Living off the land with Bluetooth PAN

TL:DR Bluetooth is enabled by default on the majority of Windows laptops Bluetooth PAN can be used to bridge connections locally between a client laptop and attacking device Attackers can use Microsoft native SSH client to forward out internal network traffic Windows native SSH is accessible to...

New Android Spyware LianSpy Evades Detection Using Yandex Cloud

Users in Russia have been the target of a previously undocumented Android post-compromise spyware called LianSpy since at least 2021. Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky, which discovered the malware in March 2024, noted its use of Yandex Cloud, a Russian cloud service, for command-and-control C2...

New Windows Backdoor BITSLOTH Exploits BITS for Stealthy Communication

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented Windows backdoor that leverages a built-in feature called Background Intelligent Transfer Service BITS as a command-and-control C2 mechanism. The newly identified malware strain has been codenamed BITSLOTH by Elastic Security Lab...

Cyber Espionage Group XDSpy Targets Companies in Russia and Moldova

Companies in Russia and Moldova have been the target of a phishing campaign orchestrated by a little-known cyber espionage group known as XDSpy. The findings come from cybersecurity firm F.A.C.C.T., which said the infection chains lead to the deployment of a malware called DSDownloader. The...

Patchwork Hackers Target Bhutan with Advanced Brute Ratel C4 Tool

The threat actor known as Patchwork has been linked to a cyber attack targeting entities with ties to Bhutan to deliver the Brute Ratel C4 framework and an updated version of a backdoor called PGoShell. The development marks the first time the adversary has been observed using the red teaming...

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan and US NGO with MgBot Malware

Organizations in Taiwan and a U.S. non-governmental organization NGO based in China have been targeted by a Beijing-affiliated state-sponsored hacking group called Daggerfly using an upgraded set of malware tools. The campaign is a sign that the group "also engages in internal espionage,"...

Malicious npm Packages Found Using Image Files to Hide Backdoor Code

Cybersecurity researchers have identified two malicious packages on the npm package registry that concealed backdoor code to execute malicious commands sent from a remote server. The packages in question – img-aws-s3-object-multipart-copy and legacyaws-s3-object-multipart-copy – have been...

Havoc C2 0.7 Server-Side Request Forgery

Exploit Title: Havoc C2 0.7 Unauthenticated SSRF Date: 2024-07-13 Exploit Author: @chebuya Software Link: https://github.com/HavocFramework/Havoc Version: v0.7 Tested on: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS CVE: ? Description: This exploit works by spoofing a demon agent registration and checkins to open a TCP sock...

Exploit for Server-Side Request Forgery in Havocframework Havoc

CVE-2024-41570: Havoc-C2-SSRF-poc This vulnerability is exploi...

New Poco RAT Targets Spanish-Speaking Victims in Phishing Campaign

Spanish language victims are the target of an email phishing campaign that delivers a new remote access trojan RAT called Poco RAT since at least February 2024. The attacks primarily single out mining, manufacturing, hospitality, and utilities sectors, according to cybersecurity company Cofense...

New APT Group "CloudSorcerer" Targets Russian Government Entities

A previously undocumented advanced persistent threat APT group dubbed CloudSorcerer has been observed targeting Russian government entities by leveraging cloud services for command-and-control C2 and data exfiltration. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which discovered the activity in May 2024, said...

CloudSorcerer – A new APT targeting Russian government entities

In May 2024, we discovered a new advanced persistent threat APT targeting Russian government entities that we dubbed CloudSorcerer. Its a sophisticated cyberespionage tool used for stealth monitoring, data collection, and exfiltration via Microsoft Graph, Yandex Cloud, and Dropbox cloud...

New Golang-Based Zergeca Botnet Capable of Powerful DDoS Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new botnet called Zergeca that's capable of conducting distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. Written in Golang, the botnet is so named for its reference to a string named "ootheca" present in the command-and-control C2 servers "ootheca.pw" and...

Warning: Markopolo's Scam Targeting Crypto Users via Fake Meeting Software

A threat actor who goes by alias markopolo has been identified as behind a large-scale cross-platform scam that targets digital currency users on social media with information stealer malware and carries out cryptocurrency theft. The attack chains involve the use of a purported virtual meeting...

CLSA-2024-1718788150 java-1.8.0-openjdk: Fix of 4 CVEs

Upgrade to openjdk-shenandoah-jdk8u-shenandoah-jdk8u412-b08. That fixes following CVEs: - CVE-2024-21011: Long Exception message leading to crash - CVE-2024-21085: Pack200 excessive memory allocation - CVE-2024-21068: Integer overflow in C1 compiler address generation - CVE-2024-21094: C2...

SUSE-SU-2024:1499-2 Security update for java-17-openjdk

This update for java-17-openjdk fixes the following issues: - CVE-2024-21011: Fixed denial of service due to long Exception message logging JDK-8319851,bsc1222979 - CVE-2024-21012: Fixed unauthorized data modification due HTTP/2 client improper reverse DNS lookup JDK-8315708,bsc1222987 -...

SUSE-SU-2024:1498-2 Security update for java-11-openjdk

This update for java-11-openjdk fixes the following issues: - CVE-2024-21011: Fixed denial of service due to long Exception message logging JDK-8319851,bsc1222979 - CVE-2024-21012: Fixed unauthorized data modification due HTTP/2 client improper reverse DNS lookup JDK-8315708,bsc1222987 -...

Hackers Exploit Legitimate Websites to Deliver BadSpace Windows Backdoor

Legitimate-but-compromised websites are being used as a conduit to deliver a Windows backdoor dubbed BadSpace under the guise of fake browser updates. "The threat actor employs a multi-stage attack chain involving an infected website, a command-and-control C2 server, in some cases a fake browser...

Info Stealing Campaign Uses DLL Sideloading Through Legitimate Cisco Webex’s Binaries for Initial Execution and Defense Evasion

Info Stealing Campaign Uses DLL Sideloading Through Legitimate Cisco Webex’s Binaries for Initial Execution and Defense Evasion By Ale Houspanossian · June 17, 2024 Case Summary It was a quiet Monday morning in March 2024 when the EDR researchers with our Trellix Advanced Research Center identifi...

Pakistani Hackers Use DISGOMOJI Malware in Indian Government Cyber Attacks

A suspected Pakistan-based threat actor has been linked to a cyber espionage campaign targeting Indian government entities in 2024. Cybersecurity company Volexity is tracking the activity under the moniker UTA0137, noting the adversary's exclusive use of a malware called DISGOMOJI that's written ...