Iranian Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Log4j 2 Bugs to Target Israeli Organizations

Iranian state-sponsored actors are leaving no stone unturned to exploit unpatched systems running Log4j to target Israeli entities, indicating the vulnerability's long tail for remediation. Microsoft attributed the latest set of activities to the umbrella threat group tracked as MuddyWater aka...

Threat Roundup for August 19 to August 26

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Aug. 19 and Aug. 26. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

Microsoft Security highlights from Black Hat USA 2022

Black Hat USA 2022 marked the twenty-fifth year that security researchers, security architects, and other security professionals have gathered to share the latest research, developments, and trends. Microsoft was among the companies participating in the conference, which was from August 6 to 11,...

Microsoft Security highlights from Black Hat USA 2022

Black Hat USA 2022 marked the twenty-fifth year that security researchers, security architects, and other security professionals have gathered to share the latest research, developments, and trends. Microsoft was among the companies participating in the conference, which was from August 6 to 11,...

MERCURY leveraging Log4j 2 vulnerabilities in unpatched systems to target Israeli organizations

In recent weeks, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC and Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team detected Iran-based threat actor MERCURY leveraging exploitation of Log4j 2 vulnerabilities in SysAid applications against organizations all located in Israel. MSTIC assesses with high...

Get to Know Anne An

Meet Anne An Senior Security Researcher By Trellix · August 25, 2022 This blog was written by Michael Alicea At Trellix, we celebrate and champion our people. I’ve been hearing a lot recently about one of my colleagues, Anne An. My sources tell me she is a highly technical and “intuitive”...

Ukraine Independence Day: Talos update

On Independence Day for Ukraine, Aug. 24, 2022, Cisco Talos provided a live update on its continued support for the region. Six months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Dmytro Korzhevin, a senior threat intelligence researcher, JJ Cummings, Talos' national intelligence principal, and Ashlee...

Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version

A recently surfaced 84-page whistleblower report filed with the US government by Twitter’s former head of security Peiter “Mudge” Zatko last month blasts his former employer for its alleged shoddy security practices and being out of compliance with an FTC order to protect user data. Twitter has...

Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (Jul 2022 CPU)

The version of Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher running on the remote host is 12.2.1.3.x prior to 12.2.1.3.220628, 12.2.1.4.x prior to 12.2.1.3.220628, It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as noted in the July 2022 Critical Patch Update advisory, including the following: -...

Network Access for Sale: Protect Your Organization Against This Growing Threat

Vulnerable network access points are a potential gold mine for threat actors who, once inside, can exploit them persistently. Many cybercriminals are not only interested in obtaining personal information but also seek corporate information that could be sold to the highest bidder. Infiltrating...

Cyber Signals: Defend against the new ransomware landscape

Today, Microsoft is excited to publish our second edition of Cyber Signals, spotlighting security trends and insights gathered from Microsoft’s 43 trillion security signals and 8,500 security experts. In this edition, we pull back the curtain on the evolving cybercrime economy and the rise of...

Cyber Signals: Defend against the new ransomware landscape

Today, Microsoft is excited to publish our second edition of Cyber Signals, spotlighting security trends and insights gathered from Microsoft’s 43 trillion security signals and 8,500 security experts. In this edition, we pull back the curtain on the evolving cybercrime economy and the rise of...

OSV-2022-764 Security exception in org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.compiler.CoreOperation.parenthesize

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=50458 Crash type: Security exception Crash state: org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.compiler.CoreOperation.parenthesize org.apache.commons.jxpath.ri.compiler.CoreOperation.toString...

Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (OAS) (Jul 2022 CPU)

The 5.9.0.0.0 and All Supported Versions versions of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition OAS installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the July 2022 CPU advisory. - Vulnerability in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition produc...

Microsoft Warns About Phishing Attacks by Russia-linked Hackers

Microsoft on Monday revealed it took steps to disrupt phishing operations undertaken by a "highly persistent threat actor" whose objectives align closely with Russian state interests. The company is tracking the espionage-oriented activity cluster under its chemical element-themed moniker...

JSSLoader: the shellcode edition

The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team observed a malspam campaign in late June that we attribute to the FIN7 APT group. One of the samples was also reported on Twitter by Josh Trombley; during execution, it was observed to drop a secondary payload, written in .NET. Details about FIN7 campaign...

Disrupting SEABORGIUM’s ongoing phishing operations

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC has observed and taken actions to disrupt campaigns launched by SEABORGIUM, an actor Microsoft has tracked since 2017. SEABORGIUM is a threat actor that originates from Russia, with objectives and victimology that align closely with Russian state...

The vulnerabilities of the microprogramming software for Siemens STEP 7 programmable logic controllers, the systems for managing production processes such as Opcenter Execution Discrete, Opcenter Execution Process, Opcenter Execution Foundation, Opcenter Intelligence, Opcenter Quality, SIMATIC IT Production Suite, the system diagnostic tool SIMOCODE ES, the software for parameterizing, diagnosing, and documenting the startup process of SIRIUS Soft Starter ES, the web-based systems for managing technological processes like SIMATIC PCS neo, the Opcenter RD&L software platform, and the software for analyzing equipment efficiency and key indicators like SIMATIC IT LMS. These vulnerabilities arise from the absence of quotation marks in the wording of elements or search methods, which allows attackers to exploit them to gain elevated privileges to the root level.

The vulnerabilities of the microprogramming software for Siemens STEP 7 programmable logic controllers, the systems for managing production processes such as Opcenter Execution Discrete, Opcenter Execution Process, Opcenter Execution Foundation, Opcenter Intelligence, Opcenter Quality, SIMATIC IT...

Vulnerability of microprogramming software for Siemens STEP 7 programmable logic controllers, systems for manufacturing process control such as Opcenter Execution Discrete, Opcenter Execution Process, Opcenter Execution Foundation, Opcenter Intelligence, Opcenter Quality, SIMATIC IT Production Suite, the system diagnostic tool SIMOCODE ES, the software for parameterizing, diagnosing, and documenting the startup status of SIRIUS Soft Starter ES, technological process management systems like SIMATIC PCS neo, the Opcenter RD&L software platform, and the software for analyzing equipment efficiency and key indicators like SIMATIC IT LMS. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to trigger malfunctions during maintenance operations due to insufficient input data verification.

The vulnerabilities of the microprogramming software for Siemens STEP 7 programmable logic controllers, the systems for managing production processes such as Opcenter Execution Discrete, Opcenter Execution Process, Opcenter Execution Foundation, Opcenter Intelligence, Opcenter Quality, SIMATIC IT...

Podcast: Inside the Hackers’ Toolkit

There is no question that companies are in the sights of would-be criminals looking to exploit them. While companies look at solutions and training to help keep the perimeter secure, the biggest fail point is often the employees, AKA the human element. In this Threatpost podcast, sponsored by...