A week in security (September 25 - October 1)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Dependabot impersonators cause trouble on GitHub Update Chrome now! Google patches another actively exploited vulnerability Googles Bard conversations turn up in search results Malicious ad served inside Bing's AI chatbot Pegasus spyware and how it exploited a WebP...

Lazarus Group Impersonates Recruiter from Meta to Target Spanish Aerospace Firm

The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been linked to a cyber espionage attack targeting an unnamed aerospace company in Spain in which employees of the firm were approached by the threat actor posing as a recruiter for Meta. "Employees of the targeted company were contacted by a fake recruiter...

Dependabot impersonators cause trouble on GitHub

GitHub is experiencing issues of the "breached account and malicious code" variety. ITPro reports that unnamed individuals have been compromising accounts and using them to install malware capable of password theft. Its a fairly elaborate scam which even includes imitation of GitHubs popular...

APT34 Deploys Phishing Attack With New Malware

We observed and tracked the advanced persistent threat APT APT34 group with a new malware variant accompanying a phishing attack comparatively similar to the SideTwist backdoor malware. Following the campaign, the group abused a fake license registration form of an African government agency to...

CSRF Edit Locale files

Description CSRF edit Locale files Proof of Concept 1 .Attack sends fake requests to users history.pushState'', '', '/'; document.forms0.submit; 2 .User click, edited unwanted Locale files Payload Poc https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wpgmDoK0fGsiPSKfThVoEWq50pj7sBz5/view?usp=sharing Video Poc...

CSRF Delete Navigation Menu Items

Description CSRF Delete Navigation Menu Items Proof of Concept 1 .Attack sends fake requests to users history.pushState'', '', '/'; document.forms0.submit; 2 .User click, deletes unwanted Navigation Menu Items Payload Poc...

CSRF Delete Categories

Description CSRF Delete Categories Proof of Concept 1 .Attack sends fake requests to users history.pushState'', '', '/'; document.forms0.submit; 2 .User clicks, deletes unwanted Categories Payload Poc https://drive.google.com/file/d/12cCzI-b9KLCRlND6MmjM6j-DJfTJiIt/view?usp=sharing Video Poc...

ZenRAT Targeting Windows Users Through Fake Bitwarden Installs

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary ZenRAT is a new malware distributed through fake Bitwarden password manager installers, primarily targeting Windows users. It operates as a modular remote access trojan RAT with information-stealing...

Malicious ad served inside Bing's AI chatbot

In February 2023, Microsoft disclosed its new AI-assisted search engine, Bing Chat, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4. Even though Google has been dominating the search industry for years, this event was significant enough to generate not only interest but also plant the seed for a possible change in the...

Fake Bitwarden Password Manager Website Drops Windows ZenRAT

By Deeba Ahmed If youve installed Bitwarden Password Manager recently, ensure that you downloaded it from its official website and not… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Bitwarden Password Manager Website Drops Windows ZenRAT...

QR codes in email phishing

QR codes are everywhere: you can see them on posters and leaflets, ATM screens, price tags and merchandise, historical buildings and monuments. People use them to share information, promote various online resources, pay for their goodies, and pass verification. And yet you dont see lots of QR cod...

From Watering Hole to Spyware: EvilBamboo Targets Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Taiwanese

Tibetan, Uyghur, and Taiwanese individuals and organizations are the targets of a persistent campaign orchestrated by a threat actor codenamed EvilBamboo to gather sensitive information. "The attacker has created fake Tibetan websites, along with social media profiles, likely used to deploy...

Fake PoC Script Used to Trick Researchers into Downloading VenomRAT

By Waqas New Malware Campaign Targets CVE-2023-40477 Vulnerability in WinRAR - Researchers Advise Users to Update WinRAR and Be Cautious of Clicking on Links. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake PoC Script Used to Trick Researchers into Downloading VenomRAT...

Fake YouTube Android Apps Used to Distribute CapraRAT

By Deeba Ahmed The group behind this attack is the infamous Pakistani threat actor known as Transparent Tribe. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake YouTube Android Apps Used to Distribute CapraRAT...

Fake Signal and Telegram Apps in the Google Play Store

Google removed fake Signal and Telegram apps from its Play store. An app with the name Signal Plus Messenger was available on Play for nine months and had been downloaded from Play roughly 100 times before Google took it down last April after being tipped off by security firm ESET. It was also...

Millions Infected by Spyware Hidden in Fake Telegram Apps on Google Play

Spyware masquerading as modified versions of Telegram have been spotted in the Google Play Store that's designed to harvest sensitive information from compromised Android devices. According to Kaspersky security researcher Igor Golovin, the apps come with nefarious features to capture and...

Oracle Linux 8 : evolution (ELSA-2019-3699)

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2019-3699 advisory. - Add patch related to evolution-ews CVE-2019-3890 RH bug 1696763 evolution-ews Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle...

MinIO Vulnerabilities Exposed as Hackers Breach Through Storage

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary In a recent malware campaign, threat actors utilized a new IDAT Loader to distribute a range of malicious software, including InfoStealers and RATs, employing evasion methods. This loader is...

New IDAT Loader Unleashes Infostealers in Fake Browser Update Campaign

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary In a recent malware campaign, threat actors utilized a new IDAT Loader to distribute a range of malicious software, including InfoStealers and RATs, employing evasion methods. This loader is packaged...

Chinese APT Slid Fake Signal and Telegram Apps onto Official App Stores

By Habiba Rashid Key Findings Cybersecurity researchers have warned of fake Signal and Telegram apps that have been distributed through the… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Chinese APT Slid Fake Signal and Telegram Apps onto Official App Stores...