Cuba Ransomware Targets U.S. with Veeam Exploit

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Cuba ransomware has targeted attacks on critical infrastructure organizations in the United States and IT enterprises across Latin America. In order to acquire credentials, it employs a blend of old...

Dalbit Threat Actor Launches Attack Campaign Against Multiple Korean Organizations

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Dalbit is a threat actor group that has been active since at least 2022. They have been targeting South Korean companies, with more than 50 confirmed attack attempts so far. The group relies on open-sourc...

APT15 enhanced its arsenal with an updated variant of the Turian backdoor

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary APT15 has modified its toolkit to include new variants of the Turian backdoor, as well as new command and control infrastructure. The malware contains VMProtect, which obfuscates all API calls within the...

6 Best Enterprise Security Platforms for 2026

If your security stack feels like a cluttered garage full of single-purpose tools, you’re not alone. You have one tool for endpoints, another for the network, and a few more for the cloud—none of which communicate effectively. This patchwork approach creates dangerous blind spots and buries your...

Google Patches Critical Zero-Day Exploits Found at Pwn2Own

Summary: Google patched two zero-day vulnerabilities in Chrome CVE-2024-2886, CVE-2024-2887 from Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024, allowing arbitrary code execution. Updating Chrome is essential to ensure youre protected. Threat Level - Red | Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download th...

Two Zero-Day Flaws Found in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure

Summary: The active exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 in Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure gateways presents a serious threat, allowing unauthorized remote code execution. The actor, recognized as the Chinese nation-state-level entity UTA0178,...

Barracuda Fixes ACE Zero-day Vulnerability Exploited by Attackers

Summary: The Barracuda Email Security Gateway vulnerability CVE-2023-7102 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, posing a substantial threat to the security and functionality of affected systems. Exploitation by threat actors has led to the deployment of new malware variants,...

Several vulnerabilities are addressed by Fortinet across its product range

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Fortinet addressed security vulnerabilities across its products, most notably FortiADC, which has a high-severity command injection bug listed as CVE-2022-39947 due to incorrect input validation i...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 18 to 24 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, a total of fifteen attacks were executed, eight vulnerabilities were uncovered, and five active adversaries...

Apple Fixes First Actively Exploited Zero-day of 2024

Summary: The CVE-2024-23222 vulnerability in Apples WebKit is actively being exploited, as the processing of maliciously crafted web content may result in arbitrary code execution, posing a severe threat to the security and control of affected tvOS, iPhones, iPads, and macOS. Immediate updating i...

A Longstanding Zero-Day in Citrix Devices Exploited Since August

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A zero-day exploit, identified as CVE-2023-4966, has been actively targeting critical vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices since late August 2023. This exploit has the potential...

A Critical Vulnerability uncovered in VMware Aria Operations for Networks

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in VMware Aria Operations for Networks formerly vRealize Network Insight. The first vulnerability, CVE-2023-34039, is an authentication bypass that allows...

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Cybersecurity

Abstract: Artificial Intelligence AI has been a game-changer in many industries, and cybersecurity is no exception. AI has revolutionized the way organizations approach security, providing new and innovative solutions for detecting and mitigating cyber threats. However, with its increasing use, i...

Zero-day vulnerability in Windows terminal management tool gets a hotfix

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager MECM has a spoofing vulnerability that allows remote attackers to access sensitive data. The zero-day vulnerability has been identified as CVE-2022-37972...

Ukraine government entities targeted by a destructive malware “Whispergate”

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. A malware attack was carried out on Ukraine government, non-profit, and IT entities with a wiper disguised as ransomware. The threat actor, DEV-0586 targeted government bodies that provide critical executive branch or emergen...

Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability Discovered in Atlassian Bamboo

Summary: Atlassian has released patches addressing several security vulnerabilities, including a significant critical issue impacting Bamboo Data Center and Server, identified as CVE-2024-1597. This flaw, leading to a SQL injection, poses a risk of unnecessary data exposure and potential data...

EventLogCrasher Flaw Not Serviced by Microsoft

Summary: A recently identified vulnerability, known as EventLogCrasher, poses a significant risk to Windows platforms by allowing authenticated attackers to disrupt the Windows Event Log service. This vulnerability affects all iterations of Windows and has yet to be addressed by Microsoft, lackin...

