FortiClient EMS Vulnerability Exploited in Connect:fun Campaign

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Zero-Day Flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Patched After Active Exploitation

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Attackers Exploit 8-Year-Old Redis Servers to Deploy Metasploit Meterpreter

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Unveiling BunnyLoader 3.0 Enhanced Malware Capabilities

Summary: BunnyLoader 3.0, which has been active since September 2023, is a malicious malware variant known for its enhanced data theft and advanced keylogging capabilities. This modular malware provides attackers with flexibility and presents challenges in terms of detection. Despite its global...

Malware Concealed Within PDFs for Data Theft

Summary: In a recently observed campaign an infostealer masquerading as the Adobe Reader installer was being distributed. The file is being distributed by the threat actor in PDF format, luring people to download and execute it, collecting sensitive information. Threat Level - Amber | Attack Repo...

TA4903 Spoofing Government Entities and SMBs for Financial Gain

Summary: TA4903, a financially motivated threat actor, conducts high-volume email campaigns targeting U.S. organizations for credential phishing and business email compromise BEC. They spoof various U.S. government agencies and private businesses, employing tools like EvilProxy and incorporating ...

Coyote: A Sophisticated Banking Trojan Targeting Financial Information

Summary: A new banking trojan called Coyote is currently targeting more than 60 banking institutions, primarily in Brazil. The malware distributes itself using the Squirrel installer and executes its infection process using Node.js and Nim, a relatively new multi-platform programming language...

Terrapin Attack Downgrading the Fortresses of SSH

Summary: The Terrapin attack, a cryptographic exploit targeting the widely adopted SSH protocol, poses a threat to the security of over 15 million servers dispersed across the Internet. This vulnerability enables attackers to compromise the security of established connections by truncating the...

Bandook a 2007 Legacy Still Thriving in the Threat Landscape

Summary: The Bandook malware is a persistent remote access trojan RAT that surfaced in 2007. Programmed in Delphi and C++, it has evolved through various iterations over the years and has historical associations with Dark Caracal. It featured prominently in a campaign dubbed ‘Operation Manul’...

Microsoft’s December 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses One Zero-day Vulnerability

Summary: In the December Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft addressed a total of 42 CVEs, including one zero-day vulnerability. Within this range of vulnerabilities, the security update covered the typical spectrum of issues, including RCE flaws, concerns related to privilege escalation, spoofing,...

A New Face of AsyncRAT Utilizes WSF Scripts to Spread

Summary: AsyncRAT is a remote access trojan RAT malware known for stealing credentials and executing various malicious activities since 2019. Its recent variant, distributed through WSF script files, employs sophisticated fileless techniques, emphasizing the importance of user caution and robust...

Carderbee APT Strikes Hong Kong with Supply Chain Attack

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Carderbee advanced persistent threat APT group executed a supply chain attack by exploiting the legitimate Cobra DocGuard software. Their objective was to deploy the PlugX backdoor onto targeted...

Crysis Threat Actors Unleash Venus Ransomware via RDP

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The threat actors behind the Crysis ransomware are currently utilizing the Venus ransomware as a component of their attack strategy, with a primary focus on targeting vulnerable systems through active...

APT28 Leveraged Three Roundcube Exploits in Espionage Campaign

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary APT28 conducted a sophisticated campaign targeting prominent organizations in Ukraine. The campaign involved spear-phishing emails, and these attachments exploited vulnerabilities in the Roundcube webmai...

Fortinet Releases Patch for Pre-announced Critical Vulnerability

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Fortinet has addressed a critical vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy SSL-VPN, resolving a heap-based buffer overflow pre-authentication flaw. This update is crucial because the vulnerability...

Lancefly APT Group Deploys Custom Backdoor ‘Merdoor’ in Targeted Attacks

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Lancefly APT group targets South and Southeast Asia using the Merdoor backdoor and an updated ZXShell rootkit. Their attack chain involves credential theft, lateral movement, file staging, and...

