The Lorenz extortion group leaked the data stolen from the Texas-based Cogdell Memorial Hospital. In early November, the Cogdell Memorial Hospital (Scurry County Hospital District) announced it was experiencing a computer network incident that prevented the hospital from accessing some…
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The State of Maine disclosed a data breach that impacted 1.3M people
The State of Maine disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 million people after an attack hit its MOVEit file transfer install. The State of Maine was the victim of the large-scale hacking campaign that targeted organizations using the MOVEit file transfer…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 445 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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Police seized BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform
The Royal Malaysian Police announced the seizure of the notorious BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform. The Royal Malaysian Police announced to have dismantled the notorious BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform. A joint international operation conducted by the Malaysian police, the FBI, and the Australian…
Serbian pleads guilty to running ‘Monopoly’ dark web drug market
The Serbian citizen Milomir Desnica (33) has pleaded guilty to running the dark web Monopoly drug marketplace. Milomir Desnica, a 33-year-old Serbian citizen, admited to being responsible for operating the illicit Monopoly drug marketplace on the dark web. The man…
McLaren Health Care revealed that a data breach impacted 2.2 million people
McLaren Health Care (McLaren) experienced a data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of approximately 2.2 million individuals. McLaren Health Care (McLaren) disclosed a data breach that occurred between late July and August. The security breach exposed the sensitive…
After ChatGPT, Anonymous Sudan took down the Cloudflare website
After ChatGPT, Anonymous Sudan took down the Cloudflare website with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility for the massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that took down the website of Cloudflare. Cloudflare confirmed that a DDoS attack…
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) suffered a ransomware attack
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted trades in the US Treasury market. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) announced it has contained a ransomware attack that disrupted the U.S. Treasury…
SysAid zero-day exploited by Clop ransomware group
Microsoft spotted the exploitation of a SysAid zero-day vulnerability in limited attacks carried out by the Lace Tempest group. Microsoft reported the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-47246, in the SysAid IT support software in limited attacks. The…
Dolly.com pays ransom, attackers release data anyway
On-demand moving and delivery platform Dolly.com allegedly paid a ransom but crooks found an excuse not to hold their end of the bargain. Cybercriminals are hardly a trustworthy bunch. Case in point: Dolly.com. The Cybernews research team believes that the…
DDoS attack leads to significant disruption in ChatGPT services
OpenAI confirmed that the outage suffered by ChatGPT and its API on Wednesday was caused by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. OpenAI confirmed earlier today that the outage suffered by ChatGPT and its API on Wednesday was caused by a distributed…
Russian Sandworm disrupts power in Ukraine with a new OT attack
Mandiant reported that Russia-linked Sandworm APT used a novel OT attack to cause power outages during mass missile strikes on Ukraine. Mandiant researchers reported that Russia-linked APT group Sandworm employed new operational technology (OT) attacks that caused power outages while…
CISA adds SLP flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
US CISA added the vulnerability CVE-2023-29552 in the Service Location Protocol (SLP) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the vulnerability CVE-2023-29552 (CVSS score: 7.5) in the Service Location Protocol (SLP) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.…
The largest Russian bank Sberbank hit by a massive DDoS attack
The largest and oldest bank in Russia Sberbank faced the record-breaking DDoS attack that reached 1 million RPS. Sberbank , the Russian banking and financial services giant, announced that it was recently hit by a record-breaking distributed denial of service…
Sumo Logic discloses security breach and recommends customers rotate credentials
Security firm Sumo Logic disclosed a security breach after discovering the compromise of its AWS account compromised last week. Sumo Logic is a cybersecurity company that specializes in cloud-based log management and analytics. The company disclosed a security breach after…
FBI: Ransomware actors abuse third parties and legitimate system tools for initial access
The FBI published a PIN alert warning of ransomware operators compromising third-party vendors and services for initial access to target environments. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to warn of ransomware initial access trends…
Five Canadian Hospitals impacted by a ransomware attack on TransForm provider
Five Canadian hospitals were victims of a ransomware attack, threat actors claim to have stolen data from them and leaked them. Five Canadian hospitals revealed they were victims of ransomware attacks after threat actors leaked alleged stolen data. The impacted…
Royal Mail jeopardizes users with open redirect flaw
Royal Mail has left an open redirect vulnerability on one of its sites, exposing its customers to phishing attacks and malware infections. The centuries-old Royal Mail is the largest courier company in the UK, boasting twice the market share of…
North Korea-linked APT BlueNoroff used new macOS malware ObjCShellz
