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Security updates for Adobe Illustrator June 2022
Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Adobe has released security updates in Adobe Illustrator that addresses critical vulnerabilities at priority 3 as per Adobe. These vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution on target systems...
Pandora Ransomware Targets Multiple Plants around the Globe
THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Pandora ransomware is a new operation that targets business networks and obtains data for double-extortion assaults and active since March 2022. DENSO, a Japanese auto parts manufacturers plant in Germany, and Global Wafers...
Google Chrome affected by high severity vulnerabilities
THREAT LEVEL: Green. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Google has released Chrome 98 as a stable channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This update addresses 19 security vulnerabilities. Eight of them are rated severity high, ten of them are medium and one of them is of severity...
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...
5 Types of Cybersecurity Assessment Tools Compared
Your organization’s assets are everywhere: on-premise servers, multi-cloud environments, remote endpoints, and countless applications. Trying to secure this sprawling digital footprint with siloed tools gives you a fragmented, incomplete picture of your risk. You might have one tool for cloud...
Global IT Outage Causes Travel and Service Chaos: A Comprehensive Overview
A massive IT outage is sending shockwaves across the globe, leading to significant disruptions in travel, banking, and healthcare services. The chaos originated from two distinct issues: a misconfiguration that caused a Microsoft Azure service outage and a defective update in Crowdstrike's Falcon...
Summary of Vulnerabilities, Actors & Attacks: June 2024
Vulnerabilities Exploited| Adversaries in Action| Attacks Executed| Targeted Countries| Targeted Industries| MITRE ATT&CK TTPs ---|---|---|---|---|--- 38| 11| 29| 256| 31| 187 Summary In June, the cybersecurity arena garnered significant attention following the identification of nine zero-day...
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator Flaw Enables Forge of Valid JWT Tokens
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Veeam Addresses Critical Flaws, Urges Admins to Patch
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Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 3 to 9 June 2024
For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made significant advancements in identifying cybersecurity threats. Over the past week alone, HiveForce Labs has detected six executed attacks, reported nine vulnerabilities, and identified two active...
CarnavalHeist: New Banking Trojan Targets Brazilian Users
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Moonstone Sleet: A New North Korean Cyber Threat
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ShrinkLocker: Ransomware Exploits BitLocker for Drive Encryption
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GitLab Flaw Allows Account Takeover via XSS Attacks
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Stealing the Spotlight a Comprehensive Look at Stealers
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Microsoft’s May 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses Two Zero-day Vulnerabilities
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Trinity Ransomware Strikes with the Dual Extortion Strategy
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FIN7 Group Leverages Sponsored Ads to Disseminate Malicious Payloads
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Tinyproxy Vulnerability Exposes Hosts to Remote Code Execution
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APT42’s Operations Employ “Nicecurl” and “Tamecat” Malwares
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Middle East Targeted with CR4T Malware in DuneQuixote Campaign
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One Unified API: The Future of Security Data Management with Uni5 Xposure
Picture yourself as a security analyst in the midst of navigating the complex landscape of your organization's cybersecurity. Your daily routine is dominated by the task of managing an overwhelming amount of security data, spread across an array of tools and platforms. Each piece of data, whether...
MuddyWater Enhances Its Arsenal with DarkBeatC2 Framework
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TA547 Malware Campaign Hits German Businesses
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Microsoft’s April 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses Two Zero-day Vulnerabilities
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Over 170K Users Hit by Fake Python Infrastructure
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Key Terms of Exposure Management: What You Need to Know
Keeping pace with the latest terminology and acronyms in cybersecurity can feel like trying to drink from a firehose. Individuals and organizations often find themselves reaching for a dictionary to decode the alphabet soup of acronyms and terminology that Gartner and similar experts continually...
Unveiling AcidPour Evolution of Destructive Malware Targeting Ukraine
Summary: AcidPour, a variant of the destructive AcidRain wiper malware previously used during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, signals a heightened threat to Ukraines critical infrastructure. By targeting Linux UBI and DM logic, AcidPour poses a significant risk to large storage devices and RAID...
The NVD Disruption: Navigating Through Uncertainty in Cybersecurity
In recent weeks, a significant disruption has unfolded at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST, impacting its National Vulnerability Database NVD and, by extension, the global cybersecurity landscape. The NVD, a cornerstone in the cybersecurity defense mechanisms of...
Operation PhantomBlu Deploys NetSupport RAT via OLE Template
Summary: Under the guise of Operation PhantomBlu, a new phishing campaign is aimed at American companies with the goal of deploying the remote access trojan NetSupport RAT. By utilising OLE template manipulation, the PhantomBlu operation presents a sophisticated exploitation technique. This...
Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 11 to 17 March 2024
For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, HiveForce Labs discovered eight executed attacks, uncovered ten vulnerabilities, and identified two active...
