Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 19 June to 25 June 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, the fact that there were a total of twelve attacks executed, taking advantage of seventeen different vulnerabilities ...

The Rising Diicot Threat Group with Diverse Attack Capabilities

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A Romanian threat group “Diicot” has been actively employing SSH bruteforcing and deploying malware loaders to compromise systems for the purpose of cryptocurrency mining. The campaign involves exploitin...

New Mystic Stealer Malware Targets 40 Web Browsers and 70 Browser Extensions

A new information-stealing malware called Mystic Stealer has been found to steal data from about 40 different web browsers and over 70 web browser extensions. First advertised on April 25, 2023, for $150 per month, the malware also targets cryptocurrency wallets, Steam, and Telegram, and employs...

Understanding Malware-as-a-Service

Money is the root of all evil, including cybercrime. Thus, it was inevitable that malware creators would one day begin not only to distribute malicious programs themselves, but also to sell them to less technically proficient attackers, thereby lowering the threshold for entering the cybercrimina...

GHSA-22GJ-8QJ2-FJ46 Moodle External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability

The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists because the application allows a user to control path of the older to create in TinyMCE loaders. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create arbitrary folders on the system...

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-30943

The vulnerability was found Moodle which exists because the application allows a user to control path of the older to create in TinyMCE loaders. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and create arbitrary folders on the system...

Blind Eagle Cyber Espionage Group Strikes Again: New Attack Chain Uncovered

The cyber espionage actor tracked as Blind Eagle has been linked to a new multi-stage attack chain that leads to the deployment of the NjRAT remote access trojan on compromised systems. "The group is known for using a variety of sophisticated attack techniques, including custom malware, social...

PT-2023-4763 · Moodle +1 · Moodle +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Moodle versions 4.1.x through 4.1.2 Moodle versions 4.2.x through 4.1.9 is not correct, the correct is: Moodle versions 4.2.x before 4.2.0 Description: The issue exists because the application allows a user to control the path of the folder t...

Cybercriminals Turn to Android Loaders on Dark Web to Evade Google Play Security

Malicious loader programs capable of trojanizing Android applications are being traded on the criminal underground for up to $20,000 as a way to evade Google Play Store defenses. "The most popular application categories to hide malware and unwanted software include cryptocurrency trackers,...

Cybercriminals Turn to Android Loaders on Dark Web to Evade Google Play Security

Malicious loader programs capable of trojanizing Android applications are being traded on the criminal underground for up to $20,000 as a way to evade Google Play Store defenses. "The most popular application categories to hide malware and unwanted software include cryptocurrency trackers,...

Malicious Package

Overview oel-ng-translate-loaders is a malicious package. The package's name is based on existing repositories, namespaces, or components used by popular companies in an effort to trick employees into downloading it, also known as 'dependency confusion'. Therefore, you're only vulnerable if this...

SUSE CVE-2010-2546

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in loaders/loadit.c in libmikmod, possibly 3.1.12, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via 1 crafted samples or 2 crafted instrument definitions in an Impulse Tracker file, related to panpts, pitpts, and ITProcessEnvelope. NOTE: some of thes...

SUSE CVE-2010-2971

loaders/loadit.c in libmikmod, possibly 3.1.12, does not properly account for the larger size of nameenv relative to nametick and namenode, which allows remote attackers to trigger a buffer over-read and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Impulse Tracker file, a related issue to...

SUSE CVE-2020-1747

A vulnerability was discovered in the PyYAML library in versions before 5.3.1, where it is susceptible to arbitrary code execution when it processes untrusted YAML files through the fullload method or with the FullLoader loader. Applications that use the library to process untrusted input may be...

Enigma, Vector, and TgToxic: The New Threats to Cryptocurrency Users

Suspected Russian threat actors have been targeting Eastern European users in the crypto industry with fake job opportunities as bait to install information-stealing malware on compromised hosts. The attackers "use several highly obfuscated and under-development custom loaders in order to infect...

Talos Takes 128: Year in Review - Ransomware and Commodity Loaders Edition

Were back with the final year in review focused episode. This time the focus is on the ever broadening ransomware landscape and the commodity malware loaders that often support it. Ill be joined by one of the researchers from the year in review report, Aliza Johnson to talk about what we saw on t...

Threat Source newsletter (Feb. 9, 2023): Don't let criminals exploit your empathy

Welcome to this weeks edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Our hearts are with the people of Turkey and Syria and all those impacted by the tragic earthquake. The Cisco Foundation has launched a matching campaign to support local disaster relief organizations. As a person its always difficult...

2022 Year in Review: Ransomware & Commodity Loaders Livestream Replay

Did you miss our livestream covering the ransomware and commodity loader section in the Cisco Talos Year in Review report? Join host Mitch Neff and special guests Aliza Johnson, Azim Khodjibaev, and Nick Biasini as they discuss Talos findings and experiences monitoring ransomware and commodity...

MalVirt: .NET Malware Loaders Spread through Malvertising Attacks

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary MalVirt is a cluster of virtualized .NET malware loaders are distributed through malvertising attacks that use obfuscated virtualization and the Windows Process Explorer driver to evade anti-analysis and...

Threat Source newsletter (Feb. 2, 2023): I bid you all adieu

Welcome to this weeks edition of the Threat Source newsletter. If you havent noticed yet weve had a few guest writers on this newsletter over the last few months. Alas my time covering the newsletter has ended and I leave you with one final edition. Have no fear, William Largent will be rounding...