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Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners
Hi Folks, This month we are introducing a new data element for each CVE in the Security Update Guide, called Assigning CNA. First let me back up a bit and give some information about the CVE program. The purpose of a CVE is to uniquely identify a cybersecurity vulnerability. The CVE program was...
Security Update Guide Supports CVEs Assigned by Industry Partners
Hi Folks, This month we are introducing a new data element for each CVE in the Security Update Guide, called Assigning CNA. First let me back up a bit and give some information about the CVE program. The purpose of a CVE is to uniquely identify a cybersecurity vulnerability. The CVE program was...
SolarWinds: What Hit Us Could Hit Others
New research into the malware that set the stage for the megabreach at IT vendor SolarWinds shows the perpetrators spent months inside the companys software development labs honing their attack before inserting malicious code into updates that SolarWinds then shipped to thousands of customers. Mo...
SolarWinds Hires Chris Krebs, Alex Stamos in Wake of Hack
SolarWinds, which has been embroiled in a recent, widescale hack, has called in two security powerhouses for help: Former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA Chris Krebs, and former Facebook security executive Alex Stamos. Texas-based SolarWinds hired the duo as...
Russia’s SolarWinds Attack and Software Security
The information that is emerging about Russias extensive cyberintelligence operation against the United States and other countries should be increasingly alarming to the public. The magnitude of the hacking, now believed to have affected more than 250 federal agencies and businesses -- primarily...
ALERT: North Korean hackers targeting South Korea with RokRat Trojan
A North Korean hacking group has been found deploying the RokRat Trojan in a new spear-phishing campaign targeting the South Korean government. Attributing the attack to APT37 aka Starcruft, Ricochet Chollima, or Reaper, Malwarebytes said it identified a malicious document last December that, whe...
ALERT: North Korean hackers targeting South Korea with RokRat Trojan
A North Korean hacking group has been found deploying the RokRat Trojan in a new spear-phishing campaign targeting the South Korean government. Attributing the attack to APT37 aka Starcruft, Ricochet Chollima, or Reaper, Malwarebytes said it identified a malicious document last December that, whe...
Biden to Appoint Cybersecurity Advisor to NSC – Report
President-elect Joe Biden has reportedly tapped the National Security Agency’s cybersecurity director to serve in a brand-new cyber-role on his National Security Council. Anne Neuberger, a more than 10-year veteran of the NSA and its cyber-chief since 2019, will become the country’s deputy nation...
Retrohunting APT37: North Korean APT used VBA self decode technique to inject RokRat
This post was authored by Hossein Jazi On December 7 2020 we identified a malicious document uploaded to Virus Total which was purporting to be a meeting request likely used to target the government of South Korea. The meeting date mentioned in the document was 23 Jan 2020, which aligns with the...
Feds Pinpoint Russia as ‘Likely’ Culprit Behind SolarWinds Attack
The U.S. government has identified Russia as the “likely” culprit behind the widespread SolarWinds cyberattack that has so far affected multiple federal agencies and private-sector companies. Cyberespionage is cited as the motivation behind the attack, which the feds characterized as ongoing. In ...
FBI, CISA, NSA Officially Blame Russia for SolarWinds Cyber Attack
The U.S. government on Tuesday formally pointed fingers at the Russian government for orchestrating the massive SolarWinds supply chain attack that came to light early last month. "This work indicates that an Advanced Persistent Threat APT actor, likely Russian in origin, is responsible for most ...
FBI, CISA, NSA Officially Blame Russia for SolarWinds Cyber Attack
The U.S. government on Tuesday formally pointed fingers at the Russian government for orchestrating the massive SolarWinds supply chain attack that came to light early last month. "This work indicates that an Advanced Persistent Threat APT actor, likely Russian in origin, is responsible for most ...
Newgen Correspondence Management System eGov 12.0 Insecure Direct Object Reference
Exploit Title: Newgen Correspondence Management System corms eGov 12.0 - IDOR Date: 29 Dec 2020 Exploit Author: ALI AL SINAN Vendor Homepage: https://newgensoft.com Software Link: https://newgensoft.com/solutions/industries/government/e-gov-office/ Version: eGov 12.0 Tested on: JBoss EAP 7 CVE :...
Newgen Correspondence Management System (corms) eGov 12.0 - IDOR
Exploit Title: Newgen Correspondence Management System corms eGov 12.0 - IDOR Date: 29 Dec 2020 Exploit Author: ALI AL SINAN Vendor Homepage: https://newgensoft.com Software Link: https://newgensoft.com/solutions/industries/government/e-gov-office/ Version: eGov 12.0 Tested on: JBoss EAP 7 CVE :...
SolarWinds supply chain attack affected 250 organizations
By Deeba Ahmed According to a report, the SolarWinds attack has impacted over 250 organizations, including government agencies and private businesses. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SolarWinds supply chain attack affected 250 organizations...
Schneider Electric Web Server on Modicon M340
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low skill level to exploit Vendor: Schneider Electric Equipment: Web Server on Modicon M340, Modicon Quantum and Modicon Premium Legacy Vulnerabilities: Out-of-bounds Read, Out-of-bounds Write, Classic Buffer Overflow 2. RISK...
British Court Rejects U.S. Request to Extradite WikiLeaks' Julian Assange
A British court has rejected the U.S. government's request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the country on charges pertaining to illegally obtaining and sharing classified material related to national security. In a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court today, Judge Vanessa...
Ransomware in 2020: A Banner Year for Extortion
Remote learning platforms shut down. Hospital chemotherapy appointments cancelled. Ransomware attacks in 2020 dominated as a top threat vector this past year. Couple that with the COVID-19 pandemic, putting strains on the healthcare sector, and we witnessed ransomware exact a particularly cruel...
Microsoft Warns CrowdStrike of Hackers Targeting Azure Cloud Customers
New evidence amidst the ongoing probe into the espionage campaign targeting SolarWinds has uncovered an unsuccessful attempt to compromise cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and access the company's email. The hacking endeavor was reported to the company by Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center on...
North Korean Hackers Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research
Threat actors such as the notorious Lazarus group are continuing to tap into the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine research to steal sensitive information to speed up their countries' vaccine-development efforts. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky detailed two incidents at a pharmaceutical company and a...