LODEINFO Fileless Malware Evolves with Anti-Analysis and Remote Code Tricks

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an updated version of a backdoor called LODEINFO that's distributed via spear-phishing attacks. The findings come from Japanese company ITOCHU Cyber & Intelligence, which said the malware "has been updated with new features, as well as changes to the...

Malicious code in wlwz-2312-6004 (npm)

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Malicious code in wlwz-2312-2702 (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware b3c2a7b12e967fa74c83c27f83c69393534331cfba0b44f08d39347afd7fa1e7 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

Poisoning AI Models

New research into poisoning AI models: The researchers first trained the AI models using supervised learning and then used additional "safety training" methods, including more supervised learning, reinforcement learning, and adversarial training. After this, they checked if the AI still had hidde...

ScarCruft Unleashes Tailored Attacks on Cybersecurity Frontlines

Summary: The ScarCruft APT group is actively targeting attacks on media organizations and individuals in the realm of threat intelligence. ScarCruft employs persistent tactics, using phishing emails to deliver RokRAT, a custom-designed backdoor. Threat Level - Amber | Attack Report For a detailed...

CVE-2023-42143

Missing Integrity Check in Shelly TRV 20220811-152343/v2.1.8@5afc928c allows malicious users to create a backdoor by redirecting the device to an attacker-controlled machine which serves the manipulated firmware file. The device is updated with the manipulated firmware...

CVE-2023-42143

Missing Integrity Check in Shelly TRV 20220811-152343/v2.1.8@5afc928c allows malicious users to create a backdoor by redirecting the device to an attacker-controlled machine which serves the manipulated firmware file. The device is updated with the manipulated firmware...

Design/Logic Flaw

Missing Integrity Check in Shelly TRV 20220811-152343/v2.1.8@5afc928c allows malicious users to create a backdoor by redirecting the device to an attacker-controlled machine which serves the manipulated firmware file. The device is updated with the manipulated firmware...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 15 January to 21 January 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, we identified a total of six executed attacks, two instances of adversary activity, and eight exploited...

Shelly TRV Security Vulnerability

Shelly TRV is a Wi-Fi connected radiator thermostat from Shelly. A security vulnerability exists in Shelly TRV version 20220811-152343 v2.1.8, which stems from a lack of integrity checking and allows a malicious user to create a backdoor via redirection...

CVE-2023-42143

Missing Integrity Check in Shelly TRV 20220811-152343/v2.1.8@5afc928c allows malicious users to create a backdoor by redirecting the device to an attacker-controlled machine which serves the manipulated firmware file. The device is updated with the manipulated firmware...

CVE-2023-42143

Missing Integrity Check in Shelly TRV 20220811-152343/v2.1.8@5afc928c allows malicious users to create a backdoor by redirecting the device to an attacker-controlled machine which serves the manipulated firmware file. The device is updated with the manipulated firmware...

CVE-2023-42143

CVE-2023-42143 affects Shelly TRV, version 20220811-152343/v2.1.8. The issue is a Missing Integrity Check that can let an attacker redirect the device to a controlled host serving manipulated firmware, leading to the device updating with compromised firmware. The available documents do not provid...

COLDRIVER Expands Beyond Phishing, Incorporating Custom SPICA Backdoor

Summary: The threat actor associated with Russia, known as COLDRIVER or Star Blizard, has expanded its tactics from mere credential harvesting. The group has initiated campaigns where PDFs are employed as lure documents to distribute malware. Notably, COLDRIVER has introduced its first custom...

Mint Sandstorm’s Campaign Targets Researchers with Novel Backdoor

Summary: Mint Sandstorm, a threat actor, focuses on high-profile individuals involved in Middle Eastern affairs at universities and research organizations. The group utilizes phishing lures in a campaign to socially engineer targets, enticing them to download malicious files that deploy new...

Cracked software beats gold: new macOS backdoor stealing cryptowallets

A month ago, we discovered some cracked apps circulating on pirating websites and infected with a Trojan proxy. The malicious actors repackaged pre-cracked applications as PKG files with an embedded Trojan proxy and a post-install script initiating the infection. We recently caught sight of a new...

Malicious code in shenmue.js-dev (npm)

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Chinese Hackers Silently Weaponized VMware Zero-Day Flaw for 2 Years

An advanced China-nexus cyber espionage group previously linked to the exploitation of security flaws in VMware and Fortinet appliances has been attributed to the abuse of a critical vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server as a zero-day since late 2021. "UNC3886 has a track record of utilizing...

Experts Warn of macOS Backdoor Hidden in Pirated Versions of Popular Software

Pirated applications targeting Apple macOS users have been observed containing a backdoor capable of granting attackers remote control to infected machines. "These applications are being hosted on Chinese pirating websites in order to gain victims," Jamf Threat Labs researchers Ferdous Saljooki a...

New TTPs observed in Mint Sandstorm campaign targeting high-profile individuals at universities and research orgs

Since November 2023, Microsoft has observed a distinct subset of Mint Sandstorm PHOSPHORUS targeting high-profile individuals working on Middle Eastern affairs at universities and research organizations in Belgium, France, Gaza, Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In this campaign,...