The North Korea-linked APT BlueNoroff used a new strain of macOS malware strain dubbed ObjCShellz, Jamf Threat Labs reported. Researchers from Jamf Threat Labs discovered a new macOS malware strain dubbed ObjCShellz and attributed it to North Korea-linked APT BlueNoroff. The experts…
Marina Bay Sands Luxury Hotel in Singapore Suffers a Data Breach
The iconic integrated resort Marina Bay Sands in Singapore has disclosed a data breach that impacted 665,000 customers. The Marina Bay Sands (MBS) luxury resort in Singapore has suffered a data breach that impacted 665,000 customers. Marina Bay Sands discovered…
Veeam fixed multiple flaws in Veeam ONE, including critical issues
Veeam addressed multiple vulnerabilities in its Veeam ONE IT infrastructure monitoring and analytics platform, including two critical issues. Veeam addressed four vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-38547, CVE-2023-38548, CVE-2023-38549, CVE-2023-41723) in the Veeam ONE IT infrastructure monitoring and analytics platform. The vulnerability CVE-2023-38547 (CVSS…
Pro-Palestinian hackers group ‘Soldiers of Solomon’ disrupted the production cycle of the biggest flour production plant in Israel
Pro-Palestinian hackers group ‘Soldiers of Solomon’ claims to have hacked one of the largest Israeli flour plants causing severe damage to the operations. The Pro-Palestinian hackers group ‘Soldiers of Solomon’ announced that it had breached the infrastructure of the production…
Iranian Agonizing Serpens APT is targeting Israeli entities with destructive cyber attacks
Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group has been targeting Israeli organizations with destructive cyber attacks since January. Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group (aka Agrius, BlackShadow, Pink Sandstorm, DEV-0022) has been targeting Israeli organizations in higher education and tech sectors with destructive cyber attacks since January 2023. Palo…
Critical Confluence flaw exploited in ransomware attacks
Experts warn threat actors that started exploiting a recent critical flaw CVE-2023-22518 in Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server. Over the weekend threat actors started exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability (CVE-2023-22518) in all versions of Atlassian Confluence Data Center and…
QNAP fixed two critical vulnerabilities in QTS OS and apps
Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns of two critical command injection flaws in the QTS operating system and applications on its NAS devices. Taiwanese vendor QNAP Systems addressed two critical command injection vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-23368 and CVE-2023-23369, that impact the QTS…
Attackers use Google Calendar RAT to abuse Calendar service as C2 infrastructure
Google warns of multiple threat actors that are leveraging its Calendar service as a command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. Google warns of multiple threat actors sharing a public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit, named Google Calendar RAT, that relies on Calendar service to host command-and-control (C2)…
Socks5Systemz proxy service delivered via PrivateLoader and Amadey
Threat actors infected more than 10,000 devices worldwide with the ‘PrivateLoader’ and ‘Amadey’ loaders to recruit them into the proxy botnet ‘Socks5Systemz.’ Bitsight researchers uncovered a proxy botnet delivered, tracked as Socks5Systemz, which was delivered by PrivateLoader and Amadey loaders.…
US govt sanctioned a Russian woman for laundering virtual currency on behalf of threat actors
The Treasury Department sanctioned a Russian woman accused of laundering virtual currency on behalf of cybercriminals. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national, for her role in laundering and…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 444 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
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Lazarus targets blockchain engineers with new KandyKorn macOS Malware
North Korea-linked Lazarus group is using new KandyKorn macOS Malware in attacks against blockchain engineers. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group were spotted using new KandyKorn macOS malware in attacks against blockchain engineers, reported Elastic Security Labs. “KandyKorn is an advanced…
Kinsing threat actors probed the Looney Tunables flaws in recent attacks
Kinsing threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed Linux privilege escalation flaw Looney Tunables to target cloud environments. Researchers are cloud security firm Aqua have observed threat actors exploiting the recently disclosed Linux privilege escalation flaw Looney Tunables in attacks against…
ZDI discloses four zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange
Researchers disclosed four zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange that can be remotely exploited to execute arbitrary code or disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installs. Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) disclosed four zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange that can be…
Okta customer support system breach impacted 134 customers
Threat actors who breached the Okta customer support system also gained access to files belonging to 134 customers. Threat actors who breached the Okta customer support system in October gained access to files belonging to 134 customers, the company revealed.…
Multiple WhatsApp mods spotted containing the CanesSpy Spyware
Kaspersky researchers are warning of multiple WhatsApp mods that embed a spyware module dubbed CanesSpy. Kaspersky researchers discovered multiple WhatsApp mods that embed a spyware module dubbed CanesSpy. mods are modifications or alterations made to an application, often by third-party developers or…
Russian FSB arrested Russian hackers who supported Ukrainian cyber operations
