No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

We’re going to let you in on a little cybersecurity secret… There’s malware on Mac computers. There pretty much always has been. As revealed in our 2024 ThreatDown State of Malware report, a full 11% of all detections recorded by Malwarebytes on Mac computers in 2023 were for different variants o...

Cybercriminals Using Novel DNS Hijacking Technique for Investment Scams

A new DNS threat actor dubbed Savvy Seahorse is leveraging sophisticated techniques to entice targets into fake investment platforms and steal funds. "Savvy Seahorse is a DNS threat actor who convinces victims to create accounts on fake investment platforms, make deposits to a personal account, a...

Over 225,000 Compromised ChatGPT Credentials Up for Sale on Dark Web Markets

More than 225,000 logs containing compromised OpenAI ChatGPT credentials were made available for sale on underground markets between January and October 2023, new findings from Group-IB show. These credentials were found within information stealer logs associated with LummaC2, Raccoon, and RedLin...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 26 February to 3 March 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, twelve vulnerabilities were uncovered, and six active adversaries we...

Santesoft Sante FFT Imaging

View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.8 ATTENTION : Low attack complexity Vendor : Santesoft Equipment : Sante FFT Imaging Vulnerability : Out-of-Bounds Write 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code once a user...

Critical JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises Flaws Could Lead to Server Takeovers

A new pair of security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises software that could be exploited by a threat actor to take control of affected systems. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2024-27198 CVSS score: 9.8 and CVE-2024-27199 CVSS score: 7.3, have been addressed in...

Lessons from video game companies: automation unleashes robust monitoring & observability

Video game organizations need robust monitoring and observability solutions to stay one step ahead of cyber adversaries. Chances are, so do we all. In this blog post, we’ll delve into how monitoring and observability capabilities enable video game organizations to bolster their cybersecurity...

Heather Couk is here to keep your spirits up during a cyber emergency, even if it takes the “Rocky” music

"Gotta Fly Now" is more closely associated with corporate hype videos or conferences with thousands of attendees in a mid-market citys convention center than it is from its origins in the "Rocky" movies. But Heather Couk thinks its useful in incident response calls, too. Couk, an incident respons...

Phobos Ransomware Aggressively Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned of Phobos ransomware attacks targeting government and critical infrastructure entities, outlining the various tactics and techniques the threat actors have adopted to deploy the file-encrypting malware. "Structured as a ransomware as a...

CVE-2024-25731

The CVE-2024-25731 entry concerns the Android app Elink Smart eSmartCam (com.cn.dq.ipc) 2.1.5. The vulnerability is a hardcoded AES encryption key in the binary, enabling an attacker who observes traffic (e.g., over Wi‑Fi) to defeat encryption and potentially access protected data. Supported deta...

ESPHome vulnerable to remote code execution via arbitrary file write

Summary Security misconfiguration in edit configuration file API in dashboard component of ESPHome version 2023.12.9 command line installation allows authenticated remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files under the configuration directory rendering remote code execution possible. Detail...

Address the Challenges of Compliance and Cybersecurity with Zero Trust

The intersection of compliance and cybersecurity is an opportunity for your organization to adopt solutions that simultaneously solve challenges in both areas...

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

NIST has released version 2.0 of the Cybersecurity Framework: The CSF 2.0, which supports implementation of the National Cybersecurity Strategy, has an expanded scope that goes beyond protecting critical infrastructure, such as hospitals and power plants, to all organizations in any sector. It al...

Why Apple added protection against quantum computing when quantum computing doesn’t even exist yet

Apple released a new update for nearly all its devices that provides an all-new type of encryption for its iMessages to the point that, in theory, iMessages are now protected against attacks from quantum computers. This is a little tricky because, as weve covered before, quantum computers dont...

New Silver SAML Attack Evades Golden SAML Defenses in Identity Systems

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new attack technique called Silver SAML that can be successful even in cases where mitigations have been applied against Golden SAML attacks. Silver SAML "enables the exploitation of SAML to launch attacks from an identity provider like Entra ID against...

higeo.ginras.ru Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3862031

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...

CISA, FBI, and MS-ISAC Release Advisory on Phobos Ransomware

Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center MS-ISAC released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA, StopRansomware: Phobos Ransomware, to disseminate known tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs and indicators of compromise IOCs...

CISA and Partners Release Advisory on Threat Actors Exploiting Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways Vulnerabilities

Today, CISA and the following partners released joint Cybersecurity Advisory Threat Actors Exploit Multiple Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center MS-ISAC Australian Signals...

GTPDOOR Linux Malware Targets Telecoms, Exploiting GPRS Roaming Networks

Threat hunters have discovered a new Linux malware called GTPDOOR that's designed to be deployed in telecom networks that are adjacent to GPRS roaming exchanges GRX The malware is novel in the fact that it leverages the GPRS Tunnelling Protocol GTP for command-and-control C2 communications. GPRS...

How to Prioritize Cybersecurity Spending: A Risk-Based Strategy for the Highest ROI

As an IT leader, staying on top of the latest cybersecurity developments is essential to keeping your organization safe. But with threats coming from all around — and hackers dreaming up new exploits every day — how do you create proactive, agile cybersecurity strategies? And what cybersecurity...