Cyberweapons Manufacturer QuaDream Shuts Down

Following a report on its activities, the Israeli spyware company QuaDream has shut down. This was QuadDream: Key Findings Based on an analysis of samples shared with us by Microsoft Threat Intelligence, we developed indicators that enabled us to identify at least five civil society victims of...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 17 to 23 April 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, they identified a total of ten attacks that were executed...

GhostToken Flaw Could Let Attackers Hide Malicious Apps in Google Cloud Platform

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched zero-day flaw in Google Cloud Platform GCP that could have enabled threat actors to conceal an unremovable, malicious application inside a victim's Google account. Dubbed GhostToken by Israeli cybersecurity startup Astrix Security,...

GhostToken Flaw Could Let Attackers Hide Malicious Apps in Google Cloud Platform

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched zero-day flaw in Google Cloud Platform GCP that could have enabled threat actors to conceal an unremovable, malicious application inside a victim's Google account. Dubbed GhostToken by Israeli cybersecurity startup Astrix Security,...

Update now, there's a Chrome zero-day in the wild

Google has announced an important update for Chrome to help fend off a zero-day. The update fixes several issues, and readers are advised to ensure they're using the latest version of the browser. Mitigation If youre using Chrome on Mac, Windows, or Linux, you need to update as soon as you possib...

Fortra Sheds Light on GoAnywhere MFT Zero-Day Exploit Used in Ransomware Attacks

Fortra, the company behind Cobalt Strike, shed light on a zero-day remote code execution RCE vulnerability in its GoAnywhere MFT tool that has come under active exploitation by ransomware actors to steal sensitive data. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-0669 CVSS score: 7.2, concerns a...

NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders

Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-cli...

QBot changes tactic, remains a menace to business networks

QBot, an infostealer-turned-dropper that aids criminal gangs in their malicious campaigns, is now being distributed as part of a phishing campaign using PDFs and Windows Script Files WSF, according to recent discoveries by malware hunter Proxylife @pr0xylife and the Cryptolaemus group...

Google Chrome Hit by Second Zero-Day Attack - Urgent Patch Update Released

Google on Tuesday rolled out emergency fixes to address another actively exploited high-severity zero-day flaw in its Chrome web browser. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-2136, is described as a case of integer overflow in Skia, an open source 2D graphics library. Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat...

Google Chrome Emergency Update Fixes Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A potential vulnerability in Google Chrome versions before 112.0.5615.121, identified as CVE-2023-2033, involves Type confusion in V8, which could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit he...

Update Chrome now! Google patches actively exploited flaw

In a recent security advisory, Google says it patched a high-severity zero-day security flaw in its Chrome browser--the first in 2023--currently being exploited in the wild by threat actors. The company urges all its Windows, Mac, and Linux users to update to version 112.0.5615.121 immediately, a...

Google Releases Urgent Chrome Update to Fix Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability

Google on Friday released out-of-band updates to resolve an actively exploited zero-day flaw in its Chrome web browser, making it the first such bug to be addressed since the start of the year. Tracked as CVE-2023-2033, the high-severity vulnerability has been described as a type confusion issue ...

Google Releases Urgent Chrome Update to Fix Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability

Google on Friday released out-of-band updates to resolve an actively exploited zero-day flaw in its Chrome web browser, making it the first such bug to be addressed since the start of the year. Tracked as CVE-2023-2033 , the high-severity vulnerability has been described as a type confusion issue...

Threat Source newsletter (April 13, 2023) — Dark web forum whac-a-mole

Welcome to this weeks edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Law enforcement organizations across the globe notched a series of wins over the past few weeks against online forums for cybercriminals. On March 23, the FBI announced it disrupted the online cybercriminal marketplace BreachForums,...

Ransomware review: April 2023

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes' ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In this report, "known attacks" are those where the victim didn't pay a ransom. This provides the best overall picture of...

Microsoft Addresses Zero-Day and Wormable Vulnerabilities

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Microsofts April 2023 Patch Tuesday and security updates address one actively exploited the zero-day vulnerability and a total of 97 flaws, consisting of 7 critical and 90 important vulnerabilitie...

Cybercrime group exploits zero-day on Windows servers to deploy Nokoyawa ransomware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Nokoyawa ransomware is a new threat that exploits the CVE-2023-28252 vulnerability to infiltrate and encrypt victims files, demanding a ransom for their release. To receive real-time threat advisories,...

Update now! April’s Patch Tuesday includes a fix for one zero-day

Its Patch Tuesday again. Microsoft and other vendors have released their monthly updates. Among a total of 97 patched vulnerabilities there is one actively exploited zero-day. Microsoft classifies a vulnerability as a zero-day if it is publicly disclosed or actively exploited with no official fix...

Apple Addresses Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in macOS and Safari

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Apple addressed vulnerabilities in macOS Ventura and Safari for macOS Big Sur/Monterey, which could potentially enable attackers to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges or through...

Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday April 2023 Security Update Review

Microsoft released security updates to address 114 vulnerabilities in the April Patch Tuesday edition. The security advisories cover various vulnerabilities in different products, features, and roles. Lets know more about this months Patch Tuesday details. Microsoft Patch Tuesday for April 2023...