A flaw in Dormakaba Saflok electronic locks, dubbed Unsaflok, can allow threat actors to open millions of doors worldwide. Researchers Lennert Wouters, Ian Carroll, rqu, BusesCanFly, Sam Curry, sshell, and Will Caruana discovered a series of vulnerabilities, collectively named Unsaflok, in Dormakaba Saflok electronic RFID locks.…
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Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024: participants earned $1,132,500 for 29 unique 0-days
Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition has ended, and participants earned $1,132,500 for demonstrating 29 unique zero-days. Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) announced that participants earned $1,132,500 on the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition for demonstrating 29 unique zero-days. On…
Critical Fortinet’s FortiClient EMS flaw actively exploited in the wild
Researchers released a PoC exploit for a critical flaw in Fortinet’s FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) software, which is actively exploited. Security researchers at Horizon3 have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-48788 (CVSS score…
Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 Day 1 – team Synacktiv hacked a Tesla
Participants earned $732,500 on the first day of the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition, a team demonstrated a Tesla hack. Participants earned $732,000 on the first day of the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking competition for demonstrating 19 unique zero-days, announced…
Ivanti urges customers to fix critical RCE flaw in Standalone Sentry solution
Ivanti urges customers to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting the Standalone Sentry solution. Ivanti addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-41724 (CVSS score of 9.6), impacting Standalone Sentry solution. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit…
New Loop DoS attack may target 300,000 vulnerable hosts
Boffins devised a new application-layer loop DoS attack based on the UDP protocol that impacts major vendors, including Broadcom, Microsoft and MikroTik. Researchers from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security (Germany) devised a new denial-of-service (DoS) attack, called loop…
Critical flaw in Atlassian Bamboo Data Center and Server must be fixed immediately
Atlassian fixed tens of vulnerabilities in Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, and Jira products, including a critical flaw that can be very dangerous. Atlassian addressed multiple vulnerabilities in its Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, and Jira products. The most severe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-1597…
Threat actors actively exploit JetBrains TeamCity flaws to deliver malware
Multiple threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed JetBrains TeamCity flaw CVE-2024-27198 in attacks in the wild. Trend Micro researchers are exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerabilities CVE-2024-27198 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-27199 (CVSS score 7.3) security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity to…
BunnyLoader 3.0 surfaces in the threat landscape
Researchers found a new variant of the BunnyLoader malware with a modular structure and new evasion capabilities. In October 2023, Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) called BunnyLoader, which was advertised for sale in multiple cybercrime forums since September 4, 2023.…
Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords
The Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords in response to hacking attempts against some of its users. The Pokemon Company announced it had reset the passwords for some accounts after it had detected hacking attempts, Techcrunch first reported. The company…
Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts
Ukraine cyber police, along with the national police, arrested three hackers attempting to sell 100 million compromised emails and Instagram accounts. The Ukraine cyber police and the national police have arrested three individuals who are suspected to have hacked over…
New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon?
A new variant of the Russia-linked wiper AcidRain, tracked as AcidPour, was spotted targeting Linux x86 devices. A new variant of a data wiper AcidRain, tracked as AcidPour, is specifically designed for targeting Linux x86 devices has been detected in…
Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series. Tournament suspended
On Sunday, two competitive esports players were hacked while participating at the Apex Legends Global Series tournament. Electronic Arts postponed the North American (NA) finals of the Apex Legends Global Series tournament after two competitive esports players were hacked during a match.…
Earth Krahang APT breached tens of government organizations worldwide
Trend Micro uncovered a sophisticated campaign conducted by Earth Krahang APT group that breached 70 organizations worldwide. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a sophisticated campaign conducted by a threat actor tracked as Earth Krahang while investigating the activity of China-linked APT…
PoC exploit for critical RCE flaw in Fortra FileCatalyst transfer tool released
Fortra addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting its FileCatalyst file transfer product. Fortra has released updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-25153 (CVSS score 9.8) impacting its FileCatalyst file transfer solution. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit their vulnerability to…
Fujitsu suffered a malware attack and probably a data breach
Technology giant Fujitsu announced it had suffered a cyberattack that may have resulted in the theft of customer information. Japanese technology giant Fujitsu on Friday announced it had suffered a malware attack, threat actors may have stolen personal and customer…
