Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OAuth to Target Ukraine Allies via Signal and WhatsApp

Multiple suspected Russia-linked threat actors are "aggressively" targeting individuals and organizations with ties to Ukraine and human rights with an aim to gain unauthorized access to Microsoft 365 accounts since early March 2025. The highly targeted social engineering operations, per Volexity...

UAC-0226 Deploys GIFTEDCROOK Stealer via Malicious Excel Files Targeting Ukraine

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has revealed a new set of cyber attacks targeting Ukrainian institutions with information-stealing malware. The activity is aimed at military formations, law enforcement agencies, and local self-government bodies, particularly those located...

GHSA-H8H6-7752-G28C Manifest Uses a One-Way Hash without a Salt

Summary Manifest employs a weak password hashing implementation that uses SHA3 without a salt. This exposes user passwords to a higher risk of being cracked if an attacker gains access to the database. Without the use of a salt, identical passwords across multiple users will result in the same...

Microsoft Takes Legal Action Against AI “Hacking as a Service” Scheme

Not sure this will matter in the end, but it's a positive move: Microsoft is accusing three individuals of running a "hacking-as-a-service" scheme that was designed to allow the creation of harmful and illicit content using the company's platform for AI-generated content. The foreign-based...

Crypto’s rising value likely to bring new wave of scams

With the value of cryptocurrencies going to the roof, you can expect several attempts to get defrauded if you even show the slightest interest in the topic or not. Since most cybercriminals lack creativity and are notoriously lazy, we expect to see only slight variations of old tricks. So, we...

CVE-2024-52526 LibreNMS has a Stored XSS ('Cross-site Scripting') in librenms/includes/html/pages/device/services.inc.php

LibreNMS is an open-source, PHP/MySQL/SNMP-based network monitoring system. A Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability in the "Services" tab of the Device page allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript through the "descr" parameter when adding a service to a device. This...

Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests

I've been writing about the problem with lawful-access backdoors in encryption for decades now: that as soon as you create a mechanism for law enforcement to bypass encryption, the bad guys will use it too. Turns out the same thing is true for non-technical backdoors: The advisory said that the...

GitHub, Telegram Bots, and ASCII QR Codes Abused in New Wave of Phishing Attacks

A new tax-themed malware campaign targeting insurance and finance sectors has been observed leveraging GitHub links in phishing email messages as a way to bypass security measures and deliver Remcos RAT, indicating that the method is gaining traction among threat actors. "In this campaign,...

Google Search user interface: A/B testing shows security concerns remain

For the past few days, Google has been A/B testing some subtle visual changes to its user interface for the search results page. You may only get the new UI for certain types of searches or based on your current geolocation. This test is not to be confused with but could part of a previously...

LibreNMS has Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in "Alert Transports" feature

Summary A Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability in the "Alert Transports" feature allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript through the "Details" section which contains multiple fields depending on which transport is selected at that moment. This vulnerability can lead to...

GHSA-J2J9-7PR6-XQWV LibreNMS has Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in "Alert Rules" feature

Summary A Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability in the "Alert Rules" feature allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript through the "Title" field. This vulnerability can lead to the execution of malicious code in the context of other users' sessions, potentially compromisin...

GHSA-RWWC-2V8Q-GC9V LibreNMS has Stored Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in "Device Dependencies" feature

Summary A Stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability in the "Device Dependencies" feature allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary JavaScript through the device name "hostname" parameter. This vulnerability can lead to the execution of malicious code in the context of other users'...

From Breach to Recovery: Designing an Identity-Focused Incident Response Playbook

Imagine this... You arrive at work to a chaotic scene. Systems are down, panic is in the air. The culprit? Not a rogue virus, but a compromised identity. The attacker is inside your walls, masquerading as a trusted user. This isn't a horror movie, it's the new reality of cybercrime. The question...

CVE-2024-4629

The CVE-2024-4629 issue is a brute-force protection bypass in Keycloak/Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.10 (and related builds). A timing-based flaw lets parallel login attempts exceed configured failed-attempt limits before lockout, enabling more password guesses. Red Hat has patched this in RHSA advi...

How do cryptocurrency drainer phishing scams work?

By Teoderick Contreras and Jose Hernandez of Splunk, with contributions from the Splunk Threat Research Team. Cryptodrainer scams have emerged as a significant threat in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, targeting unsuspecting individuals with the promise of easy profits while covertly siphoning thei...

Developer Accounts Compromised Due to Credential Reuse in WordPress.org Supply Chain Attack

On June 24th, 2024, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence Team became aware of a WordPress plugin, Social Warfare, that was infected with malware through the WordPress repository. Upon further investigation, our team quickly identified 4 additional affected plugins through our internal Threat...

Session Fixation

contao/core-bundle is vulnerable to Session Fixation. The vulnerability is due to a flaw in the personal data and password lost modules. allowing compromised accounts to retain access even after password changes...

PT-2024-19709 · Open Xchange Gmbh · Ox App Suite

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: No specific software name or affected versions are mentioned in the provided descriptions. Description: The issue concerns RSS feeds that contain malicious data attributes, which could be used to inject script code into a user's browser...

PT-2024-19707 · Open Xchange Gmbh · Ox App Suite

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: No specific software name or affected versions are mentioned in the provided descriptions. Description: The issue allows an attacker to manipulate upsell shop information of an account to execute script code in the context of the user's brows...

How Cybercriminals are Exploiting India's UPI for Money Laundering Operations

Cybercriminals are using a network of hired money mules in India using an Android-based application to orchestrate a massive money laundering scheme. The malicious application, called XHelper, is a "key tool for onboarding and managing these money mules," CloudSEK researchers Sparsh Kulshrestha,...