The FSB arrested two Russian hackers who are accused of having helped Ukrainian entities carry out cyberattacks on critical infrastructure targets. The Russian intelligence agency Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested two individuals who are suspected of supporting Ukrainian entities to…
MuddyWater has been spotted targeting two Israeli entities
Iran-linked cyberespionage group MuddyWater is targeting Israeli entities in a new spear-phishing campaign. Iran-linked APT group MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, and Static Kitten) is targeting Israeli entities in a new spear-phishing campaign, Deep Instinct’s Threat Research team reported. The phishing messages were aimed at deploying a…
Clop group obtained access to the email addresses of about 632,000 US federal employees
Clop ransomware gang gained access to the email addresses of more than 632K US federal employees at the departments of Defense and Justice. Russian-speaking Clop ransomware group gained access to the email addresses of about 632,000 US federal employees at…
Okta discloses a new data breach after a third-party vendor was hacked
Okta warns approximately 5,000 employees that their personal information was compromised due to a third-party vendor data breach. Cloud identity and access management solutions provider Okta warns nearly 5,000 employees that their personal information was exposed due to a data…
Suspected exploitation of Apache ActiveMQ flaw CVE-2023-46604 to install HelloKitty ransomware
Rapid7 researchers warn of the suspected exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw (CVE-2023-46604) in the Apache ActiveMQ. Cybersecurity researchers at Rapid7 are warning of the suspected exploitation of the recently disclosed critical vulnerability CVE-2023-46604 in the Apache ActiveMQ.…
Boeing confirmed its services division suffered a cyberattack
Boeing confirmed it is facing a cyber incident that hit its global services division, the company pointed out that flight safety isn’t affected. The Boeing Company, commonly known as Boeing, is one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors.…
Resecurity: Insecurity of 3rd-parties leads to Aadhaar data leaks in India
Data leaks containing Aadhaar IDs in India was caused by the insecurity of 3rd parties while aggregating such information for KYC. According to Resecurity, a global cybersecurity provider protecting Fortune 500 companies and governments globally, one of the key issues…
Who is behind the Mozi Botnet kill switch?
Researchers speculate that the recent shutdown of the Mozi botnet was the response of its authors to the pressure from Chinese law enforcement. ESET researchers speculate that the recent shutdown of the Mozi botnet was the result of its operators’…
Threat actors actively exploit F5 BIG-IP flaws CVE-2023-46747 and CVE-2023-46748
Experts warn that threat actors started exploiting the critical flaw CVE-2023-46747 in F5 BIG-IP installs less than five days after PoC exploit disclosure. F5 this week warned customers about a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-46747 (CVSS 9.8), that impacts…
CISA adds two F5 BIG-IP flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
US CISA added two vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-46747 and CVE-2023-46748, in BIG-IP to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46747 and CVE-2023-46748 in BIG-IP to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. CISA has the two…
Pro-Hamas hacktivist group targets Israel with BiBi-Linux wiper
A pro-Hamas hacker group is targeting Israeli entities using a new Linux-based wiper malware dubbed BiBi-Linux Wiper. During a forensics investigation, Security Joes Incident Response team discovered a new Linux Wiper malware they tracked as BiBi-Linux Wiper. Pro-Hamas hacktivist group used…
British Library suffers major outage due to cyberattack
Last weekend, the British Library suffered a cyberattack that caused a major IT outage, impacting many of its services. The British Library is facing a major outage that impacts the website and many of its services following a cyber attack…
Critical Atlassian Confluence flaw can lead to significant data loss
Atlassian warned of a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-22518, in the Confluence Data Center and Server. Atlassian is warning of a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS score 9.1), that affects all versions of Confluence Data Center and Server.…
WiHD leak exposes details of all torrent users
World-in-HD (WiHD), a French private video torrent community, left an open instance exposing the emails and passwords of all of its users and administrators. WiHD, a popular torrent tracker specializing in HD movies, inadvertently exposed tens of thousands of its…
Experts released PoC exploit code for Cisco IOS XE flaw CVE-2023-20198
Researchers publicly released the exploit code for the critical Cisco IOS XE vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20198. Researchers from Researchers at Horizon3.ai publicly released the exploit code for the critical Cisco IOS XE vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20198. Cisco recently warned customers of a…
Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps on government-issued mobile devices
Canada banned the Chinese messaging app WeChat and Kaspersky antivirus on government mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. The Government of Canada announced a ban on the use of the WeChat and Kaspersky applications on government-issued mobile devices…
Florida man sentenced to prison for SIM Swapping conspiracy that led to theft of $1M in cryptocurrency
A man from Orlando was sentenced to prison for SIM Swapping conspiracy that led to the theft of approximately $1M in cryptocurrency. Jordan Dave Persad (20), from Orlando, Florida, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for SIM Swapping conspiracy,…
