Google Patches New Android Kernel Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

Google has addressed a high-severity security flaw impacting the Android kernel that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-36971, has been described as a case of remote code execution impacting the kernel. "There are indications that CVE-2024-3697...

Detecting evolving threats: NetSupport RAT campaign

Cisco Talos is actively tracking multiple malware campaigns that utilize NetSupport RAT for persistent infections. These campaigns evade detection through obfuscation and updates. Snort can provide a strong defense before this malware reaches endpoints. In this first Deep Dive with NTDR, we explo...

Stable Channel Update for Desktop

The Stable channel has been updated to 125.0.6422.112/.113 for Windows, Mac and 125.0.6422.112 for Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log. Security Fixes and Rewards Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept...

From Alert to Action: How to Speed Up Your SOC Investigations

Processing alerts quickly and efficiently is the cornerstone of a Security Operations Center SOC professional's role. Threat intelligence platforms can significantly enhance their ability to do so. Let's find out what these platforms are and how they can empower analysts. The Challenge: Alert...

New ZLoader Malware Variant Surfaces with 64-bit Windows Compatibility

Threat hunters have identified a new campaign that delivers the ZLoader malware, resurfacing nearly two years after the botnet's infrastructure was dismantled in April 2022. A new variant of the malware is said to have been in development since September 2023, Zscaler ThreatLabz said in an analys...

CVE-2024-20981

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chromium -- security fix

Chrome Releases reports: This update includes 1 security fix: 1513170 High CVE-2023-7024: Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC. Reported by Clément Lecigne and Vlad Stolyarov of Google's Threat Analysis Group on 2023-12-19...

Qualcomm Releases Details on Chip Vulnerabilities Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Chipmaker Qualcomm has released more information about three high-severity security flaws that it said came under "limited, targeted exploitation" back in October 2023. The vulnerabilities are as follows - CVE-2023-33063 CVSS score: 7.8 - Memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call fro...

MISP cross-site scripting vulnerability (CNVD-2023-9749884)

MISP is an open source software solution. The product is used to collect, store, distribute and share cybersecurity metrics and has features such as threat cybersecurity event analysis and malware analysis. Cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in versions prior to MISP 2.4.179. The...

Zero-Day Alert: Apple Rolls Out iOS, macOS, and Safari Patches for 2 Actively Exploited Flaws

Apple has released software updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address two security flaws that it said have come under active exploitation in the wild on older versions of its software. The vulnerabilities, both of which reside in the WebKit web browser engine, are describe...

iocs

It is an offensive tool for threat intelligence. The repository...

Zero-Day Alert: Google Chrome Under Active Attack, Exploiting New Vulnerability

Google has rolled out security updates to fix seven security issues in its Chrome browser, including a zero-day that has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2023-6345, the high-severity vulnerability has been described as an integer overflow bug in Skia, an open source 2D...

Threat Roundup for November 3 to November 10

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats weve observed between Nov. 3 and Nov. 10. As with previous roundups, this post isnt meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats weve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics,...

Google Warns How Hackers Could Abuse Calendar Service as a Covert C2 Channel

Google is warning of multiple threat actors sharing a public proof-of-concept PoC exploit that leverages its Calendar service to host command-and-control C2 infrastructure. The tool, called Google Calendar RAT GCR, employs Google Calendar Events for C2 using a Gmail account. It was first publishe...

Analysis: A Ransomware Attack on a PostgreSQL Database

In 2017, we reported on a database ransomware campaign targeting MySQL and MongoDB. Since then, we’ve observed similar attack tactics on a PostgreSQL database in Imperva Threat Research lab. In general, the attack flow contained: A brute force attack on the database for known users and weak...

Exploit for Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Rarlab Winrar

CVE-2023-38831 CVE-2023-38831 is an RCE in WinRAR 6.23...

In-Depth Analysis of Phobos Ransomware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Phobos ransomware, active since 2018, primarily targets small to medium-sized businesses with lower ransom demands. It uses compromised RDP connections, is distributed via a Ransomware as a Service model...

Why logging is one of the most overlooked aspects of incident response, and how Cisco Talos IR can help

By Rami Altalhi and David Roman. Logs are fundamental to strengthening an organizations digital defenses. Many logs within an organization contain records related to computer security. These computer security logs are generated by many sources, including security software, workstations, servers,...

MGASA-2023-0283 Updated chromium-browser-stable package fixes bugs and vulnerabilities

The chromium-browser-stable package has been updated to the 117.0.5938.92 release, fixing bugs and 31 vulnerabilities, together with 117.0.5938.92, 117.0.5938.88, 117.0.5938.62, 116.0.5845.187 and 116.0.5845.179. Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-5217 exists in the wild. High...

Arm Issues Patch for Mali GPU Kernel Driver Vulnerability Amidst Ongoing Exploitation

Arm has released security patches to contain a security flaw in the Mali GPU Kernel Driver that has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2023-4211, the shortcoming impacts the following driver versions - Midgard GPU Kernel Driver: All versions from r12p0 - r32p0 Bifrost GPU...