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Webinar: Kickstarting Your SaaS Security Strategy & Program
SaaS applications make up 70% of total company software usage, and as businesses increase their reliance on SaaS apps, they also increase their reliance on those applications being secure. These SaaS apps store an incredibly large volume of data so safeguarding the organization's SaaS app stack a...
Iranian Cyber Espionage Group Targets Financial and Government Sectors in Middle East
A threat actor affiliated with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security MOIS has been observed waging a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign targeting financial, government, military, and telecommunications sectors in the Middle East for at least a year. Israeli cybersecurity firm Check...
1Password Detects Suspicious Activity Following Okta Support Breach
Popular password management solution 1Password said it detected suspicious activity on its Okta instance on September 29 following the support system breach, but reiterated that no user data was accessed. "We immediately terminated the activity, investigated, and found no compromise of user data ...
New Admin Takeover Vulnerability Exposed in Synology's DiskStation Manager
A medium-severity flaw has been discovered in Synology's DiskStation Manager DSM that could be exploited to decipher an administrator's password and remotely hijack the account. "Under some rare conditions, an attacker could leak enough information to restore the seed of the pseudorandom number...
ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers
The threat actors behind ShellBot are leveraging IP addresses transformed into their hexadecimal notation to infiltrate poorly managed Linux SSH servers and deploy the DDoS malware. "The overall flow remains the same, but the download URL used by the threat actor to install ShellBot has changed...
Researchers Link DragonEgg Android Spyware to LightSpy iOS Surveillanceware
New findings have identified connections between an Android spyware called DragonEgg and another sophisticated modular iOS surveillanceware tool named LightSpy. DragonEgg, alongside WyrmSpy aka AndroidControl, was first disclosed by Lookout in July 2023 as a strain of malware capable of gathering...
Cybercriminals Using New ASMCrypt Malware Loader to Fly Under the Radar
Threat actors are selling a new crypter and loader called ASMCrypt, which has been described as an "evolved version" of another loader malware known as DoubleFinger. "The idea behind this type of malware is to load the final payload without the loading process or the payload itself being detected...
Mysterious 'Sandman' Threat Actor Targets Telecom Providers Across Three Continents
A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed Sandman has been attributed to a set of cyber attacks targeting telecommunication providers in the Middle East, Western Europe, and the South Asian subcontinent. Notably, the intrusions leverage a just-in-time JIT compiler for the Lua programming...
Meta Takes Down Thousands of Accounts Involved in Disinformation Ops from China and Russia
Meta has disclosed that it disrupted two of the largest known covert influence operations in the world from China and Russia, blocking thousands of accounts and pages across its platform. "It targeted more than 50 apps, including Facebook, Instagram, X formerly Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Reddit,...
Okta Warns of Social Engineering Attacks Targeting Super Administrator Privileges
Identity services provider Okta on Friday warned of social engineering attacks orchestrated by threat actors to obtain elevated administrator permissions. "In recent weeks, multiple US-based Okta customers have reported a consistent pattern of social engineering attacks against IT service desk...
Apple Threatens to Pull iMessage and FaceTime from U.K. Amid Surveillance Demands
Apple has warned that it would rather stop offering iMessage and FaceTime services in the U.K. than bowing down to government pressure in response to new proposals that seek to expand digital surveillance powers available to state intelligence agencies. The development, first reported by BBC News...
DDoSia Attack Tool Evolves with Encryption, Targeting Multiple Sectors
The threat actors behind the DDoSia attack tool have come up with a new version that incorporates a new mechanism to retrieve the list of targets to be bombarded with junk HTTP requests in an attempt to bring them down. The updated variant, written in Golang, "implements an additional security...
Cybercriminals Hijacking Vulnerable SSH Servers in New Proxyjacking Campaign
An active financially motivated campaign is targeting vulnerable SSH servers to covertly ensnare them into a proxy network. "This is an active campaign in which the attacker leverages SSH for remote access, running malicious scripts that stealthily enlist victim servers into a peer-to-peer P2P...
Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Falls Victim to JokerSpy macOS Backdoor Attack
An unknown cryptocurrency exchange located in Japan was the target of a new attack earlier this month to deploy an Apple macOS backdoor called JokerSpy. Elastic Security Labs, which is monitoring the intrusion set under the name REF9134, said the attack led to the installation of Swiftbelt, a...
New Mystic Stealer Malware Targets 40 Web Browsers and 70 Browser Extensions
A new information-stealing malware called Mystic Stealer has been found to steal data from about 40 different web browsers and over 70 web browser extensions. First advertised on April 25, 2023, for $150 per month, the malware also targets cryptocurrency wallets, Steam, and Telegram, and employs...
20-Year-Old Russian LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Arizona
The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Thursday unveiled charges against a Russian national for his alleged involvement in deploying LockBit ransomware to targets in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Africa. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 20, of Chechen Republic has been accused of perpetrating at least...
CAPTCHA-Breaking Services with Human Solvers Helping Cybercriminals Defeat Security
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about CAPTCHA-breaking services that are being offered for sale to bypass systems designed to distinguish legitimate users from bot traffic. "Because cybercriminals are keen on breaking CAPTCHAs accurately, several services that are primarily geared toward th...
Serious Unpatched Vulnerability Uncovered in Popular Belkin Wemo Smart Plugs
The second generation version of Belkin's Wemo Mini Smart Plug has been found to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that could be weaponized by a threat actor to inject arbitrary commands remotely. The issue, assigned the identifier CVE-2023-27217, was discovered and reported to Belkin on...