Remove WordPress miniOrange plugins, a critical flaw can allow site takeover
A critical vulnerability in WordPress miniOrange’s Malware Scanner and Web Application Firewall plugins can allow site takeover. On March 1st, 2024, WordPress security firm Wordfence received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in miniOrange’s Malware Scanner as part of the…
The Aviation and Aerospace Sectors Face Skyrocketing Cyber Threats
Resecurity reported about the increasing wave of cyber incidents targeting the aerospace and aviation sectors. The experts emphasized the importance of rigorous cybersecurity risk assessments for airports and proactive threat intelligence in the context of the activity of major ransomware…
Email accounts of the International Monetary Fund compromised
Threat actors compromised at least 11 International Monetary Fund (IMF) email accounts earlier this year, the organization revealed. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosed a security breach, threat actors compromsed 11 email accounts earlier this year. The agency discovered the…
Threat actors leaked 70,000,000+ records allegedly stolen from AT&T
Researchers at vx-underground first noticed that more than 70,000,000 records from AT&T were leaked on the Breached hacking forum. More than 70,000,000 records from an unspecified division of AT&T were leaked onto Breached, vx-underground researchers reported. The researchers confirmed that…
“gitgub” malware campaign targets Github users with RisePro info-stealer
Cybersecurity researchers discovered multiple GitHub repositories hosting cracked software that are used to drop the RisePro info-stealer. G-Data researchers found at least 13 such Github repositories hosting cracked software designed to deliver the RisePro info-stealer. The experts noticed that this…
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France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people
Unemployment agency France Travail (Pôle Emploi) recently suffered a data breach that could impact 43 million people. On August 2023, the French government employment agency Pôle emploi suffered a data breach and notified 10 million individuals impacted by the security…
Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack
School districts continue to be under attack, schools in Scranton, Pennsylvania, are suffering a ransomware attack. This week, schools in Scranton, Pennsylvania, experienced a ransomware attack, resulting in IT outages. The Scranton School District is working with third-party forensic specialists…
Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group allegedly using again the mixer platform Tornado Cash to launder $23 million. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group allegedly has reportedly resumed using the mixer platform Tornado Cash to launder $23 million. Blockchain cybersecurity firm Elliptic…
Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case
US DoJ sentenced a Moldovan national (31) to 42 months in federal prison for operating the E-Root cybercrime marketplace. U.S. District Court sentenced the Moldovan national (31) Sandu Boris Diaconu to 42 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit…
UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland
Russian hackers have knocked down the GPS and communications of Defence Secretary Grant Shapps RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet with electronic warfare attack. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet flew from Poland, where he visited British troops…
Cisco fixed high-severity elevation of privilege and DoS bugs
Cisco this week addressed high-severity elevation of privilege and denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerabilities in IOS RX software. Cisco addressed multiple vulnerabilities in IOS RX software, including three high-severity issues that can be exploited to elevate privileges and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS)…
Recent DarkGate campaign exploited Microsoft Windows zero-day
Researchers recently uncovered a DarkGate campaign in mid-January 2024, which exploited Microsoft zero-day vulnerability. Researchers at the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) recently uncovered a DarkGate campaign in mid-January 2024, which exploited the Windows zero-day flaw CVE-2024-21412 using fake software installers.…
Nissan Oceania data breach impacted roughly 100,000 people
The ransomware attack that hit the systems of Nissan Oceania in December 2023 impacted roughly 100,000 individuals. Nissan Oceania, the regional division of the multinational carmaker, announced in December 2023 that it had suffered a cyber attack and launched an…
Researchers found multiple flaws in ChatGPT plugins
Researchers analyzed ChatGPT plugins and discovered several types of vulnerabilities that could lead to data exposure and account takeover. Researchers from Salt Security discovered three types of vulnerabilities in ChatGPT plugins that can be could have led to data exposure…
Fortinet fixes critical bugs in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiClientEMS
Fortinet released security updates to address critical code execution vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiClientEMS. Fortinet this week has released security updates to fix critical code execution vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiClientEMS. The first vulnerability is an out-of-bounds write…
Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after a third-party vendor hack
Acer Philippines disclosed a data breach after employee data was leaked by a threat actor on a hacking forum. Acer Philippines confirmed that employee data was compromised in an attack targeting a third-party service provider. Acer Inc. is a Taiwanese multinational company…
Stanford University announced that 27,000 individuals were impacted in the 2023 ransomware attack
