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PlugX Trojan Disguised as Legitimate Windows Debugger Tool in Latest Attacks
The PlugX remote access trojan has been observed masquerading as an open source Windows debugger tool called x64dbg in an attempt to circumvent security protections and gain control of a target system. "This file is a legitimate open-source debugger tool for Windows that is generally used to...
New S1deload Malware Hijacking Users' Social Media Accounts and Mining Cryptocurrency
An active malware campaign has set its sights on Facebook and YouTube users by leveraging a new information stealer to hijack the accounts and abuse the systems' resources to mine cryptocurrency. Bitdefender is calling the malware S1deload Stealer for its use of DLL side-loading techniques to get...
CVE-2023-22743
Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. Prior to Git for Windows version 2.39.2, by carefully crafting DLL and putting into a subdirectory of a specific name living next to the Git for Windows installer, Windows can be tricked into side-loading said DLL. This...
CVE-2023-22743 Git for Windows' installer is susceptible to DLL side loading attacks
Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. Prior to Git for Windows version 2.39.2, by carefully crafting DLL and putting into a subdirectory of a specific name living next to the Git for Windows installer, Windows can be tricked into side-loading said DLL. This...
CVE-2023-22743 Git for Windows' installer is susceptible to DLL side loading attacks
Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. Prior to Git for Windows version 2.39.2, by carefully crafting DLL and putting into a subdirectory of a specific name living next to the Git for Windows installer, Windows can be tricked into side-loading said DLL. This...
CVE-2023-22743 Git for Windows' installer is susceptible to DLL side loading attacks
Git for Windows is the Windows port of the revision control system Git. Prior to Git for Windows version 2.39.2, by carefully crafting DLL and putting into a subdirectory of a specific name living next to the Git for Windows installer, Windows can be tricked into side-loading said DLL. This...
Threat Actors Using WerFault.exe to Deploy Pupy RAT
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Pupy RAT malware is using a technique called DLL side-loading to disguise itself as the legitimate WerFault.exe process in order to evade detection. The malware is delivered via an ISO image that...
Chinese Hackers Using Russo-Ukrainian War Decoys to Target APAC and European Entities
The China-linked nation-state hacking group referred to as Mustang Panda is using lures related to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War to attack entities in Europe and the Asia Pacific. That's according to the BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team, which analyzed a RAR archive file titled...
Worok Hackers Abuse Dropbox API to Exfiltrate Data via Backdoor Hidden in Images
A recently discovered cyber espionage group dubbed Worok has been found hiding malware in seemingly innocuous image files, corroborating a crucial link in the threat actor's infection chain. Czech cybersecurity firm Avast said the purpose of the PNG files is to conceal a payload that's used to...
The surge of cryptojacking campaigns
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Recent cryptojacking campaigns disclosed that intruders exploited DLL Side-Loading issues in Microsoft OneDrive by writing a fake secur32.dll file to establish persistence and operate undetected on...
Asian Governments and Organizations Targeted in Latest Cyber Espionage Attacks
Government and state-owned organizations in a number of Asian countries have been targeted by a distinct group of espionage hackers as part of an intelligence gathering mission that has been underway since early 2021. "A notable feature of these attacks is that the attackers leveraged a wide rang...
Deep Panda deploys new rootkit “Fire Chili” by exploiting Log4shell in VMware horizon
THREAT LEVEL: Red For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Deep Panda, a Chinese APT group, took advantage of the well-known Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware Horizon servers to deploy a backdoor, rootkit, and steal sensitive data. This threat actor is primarily targeting firms in the...
Mustang Panda targets European diplomats using enhanced PlugX backdoor
THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Mustang Panda, a Chinese cyberespionage group, has been targeting European diplomats with a revised version of the PlugX backdoor in an ongoing campaign linked to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The group, also known as...
CVE-2021-26556
When Octopus Server is installed using a custom folder location, folder ACLs are not set correctly and could lead to an unprivileged user using DLL side-loading to gain privileged access...
CVE-2021-26557
When Octopus Tentacle is installed using a custom folder location, folder ACLs are not set correctly and could lead to an unprivileged user using DLL side-loading to gain privileged access...
Design/Logic Flaw
When Octopus Tentacle is installed using a custom folder location, folder ACLs are not set correctly and could lead to an unprivileged user using DLL side-loading to gain privileged access...
Design/Logic Flaw
When Octopus Server is installed using a custom folder location, folder ACLs are not set correctly and could lead to an unprivileged user using DLL side-loading to gain privileged access...
CVE-2021-26557
CVE-2021-26557 affects Octopus Tentacle when installed to a custom folder where folder ACLs are not set correctly. This misconfiguration can allow an unprivileged user to use DLL side-loading to gain privileged access, resulting in a local privilege escalation. The NVD data cites local attack vec...