Rorschach Ransomware Emerges: Experts Warn of Advanced Evasion Strategies

Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a previously undocumented ransomware strain called Rorschach that's both sophisticated and fast. "What makes Rorschach stand out from other ransomware strains is its high level of customization and its technically unique features that have not be...

Risk Fact #5: Infrastructure Misconfigurations Open the Door to Ransomware

Qualys Blog Series – Threat Research Unit Report In this last blog of our series describing the top Risk Facts discovered in the 2023 Qualys TruRisk Research Report, we go under the hood to better understand Risk Fact 5: Infrastructure misconfigurations open the door to ransomware Misconfiguratio...

Talos uncovers espionage campaigns targeting CIS countries, embassies and EU health care agency

Cisco Talos has identified a new threat actor, which we are naming "YoroTrooper," that has been running several successful espionage campaigns since at least June 2022. YoroTroopers main targets are government or energy organizations in Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and other Commonwealth of...

scap-security-guide bug fix and enhancement update

An update is available for scap-security-guide. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list The scap-security-guide project provides a guide for configuratio...

Year In Review: Rapid7 InsightIDR

You’re in cybersecurity, so we’ll guess: 2022 crashed in with Log4Shell and, for the most part, got more challenging—never less. So, we kept making tangible improvements to InsightIDR, our cloud-native next-gen SIEM and XDR. We worked with some of our most forward-deployed practitioners: Rapid7...

Year in Review: Rapid7 Vulnerability Management

2022 began on a solemn note — many organizations across the globe were recovering from the Log4Shell zero-day vulnerability. For the InsightVM and Nexpose team, 2022 began with a lot of introspection on how we can add more value and keep meeting our customer needs in the best possible ways. This...

VMware vCenter vScalation Privilege Escalation

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'VMware vCenter vScalation Priv Esc', 'Description' = %q This module exploits a privilege escalation in vSphere/vCenter due to improper permission...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities (USN-5648-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5648-1 advisory. It was discovered that the framebuffer driver on the Linux kernel did not verify size limits when changing font or screen size, leading to an out-of-...

CVE-2022-36780

Avdor CIS - crystal quality Credentials Management Errors. The product is phone call recorder, you can hear all the recorded calls without authenticate to the system. Attacker sends crafted URL to the system:...

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Avdor CIS - crystal quality Credentials Management Errors. The product is phone call recorder, you can hear all the recorded calls without authenticate to the system. Attacker sends crafted URL to the system:...

CVE-2022-36780

The CVE-2022-36780 entry concerns Avdor CIS Crystal Quality Solutions (phone call recorder). The vulnerability is a credentials management flaw that allows unauthorized users to access recorded calls without authentication by sending a crafted URL to the system, for example: ip:port//V=2;Channell...

CVE-2022-36780 Avdor CIS - crystal quality Credentials Management Errors

Avdor CIS - crystal quality Credentials Management Errors. The product is phone call recorder, you can hear all the recorded calls without authenticate to the system. Attacker sends crafted URL to the system:...

Experts Find Similarities Between New LockBit 3.0 and BlackMatter Ransomware

Cybersecurity researchers have reiterated similarities between the latest iteration of the LockBit ransomware and BlackMatter, a rebranded variant of the DarkSide ransomware strain that closed shop in November 2021. The new version of LockBit, called LockBit 3.0 aka LockBit Black, was released in...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: ACS 3.71 enhancement and security update

Updated images are now available for Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security. The updated image includes bug fixes and feature improvements. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a...

Keeping PowerShell: Measures to Use and Embrace

Cybersecurity authorities from the United States, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have released a joint Cybersecurity Information Sheet CIS on PowerShell. The CIS provides recommendations for proper configuration and monitoring of PowerShell, as opposed to removing or disabling it entirely du...

Update for CIS Google Cloud Platform Foundation Benchmarks - Version 1.3.0

The Center for Internet Security CIS recently released an updated version of their Google Cloud Platform Foundation Benchmarks - Version 1.3.0. Expanding on previous iterations, the update adds 21 new benchmarks covering best practices for securing Google Cloud environments. The updates were broa...

Experts Shed Light on BlackGuard Infostealer Malware Sold on Russian Hacking Forums

A previously undocumented "sophisticated" information-stealing malware named BlackGuard is being advertised for sale on Russian underground forums for a monthly subscription of $200. "BlackGuard has the capability to steal all types of information related to Crypto wallets, VPN, Messengers, FTP...

Why Security in Kubernetes Isn't the Same as in Linux: Part 2

Security for Kubernetes might not be quite the same as what you're used to. In our previous article, we covered why security is so important in both Linux on-premises servers and cloud Kubernetes clusters. We also talked about 3 major aspects of Linux server security — processes, network, and fil...

Kubernetes Guardrails: Bringing DevOps and Security Together on Cloud

Cloud and container technologies are being increasingly embraced by organizations around the globe because of the efficiency, superior visibility, and control they provide to DevOps and IT teams. While DevOps teams see the benefits of cloud and container solutions, these tools create a learning...

scap-security-guide bug fix and enhancement update

The scap-security-guide project provides a guide for configuration of the system from the final system's security point of view. The guidance is specified in the Security Content Automation Protocol SCAP format and constitutes a catalog of practical hardening advice, linked to government...