Threat actors behind the ransomware attacks that hit Stanford University in 2023 gained access to 27,000 people. Stanford University confirmed that threat actors behind the September 2023 ransomware attack had access to 27,000 people. The prestigious US university was the…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2024 fixed 59 flaws
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2024 addressed 59 security vulnerabilities in its products, including RCE flaws. Microsoft released Patch Tuesday security updates for March 2023 that address 59 security vulnerabilities in its products. The IT giant addressed vulnerabilities…
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleges US is plotting to interfere in presidential election
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claims that the US intelligence plans to interfere with its presidential election. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleges that the US is plotting to interfere in its upcoming presidential election scheduled this month. According to…
Insurance scams via QR codes: how to recognise and defend yourself
Threat actors can abuse QR codes to carry out sophisticated scams, as reported by the Italian Postal Police in its recent alert. As is well known, QR codes are two-dimensional barcodes that can be read with a smartphone or other…
First-ever South Korean national detained for espionage in Russia
Russian authorities have detained a South Korean national on cyber espionage charges, it is the first time for a Korean citizen. Russian authorities have arrested a South Korean citizen on charges of cyber espionage, marking the first instance involving a…
Massive cyberattacks hit French government agencies
A series of “intense” cyberattacks hit multiple French government agencies, revealed the prime minister’s office. “Several “intense” cyberattacks targeted multiple French government agencies since Sunday night, as disclosed by the prime minister’s office.” The French minister’s office did not provide…
BianLian group exploits JetBrains TeamCity bugs in ransomware attacks
BianLian ransomware group was spotted exploiting vulnerabilities in JetBrains TeamCity software in recent attacks. Researchers from GuidePoint Security noticed, while investigating a recent attack linked to the BianLian ransomware group, that the threat actors gained initial access to the target…
Experts released PoC exploit for critical Progress Software OpenEdge bug
Researchers released technical specifics and a PoC exploit for a recently disclosed flaw in Progress Software OpenEdge Authentication Gateway and AdminServer. Researchers from Horizon3.ai have published technical details and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for the critical security flaw CVE-2024-1403 in…
Magnet Goblin group used a new Linux variant of NerbianRAT malware
The financially motivated hacking group Magnet Goblin uses various 1-day flaws to deploy custom malware on Windows and Linux systems. A financially motivated threat actor named Magnet Goblin made the headlines for rapidly adopting and exploiting 1-day vulnerabilities, CheckPoint warned.…
Hackers exploited WordPress Popup Builder plugin flaw to compromise 3,300 sites
Threat actors are hacking WordPress sites by exploiting a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-6000, in old versions of the Popup Builder plugin. In January, Sucuri researchers reported that Balada Injector malware infected over 7100 WordPress sites using a vulnerable version of…
Lithuania security services warn of China’s espionage against the country
A report published by Lithuanian security services warned that China has escalated its espionage operations against Lithuania. A report released by Lithuanian security services has cautioned that China has intensified espionage activities targeting Lithuania. Previously, the government of Beijing was…
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Threat actors breached two crucial systems of the US CISA
Threat actors hacked the systems of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) by exploiting Ivanti flaws. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) agency was hacked in February, the Recorded Future News first reported. In response to the…
CISA adds JetBrains TeamCity bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a JetBrains TeamCity vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2024-27198 (CVSS Score 9.8) JetBrains TeamCity authentication bypass vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities…
Critical Fortinet FortiOS bug CVE-2024-21762 potentially impacts 150,000 internet-facing devices
Researchers warn that the critical vulnerability CVE-2024-21762 in Fortinet FortiOS could potentially impact 150,000 exposed devices. In February, Fortinet warned that the critical remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2024-21762 (CVSS score 9.6) in FortiOS SSL VPN was actively exploited in attacks in the wild.…
QNAP fixed three flaws in its NAS devices, including an authentication bypass
QNAP addressed three vulnerabilities in its NAS products that can be exploited to access devices. QNAP addressed three vulnerabilities in Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices that can be exploited to access the devices. The three flaws fixed are: The vulnerability…
Russia-linked Midnight Blizzard breached Microsoft systems again
Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked APT group Midnight Blizzard recently breached its internal systems and source code repositories. Microsoft published an update on the attack that hit the company on January 12, 2024, the IT giant revealed that the Russia-linked Midnight…
Cisco addressed severe flaws in its Secure Client
Cisco addressed two high-severity vulnerabilities in Secure Client that could lead to code execution and unauthorized remote access VPN sessions. Cisco released security patches to address two high-severity vulnerabilities in Secure Client respectively tracked as CVE-2024-20337 and CVE-2024-20338. Cisco Secure…
Play ransomware attack on Xplain exposed 65,000 files containing data relevant to the Swiss Federal Administration.
