Increased Emotet Malware Activity

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA is aware of a recent increase in targeted Emotet malware attacks. Emotet is a sophisticated Trojan that commonly functions as a downloader or dropper of other malware. Emotet primarily spreads via malicious email attachments and attempts t...

Drake Lyrics Used as Calling Card in Malware Attack

A hacker with the handle “Master X” leverages a PowerShell script that contains a reference to singer-songwriter Drake lyric’s “Kiki Do You Love Me” and ultimately delivers a malicious payload to its victims. The campaign is email based; with missives containing a malicious PowerPoint attachment...

All in the (Ransomware) Family: 10 Ways to Take Action

In a world where everything is an “as-a-service,” it’s no surprise that ransomware-as-a-service RaaS is a hot ticket on the Dark Web. FortiGuard Labs has observed at least two significant ransomware families – Sodinokibi and Nemty – now being deployed as RaaS solutions. Meanwhile, cybercriminals...

Microsoft Access CVE-2019-1400 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Access is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can leverage this issue to obtain sensitive information that may aid in further attacks. Technologies Affected Microsoft Office 2010 32-bit edition SP2 Microsoft Office 2010 64-bit edition SP2 Microsoft...

Microsoft PowerPoint CVE-2019-1462 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description Microsoft PowerPoint is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. An attacker can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in user. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial of service conditions. Technologies Affected...

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-18180

Improper Check for filenames with overly long extensions in PostMaster sending in email or uploading files e.g. attaching files to mails of OTRS Community Edition and OTRS allows an remote attacker to cause an endless loop. This issue affects: OTRS AG: OTRS Community Edition 5.0.x version 5.0.38...

ACSC Releases Advisory on Emotet Malware Campaign

The Australian Cyber Security Centre ACSC has released an advisory on an ongoing, widespread Emotet malware campaign. Emotet is a Trojan—commonly spread via malicious email attachments—that attempts to proliferate within a network by brute forcing user credentials and writing to shared drives. AC...

FBI Releases Article on Defending Against E-Skimming

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released an article to raise awareness on e-skimming threats. E-skimming occurs when an attacker injects malicious code onto a website to capture credit or debit card data or personally identifiable information PII. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...

Outlook for Web Bans 38 More File Extensions in Email Attachments

Malware or computer virus can infect your computer in several different ways, but one of the most common methods of its delivery is through malicious file attachments over emails that execute the malware when you open them. Therefore, to protect its users from malicious scripts and executable,...

Astaroth Spy Trojan Uses Facebook, YouTube Profiles to Cover Tracks

Facebook and YouTube profiles are at the heart of an ongoing phishing campaign spreading the Astaroth trojan, bent on the eventual exfiltration of sensitive information. The attack is sophisticated in that it uses normally trusted sources as cover for malicious activities – thus evading usually...

Debian DLA-1877-1 : otrs2 security update

Several security issues have been fixed in otrs2, a well known trouble ticket system. CVE-2018-11563 An attacker who is logged into OTRS as a customer can use the ticket overview screen to disclose internal article information of their customer tickets. CVE-2019-12746 A user logged into OTRS as a...

Staying Cyber Safe During Memorial Day

As Memorial Day approaches, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA reminds users to stay cyber safe. Users should be cautious of potential scams, such as unsolicited emails that contain malicious links or attachments with malware. Users should also be aware of the risks...

Microsoft Dynamics On-Premise Security Feature Bypass

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Dynamics On Premise. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could send attachment types that are blocked by the email attachment system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would need to capture and edit the POST request to include a...

[SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: php-PHPMailer-5.2.27-1.fc27

Full Featured Email Transfer Class for PHP. PHPMailer features: Supports emails digitally signed with S/MIME encryption! Supports emails with multiple TOs, CCs, BCCs and REPLY-TOs Works on any platform. Supports Text & HTML emails. Embedded image support. Multipart/alternative emails for mail...

Microsoft PowerPoint CVE-2018-8501 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Description Microsoft PowerPoint is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability. An attacker can leverage this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application; this may aid in launching further attacks. Technologies Affected Microso...

Potential Hurricane Florence Phishing Scams

NCCIC warns users to remain vigilant for malicious cyber activity seeking to exploit interest in Hurricane Florence. Fraudulent emails commonly appear after major natural disasters and often contain links or attachments that direct users to malicious websites. Users should exercise caution in...

Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilit...

OWA for hackers: ExchangeRelayX

ExchangeRelayX is a PoC tools to demonstrate the ability of an attacker to perform an SMB or HTTP based NTLM relay attack to the EWS endpoint on an on-premise Microsoft Exchange server to compromise the mailbox of the victim. This tool provides the attacker with an OWA looking interface, with...

Phishing Campaign Steals Money From Industrial Companies

Industrial production companies are the targets in a large-scale spear-phishing email campaign aimed at installing legitimate remote administration software on victims’ systems. Researchers with Kaspersky Lab said that emails purporting to be commercial offers were the conduit to enabling attacke...

Machine learning vs. social engineering

Machine learning is a key driver in the constant evolution of security technologies at Microsoft. Machine learning allows Microsoft 365 to scale next-gen protection capabilities and enhance cloud-based, real-time blocking of new and unknown threats. Just in the last few months, machine learning h...