COLDRIVER Expands Beyond Phishing, Incorporating Custom SPICA Backdoor

Summary: The threat actor associated with Russia, known as COLDRIVER or Star Blizard, has expanded its tactics from mere credential harvesting. The group has initiated campaigns where PDFs are employed as lure documents to distribute malware. Notably, COLDRIVER has introduced its first custom...

Androxgh0st Malware Uses Stealthy Tactics in Pilfering Credentials

Summary: The Androxgh0st malware is building a botnet, specifically aimed at illicitly obtaining cloud credentials from popular applications such as Amazon Web Services AWS, Microsoft Office 365, SendGrid, and Twilio. This stolen data is then utilized to disseminate additional harmful payloads...

PAX PoS Terminal Flaw Could Allow Attackers to Tamper with Transactions

The point-of-sale PoS terminals from PAX Technology are impacted by a collection of high-severity vulnerabilities that can be weaponized by threat actors to execute arbitrary code. The STM Cyber R&D team, which reverse engineered the Android-based devices manufactured by the Chinese firm owing to...

What is Kafka?

Introduction to the Universe of Kafka: A Detailed Synopsis Apache Kafka, frequently just labeled as Kafka, is a universally contributed event broadcasting framework, intended to manage live streaming of data. It is engineered to be a bridge for significant volumes of data, offering a mechanism fo...

Critical RCE Vulnerability Uncovered in Juniper SRX Firewalls and EX Switches

Juniper Networks has released updates to fix a critical remote code execution RCE vulnerability in its SRX Series firewalls and EX Series switches. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-21591, is rated 9.8 on the CVSS scoring system. "An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in J-Web of Juniper Networks Jun...

Maliciously Crafted Cracked Software Propagates Lumma Stealer via YouTube

Summary: In an attempt to deceive users into downloading the information-stealing virus Lumma, threat actors are exploiting YouTube videos featuring content related to cracked software. These videos typically include content related to the use of cracked software, accompanied by identical...

FBot’s Arsenal against the SaaS Giants

Summary: FBot, a Python-based exploit tool, has systematically targeted critical infrastructures, spanning from web servers and cloud services to content management systems CMS and major Software as a Service SaaS platforms. Its primary objective is to infiltrate these services, acquiring...

Ivanti Addresses Critical Vulnerability in Endpoint Manager

Summary: Ivanti addressed a critical vulnerability CVE-2023-39336 in its Endpoint Management software, ensuring secure usage for its 40,000 worldwide customers. The flaw, resolved in version 2022 Service Update 5, posed a risk of pre-authenticated sql injection and possibly Remote Code Injection ...

PrestaShop XSS can be stored in DB from "add a message form" in order detail page (FO)

Impact The isCleanHtml method is not used on this this form, which makes it possible to store an xss in DB. The impact is low because the html is not interpreted in BO, thanks to twig's escape mechanism. In FO, the xss is effective, but only impacts the customer sending it, or the customer sessio...

GHSA-VR7M-R9VM-M4WF PrestaShop XSS can be stored in DB from "add a message form" in order detail page (FO)

Impact The isCleanHtml method is not used on this this form, which makes it possible to store an xss in DB. The impact is low because the html is not interpreted in BO, thanks to twig's escape mechanism. In FO, the xss is effective, but only impacts the customer sending it, or the customer sessio...

Hackers Attack UK’s Nuclear Waste Services Through LinkedIn

By Deeba Ahmed LinkedIn users, especially employees managing pages for large corporations, must remain vigilant as the platform has become a lucrative target for cybercriminals and state-backed hackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers Attack UKs Nuclear Waste...

Operation RusticWeb: Coordinated Strikes on Indian Government

Summary: Since October 2023, an orchestrated phishing campaign named Operation RusticWeb has been systematically targeting the Indian government and defense sector, deploying Rust-based malware for sophisticated intelligence gathering. Threat Level - Amber | Attack Report For a detailed threat...

Google’s Battle Against Zero-Day Vulnerability Continues

Summary: Google has recently implemented a security enhancement to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-7024, that can lead to program crashes or enable arbitrary code execution. Threat Level - Red | Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download t...

LinkedIn: An attacker can submit arbitrary projects to their service accounts and obtain full information on projects of other users.

An information disclosure vulnerability was discovered in the Request Services feature that allowed attackers to obtain project details of other users. The issue was resolved and a bounty was paid to the researcher who reported it...

Rhadamanthys Stealer Version 0.5.0 Upgrade Overview

Summary: Rhadamanthys, the information-stealing malware, has taken a significant leap with its v0.5.0 upgrade, introducing expanded stealing features, raw syscalls, and an enhanced loader design, showcasing advanced evasion techniques. Its modular architecture allows for continuous updates,...

Apple’s Timely Response to Actively Exploited Zero-Days

Summary: Apple has released crucial software updates to address two actively exploited security vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2023-42916 and CVE-2023-42917. These vulnerabilities affect the WebKit browser engine on Apple devices such as iPhone, iPad, and Mac, potentially exposing sensitive...

Fake Resumes, Real Malware: TA4557 Exploits Recruiters for Backdoor Access

By Waqas TA4557 is a financially motivated threat actor known to distribute the MoreEggs backdoor against recruiters on LinkedIn. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fake Resumes, Real Malware: TA4557 Exploits Recruiters for Backdoor Access...

Decoding MrAnon Stealer’s Plot through Deceptive Emails

Summary: A phishing email campaign employs misleading booking details to lure victims, aiming to deploy a Python-based information stealer known as MrAnon Stealer. This malicious software is designed to pilfer victims credentials, system details, browser sessions, and cryptocurrency extensions...

Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability Leads to Federal Agency Breach

Summary: Unidentified threat actors exploit Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability CVE-2023-26360 on government servers, leading to potential unauthorized code execution. Incidents involve reconnaissance, data extraction attempts, and emphasize the importance of software updates. Threat Level - Red |...

North Korean APT’s Covert Supply-Chain Ambush

Summary: There has been a significant increase in software supply chain attacks orchestrated by North Korean hackers. Notably, the MagicLine4NX and 3CX compromises gained attention, with the Lazarus hacking group employing a sophisticated approach. They leverage a zero-day vulnerability in the...