GitLab releases new CE and EE versions to address integer overflow vulnerabilities

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The GitLab CE and EE have two security issues in Git. One of them is CVE-2022-41903, which is an integer overflow in the ‘git-log’ and ‘git-archive’ commands that can result in arbitrary heap writ...

Synology addresses the RCE vulnerability that affects VPN Plus servers

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Synology has addressed a flaw in VPN Plus Server that has the potential to take control affected systems. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-43931, is an out-of-bounds write fault in Synolo...

Vulnerable Atlassian Confluence Servers utilized to drop Crypto Miners

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Atlassian Confluence Servers CVE-2022-26134, an unauthenticated remote code execution RCE vulnerability that was recently patched, is being used by adversaries to deploy cryptocurrency mining malware...

Two Vulnerabilities discovered in AWS Client VPN

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Two flaws have been discovered in the AWS VPN Client. One of them CVE-2022-25166 was discovered due to a time-of-check to time-of-use TOCTOU condition, which could lead to privilege escalation. Another vulnerability...

Threat Actors are actively exploiting a SolarWinds Zero-Day Vulnerability

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. A zero-day vulnerability CVE-2021-35211 that impacts the Serv-U Managed File Transfer and Serv-U Secure FTP, is been exploited by multiple threat actors. The PoC of this exploited vulnerability was given to SolarWinds by...

Apple Shortcuts’ Secret Threat to Your Data

Summary: A security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-23204, has been found in Apples Shortcuts application, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information on devices bypassing TCC. The capability for users to export and share these shortcuts heightens the susceptibility to potential...

Akira Ransomware Exploits Cisco Flaw for Maximum Impact

Summary: The Akira ransomware has been identified for utilizing the Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN as its initial access vector, specifically exploiting the CVE-2020-3259 vulnerability. Despite Cisco addressing this vulnerability with patches released in May 2020, the threat remains prevalent. Threat...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 13 November to 19 November 2023

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, a total of nine attacks were executed, twelve vulnerabilities were uncovered, and four active adversaries we...

Monti ransomware infiltrates networks via the well-known Log4Shell

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Monti ransomware infiltrated the clients internet-facing VMware Horizon virtualization system by exploiting the well-known "Log4Shell" vulnerability, a.k.a. CVE-2021-44228. Furthermore, the threat...

Linux Distributions affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability

THREAT LEVEL: Amber. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here A new privilege escalation vulnerability has been reported that affects all the major releases of the Linux kernel and being tracked as CVE-2022-0492. The issue primarily affects the Linux kernel feature known as control...

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog February 2024

For a detailed CISAs KEV Catalog, download the pdf file here Summary The Known Exploited Vulnerability KEV catalog, maintained by CISA, is the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild. It is recommended that all organizations review and monitor the KEV catalog,...

Midnight Blizzard Exploiting Legacy OAuth for Lateral Movement

Summary: Midnight Blizzard exploited a legacy test OAuth application with elevated access due to a common password and lack of multi-factor authentication MFA. The attackers leveraged this access to move laterally within Microsofts network, potentially exfiltrating data and gaining broader contro...

Active Exploitation of Two Critical Flaws in Microsoft SharePoint

Summary: Active attacks targeting a critical Microsoft SharePoint Server vulnerability CVE-2023-29357 pose a severe risk, enabling privilege escalation for potential full administrator access. This flaw, coupled with CVE-2023-24955, allows arbitrary code execution. Immediate patching is crucial, ...

UNC3886 targets technologies with custom malware and exploits zero-day vulnerabilities

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary UNC3886 is a cyber espionage Chinese group that targets technologies without EDR solutions and exploits zero-day vulnerabilities to steal user credentials and maintain access. To receive real-time threat...

DarkCloud Stealer A Multi-Stage Malware That Pilfers Sensitive data

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary DarkCloud Stealer is a type of malware distributed worldwide through spam operations and designed to pilfer sensitive information from a victims device. The sale of DarkCloud Stealer was reported in...

Outlining a new SiestaGraph backdoor

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The Foreign Affairs Office of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN member is targeted by multiple threat actors who are coordinating active campaigns via a vulnerable Microsoft Exchange server...

Multiple industries targeted by uptick of BianLian ransomware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Attackers are gravitating to deliver BianLian, a new ransomware strain written in Go that was spotted mid-way through July 2022. Numerous well-known enterprises have been targeted, including those in...

