SparklingGoblin Revamps SideWalk Backdoor for Linux Variant

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary SparklingGoblin aka Earth Baku State-backed Chinese hackers has integrated a Linux variant of the SideWalk backdoor. SparklingGoblin Threat actors typically target East and Southeast Asian countries, wit...

GSD-2022-1006115 btrfs: raid56: don't trust any cached sector in __raid56_parity_recover()

btrfs: raid56: don't trust any cached sector in raid56parityrecover This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v4.19.256 by commit...

GSD-2022-1005982 btrfs: raid56: don't trust any cached sector in __raid56_parity_recover()

btrfs: raid56: don't trust any cached sector in raid56parityrecover This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.4.211 by commit...

The Global DDoS Threat Landscape – September 2022

Every month in this space, we will post the State of the Global DDoS Threat Landscape blog on behalf of the Imperva Threat Research team. As DDoS attacks become more frequent, varied, and sophisticated, it is critical that we regularly communicate the Imperva Threat Research team’s findings and...

#StopRansomware: Vice Society

Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA is part of an ongoing StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. These StopRansomware advisories include recently and historically observed tactics, techniques,...

#StopRansomware: Vice Society

Summary Actions to take today to mitigate cyber threats from ransomware: • Prioritize and remediate known exploited vulnerabilities. • Train users to recognize and report phishing attempts. • Enable and enforce multifactor authentication. Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA is part of an...

MZ Automation libIEC61850

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 10.0 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: MZ Automation GmbH Equipment: libIEC61850 Vulnerabilities: Buffer Overflow, Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type, NULL Pointer Dereference 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these...

Warning issued about Vice Society ransomware targeting the education sector

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center MS-ISAC have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA after observing Vice Society threat actors disproportionately targeting the...

#StopRansomware: Vice Society

CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center MS-ISAC have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA, StopRansomware: Vice Society, to disseminate tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs and indicators of compromise IOCs associated...

PT-2024-8446 · Linux +2 · Linux Kernel +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to the exfat component of the Linux kernel, where an overflow occurs when using the int type for the sector index in large capacity partitions. This can happen whe...

Hitachi Energy Gateway Station (GWS) Product

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Hitachi Energy Equipment: Gateway Station GWS Product Vulnerability: Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests, Use After Free, Classic Buffer Overflow, Integer Underflow, Improper Certificate...

Hitachi Energy RTU500

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.5 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Hitachi Energy Equipment: RTU500 Series Vulnerability: Stack-based Buffer Overflow 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to send a specially crafted...

Ukraine war spotlights agriculture sector's vulnerability to cyber attack

By Joe Marshall. The war in Ukraine has caused massive problems for global food supplies, underscoring the high impact of disruptive events to agriculture entities and related organizations. The challenges to the Ukrainian agriculture sector imposed by the war--and global ripple effects--have bee...

Navigating the Evolving Patchwork of Incident Reporting Requirements

In March 2022, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act CIRCIA, a bipartisan initiative that empowers CISA to require cyber incident reporting from critical infrastructure owners and operators. Rapid7 is supportive of CIRCIA and cyber incident...

Experts Uncover Details on Maui Ransomware Attack by North Korean Hackers

The first ever incident possibly involving the ransomware family known as Maui occurred on April 15, 2021, aimed at an unnamed Japanese housing company. The disclosure from Kaspersky arrives a month after U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies issued an advisory about the use of the...

Ransomware review: July 2022

Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence builds a monthly picture of ransomware activity by monitoring the information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web leak sites. This information represents victims who were successfully attacked but opted not to pay a ransom. In July, LockBit maintained...

Evilnum strikes commodities and cryptocurrency Forum

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary In recent campaigns, the Evilnum actor group has targeted the Decentralized Finance DeFi sector using Evilnum Malware. The latest iteration of Evilnum backdoor employs a diverse set of ISO, Microsoft Word, and...

Untangling KNOTWEED: European private-sector offensive actor using 0-day exploits

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC and the Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC found a private-sector offensive actor PSOA using multiple Windows and Adobe 0-day exploits, including one for the recently patched CVE-2022-22047, in limited and targeted attacks against European and...

Another ransomware payment recovered by the Justice Department

The Justice Department today announced a complaint filed in the District of Kansas to forfeit cryptocurrency paid as ransom to North Korean hackers or otherwise used to launder such ransom payments. The seized funds amounting to half a million US dollars, include ransoms paid by health care...

Transparent Tribe’s latest campaign targets the education sector

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Transparent Tribe, an Advanced Persistent Threat group also known as APT36 or Mythic Leopard, was discovered actively launching phishing campaigns against educational institutions and students across India. A...