APT trends report Q3 2023

For more than six years, the Global Research and Analysis Team GReAT at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat APT activity. These summaries are based on our threat intelligence research; and they provide a representative snapshot of what we have published...

Red Cross-Themed Phishing Attacks Distributing DangerAds and AtlasAgent Backdoors

A new threat actor known as AtlasCross has been observed leveraging Red Cross-themed phishing lures to deliver two previously undocumented backdoors named DangerAds and AtlasAgent. NSFOCUS Security Labs described the adversary as having a "high technical level and cautious attack attitude," addin...

CVE-2023-41332 Denial of service via Kubernetes annotations in specific Cilium configurations

Cilium is a networking, observability, and security solution with an eBPF-based dataplane. In Cilium clusters where Cilium's Layer 7 proxy has been disabled, creating workloads with policy.cilium.io/proxy-visibility annotations in Cilium = v1.13 or io.cilium.proxy-visibility annotations in Cilium...

CVE-2023-41332

CVE-2023-41332 affects Cilium’s eBPF dataplane. When the Layer 7 proxy is disabled, workloads annotated with policy.cilium.io/proxy-visibility (>= v1.13) or io.cilium.proxy-visibility (

Apple Addresses Two Zero-Day Flaws Exploited by Attackers

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Apples two zero-day vulnerabilities CVE-2023-41064 and CVE-2023-41061 enable arbitrary code execution and system crashes. As these vulnerabilities are actively exploited, they pose severe risks,...

CVE-2023-28010

In some configuration scenarios, the Domino server host name can be exposed. This information could be used to target future attacks...

PT-2023-21477 · Ibm · Domino Server

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Domino server affected versions not specified Description: In some configuration scenarios, the Domino server host name can be exposed. This information could be used to target future attacks. Recommendations: At the moment, there is no...

Oracle Linux 6 : firefox (ELSA-2020-0086)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-0086 advisory. - Added fix for mozbz1348168/CVE-2017-5428 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory. Note...

Oracle Linux 6 : thunderbird (ELSA-2020-0123)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-0123 advisory. 68.4.1-2.0.1 - Replaced thunderbird-redhat-default-prefs.js with thunderbird-oracle-default-prefs.js 68.4.1-2 - Update to 68.4.1 build1 Tenable has...

IT threat evolution in Q2 2023

IT threat evolution in Q2 2023 IT threat evolution in Q2 2023. Non-mobile statistics IT threat evolution in Q2 2023. Mobile statistics Targeted attacks Gopuram backdoor deployed through 3CX supply-chain attack Earlier this year, a Trojanized version of the 3CXDesktopApp, a popular VoIP program, w...

PT-2023-28274 · Arm · Arm Mali Gpu Kernel Driver

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Arm Mali GPU Kernel Driver versions affected versions not specified Description: A local non-privileged user can make improper GPU memory processing operations to gain access to already freed memory. The issue is currently under active...

Microsoft Exposes Russian Hackers' Sneaky Phishing Tactics via Microsoft Teams Chats

Microsoft on Wednesday disclosed that it identified a set of highly targeted social engineering attacks mounted by a Russian nation-state threat actor using credential theft phishing lures sent as Microsoft Teams chats. The tech giant attributed the attacks to a group it tracks as Midnight Blizza...

Midnight Blizzard conducts targeted social engineering over Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified highly targeted social engineering attacks using credential theft phishing lures sent as Microsoft Teams chats by the threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Midnight Blizzard previously tracked as NOBELIUM. This latest attack, combined with past activit...

Decoy Dog: New Breed of Malware Posing Serious Threats to Enterprise Networks

A deeper analysis of a recently discovered malware called Decoy Dog has revealed that it's a significant upgrade over the Pupy RAT, an open-source remote access trojan it's modeled on. "Decoy Dog has a full suite of powerful, previously unknown capabilities – including the ability to move victims...

Apple Tackles Zero-Day Flaws Impacting iPhones and Macs

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Apple has addressed zero-day vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks on iPhones, Macs, and iPads. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow HiveForce Labs on LinkedIn...

Banking Sector Targeted in Open-Source Software Supply Chain Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers said they have discovered what they say is the first open-source software supply chain attacks specifically targeting the banking sector. "These attacks showcased advanced techniques, including targeting specific components in web assets of the victim bank by attaching...

Massive Targeted Exploit Campaign Against WooCommerce Payments Underway

The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team has been monitoring an ongoing exploit campaign targeting a recently disclosed vulnerability in WooCommerce Payments, a plugin installed on over 600,000 sites. Large-scale attacks against the vulnerability, assigned CVE-2023-28121, began on Thursday, July 14...

New MOVEit vulnerability CVE-2023-36934 blocked by Imperva

On July 5, Progress Software released a security advisory for a new critical vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer software, CVE-2023-36934. With a critical score of 9.1, this bug is a SQL injection vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer web application with the potential to allow unauthorized acces...

Unveiling Cadet Blizzard APT’s Wiper Attacks Targeting Ukraine

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Cadet Blizzard, a Russian GRU-sponsored threat group, conducted major cyber operations using WhisperGate, a customized wiper malware, to demonstrate their destructive capabilities through targeted attack...

Stealth Soldier: A New Custom Backdoor Targets North Africa with Espionage Attacks

A new custom backdoor dubbed Stealth Soldier has been deployed as part of a set of highly-targeted espionage attacks in North Africa. "Stealth Soldier malware is an undocumented backdoor that primarily operates surveillance functions such as file exfiltration, screen and microphone recording,...