Feds: APTs Have Tools That Can Take Over Critical Infrastructure

Threat actors have built and are ready to deploy tools that can take over a number of widely used industrial control system ICS devices, which spells trouble for critical infrastructure providers—particularly those in the energy sector, federal agencies have warned. In a joint advisory, the...

Tarrask malware uses scheduled tasks for defense evasion

As Microsoft continues to track the high-priority state-sponsored threat actor HAFNIUM, new activity has been uncovered that leverages unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities as initial vectors. The Microsoft Detection and Response Team DART in collaboration with the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Cent...

FBI Releases PIN on Ransomware Straining Local Governments and Public Services

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released a Private Industry Notification PIN to inform U.S. Government Facilities Sector partners of cyber actors conducting ransomware attacks on local government agencies that have resulted in disrupted operational services, risks to public safety, an...

Hackers Hijack Email Reply Chains on Unpatched Exchange Servers to Spread Malware

A new email phishing campaign has been spotted leveraging the tactic of conversation hijacking to deliver the IcedID info-stealing malware onto infected machines by making use of unpatched and publicly-exposed Microsoft Exchange servers. "The emails use a social engineering technique of...

DOJ Indicts Russian Gov’t Employees Over Targeting Power Sector

The U.S. Department of Justice DOJ has indicted four Russian government employees in connection to plots to cyber-fry critical infrastructure in the United States and beyond, including at least one nuclear power plant. The campaigns involved one of the most dangerous malwares ever encountered in...

U.S. Charges 4 Russian Govt. Employees Over Hacking Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

The U.S. government on Thursday released a cybersecurity advisory outlining multiple intrusion campaigns conducted by state-sponsored Russian cyber actors from 2011 to 2018 that targeted the energy sector in the U.S. and beyond. "The Federal Security Service conducted a multi-stage campaign in...

Magic Hound Exploiting Old Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell Vulnerabilities

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here APT35 aka Magic Hound, an Iranian-backed threat group, has begun using Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell vulnerabilities as an initial attack vector and to execute code through multiple web shells. The group has primarily targeted...

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures of Indicted State-Sponsored Russian Cyber Actors Targeting the Energy Sector

Summary Actions to Take Today to Protect Energy Sector Networks: • Implement and ensure robust network segmentation between IT and ICS networks. • Enforce MFA to authenticate to a system. • Manage the creation of, modification of, use of—and permissions associated with—privileged accounts. This...

State-Sponsored Russian Cyber Actors Targeted Energy Sector from 2011 to 2018

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Energy have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA detailing campaigns conducted by state-sponsored Russian cyber actors from 2011 to 2018 that targeted U.S. and international Energy Sector organizations. The CSA highlights...

CISA Warns CISOs to Brace for Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, a United States federal agency under the oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, is urging business leaders and those responsible for digital security to prepare for attacks and adapt their digital security posture. This is...

New Backdoor Targets French Entities via Open-Source Package Installer

Researchers have exposed a new targeted email campaign aimed at French entities in the construction, real estate, and government sectors that leverages the Chocolatey Windows package manager to deliver a backdoor called Serpent on compromised systems. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint attribute...

Researchers Find New Evidence Linking Kwampirs Malware to Shamoon APT Hackers

New findings released last week showcase the overlapping source code and techniques between the operators of Shamoon and Kwampirs, indicating that they "are the same group or really close collaborators." "Research evidence shows identification of co-evolution between both Shamoon and Kwampirs...

52 Critical Infrastructure Orgs Hit by Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang – FBI

By Deeba Ahmed According to the FBIs advisory, Ragnar Locker ransomware operators have targeted ten different sectors including energy, manufacturing, government,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 52 Critical Infrastructure Orgs Hit by Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang - FBI...

Siemens Polarion ALM

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Siemens Equipment: Polarion ALM Vulnerability: Cross-site Scripting 2. UPDATE INFORMATION This updated advisory is a follow-up to the original advisory titled ICSA-22-069-08 Siemens Polarion ALM that...

Siemens SIMOTICS CONNECT 400

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.2 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Siemens Equipment: SIMOTICS CONNECT 400 Vulnerabilities: Type Confusion, Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input, Wrap or Wraparound, Improper Handling of Inconsistent Structural Elements 2...

Trailer Power Line Communications (PLC) J2497

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Equipment: Power Line Communications PLC: J2497 a.k.a. PLC4TRUCKS Vulnerabilities: Missing Authentication for Critical Function, Improper Protection against Electromagnetic Fault Injection 2. RISK EVALUATION...

Data breaches leave customers very shaky, report says

Data breaches are one of the most reported cyberattacks against businesses—regardless of size and industry. And while this has highlighted cybersecurity gaps on so many fronts, some companies are still not prioritizing them as they should. Some have scrambled to be compliant but then find...

China-linked Daxin Malware Targeted Multiple Governments in Espionage Attacks

A previously undocumented espionage tool has been deployed against selected governments and other critical infrastructure targets as part of a long-running espionage campaign orchestrated by China-linked threat actors since at least 2013. Broadcom's Symantec Threat Hunter team characterized the...

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan's Financial Trading Sector with Supply Chain Attack

An advanced persistent threat APT group operating with objectives aligned with the Chinese government has been linked to an organized supply chain attack on Taiwan's financial sector. The attacks are said to have first commenced at the end of November 2021, with the intrusions attributed to a...

Looking Over the Nation-State Actors’ Shoulders

Looking over the nation-state actors’ shoulders: Even they have a difficult day sometimes By Trellix and Marc Elias · Febraury 17, 2022 Have you ever been curious about how nation-state actors operate and what their day-to-day work looks like? This blog reveals some of these details observed base...