Why The External Attack Surface Matters: An analysis into APAC related threat activities

Co-authors are Robin Long and Raj Samani Considerable focus within the cybersecurity industry has been placed on the attack surface of organizations, giving rise to external attack surface management EASM technologies as a means to monitor said surface. It would appear a reasonable approach, on t...

U.S. EPA Forms Task Force to Protect Water Systems from Cyberattacks

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA said it's forming a new "Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force" to devise methods to counter the threats faced by the water sector in the country. "In addition to considering the prevalent vulnerabilities of water systems to cyberattacks and the...

Top 6 Data Breaches That Cost Millions

“If you put a key under the mat for the cops, a burglar can find it, too. Criminals are using every technology tool at their disposal to hack into people’s accounts. If they know there’s a key hidden somewhere, they won’t stop until they find it.” - Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc. The entire digital...

Ransomware’s appetite for US healthcare sees known attacks double in a year

Following the February 21 attack on Change Healthcare, scores of people in the US have been living with the brutal, real-world effects of ransomware. Described by the American Hospital Association AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack as “the most significant and consequential incident of its kind...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 4 to 10 March 2024

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of seven attacks were executed, four vulnerabilities were uncovered, and two active adversaries were...

CHAVECLOAK Banking Trojan Sneaks into Brazil’s Financial Hub

Summary: The CHAVECLOAK banking trojan is purposefully crafted to target the banking credentials of individuals in Brazil, highlighting the ongoing focus of cyber criminals on the nations financial sector. Threat Level - Amber | Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file...

New CHAVECLOAK Banking Trojan Targets Brazilians via Malicious PDFs

By Deeba Ahmed The CHAVECLOAK banking Trojan employs PDFs, ZIP downloads, DLL sideloading, and deceptive pop-ups to target Brazil's unsuspecting banking users financial sector. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New CHAVECLOAK Banking Trojan Targets Brazilians via Malicious...

FBI Warns U.S. Healthcare Sector of Targeted BlackCat Ransomware Attacks

The U.S. government is warning about the resurgence of BlackCat aka ALPHV ransomware attacks targeting the healthcare sector as recently as this month. "Since mid-December 2023, of the nearly 70 leaked victims, the healthcare sector has been the most commonly victimized," the government said in a...

CISA, FBI, and HHS Release an Update to #StopRansomware Advisory on ALPHV Blackcat

Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the Department of Health and Human Services HHS released an update to the joint advisory StopRansomware: ALPHV Blackcat to provide new indicators of compromise IOCs and tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs associated with the ALPHV...

DORA: Safeguarding Europe's financial sector

In this post, we take a closer look at the Digital Operational Resilience Act DORA, and discuss how Wiz can help financial institutions navigate these new regulations...

CVE-2023-52458 block: add check that partition length needs to be aligned with block size

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: add check that partition length needs to be aligned with block size Before calling add partition or resize partition, there is no check on whether the length is aligned with the logical block size. If the logical block siz...

Delta Electronics CNCSoft-B DOPSoft

View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.8 ATTENTION : Low attack complexity Vendor : Delta Electronics Equipment : CNCSoft-B DOPSoft Vulnerability : Uncontrolled Search Path Element 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve remote code...

New Report Reveals North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms Worldwide

North Korean state-sponsored threat actors have been attributed to a cyber espionage campaign targeting the defense sector across the world. In a joint advisory published by Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution BfV and South Korea's National Intelligence Service NIS, th...

Why We Must Democratize Cybersecurity

With breaches making the headlines on an almost weekly basis, the cybersecurity challenges we face are becoming visible not only to large enterprises, who have built security capabilities over the years, but also to small to medium businesses and the broader public. While this is creating greater...

Chinese Hackers Using Deepfakes in Advanced Mobile Banking Malware Attacks

A Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed GoldFactory has been attributed to the development of highly sophisticated banking trojans, including a previously undocumented iOS malware called GoldPickaxe that's capable of harvesting identity documents, facial recognition data, and intercepting SMS...

Ransomware in 2023 recap: 5 key takeaways

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In this report, “known attacks” are those where the victim did not pay a ransom. This provides the best overall picture of...

CLSA-2024-1707226462 grub2: Fix of CVE-2023-4692

CVE-2023-4692: ntfs: checks to ensure that NTFS drive's sector numbers are never written beyond the boundary...

493 Companies Share Their SaaS Security Battles – Get Insights in this Webinar

In today's digital world, security risks are more prevalent than ever, especially when it comes to Software as a Service SaaS applications. Did you know that an alarming 97% of companies face serious risks from unsecured SaaS applications? Moreover, about 20% of these organizations are struggling...

IR Q4 2023 trends: Significant increase in ransomware activity found in engagements, while education remains one of the most-targeted sectors

First time ransomware was the top threat in 2023, according to Q4 2023 Talos Incident Response report Ransomware, including pre-ransomware activity, was the top observed threat in the fourth quarter of 2023, accounting for 28 percent of engagements, according to Cisco Talos Incident Response Talo...

APsystems Energy Communication Unit (ECU-C) Power Control Software

View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.8 ATTENTION : Exploitable via adjacent network / low attack complexity Vendor : APsystems Equipment : Energy communication Unit ECU-C Power Control Software Vulnerability : Improper Access Control 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this...