Threat Roundup for September 23 to September 30

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats weve observed between Sept. 23 and Sept. 30. As with previous roundups, this post isnt meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats weve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics,...

[The Lost Bots] S02E04: Cyber's Most Dangerous Game — Threat Hunting

!\The Lost Bots\ S02E04: Cyber's Most Dangerous Game — Threat Huntinghttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2022/09/The-Lost-Bots-logo-large.png Welcome back to The Lost Bots! In this episode, we dive into one of our favorite topics: threat hunting. It's a subject we've talked about before, but...

ZINC weaponizing open-source software

In recent months, Microsoft has detected a wide range of social engineering campaigns using weaponized legitimate open-source software by an actor we track as ZINC. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC observed activity targeting employees in organizations across multiple industries includi...

Fancy Bear Hackers Distributing Graphite Malware using PowerPoint Files

By Deeba Ahmed APT28 or Fancy Bear is linked with the Russian military intelligence unit called GRU. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fancy Bear Hackers Distributing Graphite Malware using PowerPoint Files...

Qualys Threat Research Thursday

Welcome to the second edition of the Qualys Research Team’s “Threat Research Thursday”, where we collect and curate notable new tools, techniques, procedures, threat intelligence, cybersecurity news, malware attacks, and more. Feedback on our first edition, Introducing Qualys Threat Research...

Flagging 13 Million Malicious Domains in 1 Month with Newly Observed Domains

Threat Intelligence feeds are an integral part of any security strategy. In this new research see how Akamai researchers were able to find 8 million malicious domains every month to further protect our customers...

Flagging 13 Million Malicious Domains in 1 Month with Newly Observed Domains

Threat Intelligence feeds are an integral part of any security strategy. In this new research see how Akamai researchers were able to find 8 million malicious domains every month to further protect our customers...

Security Bulletin: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Control Center

Abstract A number of security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Java Runtime Environment and the Cognos Business Intelligence components included in IBM SCC. Content CVE ID: CVE-2013-1557 DESCRIPTION: Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment JRE related to RMI Remote...

One Year After IntSights Acquisition, Threat Intel’s Value Is Clear

Rapid7 Strengthens Market Position With 360-Degree XDR and Best-in-Class Threat Intelligence Offerings Time flies… and provides opportunities to establish proof points. After recently passing the one-year milestone of Rapid7’s acquisition of IntSights, the added value threat intelligence brings t...

The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 2

We discussed Microsoft Detection and Response Team’s DART threat hunting principles in part 1 of The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting blog series. In this follow-up post, we will talk about some general hunting strategies, frameworks, tools, and how Microsoft incident responders wo...

The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting: Part 2

We discussed Microsoft Detection and Response Team’s DART threat hunting principles in part 1 of The art and science behind Microsoft threat hunting blog series. In this follow-up post, we will talk about some general hunting strategies, frameworks, tools, and how Microsoft incident responders wo...

Open-Source Intelligence to Understand the Scope of N-Day Vulnerabilities

Open-Source Intelligence to Understand the Scope of N-Day Vulnerabilities By Charles McFarland · September 21, 2022 The zero-day is the holy grail for cybercriminals; However, N-day vulnerabilities can pose problems even years after discovery. If a target is vulnerable, it doesn’t matter whether...

Open-Source Intelligence to Understand the Scope of N-Day Vulnerabilities

Open-Source Intelligence to Understand the Scope of N-Day Vulnerabilities By Charles McFarland · September 21, 2022 The zero-day is the holy grail for cybercriminals; However, N-day vulnerabilities can pose problems even years after discovery. If a target is vulnerable, it doesn’t matter whether...

New Windows 11 security features are designed for hybrid work

Attackers are constantly evolving, becoming increasingly sophisticated and destructive—the median time for an attacker to access your private data if you fall victim to a phishing email is 1 hour, 12 minutes.1 Microsoft tracks more than 35 ransomware families and more than 250 unique nation-state...

New Windows 11 security features are designed for hybrid work

Attackers are constantly evolving, becoming increasingly sophisticated and destructive—the median time for an attacker to access your private data if you fall victim to a phishing email is 1 hour, 12 minutes.1 Microsoft tracks more than 35 ransomware families and more than 250 unique nation-state...

Security Bulletin: IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence is vulnerable to sensitive information exposure (CVE-2021-35550)

Summary IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence is vulnerable to sensitive information access by an unauthenticated attacker due to a vulnerability in Java SE related to the JSSE component CVE-2021-35550. The fix includes upgrading Java SE and Liberty to patched versions. Vulnerability...

EDR vs MDR vs XDR – What’s the Difference?

Cyberattacks are rapidly evolving, leaving businesses and their IT security teams to handle immense workloads. Keeping up with todays cyberthreats not only involves staying up to date in an ever-changing threat landscape, it also involves managing complex security infrastructure and technologies...

External attack surface and ongoing cybercriminal activity in APAC region

To prevent a cyberattack, it is vital to know what the attack surface for your organization is. To be prepared to repel the attacks of cybercriminals, businesses around the world collect threat intelligence themselves or subscribe for threat intelligence services. Continuous threat research enabl...

Threat Roundup for September 9 to September 16

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Sept. 9 and Sept. 16. 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 characteristic...

WordPress WPGateway 3.5 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description: Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation Affected Plugin: WPGateway Plugin Slug: wpgateway Plugin Developer: Jack Hopman/WPGateway Affected Versions: = 3.5 CVE ID: CVE-2022-3180 CVSS Score: 9.8 Critical CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Fully Patched Version: N/A...