Wiki-Slack attack allows redirecting business professionals to malicious websites
eSentire researchers devised a new attack technique, named Wiki-Slack attack, that can be used to redirect business professionals to malicious websites. eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU) security researchers discovered a new attack technique, named Wiki-Slack attack, that can be used to redirect…
HackerOne awarded over $300 million bug hunters
HackerOne announced that it has awarded over $300 million bug hunters as part of its bug bounty programs since the launch of its platform. HackerOne announced that it has surpassed $300 million in total all-time rewards on the HackerOne platform.…
StripedFly, a complex malware that infected one million devices without being noticed
A sophisticated malware tracked as StripedFly remained undetected for five years and infected approximately one million devices. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered a sophisticated malware, dubbed StripedFly, that remained under the radar for five years masquerading as a cryptocurrency miner. In…
IT Army of Ukraine disrupted internet providers in territories occupied by Russia
IT Army of Ukraine hacktivists have temporarily disrupted internet services in some of the territories that have been occupied by Russia. Ukrainian hacktivists belonging to the IT Army of Ukraine group have temporarily disabled internet services in some of the territories…
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Bug hunters earned $1,038,250 for 58 unique 0-days at Pwn2Own Toronto 2023
The Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 hacking competition is over, bug hunters earned $1,038,500 for 58 zero-day exploits. The Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 hacking competition is over, the organizers awarded $1,038,250 for 58 unique 0-days. The Team Viettel (@vcslab) won the Master of…
Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Boeing
The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor Boeing and threatened to leak the stolen data. The Boeing Company, commonly known as Boeing, is one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors.…
France agency ANSSI warns of Russia-linked APT28 attacks on French entities
France National Agency for the Security of Information Systems warns that the Russia-linked APT28 group has breached several critical networks. The French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information) warns that…
How to Collect Market Intelligence with Residential Proxies?
How residential proxies using real IPs from diverse locations enable businesses to gather comprehensive and accurate data from the web Since the adoption of the first digital tools and connection to the internet, the competitive business environment has revolutionized and…
F5 urges to address a critical flaw in BIG-IP
F5 warns customers of a critical vulnerability impacting BIG-IP that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. F5 is warning customers about a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-46747 (CVSS 9.8), that impacts BIG-IP and could result in unauthenticated remote…
FBI warns of dual ransomware attacks
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of dual ransomware attacks aimed at the same victims. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of dual ransomware attacks, a new worrisome trend in the threat landscape that sees…
Progress Software fixed two critical severity flaws in WS_FTP Server
Progress Software has addressed a critical severity vulnerability in its WS_FTP Server software used by thousands of IT teams worldwide. Progress Software warned customers to address a critical severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-40044 (CVSS score 10), in its WS_FTP Server…
Child abuse site taken down, organized child exploitation crime suspected – exclusive
A child abuse site has been taken down following a request to German law enforcement by Cybernews research team. A hacker collective, who wanted to remain anonymous, has been relentlessly hunting online crooks who benefit from videos of children being…
A still unpatched zero-day RCE impacts more than 3.5M Exim servers
Experts warn of a critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-42115, in all versions of Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) software. A critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-42115 (CVSS score 9.8), affects all versions of Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) software. A…
Chinese threat actors stole around 60,000 emails from US State Department in Microsoft breach
China-linked threat actors stole around 60,000 emails from U.S. State Department after breaching Microsoft’s Exchange email platform in May. China-linked hackers who breached Microsoft’s email platform in May have stolen tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts, a…
Misconfigured WBSC server leaks thousands of passports
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) left open a data repository exposing nearly 50,000 files, some of which were highly sensitive, the Cybernews research team has discovered. On June 5th, our researchers discovered a misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) bucket…
CISA adds JBoss RichFaces Framework flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
US CISA added the flaw CVE-2018-14667 in Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the critical flaw CVE-2018-14667 (CVSS score 9.8) affecting Red Hat JBoss RichFaces Framework to its Known…
Cisco urges to patch actively exploited IOS zero-day CVE-2023-20109
Cisco released security updates for an actively exploited zero-day flaw (CVE-2023-20109) that resides in the GET VPN feature of IOS and IOS XE software. Cisco warned customers to install security updates to address an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, tracked as…
