Something to Read When You Are On Call and Everyone Else is at the Office Party

Welcome to this week's edition of the Threat Source newsletter. The new head of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre, Richard Horne, recently remarked that there is a "clearly widening gap between, on the one hand, the threat and our exposure to it and, on the other, the defences that are in...

Top AWS re:Invent Announcements for Security Teams in 2024

AWS re:Invent 2024 brought an avalanche of announcements, with over 500 updates since November. Let's spotlight the most impactful ones for security teams, from Resource Control Policies to centrally managed root access...

Black Basta Ransomware Uses MS Teams, Email Bombing to Spread Malware

The Black Basta ransomware group is using advanced social engineering tactics and a multi-stage infection process to target organizations...

Black Basta Ransomware Evolves with Email Bombing, QR Codes, and Social Engineering

The threat actors linked to the Black Basta ransomware have been observed switching up their social engineering tactics, distributing a different set of payloads such as Zbot and DarkGate since early October 2024. "Users within the target environment will be email bombed by the threat actor, whic...

Black Basta Ransomware Campaign Drops Zbot, DarkGate, and Custom Malware

Executive Summary Beginning in early October, Rapid7 has observed a resurgence of activity related to the ongoing social engineering campaign being conducted by Black Basta ransomware operators. Rapid7 initially reported the discovery of the novel social engineering campaign back in May, 2024,...

Black Basta Ransomware Campaign Drops Zbot, DarkGate, and Custom Malware

Executive Summary Beginning in early October, Rapid7 has observed a resurgence of activity related to the ongoing social engineering campaign being conducted by Black Basta ransomware operators. Rapid7 initially reported the discovery of the novel social engineering campaign back in May, 2024,...

CVE-2020-26067

A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Webex Teams could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of usernames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating an account that contains...

CVE-2020-26067 Cisco Webex Teams Web Interface Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Webex Teams could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of usernames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating an account that contains...

CVE-2020-26067 Cisco Webex Teams Web Interface Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web-based interface of Cisco Webex Teams could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of usernames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating an account that contains...

New IDR Log Search Enhancements: Accelerate, Streamline, and Simplify Investigations

Co-authored by Ed Montgomery & René Fusco, Rapid7 In today’s cybersecurity landscape, organizations need robust detection and response solutions to stay ahead of evolving threats. Rapid7’s InsightIDR, the foundation of our Managed Detection and Response MDR service, empowers security teams with...

Study Reveals Security Teams Feel the Impact of Rising API Threats

API abuse is increasing at an alarming rate. Read this post to learn the four areas of focus for organizations that are seeking to protect their APIs...

WordPress Database Scanning For Malware Released in Wordfence CLI 5.0.1

Today we’re excited to announce the recent release of Wordfence CLI version 5.0.1 which includes a much requested feature from security analysts, hosting providers and ops teams: Database scanning for WordPress. Now you can scan any WordPress database you have access to for malware and...

CVE-2024-52314 data.all admin user may access potentially sensitive data stored by producers via logs

A data.all admin team member who has access to the customer-owned AWS Account where data.all is deployed may be able to extract user data from data.all application logs in data.all via CloudWatch log scanning for particular operations that interact with customer producer teams data...

CVE-2024-52314 data.all admin user may access potentially sensitive data stored by producers via logs

A data.all admin team member who has access to the customer-owned AWS Account where data.all is deployed may be able to extract user data from data.all application logs in data.all via CloudWatch log scanning for particular operations that interact with customer producer teams data...

VEILDrive Attack Exploits Microsoft Services to Evade Detection and Distribute Malware

An ongoing threat campaign dubbed VEILDrive has been observed taking advantage of legitimate services from Microsoft, including Teams, SharePoint, Quick Assist, and OneDrive, as part of its modus operandi. "Leveraging Microsoft SaaS services — including Teams, SharePoint, Quick Assist, and OneDri...

9 Steps to Get CTEM on Your 2025 Budgetary Radar

Budget season is upon us, and everyone in your organization is vying for their slice of the pie. Every year, every department has a pet project that they present as absolutely essential to profitability, business continuity, and quite possibly the future of humanity itself. And no doubt that some...

20/20 Cybersecurity: Lessons Learned in 2024 and Strategies for a Stronger 2025

With 2024 rapidly coming to a close, many of us here at Rapid7 are taking a step back, reflecting upon the successes and learnings of the last 12 months, and looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities we could jointly face in the year ahead. Of course, we are doing the same for our...

New Teams Deployment Guidance for App Layering or User Personalization Layer(UPL)

Microsoft Teams 2.x has changed its installation method and now installs under C:\Program Files\WindowsApps. Based on those changes this article provides the specific steps for the deployment of the Teams 2.x in an App LayeringAL or User Personalization LayerUPL environment. For the most current...

Teams 2.x missing from start menu on Server 2022/W11 Multi-session when installed in an App Layer

When deploying Teams 2.x in an App Layer on Server 2022/W11 Multi-session, Teams would not show up in the start menu...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Teams’ corporate platform for the iOS operating system allows attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Teams’ operating system on iOS is related to information representation errors in the user interface. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to perform spear-phishing attacks remotely...