Why Incident Response Planning is Critical for Cybersecurity Resilience

Cyber threats are inevitable, making preparedness necessary. In 2023, the average cost of a data breach reached $4.45…...

Exploit for Command Injection in Avtech Avm1203_Firmware

PoC tool for exploiting CVE-2024-7029 in AvTech devices 🎤...

Webinar: Learn to Boost Cybersecurity with AI-Powered Vulnerability Management

The world of cybersecurity is in a constant state of flux. New vulnerabilities emerge daily, and attackers are becoming more sophisticated. In this high-stakes game, security leaders need every advantage they can get. That's where Artificial Intelligence AI comes in. AI isn't just a buzzword; it'...

Next-Generation Attacks, Same Targets - How to Protect Your Users' Identities

The FBI and CISA Issue Joint Advisory on New Threats and How to Stop Ransomware Note: on August 29, the FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory as part of their ongoing StopRansomware effort to help organizations protect against ransomware. The latest advisory, AA24-242A, describes a new cybercrimin...

MS14-052 Microsoft Internet Explorer XMLDOM Filename Disclosure

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule "MS14-052 Microsoft Internet Explorer XMLDOM Filename Disclosure", 'Description' = %q This module will use the Microsoft XMLDOM object to enumerat...

Cyberattackers Exploit Google Sheets for Malware Control in Likely Espionage Campaign

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a novel malware campaign that leverages Google Sheets as a command-and-control C2 mechanism. The activity, detected by Proofpoint starting August 5, 2024, impersonates tax authorities from governments in Europe, Asia, and the U.S., with the goal of targeti...

Iranian Hackers Set Up New Network to Target U.S. Political Campaigns

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new network infrastructure set up by Iranian threat actors to support activities linked to the recent targeting of U.S. political campaigns. Recorded Future's Insikt Group has linked the infrastructure to a hacking group it tracks as GreenCharlie, an...

Breaking Down AD CS Vulnerabilities: Insights for InfoSec Professionals

The most dangerous vulnerability you've never heard of. In the world of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are discovered so often, and at such a high rate, that it can be very difficult to keep up with. Some vulnerabilities will start ringing alarm bells within your security tooling, while others ar...

New Malware Masquerades as Palo Alto VPN Targeting Middle East Users

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new campaign that potentially targets users in the Middle East through malware that disguises itself as Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect virtual private network VPN tool. "The malware can execute remote PowerShell commands, download and exfiltrate files,...

Vietnamese Human Rights Group Targeted in Multi-Year Cyberattack by APT32

A non-profit supporting Vietnamese human rights has been the target of a multi-year campaign designed to deliver a variety of malware on compromised hosts. Cybersecurity company Huntress attributed the activity to a threat cluster tracked as APT32, a Vietnamese-aligned hacking crew that's also...

Russian Hackers Exploit Safari and Chrome Flaws in High-Profile Cyberattack

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged multiple in-the-wild exploit campaigns that leveraged now-patched flaws in Apple Safari and Google Chrome browsers to infect mobile users with information-stealing malware. "These campaigns delivered n-day exploits for which patches were available, but would...

Inside the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and API Security

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CISA and Partners Release Advisory on RansomHub Ransomware

Today, CISA—in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center MS-ISAC, and Department of Health and Human Services HHS—released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory, StopRansomware: RansomHub Ransomware. This advisory provides network...

U.S. Agencies Warn of Iranian Hacking Group's Ongoing Ransomware Attacks

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have called out an Iranian hacking group for breaching multiple organizations across the country and coordinating with affiliates to deliver ransomware. The activity has been linked to a threat actor dubbed Pioneer Kitten, which is also known as Fox...

APT-C-60 Group Exploit WPS Office Flaw to Deploy SpyGlace Backdoor

A South Korea-aligned cyber espionage has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched critical remote code execution flaw in Kingsoft WPS Office to deploy a bespoke backdoor dubbed SpyGlace. The activity has been attributed to a threat actor dubbed APT-C-60, according to cybersecuri...

Command with Confidence: Insights from Andrew Bustamante

At the recent Take Command Summit, former CIA intelligence officer and US Air Force combat veteran Andrew Bustamante shared valuable tools, tactics, and techniques from elite intelligence agencies with Rapid7’s Americas Field CTO Jeffrey Gardner in an informal chat. His session, "Command with...

Iran-based Cyber Actors Enabling Ransomware Attacks on US Organizations

Summary The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center DC3 are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA to warn network defenders that, as of August 2024, a group of Iran-based cyber actors...

New QR Code Phishing Campaign Exploits Microsoft Sway to Steal Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new QR code phishing aka quishing campaign that leverages Microsoft Sway infrastructure to host fake pages, once again highlighting the abuse of legitimate cloud offerings for malicious purposes. "By using legitimate cloud applications, attacke...

Chinese Volt Typhoon Exploits Versa Director Flaw, Targets U.S. and Global IT Sectors

The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as Volt Typhoon has been attributed with moderate confidence to the zero-day exploitation of a recently disclosed high-severity security flaw impacting Versa Director. The attacks targeted four U.S. victims and one non-U.S. victim in the Internet...

SMS scammers use toll fees as a lure

In April 2024, the FBI warned about a new type of smishing scam. Smishing is the term we use for phishing attacks sent via text message. This particular smishing scam tries to trick users into clicking a link by telling them they owe a “small amount” in toll fees. The scammers send a text claimin...