2024 Midyear Threat Landscape Review

As we navigate the complexities of 2024, its crucial to pause and reflect on the evolving threat landscape that surrounds us. This moment offers a unique opportunity to scrutinize our triumphs and missteps, understand the events that have decisively shaped our environment, and consider those that...

He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

Joshua Caleb Sutter infiltrated far-right extremist organizations as a confidential FBI informant, all while promoting hateful ideologies that influenced some of the internet's most violent groups...

IBM Aspera Orchestrator HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability

IBM Aspera Orchestrator is a Web-based application from International Business Machines IBM, Inc. It can provide data-driven organizations with an efficient document processing pipeline. An HTTP header injection vulnerability exists in IBM Aspera Orchestrator version 4.0.1, which can be exploited...

Pro-Houthi Group Targets Yemen Aid Organizations with Android Spyware

A suspected pro-Houthi threat group targeted at least three humanitarian organizations in Yemen with Android spyware designed to harvest sensitive information. These attacks, attributed to an activity cluster codenamed OilAlpha, entail a new set of malicious mobile apps that come with their own...

TAG-100: New Threat Actor Uses Open-Source Tools for Widespread Attacks

Unknown threat actors have been observed leveraging open-source tools as part of a suspected cyber espionage campaign targeting global government and private sector organizations. Recorded Future's Insikt Group is tracking the activity under the temporary moniker TAG-100, noting that the adversar...

The Top 10 AI Security Risks Every Business Should Know

With every week bringing news of another AI advance, it’s becoming increasingly important for organizations to understand the risks before adopting AI tools. This look at 10 key areas of concern identified by the Open Worldwide Application Security Project OWASP flags risks enterprises should kee...

RCE vulnerability in OpenSSH: everything you need to know

Detect and mitigate CVE-2024-6387, a remote code execution vulnerability in OpenSSH. Organizations are advised to patch urgently...

Experts Uncover New Evasive SquidLoader Malware Targeting Chinese Organizations

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new evasive malware loader named SquidLoader that spreads via phishing campaigns targeting Chinese organizations. AT&T LevelBlue Labs, which first observed the malware in late April 2024, said it incorporates features that are designed to thwart static a...

Chinese Velvet Ant Hackers Target F5 Devices in Years-Long Espionage

Discover how China-linked Velvet Ant APT exploited F5 BIG-IP devices for years undetected. Sygnia's detailed analysis exposes tactics used to maintain persistence and evade detection, offering crucial insights for organizations to bolster their cybersecurity defenses against similar threats...

Microsoft Dynamics 365 (On-Premises) Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2024-39667)

Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a suite of ERP business solutions for multinational organizations from Microsoft USA. The product includes financial management, production management and business intelligence management. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Dynamics 365...

Ukraine Arrests Cryptor Specialist Aiding Conti and LockBit Ransomware

Ukrainian Police have arrested a ransomware cryptor developer in connection with the notorious Conti and LockBit groups. This arrest was the result of Operation Endgame, a major operation that aims to dismantle key elements of these cybercriminal organizations...

CVE-2024-37293

The AWS Deployment Framework ADF is a framework to manage and deploy resources across multiple AWS accounts and regions within an AWS Organization. ADF allows for staged, parallel, multi-account, cross-region deployments of applications or resources via the structure defined in AWS Organizations...

CVE-2024-37293 aws-deployment-framework's potential risk can lead to privilege escalation

The AWS Deployment Framework ADF is a framework to manage and deploy resources across multiple AWS accounts and regions within an AWS Organization. ADF allows for staged, parallel, multi-account, cross-region deployments of applications or resources via the structure defined in AWS Organizations...

CVE-2024-37293 aws-deployment-framework's potential risk can lead to privilege escalation

The AWS Deployment Framework ADF is a framework to manage and deploy resources across multiple AWS accounts and regions within an AWS Organization. ADF allows for staged, parallel, multi-account, cross-region deployments of applications or resources via the structure defined in AWS Organizations...

CVE-2024-37293

The CVE concerns the AWS Deployment Framework (ADF) bootstrap process. Prior to v4.0.0, the bootstrap CodeBuild role could call sts:AssumeRole without restrictions, enabling escalation to any AWS account in the organization with elevated privileges. Patches are included in aws-deployment-framewor...

CVE-2024-37293 aws-deployment-framework's potential risk can lead to privilege escalation

The AWS Deployment Framework ADF is a framework to manage and deploy resources across multiple AWS accounts and regions within an AWS Organization. ADF allows for staged, parallel, multi-account, cross-region deployments of applications or resources via the structure defined in AWS Organizations...

Critical RCE vulnerability in PHP CGI: everything you need to know

Detect and mitigate CVE-2024-4577, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in PHP CGI. Organizations are advised to patch urgently...

Cybersecurity CPEs: Unraveling the What, Why & How

Staying Sharp: Cybersecurity CPEs Explained Perhaps even more so than in other professional domains, cybersecurity professionals constantly face new threats. To ensure you stay on top of your game, many certification programs require earning Continuing Professional Education CPE credits. CPEs are...

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog May 2024

Summary The Known Exploited Vulnerability KEV catalog, maintained by CISA, is the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild. It is recommended that all organizations review and monitor the KEV catalog, prioritize remediation of listed vulnerabilities, and reduce...

TikTok Hack Targets ‘High-Profile’ Users via DMs

TikTok has confirmed a “potential exploit” that is being used to go after accounts belonging to media organizations and celebrities, including CNN and Paris Hilton, through direct messages...