The ransomware attack on Xplain impacted tens of thousands Federal government files, said the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a data analysis report on the data breach resulting from the ransomware…
2023 FBI Internet Crime Report reported cybercrime losses reached $12.5 billion in 2023
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2023 report states that reported cybercrime losses reached $12.5 billion in 2023. The 2023 Internet Crime Report published the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reveals that reported cybercrime losses reached $12.5 billion…
Snake, a new Info Stealer spreads through Facebook messages
Threat actors are using Facebook messages to spread a Python-based information stealer dubbed Snake, researchers warn. Cybereason researchers warn that threat actors are utilizing Facebook messages to spread the Snake malware, a Python-based information stealer. The researchers noticed that the…
National intelligence agency of Moldova warns of Russia attacks ahead of the presidential election
The national intelligence agency of Moldova warns of hybrid attacks from Russia ahead of the upcoming elections. The Moldovan national intelligence agency warns of hybrid attacks from Russia ahead of the upcoming elections. 2024 is a crucial year for Moldova;…
Linux Malware targets misconfigured misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis servers
A new Linux malware campaign campaign is targeting misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis instances. Researchers from Cado Security observed a new Linux malware campaign targeting misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis instances. The threat actors behind this…
CISA adds Apple iOS and iPadOS memory corruption bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple iOS and iPadOS memory corruption vulnerabilities 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: This week, Apple…
CISA ADDS ANDROID PIXEL AND SUNHILLO SURELINE BUGS TO ITS KNOWN EXPLOITED VULNERABILITIES CATALOG
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Android Pixel and Sunhillo SureLine vulnerabilities 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: The Android Pixel vulnerability,…
Watch out, GhostSec and Stourmous groups jointly conducting ransomware attacks
Researchers warn that the cybercrime groups GhostSec and Stormous have joined forces in a new ransomware campaign. The GhostSec and Stormous ransomware gang are jointly conducting a ransomware campaign targeting various organizations in multiple countries, Cisco Talos reported. GhostSec is…
LockBit 3.0’s Bungled Comeback Highlights the Undying Risk of Torrent-Based (P2P) Data Leakage
The wide torrent-based accessibility of these leaked victim files ensures the longevity of LockBit 3.0’s harmful impact. While embattled ransomware gang LockBit 3.0 fights for its survival following Operation Cronos, a coordinated takedown of the syndicate’s web infrastructure by global…
Apple emergency security updates fix two new iOS zero-days
Apple released emergency security updates to address two new iOS zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild against iPhone users. Apple released emergency security updates to address two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2024-23225 and CVE-2024-23296, that were exploited…
VMware urgent updates addressed Critical ESXi Sandbox Escape bugs
VMware released urgent patches to address critical ESXi sandbox escape vulnerabilities in the ESXi, Workstation, Fusion and Cloud Foundation products Virtualization giant VMware released urgent updates to fix critical ESXi sandbox escape vulnerabilities in the ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud…
US Gov sanctioned Intellexa Consortium individuals and entities behind Predator spyware attacks
The U.S. government sanctioned two individuals and five entities linked to the development and distribution of the Predator spyware used to target Americans. Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced actions on two individuals…
CISA ADDS MICROSOFT WINDOWS KERNEL BUG USED BY LAZARUS APT TO ITS KNOWN EXPLOITED VULNERABILITIES CATALOG
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Microsoft Windows Kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2024-21338 (CVSS Score 7.8) Microsoft Windows Kernel Exposed IOCTL with Insufficient Access Control vulnerability to…
Experts disclosed two severe flaws in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises software
Two new security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises software can allow attackers to take over affected systems. Rapid7 researchers disclosed two new critical security vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-27198 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-27199 (CVSS score:7.3), in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises. An attacker can exploit…
Ukraine’s GUR hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense
The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims that it hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced it had breached the Russian Ministry of Defense servers as…
Some American Express customers’ data exposed in a third-party data breach
