Chinese Hackers Target Semiconductor Firms in East Asia with Cobalt Strike

Threat actors have been observed targeting semiconductor companies in East Asia with lures masquerading as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company TSMC that are designed to deliver Cobalt Strike beacons. The intrusion set, per EclecticIQ, leverages a backdoor called HyperBro, which is then use...

wildfly-core: Management User RBAC permission allows unexpected reading of system-properties to an Unauthorized actor

A flaw was found in wildfly-core. A management user could use the resolve-expression in the HAL Interface to read possible sensitive information from the Wildfly system. This issue could allow a malicious user to access the system and obtain possible sensitive information from the system...

Little Crumbs Can Lead To Giants

This week is the Virus Bulletin Conference in London. Part of the conference is the Cyber Threat Alliance summit, where CTA members like Rapid7 showcase their research into all kinds of cyber threats and techniques. Traditionally, when we investigate a campaign, the focus is mostly on the code of...

LUCR-3: Scattered Spider Getting SaaS-y in the Cloud

LUCR-3 overlaps with groups such as Scattered Spider, Oktapus, UNC3944, and STORM-0875 and is a financially motivated attacker that leverages the Identity Provider IDP as initial access into an environment with the goal of stealing Intellectual Property IP for extortion. LUCR-3 targets Fortune 20...

AtlasCross Exploits Organizations with DangerAds and AtlasAgent Trojans

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new threat actor by the name of AtlasCross has been identified employing phishing tactics that use Red Cross-themed lures as part of their attack strategy. These phishing campaigns are being used to...

BlackTech: China-Linked Cyber Actors Exploit Router Firmware

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary BlackTech, a Peoples Republic of China PRC-linked cyber actor group, poses a significant threat by modifying router firmware and targeting diverse sectors, highlighting the need for enhanced cybersecurity...

CVE-2023-0989 Improper Ownership Management in GitLab

An information disclosure issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.11 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1 allows an attacker to extract non-protected CI/CD variables by tricking a user to visit a fork with a malicious CI/CD configuration...

CVE-2023-0989 Improper Ownership Management in GitLab

An information disclosure issue in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 13.11 prior to 16.2.8, 16.3 prior to 16.3.5, and 16.4 prior to 16.4.1 allows an attacker to extract non-protected CI/CD variables by tricking a user to visit a fork with a malicious CI/CD configuration...

CVE-2023-3979 Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 10.6 before 16.2.8, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. It was possible that upstream members to collaborate with you on your branch get permission to write to the...

CVE-2023-3979 Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 10.6 before 16.2.8, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. It was possible that upstream members to collaborate with you on your branch get permission to write to the...

CVE-2023-4532 Incorrect Authorization in GitLab

An issue has been discovered in GitLab affecting all versions starting from 16.2 before 16.2.8, all versions starting from 16.3 before 16.3.5, all versions starting from 16.4 before 16.4.1. Users were capable of linking CI/CD jobs of private projects which they are not a member of...

Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories and apply the necessary updates...

China-Linked Budworm Targeting Middle Eastern Telco and Asian Government Agencies

Government and telecom entities have been subjected to a new wave of attacks by a China-linked threat actor tracked as Budworm using an updated malware toolset. The intrusions, targeting a Middle Eastern telecommunications organization and an Asian government, took place in August 2023, with the...

TAG-74’s Multi-Year Campaign Targets South Korean Organizations

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary TAG-74 is a state-sponsored cyber-espionage group that has been attributed to Chinese military intelligence. This threat actor has been involved in a multi-year campaign primarily targeting organizations ...

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Visual Studio software, related to uncontrolled resource consumption, allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the Microsoft Visual Studio software development tool is related to an uncontrolled consumption of resources. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to cause service interruptions...

From Watering Hole to Spyware: EvilBamboo Targets Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Taiwanese

Tibetan, Uyghur, and Taiwanese individuals and organizations are the targets of a persistent campaign orchestrated by a threat actor codenamed EvilBamboo to gather sensitive information. "The attacker has created fake Tibetan websites, along with social media profiles, likely used to deploy...

The vulnerability of the OpenEMR software for managing medical organizations, related to authentication errors, allows a intruder to perform an HTML injection.

The vulnerability of the software for managing medical organizations called OpenEMR is related to authentication errors. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to perform HTML injection attacks...

The vulnerability of the libspdm library, related to the absence of an authentication procedure that allows attackers to intercept user sessions

The vulnerability of the libspdm library is related to the absence of an authentication process. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to intercept a user’s session remotely...

Deadglyph: New Advanced Backdoor with Distinctive Malware Tactics

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented advanced backdoor dubbed Deadglyph employed by a threat actor known as Stealth Falcon as part of a cyber espionage campaign. "Deadglyph's architecture is unusual as it consists of cooperating components – one a native x64 binary,...

Examining the Activities of the Turla APT Group

We examine the campaigns of the cyberespionage group known as Turla over the years, with a special focus on the key MITRE techniques and the corresponding IDs associated with the threat actor group...