Earth Lusca’s Sneaky Moves Unleashes New Linux Backdoor

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Earth Lusca, a highly sophisticated Chinese threat actor, is believed to have resumed its operations in the first half of 2023. This cyber espionage group utilizes the SprySOCKS backdoor, primarily...

ShroudedSnooper's HTTPSnoop Backdoor Targets Middle East Telecom Companies

Telecommunication service providers in the Middle East are the target of a new intrusion set dubbed ShroudedSnooper that employs a stealthy backdoor called HTTPSnoop. "HTTPSnoop is a simple, yet effective, backdoor that consists of novel techniques to interface with Windows HTTP kernel drivers an...

New ShroudedSnooper actor targets telecommunications firms in the Middle East with novel Implants

Cisco Talos recently discovered a new malware family were calling "HTTPSnoop" being deployed against telecommunications providers in the Middle East. HTTPSnoop is a simple, yet effective, backdoor that consists of novel techniques to interface with Windows HTTP kernel drivers and devices to liste...

Why is .US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?

Domain names ending in ".US" -- the top-level domain for the United States -- are among the most prevalent in phishing scams, new research shows. This is noteworthy because .US is overseen by the U.S. government, which is frequently the target of phishing domains ending in .US. Also, .US domains...

China-Linked Hackers Strike Worldwide: 17 Nations Hit in 3-Year Cyber Campaign

Hackers associated with China's Ministry of State Security MSS have been linked to attacks in 17 different countries in Asia, Europe, and North America from 2021 to 2023. Cybersecurity firm Recorded Future attributed the intrusion set to a nation-state group it tracks under the name RedHotel...

ETSI WEBstore 2023 Cross Site Scripting

Document Title: =============== ETSI WEBstore 2023 - Persistent Cross Site Vulnerability References Source: ==================== https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=2327 Release Date: ============= 2023-07-26 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID: ====================================...

DDoS Attacks Soar by 168% on Government Services, StormWall Warns

By Waqas The telecommunications sector also faced a significant onslaught in Q2 2023, becoming the second most targeted industry with an 83% YoY increase in DDoS attacks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DDoS Attacks Soar by 168% on Government Services, StormWall Warns...

CVE-2021-44283

A buffer overflow in the component /Enclave.cpp of Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute ShieldStore commit 58d455617f99705f0ffd8a27616abdf77bdc1bdc allows attackers to cause an information leak via a crafted structure from an untrusted operating system...

CVE-2021-44283

A buffer overflow in the component /Enclave.cpp of Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute ShieldStore commit 58d455617f99705f0ffd8a27616abdf77bdc1bdc allows attackers to cause an information leak via a crafted structure from an untrusted operating system...

Two Supreme Court cases could change the Internet as we know it

The Supreme Court is about to reconsider Section 230, a law thats been the foundation of the way we have used the Internet for decades. The court will be handling a few cases that at first glance are about online platforms' liability for hosting accounts from foreign terrorists. But at a deeper...

Rapid7 CEO Corey E. Thomas Appointed To National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

President Biden has announced his intent to appoint a group of highly qualified and diverse industry leaders, including Rapid7 chairman & CEO Corey E. Thomas, to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee NSTAC. NSTAC’s mission is to to provide the best possible...

SUSE CVE-2016-5353

epan/dissectors/packet-umtsfp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.12 and 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles the reserved C/T value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted packet...

SAMSUNG Mobile devices 授权问题漏洞

SAMSUNG Mobile devices are a range of Samsung mobile devices, including cell phones, tablets, etc., from the South Korean company Samsung SAMSUNG. A security vulnerability exists in SAMSUNG Mobile devices SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 prior to Release 1, which stems from incorrect access control in a...

Quarterly Report: Incident Response Trends in Q4 2022

Syncro, a remote management and monitoring tool, emerges as an increasingly common tool for adversaries. By Caitlin Huey. Ransomware continued to be a top threat Cisco Talos Incident Response Talos IR responded to this quarter, with appearances from both previously seen and newly observed...

Ransomware and wiper signed with stolen certificates

Introduction On July 17, 2022, Albanian news outlets reported a massive cyberattack that affected Albanian government e-services. A few weeks later, it was revealed that the cyberattacks were part of a coordinated effort likely intended to cripple the countrys computer systems. On September 10,...

Attackers target Telecommunications sector to gain network access

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary To gain initial access, the adversary used social engineering to impersonate IT, staff, using phone calls, SMS, and/or Telegram. When the adversary gains access to the target environment, it performs...

CVE-2022-39070

There is an access control vulnerability in some ZTE PON OLT products. Due to improper access control settings, remote attackers could use the vulnerability to log in to the device and execute any operation...

The Election That Saved the Internet From Russia and China

Open-internet advocates are breathing a sigh of relief after a recent election for the International Telecommunications Union's top leadership...

Quarterly Report: Incident Response Trends in Q3 2022

Ransomware and pre-ransomware engagements make up 40 percent of threats seen this quarter For the first time since compiling these reports, Cisco Talos Incident Response saw an equal number of ransomware and pre-ransomware engagements, making up nearly 40 percent of threats this quarter. It can b...

Quarterly Report: Incident Response Trends in Q3 2022

Ransomware and pre-ransomware engagements make up 40 percent of threats seen this quarter By Caitlin Huey. For the first time since compiling these reports, Cisco Talos Incident Response saw an equal number of ransomware and pre-ransomware engagements, making up nearly 40 percent of threats this...