Snake a Stealthy Cyber-Espionage Malware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Snake is a powerful cyber-espionage malware developed by FSB & linked to Turla hackers. Boasts high stealth, rigorous engineering & global reach. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow...

3 Types of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks

Cybersecurity is a major concern online, and hackers can use multiple vectors to target your website. Learn about the three types of cross-site scripting XSS cyberattacks, how they overlap, and how to mitigate XSS vulnerabilities in your projects...

APT28 Targets Ukrainian Government Entities with Fake "Windows Update" Emails

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has warned of cyber attacks perpetrated by Russian nation-state hackers targeting various government bodies in the country. The agency attributed the phishing campaign to APT28, which is also known by the names Fancy Bear, Forest Blizzard,...

DOJ Detected SolarWinds Breach Months Before Public Disclosure

In May 2020, the US Department of Justice noticed Russian hackers in its network but did not realize the significance of what it had found for six months...

Iranian Hackers Launch Sophisticated Attacks Targeting Israel with PowerLess Backdoor

An Iranian nation-state threat actor has been linked to a new wave of phishing attacks targeting Israel that's designed to deploy an updated version of a Windows backdoor called PowerLess. Cybersecurity firm Check Point is tracking the activity cluster under its mythical creature handle Educated...

Russian Hackers Tomiris Targeting Central Asia for Intelligence Gathering

The Russian-speaking threat actor behind a backdoor known as Tomiris is primarily focused on gathering intelligence in Central Asia, fresh findings from Kaspersky reveal. "Tomiris's endgame consistently appears to be the regular theft of internal documents," security researchers Pierre Delcher an...

Russian Hackers Tomiris Targeting Central Asia for Intelligence Gathering

The Russian-speaking threat actor behind a backdoor known as Tomiris is primarily focused on gathering intelligence in Central Asia, fresh findings from Kaspersky reveal. "Tomiris's endgame consistently appears to be the regular theft of internal documents," security researchers Pierre Delcher an...

Russian Hackers Suspected in Ongoing Exploitation of Unpatched PaperCut Servers

Print management software provider PaperCut said that it has "evidence to suggest that unpatched servers are being exploited in the wild," citing two vulnerability reports from cybersecurity company Trend Micro. "PaperCut has conducted analysis on all customer reports, and the earliest signature ...

N.K. Hackers Employ Matryoshka Doll-Style Cascading Supply Chain Attack on 3CX

The supply chain attack targeting 3CX was the result of a prior supply chain compromise associated with a different company, demonstrating a new level of sophistication with North Korean threat actors. Google-owned Mandiant, which is tracking the attack event under the moniker UNC4736, said the...

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...

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...

North Korean Hackers Uncovered as Mastermind in 3CX Supply Chain Attack

Enterprise communications service provider 3CX confirmed that the supply chain attack targeting its desktop application for Windows and macOS was the handiwork of a threat actor with North Korean nexus. The findings are the result of an interim assessment conducted by Google-owned Mandiant, whose...

Newly Discovered "By-Design" Flaw in Microsoft Azure Could Expose Storage Accounts to Hackers

A "by-design flaw" uncovered in Microsoft Azure could be exploited by attackers to gain access to storage accounts, move laterally in the environment, and even execute remote code. "It is possible to abuse and leverage Microsoft Storage Accounts by manipulating Azure Functions to steal...

Israel Faces Fresh Wave of Cyberattacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure

By Waqas Authorities believe that these cyberattacks may be part of OpIsrael, organized by pro-Palestinian hackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Israel Faces Fresh Wave of Cyberattacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure...

Iran-Based Hackers Caught Carrying Out Destructive Attacks Under Ransomware Guise

The Iranian nation-state group known as MuddyWater has been observed carrying out destructive attacks on hybrid environments under the guise of a ransomware operation. That's according to new findings from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, which discovered the threat actor targeting both...

The Dangerous Weak Link in the US Food Chain

Without an information sharing and analysis center, the country’s food and agriculture sector is uniquely vulnerable to hackers...

Massive 3CX Supply-Chain Hack Targeted Cryptocurrency Firms

North Korean hackers appear to have used the corrupted VoIP software to go after just a handful of crypto firms with “surgical precision.”...

The US Is Sending Money to Countries Devastated by Cyberattacks

The White House is providing $25 million to Costa Rica, after giving Albania similar aid following aggression by hackers linked to Iran...

Microsoft Warns of Stealthy Outlook Vulnerability Exploited by Russian Hackers

Microsoft on Friday shared guidance to help customers discover indicators of compromise IoCs associated with a recently patched Outlook vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2023-23397 CVSS score: 9.8, the critical flaw relates to a case of privilege escalation that could be exploited to steal NT LAN...

Operation Soft Cell: Chinese Hackers Breach Middle East Telecom Providers

Telecommunication providers in the Middle East are the subject of new cyber attacks that commenced in the first quarter of 2023. The intrusion set has been attributed to a Chinese cyber espionage actor associated with a long-running campaign dubbed Operation Soft Cell based on tooling overlaps...