The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to the use of a new malicious Google Chrome extension that’s designed to steal sensitive information as part of an ongoing intelligence collection effort. Zscaler ThreatLabz, which observed the…
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GitLab Releases Patch for Critical CI/CD Pipeline Vulnerability and 13 Others
GitLab has released security updates to address 14 security flaws, including one critical vulnerability that could be exploited to run continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines as any user. The weaknesses, which affect GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise…
Combatting the Evolving SaaS Kill Chain: How to Stay Ahead of Threat Actors
The modern kill chain is eluding enterprises because they aren’t protecting the infrastructure of modern business: SaaS. SaaS continues to dominate software adoption, and it accounts for the greatest share of public cloud spending. But enterprises and SMBs alike haven’t…
8220 Gang Exploits Oracle WebLogic Server Flaws for Cryptocurrency Mining
Security researchers have shed more light on the cryptocurrency mining operation conducted by the 8220 Gang by exploiting known security flaws in the Oracle WebLogic Server. “The threat actor employs fileless execution techniques, using DLL reflective and process injection, allowing…
New SnailLoad Attack Exploits Network Latency to Spy on Users’ Web Activities
A group of security researchers from the Graz University of Technology have demonstrated a new side-channel attack known as SnailLoad that could be used to remotely infer a user’s web activity. “SnailLoad exploits a bottleneck present on all Internet connections,”…
Researchers Warn of Flaws in Widely Used Industrial Gas Analysis Equipment
Multiple security flaws have been disclosed in Emerson Rosemount gas chromatographs that could be exploited by malicious actors to obtain sensitive information, induce a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, and even execute arbitrary commands. The flaws impact GC370XA, GC700XA, and GC1500XA and…
TeamViewer Detects Security Breach in Corporate IT Environment
TeamViewer on Thursday disclosed it detected an “irregularity” in its internal corporate IT environment on June 26, 2024. “We immediately activated our response team and procedures, started investigations together with a team of globally renowned cyber security experts and implemented…
Rust-Based P2PInfect Botnet Evolves with Miner and Ransomware Payloads
The peer-to-peer malware botnet known as P2PInfect has been found targeting misconfigured Redis servers with ransomware and cryptocurrency miners. The development marks the threat’s transition from what appeared to be a dormant botnet with unclear motives to a financially motivated…
The Secrets of Hidden AI Training on Your Data
While some SaaS threats are clear and visible, others are hidden in plain sight, both posing significant risks to your organization. Wing’s research indicates that an astounding 99.7% of organizations utilize applications embedded with AI functionalities. These AI-driven tools are…
How to Use Python to Build Secure Blockchain Applications
Did you know it’s now possible to build blockchain applications, known also as decentralized applications (or “dApps” for short) in native Python? Blockchain development has traditionally required learning specialized languages, creating a barrier for many developers… until now. AlgoKit, an…
Prompt Injection Flaw in Vanna AI Exposes Databases to RCE Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a high-severity security flaw in the Vanna.AI library that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution vulnerability via prompt injection techniques. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5565 (CVSS score: 8.1), relates to a case of prompt…
Russian National Indicted for Cyber Attacks on Ukraine Before 2022 Invasion
A 22-year-old Russian national has been indicted in the U.S. for his alleged role in staging destructive cyber attacks against Ukraine and its allies in the days leading to Russia’s full-blown military invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Amin Timovich…
Critical SQLi Vulnerability Found in Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow Application
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow that, if left unpatched, could allow an attacker to tamper with the application database. Tracked as CVE-2024-5276, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8. It impacts FileCatalyst Workflow…
Exploit Attempts Recorded Against New MOVEit Transfer Vulnerability – Patch ASAP!
A newly disclosed critical security flaw impacting Progress Software MOVEit Transfer is already seeing exploitation attempts in the wild shortly after details of the bug were publicly disclosed. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5806 (CVSS score: 9.1), concerns an authentication bypass…
New MOVEit Transfer Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation – Patch ASAP!
A newly disclosed critical security flaw impacting Progress Software MOVEit Transfer is already seeing exploitation attempts in the wild shortly after details of the bug were publicly disclosed. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-5806 (CVSS score: 9.1), concerns an authentication bypass…
Apple Patches AirPods Bluetooth Vulnerability That Could Allow Eavesdropping
Apple has released a firmware update for AirPods that could allow a malicious actor to gain access to the headphones in an unauthorized manner. Tracked as CVE-2024-27867, the authentication issue affects AirPods (2nd generation and later), AirPods Pro (all models),…
Practical Guidance For Securing Your Software Supply Chain
The heightened regulatory and legal pressure on software-producing organizations to secure their supply chains and ensure the integrity of their software should come as no surprise. In the last several years, the software supply chain has become an increasingly attractive…
Chinese and N. Korean Hackers Target Global Infrastructure with Ransomware
Threat actors with suspected ties to China and North Korea have been linked to ransomware and data encryption attacks targeting government and critical infrastructure sectors across the world between 2021 and 2023. While one cluster of activity has been associated…
New Credit Card Skimmer Targets WordPress, Magento, and OpenCart Sites
Multiple content management system (CMS) platforms like WordPress, Magento, and OpenCart have been targeted by a new credit card web skimmer called Caesar Cipher Skimmer. A web skimmer refers to malware that is injected into e-commerce sites with the goal…
New Medusa Android Trojan Targets Banking Users Across 7 Countries
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated version of an Android banking trojan called Medusa that has been used to target users in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, the U.K., and the U.S. The new fraud campaigns, observed in May 2024…