Major Hospitals affected by PwnedPiper Vulnerabilities

THREAT LEVEL: White. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. Multiple Zero-day vulnerabilities PwnedPiper have been found affecting the HMI-3 Control Panel of Swisslog Healthcare’s TransLogic Pneumatic Tube Systems PTS. PTS is a specialized system that uses compressor to transport...

Kubernetes Security Scanning: A DevSecOps Guide

A clean container image is not proof of a secure Kubernetes workload. New CVEs, unsafe configurations, and excessive permissions can turn an approved deployment into an active exposure. Contact Hive Pro to review your Kubernetes container security priorities. Kubernetes security scanning is the...

Sandman APT Strikes the Telecom Sector with the LuaDream Backdoor

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Sandman APT, an espionage group of unknown origins that surfaced mysteriously in August, is orchestrating a sophisticated campaign aimed squarely at telecommunications providers spanning the Middle East,...

The SteelClover Group is Spreading Malware via Google Ads in Japan

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary SteelClover is a malicious attack group that has been active since 2019 and has been observed to conduct various attacks for financial gain. SteelClover recently saw a rise in malware downloading inciden...

Stranger Strings: A 22-year-old vulnerability in SQLite

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A vulnerability in the SQLite library API has been assigned CVE-2022-35737, which could allow an attacker to crash or control programs...

Dangerous Savanna campaign attacked African financial institutions

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary For the past two years, a malicious campaign known as DangerousSavanna has been targeting various financial service firms in Africa. The attackers use spear-phishing to infiltrate financial institution...

Lazarus’s Operation Blacksmith Deploys Novel Dlang RATs

Summary: The Lazarus Group, a North Korea-linked threat actor, has been identified in a new global campaign called "Operation Blacksmith." In this campaign, the group opportunistically exploits the security vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 in Log4j to deploy previously undocumented RATs on compromise...

BlazeStealer Malware Uncovered in Python Packages on PyPI

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Python Package Index PyPI repository is infiltrated with number of malicious python packages. These packages masquerade as obfuscation tools, however they harbor BlazeStealer malware, which initiates a...

Adobe Acrobat Zero-Day Exploited in Wild

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The zero-day vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-26369, poses a critical security risk as it allows remote attackers to compromise vulnerable systems. This vulnerability affects Acrobat on both...

Iron Tiger APT Group Updates SysUpdate Malware to Target Linux Platforms

Threat Level Attack Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary The Iron Tiger aka APT27 group updated their custom malware, SysUpdate, to target Linux platforms and evade security solutions. They specifically targeted a...

GuLoader’s Advanced Anti-Analysis Techniques

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary GuLoader is an advanced malware downloader that uses polymorphic shellcode to bypass traditional security solutions. In GuLoader, all embedded DJB2 hash values are mapped against every API used by the...

Microsoft’s January 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 49 Vulnerabilities

Summary: Microsofts January 2024 Patch Tuesday addressed 49 vulnerabilities, including two critical ones, covering various products. Notably, a high-risk Kerberos security flaw CVE-2024-20674 and a network-adjacent Hyper-V vulnerability CVE-2024-20700 were patched, urging prompt updates to mitiga...

Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 6 November to 12 November 2023

For a detailed threat digest, download the pdf file here Summary HiveForce Labs has recently made several significant discoveries related to cybersecurity threats. Over the past week, we identified a total of twenty-five executed attacks, six instances of adversary activity, and four exploited...

Zero-day Vulnerability in the WordPress BackupBuddy Plugin

Threat Level Vulnerability Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A zero-day vulnerability in the BackupBuddy WordPress plugin is being actively exploited. There are an estimated 140,000 active installations of the plugin, and the arbitrary file download/read...

A similar vulnerability like Log4shell discovered in H2 database console

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here. An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability similar to Log4shell has been discovered in H2 Database a popular Java SQL database console and has been assigned CVE-2021-42392. It is claimed to be similar to the...

LostTrust Ransomware Unmasking the Gang Behind the Threat

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary LostTrust ransomware, emerged in September 2023, is a multi-extortion threat related to SFile and Mindware, employing techniques reminiscent of MetaEncryptor, encrypting files, and demanding ransoms. It...