Network tunneling with… QEMU?

Cyberattackers tend to give preference to legitimate tools when taking various attack steps, as these help them evade detection systems while keeping malware development costs down to a minimum. Network scanning, capturing a process memory dump, exfiltrating data, running files remotely, and even...

Stop running security in passive mode

As we begin a new year, we wanted to address one of the biggest issues we consistently see in our investigations: passive security. Incident response engagements are an important part of our work and the intelligence-gathering process and their associated reports can be a treasure trove of tactic...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 19 to 25 February 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of fifteen attacks were executed, five vulnerabilities were uncovered, and five active adversaries...

Backdoor.Win32.AutoSpy.10 MVID-2024-0671 Remote Command Execution

Discovery / credits: Malvuln John Page aka hyp3rlinx c 2024 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/b012704cad2bae6edbd23135394b9127.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Backdoor.Win32.AutoSpy.10 Vulnerability: Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution...

High-Risk Vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect

On February 19, 2024 ConnectWise disclosed two vulnerabilities in their ScreenConnect remote access software. Both vulnerabilities affect ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and earlier. Neither vulnerability had a CVE assigned at time of disclosure, but as of February 21, CVEs have been assigned to both issues...

Astaroth, Mekotio & Ousaban abusing Google Cloud Run in LATAM-focused malware campaigns

Google Cloud Run is currently being abused in high-volume malware distribution campaigns, spreading several banking trojans such as Astaroth aka Guildma, Mekotio and Ousaban to targets across Latin America and Europe. The volume of emails associated with these campaigns has significantly increase...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 12 to 18 February 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of eight attacks were executed, five vulnerabilities were uncovered, and three active adversaries we...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 5 to 11 February 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of five attacks were executed, six vulnerabilities were uncovered, and two active adversaries were...

If only you had to worry about malware, with Jason Haddix: Lock and Code S05E04

Today on the Lock and Code podcast… If your IT and security teams think malware is bad, wait until they learn about everything else. In 2024, the modern cyberattack is a segmented, prolonged, and professional effort, in which specialists create strictly financial alliances to plant malware on...

New attack vectors in EKS

We explore how advancements in EKS Access Entries and Pod Identity have opened new attack vectors and offer examples of how adversaries could exploit them...

Leaky Vessels in Cloud Environments Shake Docker and Beyond

Summary: Four vulnerabilities, collectively termed Leaky Vessels, have been uncovered within container engine components, specifically affecting the runC command line tool. In the most severe instances, illicit entry into the underlying host operating system could result in the compromise of vita...

The Future of Cybersecurity

Pioneering the Forward-Thinking Epoch of Internet Safety As we brace for an era anticipated to offer a deeper entwined digital landscape, a profound transformation stirs within the realms of online safety. As we are safeguarding not just personal computers or mobile devices, but also other...

New Variant of DLL Search Order Hijacking Bypasses Windows 10 and 11 Protections

Security researchers have detailed a new variant of a dynamic link library DLL search order hijacking technique that could be used by threat actors to bypass security mechanisms and achieve execution of malicious code on systems running Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows 11. The approach "leverages...

The sound of you typing on your keyboard could reveal your password

As if password authentications coffin needed any more nails, researchers in the UK have discovered yet another way to hammer one in. The technique, developed at Durham University, the University of Surrey, and Royal Holloway University of London, builds on previous work to produce a more accurate...

New Report: Unveiling the Threat of Malicious Browser Extensions

Compromising the browser is a high-return target for adversaries. Browser extensions, which are small software modules that are added to the browser and can enhance browsing experiences, have become a popular browser attack vector. This is because they are widely adopted among users and can easil...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 13 November to 19 November 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of nine attacks were executed, twelve vulnerabilities were uncovered, and four active adversaries we...

Cross site scripting

Squidex is an open source headless CMS and content management hub. In affected versions a stored Cross-Site Scripting XSS vulnerability enables privilege escalation of authenticated users. The SVG element filtering mechanism intended to stop XSS attacks through uploaded SVG images, is insufficien...

Rocky Linux 8 : gcc-toolset-10-binutils (RLSA-2021:4649)

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2021:4649 advisory. - DISPUTED An issue was discovered in the Bidirectional Algorithm in the Unicode Specification through 14.0. It permits the visual reordering of characters via...

Rocky Linux 8 : gcc-toolset-10-gcc (RLSA-2021:4585)

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2021:4585 advisory. - DISPUTED An issue was discovered in the Bidirectional Algorithm in the Unicode Specification through 14.0. It permits the visual reordering of characters via...

Rocky Linux 8 : binutils (RLSA-2021:4595)

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2021:4595 advisory. - DISPUTED An issue was discovered in the Bidirectional Algorithm in the Unicode Specification through 14.0. It permits the visual reordering of characters via...