Uncovering the Latest Tactics of the SideWinder APT

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary SideWinder APT group uses advanced tactics like spear-phishing, DLL side-loading & more. A new server-side polymorphism technique, highlighting the need for multi-layered security measures. To receive...

DarkWatchMan RAT Targets Russians

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary DarkWatchMan is a Remote Access Trojan RAT distributed via a phishing website imitating a renowned Russian website. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow HiveForce Labs on LinkedIn...

New BlackBit Ransomware Targets South Korea

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary BlackBit ransomware, a variant of LokiLocker, checks keyboard layout, disables defenses, and presents payment info through various methods. To receive real-time threat advisories, please follow HiveForce...

HivePro Uni5 – Datasheet

In this video, Anand Choudha, CEO at Hive Pro, and Jeelan Poola, CPO at Hive Pro, introduce the HivePro Uni5 Threat Exposure Management Platform. HivePro Uni...

Malicious DPRK Actors Target the Healthcare Industry in the US & South Korea

Threat Level Attack Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary State-sponsored malicious actors from the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea DPRK have carried out a ransomware attack against the healthcare systems of South Korea...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 20 February to 26 February 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here HiveForce Labs has identified five active threat actors over the past week. The Earth Kitsune APT and Lazarus Group are North Korean-based cybercrime groups that focus on...

Apple Discovers Three New Vulnerabilities in macOS Ventura 13.2

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Apple has updated its macOS Ventura 13.2 advisories to include three new vulnerabilities. One of them is a race condition affecting the crash reporter component, which can allow an attacker to rea...

ProxyShellMiner Exploits Windows Exchange Server Vulnerabilities for Cryptocurrency Mining

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary ProxyShellMiner exploits Windows Exchange servers vulnerabilities, which are used to gain unauthorized access and compromise an organization, leading to the installation of cryptocurrency miners...

Threat Exposure Management: An Overview

In recent years, the threat landscape has rapidly evolved, resulting in a growing number of cyber security incidents. This has led organizations to focus on the effective management of their threat exposure, as a means of mitigating the risk of cyber attacks. Threat exposure management is a...

Microsoft tackles three actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities and several other bugs

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary In February 2023s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released a patch that addressed 75 vulnerabilities, including three zero days. The patch addressed 12 Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities, 2 Security...

An Authentication Vulnerability Discovered in Jira Service Management Server and Data Center

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A security vulnerability was found in Jira Service Management Server and Data Center versions 5.3.0 to 5.5.0 which allows an attacker to access a Jira Service Management instance by impersonating...

Similarities between hacktivist groups reveal Iranian connection

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary COBALT SAPLING is a threat actor group that is believed to be Iranian in origin. The group has been found to operate multiple hacktivist group personas, including Moses Staff and Abrahams Ax. Researchers...

GootKit Loader is targeting organizations in the Australian healthcare industry

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Gootkit, also known as Gootloader, is a type of malware known for being used in advanced persistent threat APT campaigns. Recently, it has been discovered to be targeting organizations in the Australian...

NeedleDropper malware leverages a memory corruption flaw in Microsoft to disseminate

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new dropper strain dubbed NeedleDropper is used to distribute multiple malware families. The dropper attempts to obfuscate by dumping numerous useless, invalid files and storing critical data within...

Microsoft addresses one actively exploited zero-day and numerous critical vulnerabilities

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Microsoft released a patch on January 2023s Patch Tuesday addressing 98 vulnerabilities, of which 11 are considered critical. The patch includes fixes for a range of vulnerabilities including 39...

Gamaredon APT cyber feud strikes Ukrainian entities

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary One of the most ubiquitous, intrusive, consistently active, and laser-focused APTs targeting Ukraine in cyberspace is the Gamaredon group, also known as the Shuckworm. Gamaredon Group has employed fast...