Dark Angels Team ransomware group hit Johnson Controls
Johnson Controls International suffered a ransomware attack that impacted the operations of the company and its subsidiaries. Johnson Controls International plc is a multinational conglomerate with a diversified portfolio of products and services primarily focused on building technologies and solutions.…
GOOGLE FIXED THE FIFTH CHROME ZERO-DAY OF 2023
Google released security updates to address a new actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-5217, in the Chrome browser. Google on Wednesday released security updates to address a new actively exploited zero-day flaw in the Chrome browser which is tracked…
Russian zero-day broker is willing to pay $20M for zero-day exploits for iPhones and Android devices
A Russian zero-day broker is willing to pay $20 million for zero-day exploits for iPhones and Android mobile devices. The Russian zero-day broker firm Operation Zero is increasing payouts for top-tier mobile exploits. The company is willing to pay up…
China-linked APT BlackTech was spotted hiding in Cisco router firmware
US and Japanese authorities warn that a China-linked APT BlackTech planted backdoor in Cisco router firmware to hack the businesses in both countries. US and Japanese intelligence, law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies warn of a China-linked APT, tracked as BlackTech…
Watch out! CVE-2023-5129 in libwebp library affects millions applications
Google assigned a maximum score to a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-5129, in the libwebp image library for rendering images in the WebP format. Google assigned a new CVE identifier for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-5129 (CVSS score 10,0), in…
DarkBeam leaks billions of email and password combinations
DarkBeam left an Elasticsearch and Kibana interface unprotected, exposing records from previously reported and non-reported data breaches. The leaked logins present cybercriminals with almost limitless attack capabilities. DarkBeam, a digital risk protection firm, left an Elasticsearch and Kibana interface unprotected,…
‘Ransomed.vc’ in the Spotlight – What is Known About the Ransomware Group Targeting Sony and NTT Docomo
Following the recently announced data leak from Sony, Ransomed.vc group claimed the hack of the Japanese giant NTT Docomo. Following the recently announced data leak from Sony, the notorious ransomware syndicate Ransomed.vc announced a new victim today in face of…
Top 5 Problems Solved by Data Lineage
Data lineage is the visualization and tracking of data as it moves through various stages of its lifecycle. In an age where data drives decisions and fuels innovation, understanding the journey of data from its inception to its final destination…
Threat actors claim the hack of Sony, and the company investigates
Sony launched an investigation into an alleged data breach after the RansomedVC group claimed the hack of the company. Sony announced it is investigating allegations of a data breach after the RansomedVC extortion group claimed to have hacked the company…
Canadian Flair Airlines left user data leaking for months
Researchers discovered that Canadian Flair Airlines left credentials to sensitive databases and email addresses open for at least seven months Canadian Flair Airlines left credentials to sensitive databases and email addresses open for at least seven months, the Cybernews research…
The Rhysida ransomware group hit the Kuwait Ministry of Finance
This week the Rhysida ransomware group claimed the hack of the Kuwait Ministry of Finance and added it to its Tor leak site. Last week a ransomware attack hit the Government of Kuwait, the attack took place on September 18…
BORN Ontario data breach impacted 3.4 million newborns and pregnancy care patients
The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN), the Ontario birth registry disclosed a data breach affecting some 3.4 million people. The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) is a program and database used in the healthcare sector, particularly in maternal…
Xenomorph malware is back after months of hiatus and expands the list of targets
A new campaign is spreading Xenomorph malware to Android users in the United States, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Canada, and Belgium. Researchers from ThreatFabric uncovered a new campaign spreading Xenomorph malware to Android users in the United States and all over the world.…
Smishing Triad Stretches Its Tentacles into the United Arab Emirates
Resecurity research found that the ‘Smishing Triad’ cybercrime group has expanded its phishing campaign into the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Resecurity research recently found that ‘Smishing Triad,’ a group specializing in phishing scams conducted via SMS (smishing attacks), has expanded…
Crooks stole $200 million worth of assets from Mixin Network
Crooks stole $200 million from Mixin Network, a free, lightning fast and decentralized network for transferring digital assets. Mixin Network, the Hong Kong-based crypto firm behind a free, lightning fast and decentralized network for transferring digital assets announced it has…
A phishing campaign targets Ukrainian military entities with drone manual lures
A phishing campaign targets Ukrainian military entities using drone manuals as lures to deliver the post-exploitation toolkit Merlin. Securonix researchers recently uncovered a phishing campaign using a Pilot-in-Command (PIC) Drone manual document as a lure to deliver a toolkit dubbed…
Alert! Patch your TeamCity instance to avoid server hack
Experts warn of a critical vulnerability in the TeamCity CI/CD server that can be exploited to take over a vulnerable server. JetBrains TeamCity is a popular and highly extensible Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) server developed by JetBrains,…
Is Gelsemium APT behind a targeted attack in Southeast Asian Government?
