In today’s digital world, security risks are more prevalent than ever, especially when it comes to Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. Did you know that an alarming 97% of companies face serious risks from unsecured SaaS applications?Moreover, about 20%…
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Malicious PyPI Packages Slip WhiteSnake InfoStealer Malware onto Windows Machines
Cybersecurity researchers have identified malicious packages on the open-source Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that deliver an information stealing malware called WhiteSnake Stealer on Windows systems. The malware-laced packages are named nigpal, figflix, telerer, seGMM, fbdebug, sGMM, myGens, NewGends, and…
NSA Admits Secretly Buying Your Internet Browsing Data without Warrants
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has admitted to buying internet browsing records from data brokers to identify the websites and apps Americans use that would otherwise require a court order, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said last week. “The U.S.…
AllaKore RAT Malware Targeting Mexican Firms with Financial Fraud Tricks
Mexican financial institutions are under the radar of a new spear-phishing campaign that delivers a modified version of an open-source remote access trojan called AllaKore RAT. The BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team attributed the activity to an unknown Latin American-based financially…
Perfecting the Defense-in-Depth Strategy with Automation
Medieval castles stood as impregnable fortresses for centuries, thanks to their meticulous design. Fast forward to the digital age, and this medieval wisdom still echoes in cybersecurity. Like castles with strategic layouts to withstand attacks, the Defense-in-Depth strategy is the…
Malicious Ads on Google Target Chinese Users with Fake Messaging Apps
Chinese-speaking users have been targeted by malicious Google ads for restricted messaging apps like Telegram as part of an ongoing malvertising campaign. “The threat actor is abusing Google advertiser accounts to create malicious ads and pointing them to pages where…
Microsoft Warns of Widening APT29 Espionage Attacks Targeting Global Orgs
Microsoft on Thursday said the Russian state-sponsored threat actors responsible for a cyber attack on its systems in late November 2023 have been targeting other organizations and that it’s currently beginning to notify them. The development comes a day after Hewlett Packard…
Critical Cisco Flaw Lets Hackers Remotely Take Over Unified Comms Systems
Cisco has released patches to address a critical security flaw impacting Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products that could permit an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. Tracked as CVE-2024-20253 (CVSS score: 9.9), the issue stems…
Russian TrickBot Mastermind Gets 5-Year Prison Sentence for Cybercrime Spree
40-year-old Russian national Vladimir Dunaev has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for his role in creating and distributing the TrickBot malware, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. The development comes nearly two months after Dunaev…
SystemBC Malware’s C2 Server Analysis Exposes Payload Delivery Tricks
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the command-and-control (C2) server of a known malware family called SystemBC. “SystemBC can be purchased on underground marketplaces and is supplied in an archive containing the implant, a command-and-control (C2) server, and a web administration…
LODEINFO Fileless Malware Evolves with Anti-Analysis and Remote Code Tricks
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an updated version of a backdoor called LODEINFO that’s distributed via spear-phishing attacks. The findings come from Japanese company ITOCHU Cyber & Intelligence, which said the malware “has been updated with new features, as well as changes to the anti-analysis…
Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Exposes Servers to RCE Attacks – Patch ASAP!
The maintainers of the open-source continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD) automation software Jenkins have resolved nine security flaws, including a critical bug that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution (RCE). The issue, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-23897,…
Cyber Threat Landscape: 7 Key Findings and Upcoming Trends for 2024
The 2023/2024 Axur Threat Landscape Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the latest cyber threats. The information combines data from the platform’s surveillance of the Surface, Deep, and Dark Web with insights derived from the in-depth research and investigations conducted…
China-backed Hackers Hijack Software Updates to Implant “NSPX30” Spyware
A previously undocumented China-aligned threat actor has been linked to a set of adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks that hijack update requests from legitimate software to deliver a sophisticated implant named NSPX30. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET is tracking the advanced persistent threat…
New CherryLoader Malware Mimics CherryTree to Deploy PrivEsc Exploits
A new Go-based malware loader called CherryLoader has been discovered by threat hunters in the wild to deliver additional payloads onto compromised hosts for follow-on exploitation. Arctic Wolf Labs, which discovered the new attack tool in two recent intrusions, said the loader’s…
Tech Giant HP Enterprise Hacked by Russian Hackers Linked to DNC Breach
Hackers with links to the Kremlin are suspected to have infiltrated information technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) cloud email environment to exfiltrate mailbox data. “The threat actor accessed and exfiltrated data beginning in May 2023 from a small percentage…
Google Kubernetes Misconfig Lets Any Gmail Account Control Your Clusters
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a loophole impacting Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) that could be potentially exploited by threat actors with a Google account to take control of a Kubernetes cluster. The critical shortcoming has been codenamed Sys:All by cloud security…
Kasseika Ransomware Using BYOVD Trick to Disarms Security Pre-Encryption
The ransomware group known as Kasseika has become the latest to leverage the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attack to disarm security-related processes on compromised Windows hosts, joining the likes of other groups like Akira, AvosLocker, BlackByte, and RobbinHood.…
What is Nudge Security and How Does it Work?
In today’s highly distributed workplace, every employee has the ability to act as their own CIO, adopting new cloud and SaaS technologies whenever and wherever they need. While this has been a critical boon to productivity and innovation in the…
U.S., U.K., Australia Sanction Russian REvil Hacker Behind Medibank Breach
Governments from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. have imposed financial sanctions on a Russian national for his alleged role in the 2022 ransomware attack against health insurance provider Medibank. Alexander Ermakov (aka blade_runner, GistaveDore, GustaveDore, or JimJones), 33, has…