WordPress Plugin Exploited to Steal Credit Card Data from E-commerce Sites

Unknown threat actors are abusing lesser-known code snippet plugins for WordPress to insert malicious PHP code in victim sites that are capable of harvesting credit card data. The campaign, observed by Sucuri on May 11, 2024, entails the abuse of a WordPress plugin called Dessky Snippets, which...

Experts Find Flaw in Replicate AI Service Exposing Customers' Models and Data

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical security flaw in an artificial intelligence AI-as-a-service provider Replicate that could have allowed threat actors to gain access to proprietary AI models and sensitive information. "Exploitation of this vulnerability would have allowed...

Ransomware Attacks Exploit VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities in Alarming Pattern

Ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi infrastructure follow an established pattern regardless of the file-encrypting malware deployed, new findings show. "Virtualization platforms are a core component of organizational IT infrastructure, yet they often suffer from inherent misconfigurations an...

Cyber Signals: Inside the growing risk of gift card fraud

In the ever-evolving landscape of cyberthreats, staying ahead of malicious actors is a constant challenge. Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed that gift cards are attractive targets for fraud and social engineering practices. Unlike credit or debit cards, there’s no customer name or bank...

The End of an Era: Microsoft Phases Out VBScript for JavaScript and PowerShell

Microsoft on Wednesday outlined its plans to deprecate Visual Basic Script VBScript in the second half of 2024 in favor of more advanced alternatives such as JavaScript and PowerShell. "Technology has advanced over the years, giving rise to more powerful and versatile scripting languages such as...

Rockwell Advises Disconnecting Internet-Facing ICS Devices Amid Cyber Threats

Rockwell Automation is urging its customers to disconnect all industrial control systems ICSs not meant to be connected to the public-facing internet to mitigate unauthorized or malicious cyber activity. The company said it's issuing the advisory due to "heightened geopolitical tensions and...

From trust to trickery: Brand impersonation over the email attack vector

Cisco recently developed and released a new feature to detect brand impersonation in emails when adversaries pretend to be a legitimate corporation. Talos has discovered a wide range of techniques threat actors use to embed and deliver brand logos via emails to their victims. Talos is providing n...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 13 to 19 May 2024

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Critical Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass

Users of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager are being urged to update to the latest version following the discovery of a critical security flaw that could permit an adversary to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-29849 CVSS score: 9.8, the vulnerability could allow an...

ISPM & ITDR Synergize for AI-Based Identity Security

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, staying ahead of malicious actors requires a multifaceted approach...

ISPM + ITDR: Proactive Cyber Defense in the AI Era

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, staying ahead of malicious actors requires a multifaceted approach...

SolarMarker Malware Evolves to Resist Takedown Attempts with Multi-Tiered Infrastructure

The persistent threat actors behind the SolarMarker information-stealing malware have established a multi-tiered infrastructure to complicate law enforcement takedown efforts, new findings from Recorded Future show. "The core of SolarMarker's operations is its layered infrastructure, which consis...

NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect Under Attack - CISA Issues Urgent Warning

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Monday added a security flaw impacting NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-43208 CVSS score: N/A, concerns a cas...

Foxit PDF Reader Flaw Exploited by Hackers to Deliver Diverse Malware Arsenal

Multiple threat actors are weaponizing a design flaw in Foxit PDF Reader to deliver a variety of malware such as Agent Tesla, AsyncRAT, DCRat, NanoCore RAT, NjRAT, Pony, Remcos RAT, and XWorm. "This exploit triggers security warnings that could deceive unsuspecting users into executing harmful...

Cyber Criminals Exploit GitHub and FileZilla to Deliver Malware Cocktail

A "multi-faceted campaign" has been observed abusing legitimate services like GitHub and FileZilla to deliver an array of stealer malware and banking trojans such as Atomic aka AMOS, Vidar, Lumma aka LummaC2, and Octo by impersonating credible software like 1Password, Bartender 5, and Pixelmator...

Kimsuky APT Deploying Linux Backdoor Gomir in South Korean Cyber Attacks

The Kimsuky aka Springtail advanced persistent threat APT group, which is linked to North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau RGB, has been observed deploying a Linux version of its GoBear backdoor as part of a campaign targeting South Korean organizations. The backdoor, codenamed Gomir, is...

CVE-2024-2248 JFrog Artifactory Header Injection

A Header Injection vulnerability in the JFrog platform in versions below 7.85.0 SaaS and 7.84.7 Self-Hosted may allow threat actors to take over the end user's account when clicking on a specially crafted URL sent to the victim’s user email...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 6 to 12 May 2024

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New Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2024-4761 Under Active Exploitation

Google on Monday shipped emergency fixes to address a new zero-day flaw in the Chrome web browser that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-4761, is an out-of-bounds write bug impacting the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. It wa...

CISA and Partners Release Guidance for Civil Society Organizations on Mitigating Cyber Threats with Limited Resources

CISA, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security DHS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and international partners, released Mitigating Cyber Threats with Limited Resources: Guidance for Civil Society. The joint guidance provides civil society organizations and individuals with...