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Alert: Over 700,000 DrayTek Routers Exposed to Hacking via 14 New Vulnerabilities

A little over a dozen new security vulnerabilities have been discovered in residential and enterprise routers manufactured by DrayTek that could be exploited to take over susceptible devices. "These vulnerabilities could enable attackers to take control of a router by injecting malicious code,...

Juniper Networks Releases Critical Security Update for Routers

Juniper Networks has released out-of-band security updates to address a critical security flaw that could lead to an authentication bypass in some of its routers. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-2973, carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity. "An Authentication Bypass Usin...

New HTTP/2 Vulnerability Exposes Web Servers to DoS Attacks

New research has found that the CONTINUATION frame in the HTTP/2 protocol can be exploited to conduct denial-of-service DoS attacks. The technique has been codenamed HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Flood by security researcher Bartek Nowotarski, who reported the issue to the CERT Coordination Center CERT/CC ...

APT28 Hacker Group Targeting Europe, Americas, Asia in Widespread Phishing Scheme

The Russia-linked threat actor known as APT28 has been linked to multiple ongoing phishing campaigns that employ lure documents imitating government and non-governmental organizations NGOs in Europe, the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and North and South America. "The uncovered lures include a...

Critical Infrastructure at Risk from New Vulnerabilities Found in Wireless IIoT Devices

A set of 38 security vulnerabilities has been uncovered in wireless industrial internet of things IIoT devices from four different vendors that could pose a significant attack surface for threat actors looking to exploit operational technology OT environments. "Threat actors can exploit...

Vulnerability Scanning Frequency Best Practices

So you've decided to set up a vulnerability scanning programme, great. That's one of the best ways to avoid data breaches. How often you should run your scans, though, isn't such a simple question. The answers aren't the same for every type of organization or every type of system you're scanning...

Unpatched Security Flaws Expose Mitsubishi Safety PLCs to Remote Attacks

Multiple unpatched security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Mitsubishi safety programmable logic controllers PLCs that could be exploited by an adversary to acquire legitimate user names registered in the module via a brute-force attack, unauthorizedly login to the CPU module, and even cau...

Nearly All Wi-Fi Devices Are Vulnerable to New FragAttacks

Three design and multiple implementation flaws have been disclosed in IEEE 802.11 technical standard that undergirds Wi-Fi, potentially enabling an adversary to take control over a system and plunder confidential data. Called FragAttacks short for FRgmentation and AGgregation Attacks, the...

7 Courses That Will Help You Start a Lucrative Career in Information Security

As the world becomes more interconnected by the day, more and more companies of all sizes and industries are finding themselves under attack by fearless cybercriminals who can access their entire server farms from across the globe with only a few lines of code. And it's not just private...

Amazon's Ring Video Doorbell Lets Attackers Steal Your Wi-Fi Password

Security researchers at Bitdefender have discovered a high-severity security vulnerability in Amazon's Ring Video Doorbell Pro devices that could allow nearby attackers to steal your WiFi password and launch a variety of cyberattacks using MitM against other devices connected to the same network...

New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS

Cybersecurity researchers today revealed the existence of a new and previously undetected critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could allow remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims just by sending an SMS. Dubbed "SimJacker," the vulnerability resides in a...

BEWARE – New 'Creative' Phishing Attack You Really Should Pay Attention To

A cybersecurity researcher who last month warned of a creative phishing campaign has now shared details of a new but similar attack campaign with The Hacker News that has specifically been designed to target mobile users. Just like the previous campaign, the new phishing attack is also based on t...

Widespread Instagram Hack Locking Users Out of Their Accounts

Instagram has been hit by a widespread hacking campaign that appears to stem from Russia and have affected hundreds of users over the past week, leaving them locked out of their accounts. A growing number of Instagram users are taking to social media, including Twitter and Reddit, to report a...

Flaws in Pre-Installed Apps Expose Millions of Android Devices to Hackers

Bought a new Android phone? What if I say your brand new smartphone can be hacked remotely? Nearly all Android phones come with useless applications pre-installed by manufacturers or carriers, usually called bloatware, and there's nothing you can do if any of them has a backdoor built-in—even if...

First-Ever Ransomware Found Using 'Process Doppelgänging' Attack to Evade Detection

Security researchers have spotted the first-ever ransomware exploiting Process Doppelgänging, a new fileless code injection technique that could help malware evade detection. The Process Doppelgänging attack takes advantage of a built-in Windows function, i.e., NTFS Transactions, and an outdated...

Critical GHOST vulnerability affects most Linux Systems

A highly critical vulnerability has been unearthed in the GNU C Library glibc, a widely used component of most Linux distributions, that could allow attackers to execute malicious code on servers and remotely gain control of Linux machines. The vulnerability, dubbed "GHOST" and assigned...

