How Is API Abuse Different from Web Application Attacks by Bots?

API abuse and web application bot attacks are often confused. This is understandable, as both involve automated interactions and are usually executed by bots. Both attack vectors are prevalent; criminals are always eager to disrupt the foundations on which businesses base their operations to...

Apple and Google join forces to stop unwanted tracking

Apple and Google have announced an industry specification for Bluetooth tracking devices which help alert users to unwanted tracking. The specification, called Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers, will make it possible to alert users across both iOS and Android if a device is unknowingly being...

[SECURITY] Fedora 40 Update: moditect-1.1.0-2.fc40

The ModiTect project aims at providing productivity tools for working with the Java module system "Jigsaw". Currently the following tasks are supported: Generating module-info.java descriptors for given artifacts Maven dependencies or local JAR files Adding module descriptors to your project's JA...

Proof of storage crypto miners

We explore “proof-of-storage" cryptocurrencies like Chia, the potential for proof-of-storage cryptojacking attacks, and steps defenders can take to detect them...

NucleiFuzzer - Powerful Automation Tool For Detecting XSS, SQLi, SSRF, Open-Redirect, Etc.. Vulnerabilities In Web Applications

NucleiFuzzer is an automation tool that combines ParamSpider and Nuclei to enhance web application security testing. It uses ParamSpider to identify potential entry points and Nuclei's templates to scan for vulnerabilities. NucleiFuzzer streamlines the process, making it easier for security...

ASB-A-272020068

In multiple locations, there is a possible bypass of a multi user security boundary due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation...

ASB-A-271851153

In setMetadata of MediaSessionRecord.java, there is a possible way to view another user's images due to a confused deputy. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation...

Hidden fields can be leaked on readable collections in Payload

Details If a user has access to documents that contain hidden fields or fields they do not have access to, the user could reverse-engineer those values via brute force. Affected versions: 1.7.0 Workarounds If you are unable to update, you can write a beforeOperation hook to remove where queries...

Preventing and Detecting Attacks Involving 3CX Desktop App

In this blog entry, we provide technical details and analysis on the 3CX attacks as they happen. We also discuss available solutions which security teams can maximize for early detection and mitigate the impact of 3CX attacks...

Wiz introduces agentless solution for detecting host and application misconfigurations

Wiz extends its risk assessment to support host and application level misconfigurations, enabling customers to ensure security and compliance posture for applications...

Holiday Readiness, Part II: Best Practices for Detecting and Mitigating Attacks

Stay one step ahead of bad actors this holiday season with best practices to detect and mitigate attacks...

Hunt-Sleeping-Beacons - Aims To Identify Sleeping Beacons

The idea of this project is to identify beacons which are unpacked at runtime or running in the context of another process. To do so, I make use of the observation that beacons tend to call Sleep between their callbacks. A call to sleep sets the state of the thread to DelayExecution which is take...

TTP Table for Detecting APT Activity Related to SolarWinds and Active Directory/M365 Compromise

CISA has released a table of tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs used by the advanced persistent threat APT actor involved with the recent SolarWinds and Active Directory/M365 compromise. The table uses the MITRE ATT&CK framework to identify APT TTPs and includes detection recommendations...

New Snort, ClamAV coverage strikes back against Cobalt Strike

By Nick Mavis. Editing by Joe Marshall and Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos is releasing a new research paper called “The Art and Science of Detecting Cobalt Strike.” We recently released a more granular set of updated SNORTⓇ and ClamAVⓇ detection signatures to detect attempted obfuscation and exfiltrati...

National Insider Threat Awareness Month

September is National Insider Threat Awareness Month NIATM, which is a collaborative effort between the National Counterintelligence and Security Center NCSC, National Insider Threat Task Force NITTF, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Intelligence and Security USDI&S, Department of Homelan...

A New Approach for Combating Insider Threats

LONDON, UK – As insider attacks continue to plague the enterprise the security community is doubling down on finding new solutions to mitigate against the age-old problem. An insider threat can encompass anything from a gullible employee falling for a spearphishing email, to unaware new hires...

Malicious PowerShell Detection via Machine Learning

Introduction Cyber security vendors and researchers have reported for years how PowerShell is being used by cyber threat actors to install backdoors, execute malicious code, and otherwise achieve their objectives within enterprises. Security is a cat-and-mouse game between adversaries, researcher...

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Why Windows Defender Antivirus is the most deployed in the enterprise

Statistics about the success and sophistication of malware can be daunting. The following figure is no different: Approximately 96% of all malware is polymorphic meaning that it is only experienced by a single user and device before it is replaced with yet another malware variant. This is because...

fuxploider - File Upload Vulnerability Scanner And Exploitation Tool

fuxploider is an open source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting file upload forms flaws. This tool is able to detect the file types allowed to be uploaded and is able to detect which technique will work best to upload web shells or any malicious file o...