Gamaredon Uses Infected Removable Drives to Breach Western Military Mission in Ukraine

The Russia-linked threat actor known as Gamaredon aka Shuckworm has been attributed to a cyber attack targeting a foreign military mission based in Ukraine with an aim to deliver an updated version of a known malware called GammaSteel. The group targeted the military mission of a Western country,...

The Database Kill Chain

Cyber Threat Modeling Frameworks Modern attacks targeting sensitive data have become complex. An organization with many assets might be lost when trying to assess its overall risk, understand the pain points and prioritize the tasks required to secure its information systems. Cyber threat modelin...

New SparrowDoor Backdoor Variants Found in Attacks on U.S. and Mexican Organizations

The Chinese threat actor known as FamousSparrow has been linked to a cyber attack targeting a trade group in the United States and a research institute in Mexico to deliver its flagship backdoor SparrowDoor and ShadowPad. The activity, observed in July 2024, marks the first time the hacking crew...

Over 400 IPs Exploiting Multiple SSRF Vulnerabilities in Coordinated Cyber Attack

Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise is warning of a "coordinated surge" in the exploitation of Server-Side Request Forgery SSRF vulnerabilities spanning multiple platforms. "At least 400 IPs have been seen actively exploiting multiple SSRF CVEs simultaneously, with notable overlap between attack...

Belarus-Linked Ghostwriter Uses Macropack-Obfuscated Excel Macros to Deploy Malware

Opposition activists in Belarus as well as Ukrainian military and government organizations are the target of a new campaign that employs malware-laced Microsoft Excel documents as lures to deliver a new variant of PicassoLoader. The threat cluster has been assessed to be an extension of a...

Handala Hackers Claim Massive Data Breach on Israeli Police, Leak 350,000 Files

Iranian-linked hackers claim to have breached Israeli police systems, stealing 2.1TB of sensitive data. Police deny the breach. Learn more about the alleged hack and its implications...

Lazarus Group Targets Web3 Developers with Fake LinkedIn Profiles in Operation 99

The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been attributed to a new cyber attack campaign dubbed Operation 99 that targeted software developers looking for freelance Web3 and cryptocurrency work to deliver malware. "The campaign begins with fake recruiters, posing on platforms like LinkedIn, luring...

Investigating A Web Shell Intrusion With Trend Micro Managed XDR

This blog discusses a web shell intrusion incident where attackers abused the IIS worker to exfiltrate stolen data...

CISA: No Wider Federal Impact from Treasury Cyber Attack, Investigation Ongoing

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Monday said there are no indications that the cyber attack targeting the Treasury Department impacted other federal agencies. The agency said it's working closely with the Treasury Department and BeyondTrust to get a better...

US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China

Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge...

Hackers Exploiting Critical Fortinet EMS Vulnerability to Deploy Remote Access Tools

A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiClient EMS is being exploited by malicious actors as part of a cyber campaign that installed remote desktop software such as AnyDesk and ScreenConnect. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2023-48788 CVSS score: 9.3, an SQL injection bu...

UAC-0125 Abuses Cloudflare Workers to Distribute Malware Disguised as Army+ App

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has disclosed that a threat actor it tracks as UAC-0125 is leveraging Cloudflare Workers service to trick military personnel in the country into downloading malware disguised as Army+, a mobile app that was introduced by the Ministry of...

Substance 3D Sampler Buffer Overflow RCE

The vulnerability of the Substance 3D Sampler software for creating textures and materials for 3D models involves the execution of operations beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code...

Krispy Kreme Cyber Attack Disrupted Online Ordering in the US

SUMMARY Popular doughnut chain Krispy Kreme has become the latest victim of a cyber attack. The incident, which…...

ANY.RUN Sandbox Now Automates Interactive Analysis of Complex Cyber Attack Chains

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 20th November 2024, CyberNewsWire...

NSO Group Exploited WhatsApp to Install Pegasus Spyware Even After Meta's Lawsuit

Legal documents released as part of an ongoing legal tussle between Meta's WhatsApp and NSO Group have revealed that the Israeli spyware vendor used multiple exploits targeting the messaging app to deliver Pegasus, including one even after it was sued by Meta for doing so. They also show that NSO...

New LightSpy Spyware Version Targets iPhones with Increased Surveillance Tactics

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an improved version of an Apple iOS spyware called LightSpy that not only expands on its functionality, but also incorporates destructive capabilities to prevent the compromised device from booting up. "While the iOS implant delivery method closely mirror...

North Korean Group Collaborates with Play Ransomware in Significant Cyber Attack

Threat actors linked to North Korea have been implicated in a recent incident that deployed a known ransomware family called Play, underscoring their financial motivations. The activity, observed between May and September 2024, has been attributed to a threat actor tracked as Jumpy Pisces , which...

CERT-UA Identifies Malicious RDP Files in Latest Attack on Ukrainian Entities

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has detailed a new malicious email campaign targeting government agencies, enterprises, and military entities. "The messages exploit the appeal of integrating popular services like Amazon or Microsoft and implementing a zero-trust...

Chinese Nation-State Hackers APT41 Hit Gambling Sector for Financial Gain

The prolific Chinese nation-state actor known as APT41 aka Brass Typhoon, Earth Baku, Wicked Panda, or Winnti has been attributed to a sophisticated cyber attack targeting the gambling and gaming industry. "Over a period of at least six months, the attackers stealthily gathered valuable informati...