New Malvertising Campaign Distributing Trojanized IT Tools via Google and Bing Search Ads

A new malvertising campaign has been observed leveraging ads on Google Search and Bing to target users seeking IT tools like AnyDesk, Cisco AnyConnect VPN, and WinSCP, and trick them into downloading trojanized installers with an aim to breach enterprise networks and likely carry out future...

blackcat-cideb.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3545435

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

Estée Lauder targeted by Cl0p and BlackCat ransomware groups

Estee Lauder is currently at the heart of a compromise storm, revealing a major security issue via a Security Exchange Commission SEC filing on Tuesday. Although no detailed explanation of what has taken place is given, there is confirmation that an attack allowed access to some systems and...

Blackcat CMS 1.4 Shell Upload

Exploit Title: Blackcat Cms v1.4 - Remote Code Execution RCE Application: blackcat Cms Version: v1.4 Bugs: RCE Technology: PHP Vendor URL: https://blackcat-cms.org/ Software Link: https://github.com/BlackCatDevelopment/BlackCatCMS Date of found: 13.07.2023 Author: Mirabbas Ağalarov Tested on: Lin...

Blackcat CMS 1.4 Cross Site Scripting

Exploit Title: Blackcat Cms v1.4 - Stored XSS Application: blackcat Cms Version: v1.4 Bugs: Stored XSS Technology: PHP Vendor URL: https://blackcat-cms.org/ Software Link: https://github.com/BlackCatDevelopment/BlackCatCMS Date of found: 13.07.2023 Author: Mirabbas Ağalarov Tested on: Linux 2...

Blackcat Cms v1.4 - Stored XSS Vulnerability

Exploit Title: Blackcat Cms v1.4 - Stored XSS Application: blackcat Cms Version: v1.4 Bugs: Stored XSS Technology: PHP Vendor URL: https://blackcat-cms.org/ Software Link: https://github.com/BlackCatDevelopment/BlackCatCMS Author: Mirabbas Ağalarov Tested on: Linux 2. Technical Details & POC...

Blackcat Cms v1.4 - Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Exploit Title: Blackcat Cms v1.4 - Remote Code Execution RCE Application: blackcat Cms Version: v1.4 Bugs: RCE Technology: PHP Vendor URL: https://blackcat-cms.org/ Software Link: https://github.com/BlackCatDevelopment/BlackCatCMS Date of found: 13.07.2023 Author: Mirabbas Ağalarov Tested on: Lin...

Blackcat Cms v1.4 - Stored XSS

Exploit Title: Blackcat Cms v1.4 - Stored XSS Application: blackcat Cms Version: v1.4 Bugs: Stored XSS Technology: PHP Vendor URL: https://blackcat-cms.org/ Software Link: https://github.com/BlackCatDevelopment/BlackCatCMS Date of found: 13.07.2023 Author: Mirabbas Ağalarov Tested on: Linux 2...

Blackcat Cms v1.4 - Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Exploit Title: Blackcat Cms v1.4 - Remote Code Execution RCE Application: blackcat Cms Version: v1.4 Bugs: RCE Technology: PHP Vendor URL: https://blackcat-cms.org/ Software Link: https://github.com/BlackCatDevelopment/BlackCatCMS Date of found: 13.07.2023 Author: Mirabbas Ağalarov Tested on: Lin...

FIN8 Group Using Modified Sardonic Backdoor for BlackCat Ransomware Attacks

The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN8 has been observed using a "revamped" version of a backdoor called Sardonic to deliver the BlackCat ransomware. According to the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, the development is an attempt on the part of the e-crime group to...

Ransomware Extortion Skyrockets in 2023, Reaching $449.1 Million and Counting

Ransomware has emerged as the only cryptocurrency-based crime to grow in 2023, with cybercriminals extorting nearly $175.8 million more than they did a year ago, according to findings from Chainalysis. "Ransomware attackers are on pace for their second-biggest year ever, having extorted at least...

BlackCat Operators Distributing Ransomware Disguised as WinSCP via Malvertising

Threat actors associated with the BlackCat ransomware have been observed employing malvertising tricks to distribute rogue installers of the WinSCP file transfer application. "Malicious actors used malvertising to distribute a piece of malware via cloned webpages of legitimate organizations," Tre...

Malvertising Used as Entry Vector for BlackCat, Actors Also Leverage SpyBoy Terminator

We found that malicious actors used malvertising to distribute malware via cloned webpages of legitimate organizations. The distribution involved a webpage of the well-known application WinSCP, an open-source Windows application for file transfer. We were able to identify that this activity led t...

The Reddit Files: Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom and API Access Waiver

By Deeba Ahmed The hackers from the infamous BlackCat ransomware gang also known as ALPHV have claimed to have stolen 80GB of data from Reddit. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: The Reddit Files: Hackers Demand $4.5M Ransom and API Access Waiver...

Improved BlackCat Ransomware Strikes with Lightning Speed and Stealthy Tactics

The threat actors behind BlackCat ransomware have come up with an improved variant that prioritizes speed and stealth in an attempt to bypass security guardrails and achieve their goals. The new version, dubbed Sphynx and announced in February 2023, packs a "number of updated capabilities that...

BlackCat Ransomware Deploys New Signed Kernel Driver

In this blog post, we will provide details on a BlackCat ransomware incident that occurred in February 2023, where we observed a new capability, mainly used for the defense evasion phase...

BlackCat (ALPHV) Gang Claims Ransomware Attack on NCR Data Center

By Deeba Ahmed BlackCat ransomware initially claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack on its dark web blog but later removed its post, indicating negotiations between the two parties. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BlackCat ALPHV Gang Claims Ransomware Attack on...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 10 April to 16 April 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, they identified a total of nine attacks that were executed...

CISA Warns of 5 Actively Exploited Security Flaws: Urgent Action Required

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Friday added five security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. This includes three high-severity flaws in the Veritas Backup Exec Agent software...

#StopRansomware: LockBit 3.0

Actions to take today to mitigate cyber threats from ransomware: 1. Prioritize remediating known exploited vulnerabilities. 2. Train users to recognize and report phishing attempts. 3. Enable and enforce phishing-resistant multifactor authentication...