American Express warns customers that their credit cards were exposed due to a data breach experienced by a third-party merchant processor. American Express (Amex) notifies customers that their credit card information has been compromised in a data breach involving a…
META hit with privacy complaints by EU consumer groups
This is my interview with TRT International on the Meta dispute with EU consumer groups, which are calling on the bloc to sanction the company EU consumer groups are calling on the bloc to sanction the company Meta – which…
New GTPDOOR backdoor is designed to target telecom carrier networks
Researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor named GTPDOOR, designed to target telecom carrier networks. Security researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor dubbed GTPDOOR, which is specifically crafted to carry out stealth cyber operations within mobile carrier…
Threat actors hacked Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom
Threat actors stole sensitive and confidential data from the telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom Company, revealed the Ministry of National Defense. Chunghwa Telecom Company, Ltd. (literally Chinese Telecom Company) is the largest integrated telecom service provider in Taiwan, and the incumbent…
New Linux variant of BIFROSE RAT uses deceptive domain strategies
A new Linux variant of the remote access trojan (RAT) BIFROSE (aka Bifrost) uses a deceptive domain mimicking VMware. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers discovered a new Linux variant of Bifrost (aka Bifrose) RAT that uses a deceptive domain…
Eken camera doorbells allow ill-intentioned individuals to spy on you
Camera doorbells manufactured by the Chinese company Eken Group Ltd under the brands EKEN and Tuck are affected by major vulnerabilities. Researchers from Consumer Reports (CR) discovered severe vulnerabilities in doorbell cameras manufactured by the Chinese company Eken Group Ltd.…
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U.S. Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp
A U.S. Court ordered surveillance firm NSO Group to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to Meta. Meta won the litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group, a U.S. Judge ordered the surveillance firm to…
U.S. authorities charged an Iranian national for long-running hacking campaign
The U.S. DoJ charged Iranian national Alireza Shafie Nasab for his role in attacks targeting U.S. government and defense entities. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Iranian national Alireza Shafie Nasab (39) for multi-year hacking campaign targeting U.S. defense…
US cyber and law enforcement agencies warn of Phobos ransomware attacks
US CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC issued a joint CSA to warn of attacks involving Phobos ransomware variants observed as recently as February 2024 US CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC issued a joint cyber security advisory (CSA) to warn of…
Police seized Crimemarket, the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace
German police seized the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace Crimemarket and arrested one of its operators. The Düsseldorf Police announced that a large-scale international law enforcement operation led to the seizure of the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace. “Under the direction of the…
Five Eyes alliance warns of attacks exploiting known Ivanti Gateway flaws
The Five Eyes alliance warns of threat actors exploiting known security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure gateways. The Five Eyes intelligence alliance issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of threat actors exploiting known vulnerabilities in Ivanti…
Crooks stole €15 Million from European retail company Pepco
Crooks stole €15.5 million from the European variety retail and discount company Pepco through a phishing attack. The Hungarian business of the European discount retailer Pepco Group has been the victim of a phishing attack, crooks stole about 15 million euros…
CISA adds Microsoft Streaming Service bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Microsoft Streaming Service vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2023-29360 (CVSS Score 8.4) Microsoft Streaming Service Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability to its…
Researchers found a zero-click Facebook account takeover
A critical vulnerability in Facebook could have allowed threat actors to hijack any Facebook account, researcher warns. Meta addressed a critical Facebook vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to take control of any account. The Nepalese researcher Samip Aryal described…
New SPIKEDWINE APT group is targeting officials in Europe
A new threat actor, tracked as dubbed SPIKEDWINE, has been observed targeting officials in Europe with a previously undetected backdoor WINELOADER. Zscaler researchers warn that a previously unknown threat actor dubbed SPIKEDWINE has been observed targeting European officials. The cyberspies used a bait PDF document…
Is the LockBit gang resuming its operation?
