W3Brute - Automatic Web Application Brute Force Attack Tool

w3brute is an open source penetration testing tool that automates attacks directly to the website's login page. w3brute is also supported for carrying out brute force attacks on all websites. Features 1. Scanner: w3brute has a scanner feature that serves to support the bruteforce attack process...

CISO series: Strengthen your organizational immune system with cybersecurity hygiene

One of the things I love about my job is the time I get to spend with security professionals, learning firsthand about the challenges of managing security strategy and implementation day to day. There are certain themes that come up over and over in these conversations. My colleague Ken Malcolmso...

Emacs - movemail Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Emacs movemail Privilege Escalation', 'Description' = %q This module exploits a SUID installation of the Emacs movemail utility to run a command ...

Analysis of cyberattack on U.S. think tanks, non-profits, public sector by unidentified attackers

Reuters recently reported a hacking campaign focused on a wide range of targets across the globe. In the days leading to the Reuters publication, Microsoft researchers were closely tracking the same campaign. Our sensors revealed that the campaign primarily targeted public sector institutions and...

City Pays $2K in Ransomware, Stirs ‘Never Pay’ Debate

The city of West Haven, Conn. made the hard choice to pay cyberattackers a $2,000 ransom after being hit with malware that ground their operations to a halt. West Haven said that its City Hall offices were the victim of a ransomware attack, which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security determine...

Malwarebytes Labs Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques Report (CTNT) shows shift to business targets in Q3

Once again, it's that time of year: time for the quarterly Malwarebytes Labs Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques Report. Strap in your seat belts, folks, because the third quarter of 2018 was quite a wild ride. After a sleepy first two quarters, cybercriminals shook out the cobwebs and revved up...

MuddyWater expands operations

Summary MuddyWater is a relatively new APT that surfaced in 2017. It has focused mainly on governmental targets in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, according to past telemetry. However, the group behind MuddyWater has been known to target other countries in the Middle East, Europe and the US. We recently...

Virus Bulletin 2018: Turla APT Changes Shape with New Code and Targets

MONTREAL – The Turla APT group’s extensive activities have diversified this year, representing a mix of old code, new code and fresh targets. Perhaps most interesting, this sophisticated group is branching into using scripts and open-source code in its malware development – a marked departure for...

Cybersecurity Researchers Spotted First-Ever UEFI Rootkit in the Wild

Cybersecurity researchers at ESET have unveiled what they claim to be the first-ever UEFI rootkit being used in the wild, allowing hackers to implant persistent malware on the targeted computers that could survive a complete hard-drive wipe. Dubbed LoJax , the UEFI rootkit is part of a malware...

Threat Landscape for Industrial Automation Systems in H1 2018

For many years, Kaspersky Lab experts have been uncovering and researching cyberthreats that target a variety of information systems – those of commercial and government organizations, banks, telecoms operators, industrial enterprises, and individual users. In this report, Kaspersky Lab Industria...

badKarma - Advanced Network Reconnaissance Toolkit

badKarma is a python3 GTK+ network infrastructure penetration testing toolkit. badKarma aim to help the tester in all the penetration testing phases information gathering, vulnerability assessment,exploitation,post-exploitation and reporting. It allow the tester to save time by having...

Dark Tequila: A Distilled Threat for Mexican Targets

Researchers have been tracking an ongoing malicious campaign targeting victims in Mexico, with a highly crafted tool built to steal financial information and login credentials for popular websites. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab said today that the campaign, dubbed Dark Tequila, and its supporting...

Dicoogle PACS 2.5.0 Web Server Directory Traversal Exploit

This module exploits an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability in the Dicoogle PACS Web Server v2.5.0 and possibly earlier, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files with the web server privileges. While the application is java based, the directory traversal was only successful...

IT threat evolution Q2 2018

Targeted attacks and malware campaigns Operation Parliament In April, we reported the workings of Operation Parliament, a cyber-espionage campaign aimed at high-profile legislative, executive and judicial organizations around the world – with its main focus in the MENA Middle East and North Afric...

How a man hacked his victims’ SIM cards to steal millions of dollars

By Waqas Californian Authorities have arrested and charged a 20-year old college student Joel Ortiz for being part of a mobile phone hijacking group who hacked SIM cards. According to reports the detainee managed to hijack over 40 phone numbers and stole $5 million as well from high-profile targe...

Immunity Canvas: SHOW_TIMER_LEAK

Name| showtimerleak ---|--- CVE| CVE-2017-18344 Exploit Pack| CANVAS Description| showtimerleak Notes| CVE Name: CVE-2017-18344 NOTES: This module gives an unpriviledged user the ability to dump a file from the kernel memory. A common scenario is to dump the /etc/shadow or kerberos tickets. Note:...

Google Chrome - Swiftshader Texture Allocation Integer Overflow

Google Chrome - Swiftshader Texture Allocation Integer Overflow There's a remotely triggerable memory corruption issue in SwiftShader that's reachable from WebGL, resulting from an integer overflow issue. In the GPU process there is validation on the sizes passed to texture creation functions to...

Hackers Used Malicious MDM Solution to Spy On 'Highly Targeted' iPhone Users

Security researchers have uncovered a "highly targeted" mobile malware campaign that has been operating since August 2015 and found spying on 13 selected iPhones in India. The attackers, who are also believed to be operating from India, were found abusing mobile device management MDM protocol—a...

Dicoogle PACS Web Server Directory Traversal

This module exploits an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability in the Dicoogle PACS Web Server v2.5.0 and possibly earlier, allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files with the web server privileges. While the application is java based, the directory traversal was only successful...

Chinese Espionage Group TEMP.Periscope Targets Cambodia Ahead of July 2018 Elections and Reveals Broad Operations Globally

Introduction FireEye has examined a range of TEMP.Periscope activity revealing extensive interest in Cambodia's politics, with active compromises of multiple Cambodian entities related to the country’s electoral system. This includes compromises of Cambodian government entities charged with...