Lazarus X_TRADER Hack Impacts Critical Infrastructure Beyond 3CX Breach

Lazarus, the prolific North Korean hacking group behind the cascading supply chain attack targeting 3CX, also breached two critical infrastructure organizations in the power and energy sector and two other businesses involved in financial trading using the trojanized XTRADER application. The new...

iOS Lockdown Mode effective against NSO zero-click exploit

Apples Lockdown Mode feature alerted a victim to one of the latest NSO exploits, according to a report by Citizen Lab. image courtesy of Citizen Lab This is a huge deal since it shows how useful Lockdown Mode can be, even against exploits developed by one of the worlds most notorious commercial...

3CX Breach Was a Double Supply Chain Compromise

We learned some remarkable new details this week about the recent supply-chain attack on VoIP software provider 3CX. The lengthy, complex intrusion has all the makings of a cyberpunk spy novel: North Korean hackers using legions of fake executive accounts on LinkedIn to lure people into opening...

Unable to import GPO into Workspace Environment Management service - Invalid Zip file

When trying to import a GPO into WEM console in Citrix Cloud Web console, users get an error stating "Invalid ZIP file. Replace your file and try again"...

Malicious code in group-management (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 367a41bb86f15b9d94cbdd028f364302346088e3fc8c5d139374c43f65c05c11 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

MAL-2023-484 Malicious code in group-management (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 367a41bb86f15b9d94cbdd028f364302346088e3fc8c5d139374c43f65c05c11 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

crisisgroup.org Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3269222

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...

Lazarus Group Adds Linux Malware to Arsenal in Operation Dream Job

The notorious North Korea-aligned state-sponsored actor known as the Lazarus Group has been attributed to a new campaign aimed at Linux users. The attacks are part of a persistent and long-running activity tracked under the name Operation Dream Job , ESET said in a new report published today. The...

Lazarus Group Adds Linux Malware to Arsenal in Operation Dream Job

The notorious North Korea-aligned state-sponsored actor known as the Lazarus Group has been attributed to a new campaign aimed at Linux users. The attacks are part of a persistent and long-running activity tracked under the name Operation Dream Job, ESET said in a new report published today. The...

Fortra Sheds Light on GoAnywhere MFT Zero-Day Exploit Used in Ransomware Attacks

Fortra, the company behind Cobalt Strike, shed light on a zero-day remote code execution RCE vulnerability in its GoAnywhere MFT tool that has come under active exploitation by ransomware actors to steal sensitive data. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-0669 CVSS score: 7.2, concerns a...

New Zero-Click Exploits against iOS

Citizen Lab has identified three zero-click exploits against iOS 15 and 16. These were used by NSO Groups Pegasus spyware in 2022, and deployed by Mexico against human rights defenders. These vulnerabilities have all been patched. One interesting bit is that Apples Lockdown Mode part of iOS 16...

NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders

Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-cli...

NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders

Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-cli...

chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities

Chrome Releases reports: This update includes 8 security fixes: 1429197 High CVE-2023-2133: Out of bounds memory access in Service Worker API. Reported by Rong Jian of VRI on 2023-03-30 1429201 High CVE-2023-2134: Out of bounds memory access in Service Worker API. Reported by Rong Jian of VRI on...

Blind Eagle Cyber Espionage Group Strikes Again: New Attack Chain Uncovered

The cyber espionage actor tracked as Blind Eagle has been linked to a new multi-stage attack chain that leads to the deployment of the NjRAT remote access trojan on compromised systems. "The group is known for using a variety of sophisticated attack techniques, including custom malware, social...

Missing Authorization

matrix-js-sdk is vulnerable to Missing Authorization. The vulnerability exists because a user can join a MSC3401 group call without notifying other users, which allows an attacker to perform invisible eavesdropping in group calls...

Iranian Hackers Using SimpleHelp Remote Support Software for Persistent Access

The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater is continuing its time-tested tradition of relying on legitimate remote administration tools to commandeer targeted systems. While the nation-state group has previously employed ScreenConnect, RemoteUtilities, and Syncro, a new analysis from Group-IB h...

Payment giant's point-of-sale outage caused by ALPHV ransomware

On April 12, 2023, payment giant NCR reported it was looking into an issue with its point-of-sale POS systems that caused an outage, leaving customers unable to use the system. The NCR Aloha POS systems are popular in hospitality services. Customers include Wendys, Chuck e Cheese, Cafe Rio, Leean...

Israeli Spyware Vendor QuaDream to Shut Down Following Citizen Lab and Microsoft Expose

Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations in the coming days, less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The development was reported by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist, citing unnamed sources, adding the company...

Google Uncovers APT41's Use of Open Source GC2 Tool to Target Media and Job Sites

A Chinese nation-state group targeted an unnamed Taiwanese media organization to deliver an open source red teaming tool known as Google Command and Control GC2 amid broader abuse of Google's infrastructure for malicious ends. The tech giant's Threat Analysis Group TAG attributed the campaign to ...