A stealthy APT group tracked as Gelsemium was observed targeting a Southeast Asian government between 2022 and 2023. Palo Alto Unit42 researchers an APT group tracked as Gelsemium targeting a Southeast Asian government. The experts tracked the cluster as CL-STA-0046,…
Nigerian National pleads guilty to participating in a millionaire BEC scheme
A Nigerian national pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering through business email compromise (BEC). The Nigerian national Kosi Goodness Simon-Ebo (29), who is residing in South Africa, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to…
New variant of BBTok Trojan targets users of +40 banks in LATAM
A new variant of a banking trojan, called BBTok, targets users of over 40 banks in Latin America, particularly Brazil and Mexico. Check Point researchers warn of a new variant of a banking trojan, called BBTok, that is targeting users of over…
Deadglyph, a very sophisticated and unknown backdoor targets the Middle East
Researchers discovered a previously undocumented sophisticated backdoor, named Deadglyph, used by the Stealth Falcon group for espionage in the Middle East ESET researchers discovered a very sophisticated and unknown backdoor, named Deadglyph, employed by the Stealth Falcon group for espionage…
Alphv group claims the hack of Clarion, a global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars
The Alphv ransomware group claims to have hacked Clarion, the global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars and other vehicles. The Alphv ransomware group added Clarion, the global manufacturer of audio and video equipment for cars and other vehicles, to…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 438 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition
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National Student Clearinghouse data breach impacted approximately 900 US schools
U.S. educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse disclosed a data breach that impacted approximately 900 US schools. The National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that provides educational verification and reporting services to educational…
Government of Bermuda blames Russian threat actors for the cyber attack
The Government of Bermuda believes that the recent cyberattack against its IT infrastructure was launched by Russian threat actors. This week a cyber attack hit the Government of Bermuda causing the interruption of internet/email and phone services. The attack impacted…
City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack
The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas, Texas. To prevent the…
Recently patched Apple and Chrome zero-days exploited to infect devices in Egypt with Predator spyware
Citizen Lab and Google’s TAG revealed that the three recently patched Apple zero-days were used to install Cytrox Predator spyware. Researchers from the Citizen Lab and Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the three Apple zero-days addressed this week…
CISA adds Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
US CISA added the flaw CVE-2023-41179 in Trend Micro Apex and other security products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the high-severity flaw CVE-2023-41179 (CVSS score 7.2) affecting Trend Micro Apex One and Worry-Free Business Security…
Information of Air Canada employees exposed in recent cyberattack
Air Canada, the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada, announced that the personal information of some employees was exposed as a result of a recent cyberattack. Air Canada, the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada, announced that threat…
Sandman APT targets telcos with LuaDream backdoor
A previously undocumented APT dubbed Sandman targets telecommunication service providers in the Middle East, Western Europe, and South Asia. A joint research conducted by SentinelLabs and QGroup GmbH revealed that a previously undetected APT group, dubbed Sandman, is targeting telecommunication…
Experts warn of a 600X increase in P2Pinfect traffic
The experts warn of a surge in P2PInfect botnet activity since late August 2023, they are witnessing a 600x jump between September 12 and 19, 2023. In July 2023, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers discovered a new peer-to-peer (P2P) worm called P2PInfect that targets Redis…