Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 20 February to 26 February 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here HiveForce Labs has identified five active threat actors over the past week. The Earth Kitsune APT and Lazarus Group are North Korean-based cybercrime groups that focus on...

How to Detect New Threats via Suspicious Activities

Unknown malware presents a significant cybersecurity threat and can cause serious damage to organizations and individuals alike. When left undetected, malicious code can gain access to confidential information, corrupt data, and allow attackers to gain control of systems. Find out how to avoid...

SUSE CVE-2013-7220

js/ui/screenShield.js in GNOME Shell aka gnome-shell before 3.8 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging an unattended workstation with the keyboard focus on the Activities search...

Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Liberty affects IBM CICS TX on Cloud

Summary IBM CICS TX on Cloud has addressed the following vulnerability reported by WebSphere Application Server Liberty. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2021-26296 DESCRIPTION: Apache MyFaces is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By...

CVE-2023-21439

Improper input validation vulnerability in UwbDataTxStatusEvent prior to SMR Feb-2023 Release 1 allows attackers to launch certain activities...

CVE-2023-21439

Improper input validation vulnerability in UwbDataTxStatusEvent prior to SMR Feb-2023 Release 1 allows attackers to launch certain activities...

Web beacons on websites and in e-mail

There is a vast number of trackers, which gather information about users activities online. For all intents and purposes, we have grown accustomed to online service providers, marketing agencies, and analytical companies tracking our every mouse click, our social posts, browser and streaming...

What Old is New Again and What's Old is Me?

Welcome to this weeks edition of the Threat Source newsletter. Whats old is new again and whats old is still old. The fact that we are seeing a comeback of this USB thumb drive nonsense is giving me heartburn, and a headache, and my left eye is twitching … and maybe numbness in my legs? Yes, I am...

Titan Stealer – A Cross-Platform Information Stealer Malware Distributed by Threat Actors

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Titan Stealer is a cross-platform information stealer malware actively distributed by a threat actor through a Telegram channel, capable of stealing various information from infected Windows machines and...

Gartner® Report: Questions to Ask When Selecting an MDR Provider

Measuring against the right criteria The “right” criteria is whatever works to further your security organization’s specific needs in detection and response D&R. There’s only so much budget to go around—and successfully obtaining a significant year-over-year increase can be rare. The last thing...

New Analysis Reveals Raspberry Robin Can be Repurposed by Other Threat Actors

A new analysis of Raspberry Robin's attack infrastructure has revealed that it's possible for other threat actors to repurpose the infections for their own malicious activities, making it an even more potent threat. Raspberry Robin aka QNAP worm, attributed to a threat actor dubbed DEV-0856, is a...

Bluebottle Cybercrime Group Preys on Financial Sector in French-Speaking African Nations

A cybercrime group dubbed Bluebottle has been linked to a set of targeted attacks against the financial sector in Francophone countries located in Africa from at least July 2022 to September 2022. "The group makes extensive use of living-off-the-land, dual use tools, and commodity malware, with n...

The pitfalls of blocking IP addresses

In August 2022, the Austrian court ordered the block of 11 IP addresses for copyright violations on 14 websites. Sadly, there was an undesirable side-effect--thousands of websites were rendered inaccessible to internet users in Austria for two days. There are many possible reasons why governments...

How Much is Your Hacked Site Worth?

The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team has recently concluded an investigation of online marketplaces, colloquially known as “shops” by threat actors, selling access to compromised services. While contemporary threat actors primarily coordinate and conduct business through Telegram channels,...

CVE-2022-20550

In Multiple Locations, there is a possibility to launch arbitrary protected activities due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID:...

CVE-2022-20550

In Multiple Locations, there is a possibility to launch arbitrary protected activities due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID:...

PT-2022-14763 · Google · Android

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions Android-13 Description: The issue allows for the launch of arbitrary protected activities due to a confused deputy, potentially leading to local escalation of privilege. This can be exploited with User execution privileges, a...

Indicators of compromise (IOCs): how we collect and use them

It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that the phrase "indicators of compromise" or IOCs can be found in every report published on the Securelist. Usually after the phrase there are MD5 hashes1, IP addresses and other technical data that should help information security specialists to counter...

Privacy predictions 2023

Our last edition of privacy predictions focused on a few important trends where business and government interests intersect, with regulators becoming more active in a wide array of privacy issues. Indeed, we saw regulatory activity around the globe. In the US, for example, the FTC has requested...

All You Need to Know About Emotet in 2022

For 6 months, the infamous Emotet botnet has shown almost no activity, and now it's distributing malicious spam. Let's dive into details and discuss all you need to know about the notorious malware to combat it. Why is everyone scared of Emotet? Emotet is by far one of the most dangerous trojans...