Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 4 December to 10 December 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of eleven attacks were executed, eleven vulnerabilities were uncovered, and four active adversaries...

A week in security (December 4 – December 10)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Meta’s Purple Llama wants to test safety risks in AI models US government is snooping on people via phone push notifications, says senator Android phones can be taken over remotely – update when you can How IT teams can conduct a vulnerability assessment for...

Exploit for Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Activemq

CVE-2023-46604 Exploit for CVE-2023-46604 This tool helps...

Ransomware-as-a-Service: The Growing Threat You Can't Ignore

Ransomware attacks have become a significant and pervasive threat in the ever-evolving realm of cybersecurity. Among the various iterations of ransomware, one trend that has gained prominence is Ransomware-as-a-Service RaaS. This alarming development has transformed the cybercrime landscape,...

From Brute-Force to BlueSky Ransomware

Summary: A focused campaign directed at publicly accessible MSSQL servers unfolded, entailing malicious actors utilization of Cobalt Strike and Tor2Mine. After gaining successful network access, the adversaries deployed the BlueSky ransomware across the entire network. Threat Level - Amber | Atta...

The malware, attacker trends and more that shaped the threat landscape in 2023

The 2023 Cisco Talos Year in Review is now available to download. Once again, the Talos team has meticulously combed through a massive amount of data to analyze the major trends that have shaped the threat landscape in 2023. Global conflict influenced a lot of these trends, altering the tactics a...

Roblox and Twitch provider Tipalti breached by ransomware [updated]

As a response to this post, Tipalti reached out to us and asked us to post the following statement: Tipalti takes the security of our systems and data very seriously and has strong security protocols and tools in place. The Tipalti cybersecurity team and third-party forensic experts have been...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 27 November to 3 December 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of eight attacks were executed, six vulnerabilities were uncovered, and two active adversaries were...

Cactus Ransomware Exploits Vulnerabilities in Qlik Sense

Summary: The Cactus ransomware is actively exploiting critical Qlik Sense vulnerabilities, with the ultimate goal of establishing persistence and enabling remote control, infiltrating corporate networks stealthily. This serves as a stark reminder that unpatched Qlik Sense instances are prime...

Why a ransomware gang tattled on its victim, with Allan Liska: Lock and Code S04E24

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Like the grade-school dweeb who reminds their teacher to assign tonights homework, or the power-tripping homeowner who threatens every neighbor with an HOA citation, the ransomware group ALPHV can now add itself to a shameful roster of pathetic, little...

Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2023. Statistics

All statistics in this report come from the Kaspersky Security Network KSN global cloud service, which receives information from components in our security solutions. The data was obtained from users who had given their consent to it being sent to KSN. Millions of Kaspersky users around the globe...

A week in security (November 27 – December 3)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Explained: Domain fronting Will ChatGPT write ransomware? Yes. Associated Press, ESPN, CBS among top sites serving fake virus alerts Meta sued over forcing users to pay to stop tracking Update now! Chrome fixes actively exploited zero-day vulnerability Many major...

Microsoft Warns of Malvertising Scheme Spreading CACTUS Ransomware

Microsoft has warned of a new wave of CACTUS ransomware attacks that leverage malvertising lures to deploy DanaBot as an initial access vector. The DanaBot infections led to "hands-on-keyboard activity by ransomware operator Storm-0216 Twisted Spider, UNC2198, culminating in the deployment of...

ChatGPT Spit Out Sensitive Data When Told to Repeat ‘Poem’ Forever

Plus: A major ransomware crackdown, the arrest of Ukraine’s cybersecurity chief, and a hack-for-hire entrepreneur charged with attempted murder...

Russian Hacker Vladimir Dunaev Pleads Guilty for Creating TrickBot Malware

A Russian national has been found guilty in connection with his role in developing and deploying a malware known as TrickBot, the U.S. Department of Justice DoJ announced. Vladimir Dunaev, 40, was arrested in South Korea in September 2021 and extradited to the U.S. a month later. "Dunaev develope...

Explained: Domain fronting

Domain fronting is a technique of using different domain names on the same HTTPS connection. Put simply, domain fronting hides your traffic when connecting to a specific website. It routes traffic through a larger platform, masking the true destination in the process. The technique became popular...

IT threat evolution in Q3 2023. Mobile statistics

IT threat evolution in Q3 2023 IT threat evolution in Q3 2023. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q3 2023. Mobile statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products received from users who consented to providing statistical data. Quarterly figures Accordin...

IT threat evolution in Q3 2023. Non-mobile statistics

IT threat evolution in Q3 2023 IT threat evolution in Q3 2023. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q3 2023. Mobile statistics These statistics are based on detection verdicts of Kaspersky products and services received from users who consented to providing statistical data. Quarterly...

DJVU Ransomware’s Variant Emerges Disguised as Cracked Software

Summary: A variant of the DJVU ransomware, disguising itself as cracked software, has emerged and is demanding a ransom of $980 for decryption. These incidents involve the infiltration of systems by various commodity loaders and infostealers, with the adversarys primary objectives being data...

Will ChatGPT write ransomware? Yes.

This morning I decided to write some ransomware, and I asked ChatGPT to help. Not because I wanted to turn to a life of crime, but because I wanted to see if anything had changed since March, when I last tried the same exact thing. In short: ChatGPT has helped me, worryingly so. But more on that...