Alert: New Vulnerabilities Discovered in QNAP and Kyocera Device Manager

A security flaw has been disclosed in Kyocera's Device Manager product that could be exploited by bad actors to carry out malicious activities on affected systems. "This vulnerability allows attackers to coerce authentication attempts to their own resources, such as a malicious SMB share, to...

Dahua IP Camera Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Take Full Control Over Devices

Details have been shared about a security vulnerability in Dahua's Open Network Video Interface Forum ONVIF standard implementation, which, when exploited, can lead to seizing control of IP cameras. Tracked as CVE-2022-30563 CVSS score: 7.4, the "vulnerability could be abused by attackers to...

Security Patch Releases for Critical Zero-Day Bug in Java Spring Framework

The maintainers of Spring Framework have released an emergency patch to address a newly disclosed remote code execution flaw that, if successfully exploited, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to take control of a targeted system. Tracked as CVE-2022-22965, the high-severity flaw impacts...

VMware Issues Patches for Critical Flaws Affecting Carbon Black App Control

VMware on Wednesday released software updates to plug two critical security vulnerabilities affecting its Carbon Black App Control platform that could be abused by a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code on affected installations in Windows systems. Tracked as CVE-2022-22951 and CVE-2022-2295...

Several Bugs Found in 3 Open-Source Software Used by Several Businesses

Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed nine security vulnerabilities affecting three open-source projects — EspoCRM, Pimcore, and Akaunting — that are widely used by several small to medium businesses and, if successfully exploited, could provide a pathway to more sophisticated attacks. A...

Google now requires app developers to verify their address and use 2FA

Google on Monday announced new measures for the Play Store, including requiring developer accounts to turn on 2-Step Verification 2SV, provide an address, and verify their contact details later this year. The new identification and two-factor authentication requirements are a step towards...

Hackers Tampered With APKPure Store to Distribute Malware Apps

APKPure, one of the largest alternative app stores outside of the Google Play Store, was infected with malware this week, allowing threat actors to distribute Trojans to Android devices. In a supply-chain attack similar to that of German telecommunications equipment manufacturer Gigaset, the...

How Cyrebro Can Unify Multiple Cybersecurity Defenses to Optimize Protection

Many enterprises rely on more than one security tool to protect their technology assets, devices, and networks. This is particularly true for organizations that use hybrid systems or a combination of cloud and local applications. Likewise, companies whose networks include a multitude of smartphon...

Common Security Misconfigurations and Their Consequences

Everyone makes mistakes. That one sentence was drummed into me in my very first job in tech, and it has held true since then. In the cybersecurity world, misconfigurations can create exploitable issues that can haunt us later - so let's look at a few common security misconfigurations. The first o...

AppTrana Offers Protection to Online Businesses During Coronavirus Outbreak

These are unprecedented times, and everyone is going through a testing period, with more than 3 billion people locked down all over the world. Businesses are scrambling to stay afloat and are forced to move digital in a very short span of time without much preparation. As these businesses move...

Flaw in Philips Smart Light Bulbs Exposes Your WiFi Network to Hackers

There are over a hundred potential ways hackers can ruin your life by having access to your WiFi network that's also connected to your computers, smartphones, and other smart devices. Whether it's about exploiting operating system and software vulnerabilities or manipulating network traffic, ever...

Critical Flaws in 'OXID eShop' Software Expose eCommerce Sites to Hacking

If your e-commerce website runs on the OXID eShop platform, you need to update it immediately to prevent your site from becoming compromised. Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a pair of critical vulnerabilities in OXID eShop e-commerce software that could allow unauthenticated attackers t...

British Airways Fined £183 Million Under GDPR Over 2018 Data Breach

Britain's Information Commissioner's Office ICO today hit British Airways with a record fine of £183 million for failing to protect the personal information of around half a million of its customers during last year's security breach. British Airways, who describes itself as "The World's Favorite...

Google fined $57 million by France for lack of transparency and consent

The French data protection watchdog CNIL has issued its first fine of €50 million around $57 million under the European Union's new General Data Protection Regulation GDPR law that came into force in May last year. The fine has been levied on Google for "lack of transparency, inadequate informati...

Hackers Infect Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers With Crypto Mining Malware

Security researchers have discovered at least three massive malware campaigns exploiting hundreds of thousands of unpatched MikroTik routers to secretly install cryptocurrency miners on computers connected to them. In all, the malware campaigns have compromised more than 210,000 routers from...

Critical Flaw in Apache Struts2 Lets Hackers Take Over Web Servers

Security researchers have discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the popular Apache Struts web application framework, allowing a remote attacker to run malicious code on the affected servers. Apache Struts is a free, open-source, Model-View-Controller MVC framework for...

CISA and FBI Issue Warning About Rhysida Ransomware Double Extortion Attacks

The threat actors behind the Rhysida ransomware engage in opportunistic attacks targeting organizations spanning various industry sectors. The advisory comes courtesy of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, and the Multi-State...

Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation

Critical security flaws in Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex are being exploited by various threat actors in hacks targeting unpatched systems. This entails the abuse of CVE-2022-46169 CVSS score: 9.8 and CVE-2021-35394 CVSS score: 9.8 to deliver MooBot and ShellBot aka PerlBot, Fortinet...

BlackLotus Becomes First UEFI Bootkit Malware to Bypass Secure Boot on Windows 11

A stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI bootkit called BlackLotus has become the first publicly known malware capable of bypassing Secure Boot defenses, making it a potent threat in the cyber landscape. "This bootkit can run even on fully up-to-date Windows 11 systems with UEFI Secu...

New BMC Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Affect Servers from Dozens of Manufacturers

Three different security flaws have been disclosed in American Megatrends AMI MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller BMC software that could lead to remote code execution on vulnerable servers. "The impact of exploiting these vulnerabilities include remote control of compromised servers, remote...

VMware Warns of 3 New Critical Flaws Affecting Workspace ONE Assist Software

VMware has patched five security flaws affecting its Workspace ONE Assist solution, some of which could be exploited to bypass authentication and obtain elevated permissions. Topping the list are three critical vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2022-31685, CVE-2022-31686, and CVE-2022-31687. All the...

Honda's Keyless Access Bug Could Let Thieves Remotely Unlock and Start Vehicles

A duo of researchers has released a proof-of-concept PoC demonstrating the ability for a malicious actor to remote lock, unlock, and even start Honda and Acura vehicles by means of what's called a replay attack. The attack is made possible, thanks to a vulnerability in its remote keyless system...

Critical SonicOS Vulnerability Affects SonicWall Firewall Appliances

SonicWall has released security updates to contain a critical flaw across multiple firewall appliances that could be weaponized by an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial-of-service DoS condition. Tracked as CVE-2022-22274 CVSS score: 9.4, the issue has be...

DirtyMoe Botnet Gains New Exploits in Wormable Module to Spread Rapidly

The malware known as DirtyMoe has gained new worm-like propagation capabilities that allow it to expand its reach without requiring any user interaction, the latest research has found. "The worming module targets older well-known vulnerabilities, e.g., EternalBlue and Hot Potato Windows privilege...

Police Arrest Suspected Ransomware Hackers Behind 1,800 Attacks Worldwide

12 people have been detained as part of an international law enforcement operation for orchestrating ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure and large organizations that hit over 1,800 victims across 71 countries since 2019, marking the latest action against cybercrime groups. The arrests...

Users Can Be Just As Dangerous As Hackers

Among the problems stemming from our systemic failure with cybersecurity, which ranges from decades-old software-development practices to Chinese and Russian cyber-attacks, one problem gets far less attention than it should—the insider threat. But the reality is that most organizations should be ...

Hackers Exploit Microsoft Browser Bug to Deploy VBA Malware on Targeted PCs

An unidentified threat actor has been exploiting a now-patched zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer browser to deliver a fully-featured VBA-based remote access trojan RAT capable of accessing files stored in compromised Windows systems, and downloading and executing malicious payloads as part of an...

Microsoft Warns of LemonDuck Malware Targeting Windows and Linux Systems

An infamous cross-platform crypto-mining malware has continued to refine and improve upon its techniques to strike both Windows and Linux operating systems by setting its sights on older vulnerabilities, while simultaneously latching on to a variety of spreading mechanisms to maximize the...

A New Critical SolarWinds Zero-Day Vulnerability Under Active Attack

SolarWinds, the Texas-based company that became the epicenter of a massive supply chain attack late last year, has issued patches to contain a remote code execution flaw in its Serv-U managed file transfer service. The fixes, which target Serv-U Managed File Transfer and Serv-U Secure FTP product...

Instagram‌ ‌Bug Allowed Anyone to View Private Accounts Without Following Them

Instagram has patched a new flaw that allowed anyone to view archived posts and stories posted by private accounts without having to follow them. "This bug could have allowed a malicious user to view targeted media on Instagram," security researcher Mayur Fartade said in a Medium post today. "An...

Crypto-Mining Attacks Targeting Kubernetes Clusters via Kubeflow Instances

Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed a new large-scale campaign targeting Kubeflow deployments to run malicious cryptocurrency mining containers. The campaign involved deploying TensorFlow pods on Kubernetes clusters, with the pods running legitimate TensorFlow images from the official...

New Attack Could Let Hackers Clone Your Google Titan 2FA Security Keys

Hardware security keys—such as those from Google and Yubico—are considered the most secure means to protect accounts from phishing and takeover attacks. But a new research published on Thursday demonstrates how an adversary in possession of such a two-factor authentication 2FA device can clone it...

Qualcomm Chip Flaws Let Hackers Steal Private Data From Android Devices

Hundreds of millions of devices, especially Android smartphones and tablets, using Qualcomm chipsets, are vulnerable to a new set of potentially serious vulnerabilities. According to a report cybersecurity firm CheckPoint shared with The Hacker News, the flaws could allow attackers to steal...