AT&T Confirms Data Breach Affecting Nearly All Wireless Customers

American telecom service provider AT&T has confirmed that threat actors managed to access data belonging to "nearly all" of its wireless customers as well as customers of mobile virtual network operators MVNOs using AT&T's wireless network. "Threat actors unlawfully accessed an AT&T workspace on ...

U.S. Seizes Domains Used by AI-Powered Russian Bot Farm for Disinformation

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ said it seized two internet domains and searched nearly 1,000 social media accounts that Russian threat actors allegedly used to covertly spread pro-Kremlin disinformation in the country and abroad on a large scale. "The social media bot farm used elements of AI...

Checking in on the state of cybersecurity and the Olympics

With the 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony only two weeks away now, there is one thing thats an absolute guarantee of one thing happening during the traditionally unpredictable games: Cyber attacks. Every time there is a new Olympic Games, theres a renewed discussion about how threat actors,...

60 New Malicious Packages Uncovered in NuGet Supply Chain Attack

Threat actors have been observed publishing a new wave of malicious packages to the NuGet package manager as part of an ongoing campaign that began in August 2023, while also adding a new layer of stealth to evade detection. The fresh packages, about 60 in number and spanning 290 versions,...

PHP Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Malware and Launch DDoS Attacks

Multiple threat actors have been observed exploiting a recently disclosed security flaw in PHP to deliver remote access trojans, cryptocurrency miners, and distributed denial-of-service DDoS botnets. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-4577 CVSS score: 9.8, which allows an attacker to...

Smash-and-Grab Extortion

The Problem The "2024 Attack Intelligence Report" from the staff at Rapid7 1 is a well-researched, well-written report that is worthy of careful study. Some key takeaways are: 1. 53% of the over 30 new vulnerabilities that were widely exploited in 2023 and at the start of 2024 were zero-days. 2...

ViperSoftX Malware Disguises as eBooks on Torrents to Spread Stealthy Attacks

The sophisticated malware known as ViperSoftX has been observed being distributed as eBooks over torrents. "A notable aspect of the current variant of ViperSoftX is that it uses the Common Language Runtime CLR to dynamically load and run PowerShell commands, thereby creating a PowerShell...

CVE-2024-22018

A flaw was found in the Node.js package. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file stats through the fs.lstat API. As a result, malicious actors can retrieve stats from files they do not have explicit read access to...

CVE-2024-22018

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file stats through the fs.lstat API. As a result, malicious actors can retrieve...

CVE-2024-22018

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file stats through the fs.lstat API. As a result, malicious actors can retrieve...

CVE-2024-22018

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file stats through the fs.lstat API. As a result, malicious actors can retrieve...

CVE-2024-22018

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file stats through the fs.lstat API. As a result, malicious actors can retrieve...

CVE-2024-22018

A vulnerability has been identified in Node.js, affecting users of the experimental permission model when the --allow-fs-read flag is used. This flaw arises from an inadequate permission model that fails to restrict file stats through the fs.lstat API. As a result, malicious actors can retrieve...

Trojanized jQuery Infiltrates npm, GitHub, and CDNs: Thousands of Packages at Risk

Phylum uncovers large-scale trojanized jQuery attacks targeting npm, GitHub, and CDNs. Malicious actors steal user form data through…...

Hackers Exploiting Jenkins Script Console for Cryptocurrency Mining Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have found that it's possible for attackers to weaponize improperly configured Jenkins Script Console instances to further criminal activities such as cryptocurrency mining. "Misconfigurations such as improperly set up authentication mechanisms expose the '/script'...

Pen testing cruise ships

New build ships contracted for build from 1st July 2024 must comply with IACS UR E26 & 27. What does this mean for assessing the cyber security of a cruise ship? What’s the risk profile? Cruise ships have a unique risk profile. This is due to the huge number of guests on board, highly complex...

Summary of Vulnerabilities, Actors & Attacks: June 2024

Vulnerabilities Exploited| Adversaries in Action| Attacks Executed| Targeted Countries| Targeted Industries| MITRE ATT&CK TTPs ---|---|---|---|---|--- 38| 11| 29| 256| 31| 187 Summary In June, the cybersecurity arena garnered significant attention following the identification of nine zero-day...

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog June 2024

Summary The Known Exploited Vulnerability KEV catalog, maintained by CISA, is the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild. It is recommended that all organizations review and monitor the KEV catalog, prioritize remediation of listed vulnerabilities, and reduce...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 24 to 30 June 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made significant advancements in identifying cybersecurity threats. Over the past week alone, HiveForce Labs has detected eight executed attacks, reported thirteen vulnerabilities, and identified five...

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 revised their security...