Network Config UI Spoofing

The vulnerability of the Network Config UI user interface in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge is related to information representation errors. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to carry out spear-phishing attacks using a specially created web page...

Lazarus APT Hackers are now using BMP images to hide RAT malware

A spear-phishing attack operated by a North Korean threat actor targeting its southern counterpart has been found to conceal its malicious code within a bitmap .BMP image file to drop a remote access trojan RAT capable of stealing sensitive information. Attributing the attack to the Lazarus Group...

SysAdmin of Billion-Dollar Hacking Group Gets 10-Year Sentence

A high-level manager and systems administrator associated with the FIN7 threat actor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Fedir Hladyr, a 35-year-old Ukrainian national, is said to have played a crucial role in a criminal scheme that compromis...

UPchieve: No Rate Limit On Reset Password

welcome all : i found that no rate limit in reset password in ::: ==https://app.upchieve.org/resetpassword== Summary: No rate limit check on forgot password which can lead to mass mailing and spamming of users and possible employees A little bit about Rate Limit: A rate limiting algorithm is used...

Threat Actors Targeting Cybersecurity Researchers

Google and Microsoft recently published reports on advanced persistent threat APT actors targeting cybersecurity researchers. The APT actors are using fake social media profiles and legitimate-looking websites to lure security researchers into visiting malicious websites to steal information,...

Hackers From China Target Vietnamese Military and Government

A hacking group related to a Chinese-speaking threat actor has been linked to an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam. The attacks have been attributed with low confidence to the advanced persistent threat APT called Cycldek or Goblin Panda,...

Hackers Targeting professionals With 'more_eggs' Malware via LinkedIn Job Offers

A new spear-phishing campaign is targeting professionals on LinkedIn with weaponized job offers in an attempt to infect targets with a sophisticated backdoor trojan called "moreeggs." To increase the odds of success, the phishing lures take advantage of malicious ZIP archive files that have the...

LinkedIn Spear-Phishing Campaign Targets Job Hunters

A threat group called Golden Chickens is delivering the fileless backdoor moreeggs through a spear-phishing campaign targeting professionals on LinkedIn with fake job offers, according to researchers at eSentire. The phishing emails try to trick a victim into clicking on a malicious .ZIP file by...

SharePoint Server Spoofing

The vulnerability of Microsoft SharePoint Server, SharePoint Enterprise Server, and SharePoint Foundation packages exists due to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow attackers to perform spear-phishing attacks...

Phish Leads to Breach at Calif. State Controller

A phishing attack last week gave attackers access to email and files at the California State Controllers Office SCO, an agency responsible for handling more than $100 billion in public funds each year. The phishers had access for more than 24 hours, and sources tell KrebsOnSecurity the intruders...

18-Year-Old Hacker Gets 3 Years in Prison for Massive Twitter 'Bitcoin Scam' Hack

A Florida teen accused of masterminding the hacks of several high-profile Twitter accounts last summer as part of a widespread cryptocurrency scam pled guilty to fraud charges in exchange for a three-year prison sentence. Graham Ivan Clark, 18, will also serve an additional three years on...

Nim-Based Malware Loader Spreads Via Spear-Phishing Emails

The TA800 threat group is distributing a malware loader, which researchers call NimzaLoader, via ongoing, highly-targeted spear-phishing emails. While previous Twitter analysis identified this loader as a mere variant of TA800’s existing BazaLoader malware, new research cites evidence that...

FIN8 Hackers Return With More Powerful Version of BADHATCH PoS Malware

Threat actors known for keeping a low profile do so by ceasing operations for prolonged periods in between to evade attracting any attention as well as constantly refining their toolsets to fly below the radar of many detection technologies. One such group is FIN8, a financially motivated threat...

FIN8 Hackers Return With More Powerful Version of BADHATCH PoS Malware

Threat actors known for keeping a low profile do so by ceasing operations for prolonged periods in between to evade attracting any attention as well as constantly refining their toolsets to fly below the radar of many detection technologies. One such group is FIN8, a financially motivated threat...

PT-2021-2289

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Internet Explorer versions prior to the fixed version Description The issue is related to a memory corruption vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by attackers to affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of...

Iranian Hackers Using Remote Utilities Software to Spy On Its Targets

Hackers with suspected ties to Iran are actively targeting academia, government agencies, and tourism entities in the Middle East and neighboring regions as part of an espionage campaign aimed at data theft. Dubbed "Earth Vetala" by Trend Micro, the latest finding expands on previous research...

Home-Office Photos: A Ripe Cyberattack Vector

That photo that appears when someone disables his or her Zoom video, or those photos of a remote worker’s home office shared on Instagram may seem innocuous and playful. However, they could become ammunition for threat actors to launch targeted scams and put personal and critical data at risk, a...

SharePoint Server Spear Phishing

The vulnerability of Microsoft SharePoint Server, SharePoint Foundation, and SharePoint Enterprise Server relates to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to perform spear-phishing attacks remotely...

Lazarus Targets Defense Companies with ThreatNeedle Malware

The prolific North Korean APT known as Lazarus is behind a spear-phishing campaign aimed at stealing critical data from defense companies by leveraging an advanced malware called ThreatNeedle, new research has revealed. The elaborate and ongoing cyberespionage campaign used emails with COVID-19...

North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms with ThreatNeedle Malware

A prolific North Korean state-sponsored hacking group has been tied to a new ongoing espionage campaign aimed at exfiltrating sensitive information from organizations in the defense industry. Attributing the attacks with high confidence to the Lazarus Group, the new findings from Kaspersky signal...