RisePro: A New Threat Emerges on the Russian Online Marketplace

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary RisePro is a type of malware that has been designed to steal sensitive information from infected computers and send it back to the attacker. It was first seen being sold on the illegal Russian online...

Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 28 November – 4 December 2022

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Summary of Vulnerabilities & Threats: November 2022

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Billbug returns after two years to conduct an espionage campaign

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary After being widely active in the year 2018-2019, Billbug, a Chinese state-sponsored group, is back after almost two years. They have been attacking multiple government agencies in an Asian country since...

Earth Longzhi: New subgroup of APT41

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Earth Longzhi is running a spearphishing campaign to infect organizations with a payload such as Cobalt Strike loader, Symatic loader, CroxLoader, BigpipeLoader, OutLoader, and other custom hacking tools...

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Patch OpenSSL 3.x

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Threat exposure management: the answer to 21st century cyber-security challenges

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Worok cyber-espionage gang preys on high-profile Asian businesses and governments

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Worok, a newly uncovered cyber-espionage gang, has been targeting governments and high-profile companies in Asia since at least 2020 using a combination of unique and existing harmful tools. This group of...

Kimsuky targets South Korean entities with phishing campaign

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary As of 2010, Kimsuky has targeted the governments, think tanks, media, and education entities of the United States and South Korea. Early in 2022, a new attack cluster GoldDragon was observed targeting med...

APT29 utilizes cloud storage service to deliver malicious payloads

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary APT29, a cyber espionage gang uses cloud storage services such as Google Drive and Dropbox to distribute malware to compromised systems. The gang used a phishing campaign that targeted several Western diplomatic...

Weekly Threat Digest: 16-22 May 2022

Published Vulnerabilities Interesting Vulnerabilities Active Threat Groups Targeted Countries Targeted Industries ATT&CK TTPs 466 6 2 26 10 27 For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary The third week of May 2022 witnessed the discovery of 466 vulnerabilities out of which 6...

Attacks on European Union and Ukrainian government entities carried out by the Armageddon group

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has issued an alert warning of an ongoing spear-phishing attempt aimed at delivering an email with a malware attachment to Ukrainian government institutions and European...

A Guide to Threat Exposure Management for Enterprises

For years, security has been an inside-out job. We scan our own systems, find our own flaws, and create our own to-do lists. But what if we flipped the script and looked at our organization from the outside-in? This is the core idea behind Threat Exposure Management. It’s a continuous process tha...

Cyber Threat Exposure Management: A 5-Step Guide

Attackers don’t care about your long list of CVEs. They look for the path of least resistance to your most valuable assets. So, why are we still managing security from a defender’s checklist instead of an attacker’s playbook? A modern security program needs to see the entire attack surface throug...

Cyber Risk Prioritization: A Practical Guide

For years, security teams have relied on static scores like CVSS to guide their patching efforts. While helpful, these scores only tell part of the story. They show a vulnerability's potential severity but lack the real-world context of what attackers are actually doing right now. A theoretical...

What Does BAS Stand For? A Complete Guide

Running generic security tests is like studying for the wrong exam. You might be prepared for something, but not for the threats you’re most likely to face. To build a truly resilient defense, you need to test your controls against the specific tactics, techniques, and procedures that adversaries...

Scattered Spider’s Strategic Hunt: Is Your Industry Next?

Running short on time but still want to stay in the know? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve condensed all the key takeaways into a handy audio summary. Our AI-driven podcasts are fit for on the go. Introduction In April 2025, a single phone call didn’t just ‘help crash’ Marks & Spencer’s...

The Psychology of Exposure: Why Security Teams Ignore What’s Right in Front of Them

Running short on time but still want to stay in the know? Well, we’ve got you covered! We’ve condensed all the key takeaways into a handy audio summary. Our AI-driven podcasts are fit for on the go. Your security team sees everything and notices nothing. Drowning in alerts, CVEs, dashboards, risk...