Threat Advisory: Microsoft Outlook privilege escalation vulnerability being exploited in the wild

Update March 21, 2023: To aid defenders trying to detect and mitigate this vulnerability, we are providing a couple of additional resources. First, we are providing a ClamAV signature that detects this threat -- the rule can be found on our GitHub here and can be leveraged anywhere ClamAV...

GoBruteforcer: New Golang-Based Malware Breaches Web Servers Via Brute-Force Attacks

A new Golang-based malware dubbed GoBruteforcer has been found targeting web servers running phpMyAdmin, MySQL, FTP, and Postgres to corral the devices into a botnet. "GoBruteforcer chose a Classless Inter-Domain Routing CIDR block for scanning the network during the attack, and it targeted all I...

PT-2023-1662

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Outlook affected versions not specified Description An elevation of privilege issue exists where a remote attacker can gain higher privileges by sending a specially crafted email. The flaw does not require user interaction, such as...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 6 March to 12 March 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Last week, HiveForce Labs discovered three threat actors. One of them is a Russian group called TA499, which has a history of conducting different cyberattacks such as...

Fake ChatGPT Chrome Extension Hijacking Facebook Accounts for Malicious Advertising

A fake ChatGPT-branded Chrome browser extension has been found to come with capabilities to hijack Facebook accounts and create rogue admin accounts, highlighting one of the different methods cyber criminals are using to distribute malware. "By hijacking high-profile Facebook business accounts, t...

New Version of Prometei Botnet Infects Over 10,000 Systems Worldwide

An updated version of a botnet malware called Prometei has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November 2022. The infections are both geographically indiscriminate and opportunistic, with a majority of the victims reported in Brazil, Indonesia, and Turkey. Prometei, first observed i...

Another Malware with Persistence

Heres a piece of Chinese malware that infects SonicWall security appliances and survives firmware updates. On Thursday, security firm Mandiant published a report that said threat actors with a suspected nexus to China were engaged in a campaign to maintain long-term persistence by running malware...

Hackers Exploiting Remote Desktop Software Flaws to Deploy PlugX Malware

Security vulnerabilities in remote desktop programs such as Sunlogin and AweSun are being exploited by threat actors to deploy the PlugX malware. AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center ASEC, in a new analysis, said it marks the continued abuse of the flaws to deliver a variety of payloads on...

Hackers Exploiting Remote Desktop Software Flaws to Deploy PlugX Malware

Security vulnerabilities in remote desktop programs such as Sunlogin and AweSun are being exploited by threat actors to deploy the PlugX malware. AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center ASEC, in a new analysis, said it marks the continued abuse of the flaws to deliver a variety of payloads on...

Iranian Hackers Target Women Involved in Human Rights and Middle East Politics

Iranian state-sponsored actors are continuing to engage in social engineering campaigns targeting researchers by impersonating a U.S. think tank. "Notably the targets in this instance were all women who are actively involved in political affairs and human rights in the Middle East region,"...

Tracking the Malicious Email Campaigns of Russia-Aligned TA499

Threat Level Actor Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary TA499 is a group of threat actors aligned with the Russian state that engages in impersonation-based, patriotically motivated misinformation campaigns. They use email ...

Threat Actors Exploit Microsoft OneNote for Malware Delivery via Phishing Attacks

Threat Level Attack Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary Cybercriminals are using Microsoft OneNotes ability to embed files to deliver malware to users via social engineering techniques. OneNote allows users to organize...

Transparent Tribe Hackers Distribute CapraRAT via Trojanized Messaging Apps

A suspected Pakistan-aligned advanced persistent threat APT group known as Transparent Tribe has been linked to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting Indian and Pakistani Android users with a backdoor called CapraRAT. "Transparent Tribe distributed the Android CapraRAT backdoor via...

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 安全漏洞

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer is a set of centralized network security reporting solutions from the U.S. company Fiat Fortinet. The product is primarily used to collect network log data and analyze, report, and archive security events, network traffic, and Web content in the logs through the Reporting...

Fortinet FortiProxy 信息泄露漏洞

Fortinet FortiProxy is a secure network proxy from Fortinet that protects employees from cyberattacks by combining multiple detection technologies such as Web filtering, DNS filtering, DLP, anti-virus, intrusion prevention, and advanced threat protection.FortiProxy helps reduce bandwidth...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 27 February to 5 March 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here HiveForce Labs discovered six actors that have been active in the past week. TA866, APT-C-61, and DEV-0569 are cybercrime groups that focus on Financial gain. The other three...

Dell PowerScale OneFS Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2023-65223)

Dell PowerScale OneFS is an operating system from Dell USA. PowerScale OneFS operating system that provides horizontal scaling of NAS. Dell PowerScale OneFS suffers from an information disclosure vulnerability that originates when a program exposes sensitive information to unauthorized actors,...

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog February 2023

For a detailed CISAs KEV Catalog, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed CISAs KEV Catalog, download the pdf file here The Known Exploited Vulnerability KEV catalog, maintained by CISA, is the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild. To be included ...

Royal Ransomware Targets Organizations with Custom Encryption and Double Extortion Tactics

Threat Level Attack Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary Since September 2022, threat actors have been attacking both US and international organizations using a version of ransomware called Royal. This ransomware is unique...

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Raises Alarm Over Royal Ransomware's Deadly Capabilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has released a new advisory about Royal ransomware, which emerged in the threat landscape last year. "After gaining access to victims' networks, Royal actors disable antivirus software and exfiltrate large amounts of data before...