Iranian Hackers Exploit Log4j Vulnerability to Deploy PowerShell Backdoor

An Iranian state-sponsored actor has been observed scanning and attempting to abuse the Log4Shell flaw in publicly-exposed Java applications to deploy a hitherto undocumented PowerShell-based modular backdoor dubbed "CharmPower" for follow-on post-exploitation. "The actor's attack setup was...

FBI warns of hackers mailing malicious USB drives to spread ransomware

By Deeba Ahmed FBI's warning highlights the fact that one should never insert an unknown USB flash drive in their PCs. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI warns of hackers mailing malicious USB drives to spread ransomware...

North Korean Hackers Start New Year with Attacks on Russian Foreign Ministry

A North Korean cyberespionage group named Konni has been linked to a series of targeted attacks aimed at the Russian Federation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs MID with New Year lures to compromise Windows systems with malware. "This activity cluster demonstrates the patient and persistent nature o...

Hackers Are Exploiting a Flaw Microsoft Fixed 9 Years Ago

Unless you go out of your way to install the patch, your system could be exposed...

N Korean hackers stole $1.7 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges

By Waqas Experts believe North Korean hackers are keeping the stolen funds as a long-term investment. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: N Korean hackers stole $1.7 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges...

Missing of _userUpdate in unwrapFor in WJLP.sol

Handle UncleGrandpa925 Vulnerability details Impact Users' rewards in Wrapped JLP will be miscalculated. Hackers can exploit this to steal users' rewards. All WJLP's unwrapFor transactions will trigger the bug. Location Function unwrapFor in WJLP.sol Explanation of the bug So the nature of this...

Irani and Chinese State Hackers Exploiting Log4j Vulnerability

By Waqas According to Mandiant's John Hultquist, Iranian state hackers are specifically aggressive with this Log4j vulnerability. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Irani and Chinese State Hackers Exploiting Log4j Vulnerability...

How to Buy Precious Patching Time as Log4j Exploits Fly

Sure, Apache got a patch out fast when the Log4j logging library vulnerability – aka Javageddon or “up there with Shellshock” – exploded last week. But emergency patches take days best-case scenario or weeks to install: plenty of time for attackers to do their worst. Which they lickety-split did,...

‘Seedworm’ Attackers Target Telcos in Asia, Middle East

Attackers targeting telcos across the Middle East and Asia for the past six months are linked to Iranian state-sponsored hackers, according to researchers. The cyberespionage campaigns leverage a potent cocktail of spear phishing, known malware and legitimate network utilities that are leveraged ...

Hackers actively exploiting 0-day in Ubiquitous Apache Log4j tool

By Waqas Apache has released Log4j version 2.15.0 to address the RCE vulnerability and users are urged to apply the update ASAP. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers actively exploiting 0-day in Ubiquitous Apache Log4j tool...

Microsoft Seizes Domains Used by a Chinese Hacking Group

The move delivers a blow to the hackers behind sophisticated attacks on government agencies, think tanks, and other organizations...

Google Disrupts Blockchain-based Glupteba Botnet; Sues Russian Hackers

Google on Tuesday said it took steps to disrupt the operations of a sophisticated "multi-component" botnet called Glupteba that approximately infected more than one million Windows computers across the globe and stored its command-and-control server addresses on Bitcoin's blockchain as a resilien...

SolarWinds Hackers Targeting Government and Business Entities Worldwide

Nobelium, the threat actor attributed to the massive SolarWinds supply chain compromise, has been once again linked to a series of attacks targeting multiple cloud solution providers, services, and reseller companies, as the hacking group continues to refine and retool its tactics at an alarming...

Microsoft Seizes 42 Malicious Web Domains Used By Chinese Hackers

Microsoft on Monday announced the seizure of 42 domains used by a China-based cyber espionage group that set its sights on organizations in the U.S. and 28 other countries pursuant to a legal warrant issued by a federal court in the U.S. state of Virginia. The Redmond company attributed the...

BitMart Exchange hacked as hackers steal $150 million

By Waqas BitMart Exchange has confirmed that the security breach involves one of its ETH hot wallets and one of BSC hot wallets. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: BitMart Exchange hacked as hackers steal $150 million...

Hackers steal $120m from Badger Defi and $30m from MonoX

By Waqas MonoX security breach was caused by a bug in smart contracts meanwhile Badger is still investigating the incident. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers steal $120m from Badger Defi and $30m from MonoX...

Researchers Detail How Pakistani Hackers Targeting Indian and Afghan Governments

A Pakistani threat actor successfully socially engineered a number of ministries in Afghanistan and a shared government computer in India to steal sensitive Google, Twitter, and Facebook credentials from its targets and stealthily obtain access to government portals. Malwarebytes' latest findings...

A Software Bug Let Hackers Drain $31M From a Crypto Service

An attacker exploited a vulnerability in MonoX Finance's smart contract to inflate the price of its digital token and then cash out...

DNA testing service data breach impacting 2.1 million users

By Waqas DNA Diagnostics Center DDC has revealed that hackers managed to access highly sensitive and personal data of users including payment card data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DNA testing service data breach impacting 2.1 million users...

A week in security (Nov 15 – Nov 21)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs Instagram’s memorialize feature abused to memorialize…Instagram’s boss Evasive manoeuvres: HTML smuggling explained FBI server hijacked to send up to 100,000 bogus attack mails New Mac malware raises more questions about Apple’s security patching SharkBot Android...