Starlette has Path Traversal vulnerability in StaticFiles

Summary When using StaticFiles, if there's a file or directory that starts with the same name as the StaticFiles directory, that file or directory is also exposed via StaticFiles which is a path traversal vulnerability. Details The root cause of this issue is the usage of os.path.commonprefix:...

Leaked Babuk ransomware builder code lives on as RA Group

The bones of long gone ransomware group Babuk continue to rattle in the breeze, in the form of reused code. Researchers from Cisco Talos have named this new team the "RA Group", a ransomware collective which may have only been up and running since last month. Babuk famously threatened to leak law...

MAL-2023-950 Malicious code in vue2ejs (npm)

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MAL-2023-622 Malicious code in next2ejs (npm)

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Malicious code in vue2ejs (npm)

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Lemon Group’s Cybercriminal Businesses Built on Preinfected Devices

An overview of the Lemon Group’s use of preinfected mobile devices, and how this scheme is potentially being developed and expanded to other internet of things IoT devices. This research was presented in full at the Black Hat Asia 2023 Conference in Singapore in May 2023...

RA Group’s Custom Ransomware Hits US & South Korea

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The emergence of the RA ransomware group highlights the utilization of the recently leaked Babuk ransomware source code as they employ it to develop their variant of the malware. To receive real-time...

Inside Qilin Ransomware: Affiliates Take Home 85% of Ransom Payouts

Ransomware affiliates associated with the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service RaaS scheme earn anywhere between 80% to 85% of each ransom payment, according to new findings from Group-IB. The cybersecurity firm said it was able to infiltrate the group in March 2023, uncovering details about the...

Lancefly APT Group Deploys Custom Backdoor ‘Merdoor’ in Targeted Attacks

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Lancefly APT group targets South and Southeast Asia using the Merdoor backdoor and an updated ZXShell rootkit. Their attack chain involves credential theft, lateral movement, file staging, and...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 08 to 14 May 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, identified a total of nine attacks that were executed. Additionally, HiveForce Labs identified four different...

Malicious code in ipstringfy (npm)

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Malicious code in ipsecurity (npm)

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MAL-2023-1554 Malicious code in ipstringfy (npm)

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Newly identified RA Group compromises companies in U.S. and South Korea with leaked Babuk source code

Cisco Talos recently discovered a new ransomware actor called RA Group that has been operating since at least April 22, 2023. The actor is swiftly expanding its operations. To date, the group has compromised three organizations in the U.S. and one in South Korea across several business verticals,...

New Ransomware Gang RA Group Hits U.S. and South Korean Organizations

A new ransomware group known as RA Group has become the latest threat actor to leverage the leaked Babuk ransomware source code to spawn its own locker variant. The cybercriminal gang, which is said to have been operating since at least April 22, 2023, is rapidly expanding its operations, accordi...

New Ransomware Gang RA Group Hits U.S. and South Korean Organizations

A new ransomware group known as RA Group has become the latest threat actor to leverage the leaked Babuk ransomware source code to spawn its own locker variant. The cybercriminal gang, which is said to have been operating since at least April 22, 2023, is rapidly expanding its operations, accordi...

Malicious code in ipmacjs (npm)

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The vulnerability of the inode_init_owner() function in the fs/inode.c file of the XFS file system’s kernel of the Linux operating system allows a malicious actor to escalate their privileges and gain access to protected information. It can also cause service interruptions.

The vulnerability of the inodeinitowner function in the fs/inode.c file of the XFS file system in the Linux operating system is related to the incorrect setting of access group attributes during file creation. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to enhance their privileges and gai...

Malicious code in iputiljs (npm)

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MAL-2023-1552 Malicious code in ipmacjs (npm)

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