What to Do When Your VPN Provider Suffers from Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog January 2024

For a detailed CISAs KEV Catalog, download the pdf file here 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,...

Warning: New Malware Emerges in Attacks Exploiting Ivanti VPN Vulnerabilities

Google-owned Mandiant said it identified new malware employed by a China-nexus espionage threat actor known as UNC5221 and other threat groups during post-exploitation activity targeting Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and Policy Secure devices. This includes custom web shells such as BUSHWALK,...

Alert: Ivanti Discloses 2 New Zero-Day Flaws, One Under Active Exploitation

Ivanti is alerting of two new high-severity flaws in its Connect Secure and Policy Secure products, one of which is said to have come under targeted exploitation in the wild. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows - CVE-2024-21888 CVSS score: 8.8 - A privilege escalation vulnerability in the w...

Apple and Google Just Patched Their First Zero-Day Flaws of the Year

Plus: Google fixes dozens of Android bugs, Microsoft rolls out nearly 50 patches, Mozilla squashes 15 Firefox flaws, and more...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 22 January to 28 January 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, we identified a total of eight executed attacks, three instances of adversary activity, and three exploited...

A week in security (January 22 – January 28)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: 10 things to do to improve your online privacy Ring curtails law enforcement’s access to footage Malicious ads for restricted messaging applications target Chinese users Malwarebytes wins every MRG Effitas award for 2 years in a row AI likely to boost ransomware,...

AI likely to boost ransomware, warns government body

The British National Cyber Security Centre NCSC says it expects Artificial Intelligence AI to heighten the global ransomware threat. In a report, the NCSC makes the assessment that AI will almost certainly increase the volume and heighten the impact of cyberattacks over the next two years. We’re...

Patch now! Fortra GoAnywhere MFT vulnerability exploit available

On January 22, 2024, software company Fortra warned customers about a new authentication bypass vulnerability impacting GoAnywhere MFT Managed File Transfer that allows an attacker to create a new admin user. Fortra GoAnywhere MFT is a file transfer solution that organizations use to exchange the...

CVE-2023-40547

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2024-01-24 15:06:57+00:00| seen| https://t.me/ctinow/172812 2024-01-25 17:26:33+00:00| seen| https://t.me/ctinow/173594 2024-02-07 02:58:18+00:00| published-proof-of-concept| https://t.me/alexmakus/5249 2024-02-07 10:32:41+00:00| seen|...

Update now! Apple releases patch for zero-day vulnerability

Apple has released new security updates for several products, including a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that could impact iPhones, iPad, Macs, and Apple TVs. Apple says it’s aware of a report that the bug may have been exploited already. Further details about the nature of the vulnerability...

CVE-2024-0204: Critical Authentication Bypass in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT

On January 22, 2024, Fortra published a security advisory on CVE-2024-0204, a critical authentication bypass affecting its GoAnywhere MFT secure managed file transfer product prior to version 7.4.1. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable and allows an unauthorized user to create an admin user...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 15 January to 21 January 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, we identified a total of six executed attacks, two instances of adversary activity, and eight exploited...

Apple Issues Patch for Critical Zero-Day in iPhones, Macs - Update Now

Apple on Monday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and Safari web browser to address a zero-day flaw that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-23222, is a type confusion bug in the WebKit browser engine that could be exploited by a...

Chinese Hackers Silently Weaponized VMware Zero-Day Flaw for 2 Years

An advanced China-nexus cyber espionage group previously linked to the exploitation of security flaws in VMware and Fortinet appliances has been attributed to the abuse of a critical vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server as a zero-day since late 2021. "UNC3886 has a track record of utilizing...

CISA Issues Emergency Directive to Federal Agencies on Ivanti Zero-Day Exploits

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Friday issued an emergency directive urging Federal Civilian Executive Branch FCEB agencies to implement mitigations against two actively exploited zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure ICS and Ivanti Policy Secure IPS products...

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Warns of Actively Exploited Ivanti EPMM Vulnerability

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Thursday added a now-patched critical flaw impacting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile EPMM and MobileIron Core to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, stating it's being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability i...

How CISOs’ Roles – and Security Operations – Will Change in 2024

It’s fair to say that 2023 was a turning point for the cybersecurity industry, and no one felt it more than the CISO. From the onslaught of ransomware and zero-day attacks, to the SEC’s new reporting rules, and added to technological innovation and sprawl, CISOs have never been under more pressur...

Update Chrome! Google patches actively exploited zero-day vulnerability

Google has released an update for Chrome which includes four security fixes, including one for a vulnerability that has reportedly already been exploited. The easiest way to update Chrome is to allow it to update automatically, which basically uses the same method as outlined below but does not...

Citrix Warns of Critical Netscaler Flaws Actively Exploited in Attacks – Urges Immediate Patching

Summary: Two zero-day security vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2023-6548 and CVE-2023-6549, have been discovered in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. These vulnerabilities are actively exploited in the wild. CVE-2023-6548 affects the NetScaler management interface, potentially leading to...