New Pierogi++ Malware by Gaza Cyber Gang Targeting Palestinian Entities

A pro-Hamas threat actor known as Gaza Cyber Gang is targeting Palestinian entities using an updated version of a backdoor dubbed Pierogi. The findings come from SentinelOne, which has given the malware the name Pierogi++ owing to the fact that it's implemented in the C++ programming language...

Imperva Detects Undocumented 8220 Gang Activities

Imperva Threat Research has detected previously undocumented activity from the 8220 gang, which is known for the mass deployment of malware using a variety of continuously evolving TTPs. This threat actor has been known to target both Windows and Linux web servers with cryptojacking malware. In...

CVE-2023-6572

Technical details about CVE-2023-6572 (affected product, root cause, impact, or fix) are not provided in the supplied documents; monitor for updates.

Iranian State-Sponsored OilRig Group Deploys 3 New Malware Downloaders

The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor known as OilRig deployed three different downloader malware throughout 2022 to maintain persistent access to victim organizations located in Israel. The three new downloaders have been named ODAgent, OilCheck, and OilBooster by Slovak cybersecurity company...

Recommendations that defenders can use from Talos’ Year in Review Report

The Talos Year in Review is available now and contains a wealth of insights about how the threat landscape has shifted in 2023. With new ransomware strains emerging from leaked source code, commodity loaders adding more reconnaissance measures to their belts, and geopolitical events influencing A...

The vulnerability of Websoft HCM’s automation solutions for HR processes stems from improper segmentation of access control. This allows a malicious user to create a new user account within the system.

The vulnerability of Websoft HCM’s automation solutions for HR processes is related to improper separation of access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to create a new user within the system...

Threat actors misuse OAuth applications to automate financially driven attacks

Threat actors are misusing OAuth applications as an automation tool in financially motivated attacks. OAuth is an open standard for token-based authentication and authorization that enables applications to get access to data and resources based on permissions set by a user. Threat actors compromi...

Fake Resumes, Real Malware: TA4557 Exploits Recruiters for Backdoor Access

By Waqas TA4557 is a financially motivated threat actor known to distribute the MoreEggs backdoor against recruiters on LinkedIn. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Resumes, Real Malware: TA4557 Exploits Recruiters for Backdoor Access...

CVE-2020-12614

An issue was discovered in BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Windows through 5.6. If the publisher criteria is selected, it defines the name of a publisher that must be present in the certificate and also requires that the certificate is valid. If an Add Admin token is protected by this...

New MrAnon Stealer Malware Targeting German Users via Booking-Themed Scam

A phishing campaign has been observed delivering an information stealer malware called MrAnon Stealer to unsuspecting victims via seemingly benign booking-themed PDF lures. "This malware is a Python-based information stealer compressed with cx-Freeze to evade detection," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs...

The vulnerability of the frame decoding function in the Netty network programming framework allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the frame decoding function in the Netty network programming framework is related to an uncontrolled resource consumption. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to cause service failures...

CVE-2023-6536

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NVMe driver. This issue may allow an unauthenticated malicious actor to send a set of crafted TCP packages when using NVMe over TCP, leading the NVMe driver to a NULL pointer dereference in the NVMe driver, causing kernel panic and a denial of service...

New Microsoft Incident Response team guide shares best practices for security teams and leaders

As enterprise networks grow in both size and complexity, securing them from motivated cyberthreat actors becomes more challenging. The incident response process can be a maze that security professionals must quickly learn to navigate—which is no easy task. Surprisingly, many organizations still...

Star Blizzard Continues to Refine Their Tradecraft for Evasion and Stealth

Summary: The Russia-based threat actor, Star Blizzard, continues to utilize spear-phishing attacks successfully, targeting organizations and individuals across various geographical regions for information-gathering activities. Star Blizzard has improved its detection evasion capabilities since 20...

WordPress Releases Update 6.4.2 to Address Critical Remote Attack Vulnerability

WordPress has released version 6.4.2 with a patch for a critical security flaw that could be exploited by threat actors by combining it with another bug to execute arbitrary PHP code on vulnerable sites. "A remote code execution vulnerability that is not directly exploitable in core; however, the...

Star Blizzard increases sophistication and evasion in ongoing attacks

Microsoft Threat Intelligence continues to track and disrupt malicious activity attributed to a Russian state-sponsored actor we track as Star Blizzard formerly SEABORGIUM, also known as COLDRIVER and Callisto Group. Star Blizzard has improved their detection evasion capabilities since 2022 while...

Star Blizzard increases sophistication and evasion in ongoing attacks

Microsoft Threat Intelligence continues to track and disrupt malicious activity attributed to a Russian state-sponsored actor we track as Star Blizzard formerly SEABORGIUM, also known as COLDRIVER and Callisto Group. Star Blizzard has improved their detection evasion capabilities since 2022 while...

Russian FSB Cyber Actor Star Blizzard Continues Worldwide Spear-phishing Campaigns

The Russia-based actor is targeting organizations and individuals in the UK and other geographical areas of interest. OVERVIEW The Russia-based actor Star Blizzard formerly known as SEABORGIUM, also known as Callisto Group/TA446/COLDRIVER/TAG-53/BlueCharlie continues to successfully use...

CISA and International Partners Release Advisory on Russia-based Threat Actor Group, Star Blizzard

Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA—in coordination with the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre UK-NCSC, Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre ASD’s ACSC, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security CCCS, New Zealand National Cyber...

Novel Tool Set Targeting Entities in the Middle East, Africa, and U.S.

Summary: An undisclosed threat actor has targeted organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S., deploying a newly identified backdoor named Agent Racoon. The attacker utilizes tools like Ntospy and a customized version of Mimikatz called Mimilite to carry out malicious activities. Threa...