APT trends report Q2 2020

For more than three years, the Global Research and Analysis Team GReAT at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat APT activity. The summaries are based on our threat intelligence research and provide a representative snapshot of what we have published and...

Seeing the big picture: Deep learning-based fusion of behavior signals for threat detection

The application of deep learning and other machine learning methods to threat detection on endpoints, email and docs, apps, and identities drives a significant piece of the coordinated defense delivered by Microsoft Threat Protection. Within each domain as well as across domains, machine learning...

Smartwatch Hack Could Trick Dementia Patients into Overdosing

Researchers are warning vulnerabilities in a smartwatch application for dementia patients could allow an attacker to convince patients to overdose. The vulnerabilities stem from the SETracker application, which is developed by Chinese developer 3G Electronics based out of Shenzhen City. The app,...

Hackers Leaked 269 GB of U.S. Police and Fusion Centers Data Online

A group of hacktivists and transparency advocates has published a massive 269 GB of data allegedly stolen from more than 200 police departments, fusion centers, and other law enforcement agencies across the United States. Dubbed BlueLeaks, the exposed data leaked by the DDoSecrets group contains...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens LOGO! PLC

Alexander Perez-Palma of Cisco Talos and Emanuel Almeida of Cisco Systems discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco researchers recently discovered several vulnerabilities in the Siemens LOGO! PLC. The LOGO! allows users to control various automation projects, such as industria...

TAU Threat Analysis: Medusa Locker Ransomware

In recent weeks Carbon Black’s Threat Analysis Unit TAU has seen an increase in the number of infections attributed to the Medusa Locker ransomware family. There were notable traits exhibited by Medusa Locker in these attacks that warranted further investigation to determine behavioral tactics th...

UK Ad Campaign Seeks to Deter Cybercrime

The United Kingdom's anti-cybercrime agency is running online ads aimed at young people who search the Web for services that enable computer crimes, specifically trojan horse programs and DDoS-for-hire services. The ad campaign follows a similar initiative launched in late 2017 that academics say...

Ukrainian Police Arrest Hacker Who Tried Selling Billions of Stolen Records

The Ukrainian police have arrested a hacker who made headlines in January last year by posting a massive database containing some 773 million stolen email addresses and 21 million unique plaintext passwords for sale on various underground hacking forums. In an official statement released on...

The vulnerability of the OTA Training Activities sub-component of the Oracle Learning Management component in the Oracle E-Business Suite system allows a malicious user to gain access to and modify data.

The vulnerability of the OTA Training Activities sub-component of the Oracle Learning Management component in the Oracle E-Business Suite exists due to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to gain access to read, modify, add, or delete data...

CVE-2020-0096

In startActivities of ActivityStartController.java, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions:...

Skype Phishing Attack Targets Remote Workers' Passwords

Remote workers are being warned of a new phishing campaign targeting their Skype passwords. The phishing emails look “eerily similar” to a legitimate Skype notification alert, according to a report released by Cofense on Thursday. Emails indicate users have 13 pending Skype notifications that can...

Bad Bot Report 2020: Bad Bots Strike Back

The 7th Annual Bad Bot Report is now available from Imperva. Prepared by data from Imperva’s Threat Research Lab, it provides a comprehensive look at the bad bot landscape and the impact of this malicious traffic across multiple industries. Bad bot traffic rose to 24.1%, it’s highest proportion...

U.S. Offers Rewards up to $5 Million for Information on North Korean Hackers

The United States agencies today released a joint advisory warning the world about the 'significant cyber threat' posed by North Korean state-sponsored hackers to the global banking and financial institutions. Besides a summary of recent cyberattacks attributed to North Korean hackers, the...

U.S. Offers Rewards up to $5 Million for Information on North Korean Hackers

The United States agencies today released a joint advisory warning the world about the 'significant cyber threat' posed by North Korean state-sponsored hackers to the global banking and financial institutions. Besides a summary of recent cyberattacks attributed to North Korean hackers, the...

CVE-2020-2880: Undefined Security Weakness

Vulnerability in the Oracle Learning Management product of Oracle E-Business Suite component: OTA Training Activities. Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.9. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to...

Unspecified Vulnerability in Oracle Learning Management

Oracle E-Business Suite is in the original Application ERP based on the expansion, including ERP Enterprise Resource Planning, HR Human Resource Management, CRM Customer Relationship Management and so on a variety of management software collection, is a seamless integration of a management...

CVE-2019-16879: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

The Synergy Systems & Solutions SSS HUSKY RTU 6049-E70, with firmware Versions 5.0 and prior, has a Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE-306 vulnerability. The affected product does not require authentication for TELNET access, which may allow an attacker to change configuration or...

Description of Update 1 for Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics v1.7

Describes the features and functionality of Update 1 for Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics ATA v1.7.This article describes an update for Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics ATA v1.7.DO NOT run the command in this article on the versions that are later than v1.7, as this damages the system. Also...

News Wrap, Coronavirus Edition: WFH Security Woes, Pwn2Own

For the week ended March 20, Threatpost editors break down the top security stories, including: The various cybercriminal activities – malware, phishing and other scams – tapping into the coronavirus pandemic The security risks of businesses working from home due to the virus’ spread Privacy...

Design/Logic Flaw

A vulnerability has been identified in Control Center Server CCS All versions V1.5.0. The Control Center Server CCS does not enforce logging of security-relevant activities in its XML-based communication protocol as provided by default on ports 5444/tcp and 5440/tcp. An authenticated remote...