How to prevent lateral movement attacks using Microsoft 365 Defender

It’s been 10 years since the first version of the Mitigating Pass-the-Hash Attacks and Other Credential Theft whitepaper was made available, but the techniques are still relevant today, because they help prevent attackers from gaining a network foothold and using credential-dumping tools to extra...

How to prevent lateral movement attacks using Microsoft 365 Defender

It’s been 10 years since the first version of the Mitigating Pass-the-Hash Attacks and Other Credential Theft whitepaper was made available, but the techniques are still relevant today, because they help prevent attackers from gaining a network foothold and using credential-dumping tools to extra...

Lateral movement risks in the cloud and how to prevent them – Part 1: the network layer (VPC)

In this first blog post, we will introduce lateral movement as it pertains to the VPC. We will discuss attacker TTPs, and outline best practices for security practitioners and cloud builders to help secure their cloud environment and reduce risk...

Detecting and preventing LSASS credential dumping attacks

Obtaining user operating system OS credentials from a targeted device is among threat actors’ primary goals when launching attacks because these credentials serve as a gateway to various objectives they can achieve in their target organization’s environment, such as lateral movement. One techniqu...

Detecting and preventing LSASS credential dumping attacks

Obtaining user operating system OS credentials from a targeted device is among threat actors’ primary goals when launching attacks because these credentials serve as a gateway to various objectives they can achieve in their target organization’s environment, such as lateral movement. One techniqu...

Detecting and preventing LSASS credential dumping attacks

Obtaining user operating system OS credentials from a targeted device is among threat actors’ primary goals when launching attacks because these credentials serve as a gateway to various objectives they can achieve in their target organization’s environment, such as lateral movement. One techniqu...

Microsoft Exchange vulnerable to server-side request forgery and remote code execution.

Overview Microsoft Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server 2016 and Exchange Server 2013 are vulnerable to a server-side request forgery SSRF attack and remote code execution. An authenticated attacker can use the combination of these two vulnerabilities to elevate privileges and execute arbitrary...

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...

Researchers Warn of New Go-based Malware Targeting Windows and Linux Systems

A new, multi-functional Go-based malware dubbed Chaos has been rapidly growing in volume in recent months to ensnare a wide range of Windows, Linux, small office/home office SOHO routers, and enterprise servers into its botnet. "Chaos functionality includes the ability to enumerate the host...

Prilex: the pricey prickle credit card complex

Prilex is a Brazilian threat actor that has evolved out of ATM-focused malware into modular point-of-sale malware. The group was behind one of the largest attacks on ATMs in the country, infecting and jackpotting more than 1,000 machines, while also cloning in excess of 28,000 credit cards that...

Enable Media Replace < 4.0.0 - Admin+ Path Traversal

The plugin does not ensure that renamed files are moved to the Upload folder, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to move them outside to the web root directory via a path traversal attack for example When replacing the file, select "Replace the file, use new file name and update...

Asian Governments and Organizations Targeted in Latest Cyber Espionage Attacks

Government and state-owned organizations in a number of Asian countries have been targeted by a distinct group of espionage hackers as part of an intelligence gathering mission that has been underway since early 2021. "A notable feature of these attacks is that the attackers leveraged a wide rang...

Microsoft Warns of Ransomware Attacks by Iranian Phosphorus Hacker Group

Microsoft's threat intelligence division on Wednesday assessed that a subgroup of the Iranian threat actor tracked as Phosphorus is conducting ransomware attacks as a "form of moonlighting" for personal gain. The tech giant, which is monitoring the activity cluster under the moniker DEV-0270 aka...

Default credentials

The Trend Controls IC protocol through 2022-05-06 allows Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. According to FSCT-2022-0050, there is a Trend Controls Inter-Controller IC protocol cleartext transmission of credentials issue. The affected components are characterized as: Inter-Controller...

CVE-2022-30312

The Trend Controls IC protocol through 2022-05-06 allows Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. According to FSCT-2022-0050, there is a Trend Controls Inter-Controller IC protocol cleartext transmission of credentials issue. The affected components are characterized as: Inter-Controller...

MuddyWater targets Israeli organizations by exploiting unpatched log4j vulnerabilities

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary MuddyWater, an Iranian threat actor, exploits Log4j two vulnerabilities in SysAid applications to target Israeli organizations. As soon as the attacker gains access to the targeted organization, it...

Hackers Using Bumblebee Loader to Compromise Active Directory Services

The malware loader known as Bumblebee is being increasingly co-opted by threat actors associated with BazarLoader, TrickBot, and IcedID in their campaigns to breach target networks for post-exploitation activities. "Bumblebee operators conduct intensive reconnaissance activities and redirect the...

Targeted attack on industrial enterprises and public institutions

In January 2022, Kaspersky ICS CERT experts detected a wave of targeted attacks on military industrial complex enterprises and public institutions in several countries. In the course of our research, we were able to identify over a dozen of attacked organizations. The attack targeted industrial...

Hackers Exploited Atlassian Confluence Bug to Deploy Ljl Backdoor for Espionage

A threat actor is said to have "highly likely" exploited a security flaw in an outdated Atlassian Confluence server to deploy a never-before-seen backdoor against an unnamed organization in the research and technical services sector. The attack, which transpired over a seven-day-period during the...

CVE-2022-33745

insufficient TLB flush for x86 PV guests in shadow mode For migration as well as to work around kernels unaware of L1TF see XSA-273, PV guests may be run in shadow paging mode. To address XSA-401, code was moved inside a function in Xen. This code movement missed a variable changing meaning / val...