Researchers Find New Malware Attacks Targeting Russian Government Entities

An unknown advanced persistent threat APT group has been linked to a series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Russian government entities since the onset of the Russo-Ukrainian war in late February 2022. "The campaigns ... are designed to implant a Remote Access Trojan RAT that can be used to...

SHIELDS UP in bite sized chunks

Unless you are living completely off the grid, you know the horrifying war in Ukraine and the related geopolitical tensions have dramatically increased cyberattacks and the threat of even more to come. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA provides guidance to US federal...

Google Play’s Data safety section empowers Android users to make informed app choices

Google has launched its new "nutrition labels" for apps, a feature it promised in the spring of 2021. This release came days after the Chrome team released badges for the Chrome Web Store for browser extensions. The company said in a blog post that its rolling out the labels—which it calls the...

Google's New Safety Section Shows What Data Android Apps Collect About Users

Google on Tuesday officially began rolling out a new "Data safety" section for Android apps on the Play Store to highlight the type of data being collected and shared with third-parties. "Users want to know for what purpose their data is being collected and whether the developer is sharing user...

How to Stop New Employees from Becoming Insider Threats

In the midst of a booming tech economy and a concurrent Great Resignation, recruitment and hiring are all-seasons imperatives. As new people constantly join the organization, how can busy security teams guarantee they will adhere to established data security practices from their onboarding and...

CafePress faces $500,000 fine for data breach cover up

The US Federal Trade Commission FTC has announced that it took action against online customized merchandise platform CafePress over allegations that it failed to secure consumers’ sensitive personal data and covered up a major breach. CafePress is a popular online custom T-shirt and merchandise...

Kill Cloud Risk: Get Everybody to Stop Fighting Over App Security - Podcast

Brought to you by Uptycs. Underwriters of Threatpost podcasts do not assert any editorial control over content. Applications are cybercriminals’ favorite ways to crack open targeted organizations. Yet no single team or process can assure the rollout of safe cloud applications. From code design to...

PT-2022-6487 · Git +2 · Git +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Git versions through 2.35.1 Description: The issue is related to the disclosure of information in the error data area of the distributed version control system Git. This could present a security risk if information-disclosure auditing process...

Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley CompactLogix Reflective Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2016-2279)

Cross-site scripting XSS vulnerability in the web server in Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley CompactLogix 1769-L before 28.011+ allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. This plugin only works with Tenable.ot. Please visit...

ABB Relion 650 and 670 Series Improper Input Validation (CVE-2019-18247)

An attacker may use a specially crafted message to force Relion 650 series versions 1.3.0.5 and prior or Relion 670 series versions 1.2.3.18, 2.0.0.11, 2.1.0.1 and prior to reboot, which could cause a denial of service. This plugin only works with Tenable.ot. Please visit...

What is a Supply Chain Attack ❓

Presentation The Kaseya cyberattack disturbed more than 1,000 organizations over the Fourth of July weekend and may end up being perhaps the greatest hack ever. It’s additionally a typical case of an “Supply Chain” hack: a sort of cyberattack where hoodlums target programming merchants or IT...

Holiday “to-do list” for cybersecurity professionals working in eCommerce

The period from mid-November to the end of the year is always particularly stressful for cybersecurity professionals in the eCommerce space. It seems like every hacker and cyber criminal on earth is trying even harder to steal customers’ data or stop digital business operations. And the reason it...

americadourada.ba.gov.br Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-2239270

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently hidde...

Latest Report Uncovers Supply Chain Attacks by North Korean Hackers

Lazarus Group, the advanced persistent threat APT group attributed to the North Korean government, has been observed waging two separate supply chain attack campaigns as a means to gain a foothold into corporate networks and target a wide range of downstream entities. The latest...

NOBELIUM targeting delegated administrative privileges to facilitate broader attacks

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC has detected nation-state activity associated with the threat actor tracked as NOBELIUM, attempting to gain access to downstream customers of multiple cloud service providers CSP, managed service providers MSP, and other IT services organizations...

NOBELIUM targeting delegated administrative privileges to facilitate broader attacks

The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC has detected nation-state activity associated with the threat actor tracked as NOBELIUM, attempting to gain access to downstream customers of multiple cloud service providers CSP, managed service providers MSP, and other IT services organizations...

Be Cyber Smart During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

CISA and the National Cybersecurity Alliance NCSA remind users to continue to “Do Your Part. BeCyberSmart.” during October—2021’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In 2021, CISA and NCSA will focus on different outreach themes each week to include: Be Cyber Smart Phight the Phish! Explore. Experienc...

Digi PortServer TS 16

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.6 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Digi International, Inc. Equipment: PortServer TS 16 Vulnerability: Improper Authentication 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows write access, which grants control of...

Hitachi ABB Power Grids System Data Manager

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 6.3 ATTENTION: Low attack complexity Vendor: Hitachi ABB Power Grids Equipment: System Data Manager Vulnerability: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker access to sensitive...

CODESYS Control V2 Linux SysFile library

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 5.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: CODESYS, GmbH Equipment: CODESYS V2 Runtime Toolkit Vulnerability: OS Command Injection 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow the control programmer to call...