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MITRE Corporation Breached by Nation-State Hackers Exploiting Ivanti Flaws
The MITRE Corporation revealed that it was the target of a nation-state cyber attack that exploited two zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure appliances starting in January 2024. The intrusion led to the compromise of its Networked Experimentation, Research, and Virtualization Environment NERVE...
A week in security (April 15 – April 21)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Law enforcement reels in phishing-as-a-service whopper Mental health company Cerebral failed to protect sensitive personal data, must pay $7 million Cannabis investment scam JuicyFields ends in 9 arrests Should you share your location with your partner? Giant Tiger...
Microsoft Warns: North Korean Hackers Turn to AI-Fueled Cyber Espionage
Microsoft has revealed that North Korea-linked state-sponsored cyber actors have begun to use artificial intelligence AI to make its operations more effective and efficient. "They are learning to use tools powered by AI large language models LLM to make their operations more efficient and...
New RedLine Stealer Variant Disguised as Game Cheats Using Lua Bytecode for Stealth
A new information stealer has been found leveraging Lua bytecode for added stealth and sophistication, findings from McAfee Labs reveal. The cybersecurity firm has assessed it to be a variant of a known malware called RedLine Stealer owing to the fact that the command-and-control C2 server IP...
Taking Time to Understand NIS2 Reporting Requirements
The newest version of the European Union Network and Information Systems directive, or NIS2, came into force in January 2023. Member States have until October 2024 to transpose it into their national law. One of the most critical changes with NIS2 is the schedule for reporting a cybersecurity...
IT and Cybersecurity Jobs in the Age of Emerging AI Technologies
By Waqas Fear AI taking your IT or cybersecurity job? Don't! Learn how AI creates new opportunities in network management, threat detection & more. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: IT and Cybersecurity Jobs in the Age of Emerging AI Technologies...
BlackTech Targets Tech, Research, and Gov Sectors New 'Deuterbear' Tool
Technology, research, and government sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have been targeted by a threat actor called BlackTech as part of a recent cyber attack wave. The intrusions pave the way for an updated version of modular backdoor dubbed Waterbear as well as its enhanced successor referred t...
PT-2024-2993
The vulnerable software is CrushFTP, a managed file transfer vendor. The vulnerability affects all versions before 10.7.1 and 11.1.0 on all platforms, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read files from the filesystem outside of the VFS Sandbox, bypass authentication to gain administrati...
OfflRouter Malware Evades Detection in Ukraine for Almost a Decade
Select Ukrainian government networks have remained infected with a malware called OfflRouter since 2015. Cisco Talos said its findings are based on an analysis of over 100 confidential documents that were infected with the VBA macro virus and uploaded to the VirusTotal malware scanning platform...
FIN7 Cybercrime Group Targeting U.S. Auto Industry with Carbanak Backdoor
The infamous cybercrime syndicate known as FIN7 has been linked to a spear-phishing campaign targeting the U.S. automotive industry to deliver a known backdoor called Carbanak aka Anunak. "FIN7 identified employees at the company who worked in the IT department and had higher levels of...
CISA and Partners Release Advisory on Akira Ransomware
Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre EC3, and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre NCSC-NL released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA, StopRansomware: Akira Ransomware, to disseminate known Akira ransomware tactics, techniques, and...
Global Police Operation Disrupts 'LabHost' Phishing Service, Over 30 Arrested Worldwide
As many as 37 individuals have been arrested as part of an international crackdown on a cybercrime service called LabHost that has been used by criminal actors to steal personal credentials from victims around the world. Described as one of the largest Phishing-as-a-Service PhaaS providers, LabHo...
Unitronics Vision Legacy series (Update A)
View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 8.7 ATTENTION : Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor : Unitronics Equipment : Vision Legacy series Vulnerability : Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker...
LockBit 3.0 Builder Unleashed Custom Ransomware on the Rise
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GenAI: A New Headache for SaaS Security Teams
The introduction of Open AI's ChatGPT was a defining moment for the software industry, touching off a GenAI race with its November 2022 release. SaaS vendors are now rushing to upgrade tools with enhanced productivity capabilities that are driven by generative AI. Among a wide range of uses, GenA...
Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw, Deploy ScreenConnect, Metasploit in New Campaign
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that's exploiting a recently disclosed security flaw in Fortinet FortiClient EMS devices to deliver ScreenConnect and Metasploit Powerfun payloads. The activity entails the exploitation of CVE-2023-48788 CVSS score: 9.3, a critical SQL...
Cyberattacks Surge 325% in Philippines Amid South China Sea Standoff
By Deeba Ahmed The Philippines finds itself under an online siege as tensions escalate in the South China Sea SCS with China, claims cybersecurity firm Resecurity. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyberattacks Surge 325% in Philippines Amid South China Sea Standoff...
Cisco Warns of Global Surge in Brute-Force Attacks Targeting VPN and SSH Services
Cisco is warning about a global surge in brute-force attacks targeting various devices, including Virtual Private Network VPN services, web application authentication interfaces, and SSH services, since at least March 18, 2024. "These attacks all appear to be originating from TOR exit nodes and a...
