80 months in prison for computer intrusion, wire fraud, and aggravated identity…
Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine
Russia-linked cyberespionage group Gamaredon has been spotted propagating a worm called LitterDrifter via USB. Check Point researchers observed Russia-linked Gamaredon spreading the worm called LitterDrifter via USB in attacks against Ukraine. Gamaredon (aka Shuckworm, Actinium, Armageddon, Primitive Bear, UAC-0010, and Trident Ursa) has been active since 2014 and its activity…