North Korean State-Sponsored Hackers Suspected in JumpCloud Supply Chain Attack

An analysis of the indicators of compromise IoCs associated with the JumpCloud hack has uncovered evidence pointing to the involvement of North Korean state-sponsored groups, in a style that's reminiscent of the supply chain attack targeting 3CX. The findings come from SentinelOne, which mapped o...

How To Use ChatGPT To Trade Cryptocurrency

By Owais Sultan When it comes to trading cryptocurrencies and aiming to make a profit, ChatGPT can serve as a valuable… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: How To Use ChatGPT To Trade Cryptocurrency...

Exploring the Dark Side: OSINT Tools and Techniques for Unmasking Dark Web Operations

On April 5, 2023, the FBI and Dutch National Police announced the takedown of Genesis Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces. The operation, dubbed "Operation Cookie Monster," resulted in the arrest of 119 people and the seizure of over $1M in cryptocurrency. You can read the FBI's...

WordPress Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce Plugin < 3.16.10 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Software Cryptocurrency Product for WooCommerce Type Plugin Vulnerable versions 3.16.10 Fixed in 3.16.10 OWASP Top 10 A3: Injection Classification Cross Site Scripting XSS CVE CVE-2023-33999 Patch priority Medium CVSS severity Medium 7.1 Developer Claim ownership PSID 10effe065692 Credits Rafie...

WordPress Cryptocurrency Portfolio Tracker Plugin <= 0.0.17 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Software Cryptocurrency Portfolio Tracker Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 0.0.17 Fixed in N/A OWASP Top 10 A3: Injection Classification Cross Site Scripting XSS CVE CVE-2023-33999 Patch priority Medium CVSS severity Medium 7.1 Developer Claim ownership PSID 21f6f43dfd2a Credits Rafie Muhammad...

The Japanese Financial Services Attack Landscape

Recently, we released a major report analyzing the threat landscape of Japan, the globe’s third largest economy. In that report we looked at the ways in which threat actors infiltrate Japanese companies spoiler alert: it is often through foreign subsidiaries and affiliates and some of the most...

Ransomware making big money through "big game hunting"

Ransomware generates big money for the groups behind it, with new research confirming some of the scale of the problem. Chainalysis, a blockchain research firm, looked at data from monitored cryptocurrency wallets, concluding that around $449 million has been taken from victims in the last six...

TeamTNT's Silentbob Botnet Infecting 196 Hosts in Cloud Attack Campaign

As many as 196 hosts have been infected as part of an aggressive cloud campaign mounted by the TeamTNT group called Silentbob. "The botnet run by TeamTNT has set its sights on Docker and Kubernetes environments, Redis servers, Postgres databases, Hadoop clusters, Tomcat and Nginx servers, Weave...

Ransomware Extortion Skyrockets in 2023, Reaching $449.1 Million and Counting

Ransomware has emerged as the only cryptocurrency-based crime to grow in 2023, with cybercriminals extorting nearly $175.8 million more than they did a year ago, according to findings from Chainalysis. "Ransomware attackers are on pace for their second-biggest year ever, having extorted at least...

Python-Based PyLoose Fileless Attack Targets Cloud Workloads for Cryptocurrency Mining

A new fileless attack dubbed PyLoose has been observed striking cloud workloads with the goal of delivering a cryptocurrency miner, new findings from Wiz reveal. "The attack consists of Python code that loads an XMRig Miner directly into memory using memfd, a known Linux fileless technique,"...

Beware of Big Head Ransomware: Spreading Through Fake Windows Updates

A developing piece of ransomware called Big Head is being distributed as part of a malvertising campaign that takes the form of bogus Microsoft Windows updates and Word installers. Big Head was first documented by Fortinet FortiGuard Labs last month, when it discovered multiple variants of the...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 3 July to 9 July 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForceLabs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, the fact that there were a total of eight attacks executed, a zero-day vulnerability in the WordPress Plugin, and thre...

Malicious code in kraken-prices (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx 4a67a11785828e7b3f7489127f8e07868a2e871b01726d0ddd2142345f94bb96 Lazarus Group targeting blockchain and cryptocurrency companies by exploiting software supply chains through malicious npm packages and social engineering...

MAL-2023-1550 Malicious code in btc-api-node (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx f59f6e40fe31bd4d5d4aa5da8bc0d032e2bbff9166104dc707c2987f953a5d93 Lazarus Group targeting blockchain and cryptocurrency companies by exploiting software supply chains through malicious npm packages and social engineering...

MAL-2023-1558 Malicious code in kraken-prices (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx 4a67a11785828e7b3f7489127f8e07868a2e871b01726d0ddd2142345f94bb96 Lazarus Group targeting blockchain and cryptocurrency companies by exploiting software supply chains through malicious npm packages and social engineering...

Silentbob Campaign: Cloud-Native Environments Under Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed an attack infrastructure that's being used as part of a "potentially massive campaign" against cloud-native environments. "This infrastructure is in early stages of testing and deployment, and is mainly consistent of an aggressive cloud worm, designed to...

Silentbob Campaign: Cloud-Native Environments Under Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed an attack infrastructure that's being used as part of a "potentially massive campaign" against cloud-native environments. "This infrastructure is in early stages of testing and deployment, and is mainly consistent of an aggressive cloud worm, designed to...

New Variant of RUSTBUCKET Malware Targeting Cryptocurrency Providers

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary RUSTBUCKET malware family is actively developing, adding persistence capabilities, while the REF9135 operation by the DPRK targets cryptocurrency service providers. To receive real-time threat advisories...

MAL-2023-314 Malicious code in eth-api-node (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx ae0229b0b9b6f52ad99cbadf592c4cd4a35c6b90764717a8d37ce843df055398 Lazarus Group targeting blockchain and cryptocurrency companies by exploiting software supply chains through malicious npm packages and social engineering...

MAL-2023-1559 Malicious code in kucoin-prices (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: checkmarx d89308a1cad90c22ac679c64ba69b184cebb0082f7d26962c26916f94b14fe1a Lazarus Group targeting blockchain and cryptocurrency companies by exploiting software supply chains through malicious npm packages and social engineering...