Experts warn that the LockBit ransomware group has started using updated encryptors in new attacks, after the recent law enforcement operation. The LockBit ransomware group appears to have fully recovered its operations following the recent law enforcement initiative, code-named Operation…
Lazarus APT exploited zero-day in Windows driver to gain kernel privileges
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT exploited a zero-day flaw in the Windows AppLocker driver (appid.sys) to gain kernel-level access to target systems. Avast researchers observed North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group using an admin-to-kernel exploit for a zero-day vulnerability in the appid.sys…
Pharmaceutical giant Cencora discloses a data breach
Pharmaceutical giant Cencora suffered a cyber attack and threat actors stole data from its infrastructure. Pharmaceutical giant Cencora disclosed a data breach after it was the victim of a cyberattack. Cencora, Inc., formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, is an American drug wholesale company and…
Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape
Analyzing the Email Security Landscape and exploring Emerging Threats and Trends. In the ever-shifting digital arena, staying ahead of evolving threat trends is paramount for organizations aiming to safeguard their assets. Amidst this dynamic landscape, email stands as a primary…
FBI, CISA, HHS warn of targeted ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks against the healthcare sector
The FBI, CISA, and the Department of HHS warned U.S. healthcare organizations of targeted ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks. A cybersecurity alert published by the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned U.S. healthcare organizations of targeted…
Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations
Russian cyberspies are compromising Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to evade detection, warns a joint advisory published by authorities. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn…
Black Basta and Bl00dy ransomware gangs exploit recent ConnectWise ScreenConnect bugs
New threat actors have started exploiting ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerabilities, including the Black Basta and Bl00dy ransomware gangs. Multiple threat actors have started exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-1709 (CVSS score of 10) and CVE-2024-1708 (CVSS score of 8.4),…
XSS flaw in LiteSpeed Cache plugin exposes millions of WordPress sites at risk
Researchers warn of an XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40000, in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress Patchstack researchers warn of an unauthenticated site-wide stored XSS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40000, that impacts the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress. The plugin LiteSpeed Cache (free…
IDAT Loader used to infect a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT
A new malware campaign is targeting a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT distributed via a loader called IDAT Loader. Morphisec Threat Labs researchers observed a new malware campaign targeting a Ukraine entity in Finland with Remcos RAT distributed…
US pharmacy outage caused by Blackcat ransomware attack on Optum Solutions
A BlackCat ransomware attack hit UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum causing an outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform. A ransomware attack hit the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum leading to an outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform. Optum Solutions is a…
Zyxel fixed four bugs in firewalls and access points
Taiwanese vendor Zyxel warns of security vulnerabilities in its firewalls and access points, including a remote code execution flaw. Taiwanese networking vendor Zyxel addressed four vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2023-6397, CVE-2023-6398, CVE-2023-6399, and CVE-2023-6764, in its firewalls and access points. The flaws can…
Russia-linked APT29 switched to targeting cloud services
Russia-linked APT29 threat actors have switched to targeting cloud services, according to a joint alert issued by the Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies. A joint advisory issued by cybersecurity agencies of Five Eyes (US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand) warns…
A cyber attack hit Thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions business unit
ThyssenKrupp disclosed a security breach that impacted its automotive division last week, in response to the attack the company shut down IT systems. Steel giant ThyssenKrupp disclosed a security breach that impacted its Automotive division last week. The company shut down IT…
Hacking firm I-Soon data leak revealed Chinese gov hacking capabilities
Recently the leak of a collection of files apparently stolen from the Chinese government hacking contractor, I-Soon, exposed Chinese hacking capabilities. Recently someone has leaked on GitHub [1,2] a collection of files apparently stolen from the Chinese hacking firm, I-Soon.…
IntelBroker claimed the hack of the Los Angeles International Airport
The popular hacker IntelBroker announced that it had hacked the Los Angeles International Airport by exploiting a flaw in one of its CRM systems. The website Hackread first reported that the popular hacker IntelBroker had breached one of the CRM…
LockBit is back and threatens to target more government organizations
The LockBit gang is back and set up a new infrastructure after the recent attempt by law enforcement to disrupt their operation. Last week, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted…
A cyber attack hit the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
A cyber attack hit the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the federal and national law enforcement agency of Canada. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the federal and national law enforcement agency of Canada, confirmed that it was the target…
Crooks stole $10 million from Axie Infinity co-founder
Crooks stole nearly $10 million from the wallet of one of the co-founders of the video game Axie Infinity and the related Ronin Network. Cybercriminals stole about $10 million from the wallet of Jeff “Jihoz” Zirlin, who is one of…