Abyss Locker’s Substantial Threat Explored
Summary: Abyss Locker ransomware surfaced in July 2023, deriving from the HelloKitty ransomware source code, indicating a lineage predating its official release. Similar to other ransomware variants, Abyss Locker infiltrates corporate networks, exfiltrates data for extortion, and encrypts devices...
Volt Typhoon: A Cyber Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure
Summary: State-sponsored cyber actors from the People’s Republic of China, known as Volt Typhoon, are actively targeting critical infrastructure in the United States, employing sophisticated tactics like pre-compromise reconnaissance and living off-the-land techniques. Threat Level - Red | Attack...
COLDRIVER Expands Beyond Phishing, Incorporating Custom SPICA Backdoor
Summary: The threat actor associated with Russia, known as COLDRIVER or Star Blizard, has expanded its tactics from mere credential harvesting. The group has initiated campaigns where PDFs are employed as lure documents to distribute malware. Notably, COLDRIVER has introduced its first custom...
Mint Sandstorm’s Campaign Targets Researchers with Novel Backdoor
Summary: Mint Sandstorm, a threat actor, focuses on high-profile individuals involved in Middle Eastern affairs at universities and research organizations. The group utilizes phishing lures in a campaign to socially engineer targets, enticing them to download malicious files that deploy new...
Surging JavaScript Threats Steal Your Secrets
Summary: The threat actors utilize malicious JavaScript samples, taking advantage of popular survey sites, low-quality hosting, and web chat APIs to steal sensitive information. They create chatbots registered under notable figures, like an Australian footballer, in specific campaigns...
OilRig Group Unleashes Three New Malware Strains
Summary: The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor, commonly referred to as OilRig, implemented three distinct downloader malware variants throughout the year 2022. The primary objective was to sustain persistent access to targeted organizations located in Israel. OilRig demonstrated active...
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...
DanaBot Stealer: Multistage MaaS Malware Resurfaces
Summary: DanaBot is a covert malware designed for the discreet theft of sensitive data for financial gain. Unlike ransomware, its focus is on prolonged persistence rather than immediate disruption. Functioning as a malware-as-a-service MaaS platform, DanaBot is versatile, targeting individuals,...
The Lethal Advancement of DarkGate Malware-as-a-Service
Summary: DarkGate, a formidable Remote Access Trojan RAT, functions as a Malware-as-a-Service MaaS and is masterminded by the elusive RastaFarEye within the underground cybercrime landscape. The latest iteration, DarkGate 5.0.19, advances upon its predecessors with sophisticated evasion technique...
Gamaredon Deploys LitterDrifter USB Worm in Cyber Espionage Operations
Summary: Russian cyber espionage group Gamaredon aka Primitive Bear has been observed utilizing a USB-propagating worm known as LitterDrifter in attacks targeting Ukrainian entities. This group has recently adopted LitterDrifter, a worm written in VBS, designed to spread through removable USB...
Hackers Infiltrate Russian Government and Industrial Entities
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Numerous governmental and pivotal industrial entities in Russia fell victim to a sophisticated Go-based custom backdoor. This malicious software was specifically crafted for data theft, suggesting its...
Lazarus Group’s Targeted Attacks on Korean Sectors
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Lazarus a state-sponsored threat group, has been employing sophisticated tactics like spear phishing and supply chain attacks, and utilizing various types of malware for control. To receive real-time...
FreeWorld Ransomware Targets MSSQL Servers Facing Siege
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Adversaries are capitalizing on inadequately protected Microsoft SQL MS SQL servers in an operation known as DBJAMMER, deploying both Cobalt Strike and a ransomware strain named FreeWorld, which appears ...
Citrix Netscaler ADC and Gateway Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild
Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Citrix has released a zero-day critical patch for a remote code execution vulnerability in Netscaler ADC and Netscaler Gateway that has been exploited, along with two other vulnerabilities. Urgent...
Microsoft’s July 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 5 Zero-day Vulnerabilities
Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Microsofts July 2023 Patch Tuesday includes security updates for 130 flaws, including five actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, nine are rated as Critical’, and 37 remote code execution...
Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 26 June to 2 July 2023
For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, the fact that there were a total of four attacks executed, taking advantage of three different vulnerabilities in...
Advanced BlackCat Ransomware Using Triple Extortion Tactics and Signed Kernel Driver
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The BlackCat ransomware operation is a highly sophisticated and customizable threat targeting corporate environments, featuring advanced encryption, spreading capabilities, and triple extortion tactics. ...
Actors, Threats and Vulnerabilities 15 to 21 May 2023
For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs recently made significant discoveries in the field of cybersecurity threats. In the past week, they uncovered a total of eight attacks that were executed, taking advantage of five different vulnerabilities across...
8220 Gang Exploiting Vulnerabilities in Cloud Environments for Cryptocurrency Mining
Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The 8220 Gang is a cyber threat group that targets cloud and container environments, exploiting vulnerabilities in applications like Oracle WebLogic, Apache Log4j, and Atlassian Confluence. To receive...