U.S. Offers $10 Million Bounty for Capture of Notorious Russian Ransomware Operator
A Russian national has been charged and indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice DoJ for launching ransomware attacks against "thousands of victims" in the country and across the world. Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev aka Wazawaka, m1x, Boriselcin, and Uhodiransomwar, the 30-year-old individual in...
New Ransomware Strain 'CACTUS' Exploits VPN Flaws to Infiltrate Networks
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new ransomware strain called CACTUS that has been found to leverage known flaws in VPN appliances to obtain initial access to targeted networks. "Once inside the network, CACTUS actors attempt to enumerate local and network user accounts in addition ...
RTM Locker's First Linux Ransomware Strain Targeting NAS and ESXi Hosts
The threat actors behind RTM Locker have developed a ransomware strain that's capable of targeting Linux machines, marking the group's first foray into the open source operating system. "Its locker ransomware infects Linux, NAS, and ESXi hosts and appears to be inspired by Babuk ransomware's leak...
Study: 84% of Companies Use Breached SaaS Applications - Here's How to Fix it for Free!
A recent review by Wing Security, a SaaS security company that analyzed the data of over 500 companies, revealed some worrisome information. According to this review, 84% of the companies had employees using an average of 3.5 SaaS applications that were breached in the previous 3 months. While th...
GhostToken Flaw Could Let Attackers Hide Malicious Apps in Google Cloud Platform
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched zero-day flaw in Google Cloud Platform GCP that could have enabled threat actors to conceal an unremovable, malicious application inside a victim's Google account. Dubbed GhostToken by Israeli cybersecurity startup Astrix Security,...
Why Shadow APIs are More Dangerous than You Think
Shadow APIs are a growing risk for organizations of all sizes as they can mask malicious behavior and induce substantial data loss. For those that aren't familiar with the term, shadow APIs are a type of application programming interface API that isn't officially documented or supported. Contrary...
"It's The Service Accounts, Stupid": Why Do PAM Deployments Take (almost) Forever To Complete?
Privileged Access Management PAM solutions are regarded as the common practice to prevent identity threats to administrative accounts. In theory, the PAM concept makes absolute sense: place admin credentials in a vault, rotate their passwords, and closely monitor their sessions. However, the hars...
New Wi-Fi Protocol Security Flaw Affecting Linux, Android and iOS Devices
A group of academics from Northeastern University and KU Leuven has disclosed a fundamental design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi protocol standard, impacting a wide range of devices running Linux, FreeBSD, Android, and iOS. Successful exploitation of the shortcoming could be abused to hijack TCP...
3CX Desktop App Supply Chain Attack Leaves Millions at Risk - Urgent Update on the Way!
3CX said it's working on a software update for its desktop app after multiple cybersecurity vendors sounded the alarm on what appears to be an active supply chain attack that's using digitally signed and rigged installers of the popular voice and video conferencing software to target downstream...
Breaking the Mold: Pen Testing Solutions That Challenge the Status Quo
Malicious actors are constantly adapting their tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs to adapt to political, technological, and regulatory changes quickly. A few emerging threats that organizations of all sizes should be aware of include the following: Increased use of Artificial Intelligence a...
Researchers Uncover Chinese Nation State Hackers' Deceptive Attack Strategies
A recent campaign undertaken by Earth Preta indicates that nation-state groups aligned with China are getting increasingly proficient at bypassing security solutions. The threat actor, active since at least 2012, is tracked by the broader cybersecurity community under Bronze President, HoneyMyte,...
New Cyber Platform Lab 1 Decodes Dark Web Data to Uncover Hidden Supply Chain Breaches
2022 was the year when inflation hit world economies, except in one corner of the global marketplace – stolen data. Ransomware payments fell by over 40% in 2022 compared to 2021. More organisations chose not to pay ransom demands, according to findings by blockchain firm Chainalysis. Nonetheless,...
YoroTrooper Stealing Credentials and Information from Government and Energy Organizations
A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed YoroTrooper has been targeting government, energy, and international organizations across Europe as part of a cyber espionage campaign that has been active since at least June 2022. "Information stolen from successful compromises include credentials...
New HiatusRAT Malware Targets Business-Grade Routers to Covertly Spy on Victims
A never-before-seen complex malware is targeting business-grade routers to covertly spy on victims in Latin America, Europe, and North America at least since July 2022. The elusive campaign, dubbed Hiatus by Lumen Black Lotus Labs, has been found to deploy two malicious binaries, a remote access...
How to Detect New Threats via Suspicious Activities
Unknown malware presents a significant cybersecurity threat and can cause serious damage to organizations and individuals alike. When left undetected, malicious code can gain access to confidential information, corrupt data, and allow attackers to gain control of systems. Find out how to avoid...
Experts Uncover the Identity of Mastermind Behind Golden Chickens Malware Service
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the real-world identity of the threat actor behind Golden Chickens malware-as-a-service, who goes by the online persona "badbullzvenom." eSentire's Threat Response Unit TRU, in an exhaustive report published following a 16-month-long investigation, said i...
Massive Ad Fraud Scheme Targeted Over 11 Million Devices with 1,700 Spoofed Apps
Researchers have shut down an "expansive" ad fraud scheme that spoofed more than 1,700 applications from 120 publishers and impacted roughly 11 million devices. "VASTFLUX was a malvertising attack that injected malicious JavaScript code into digital ad creatives, allowing the fraudsters to stack...
Kinsing Crypto Malware Hits Kubernetes Clusters via Misconfigured PostgreSQL
The threat actors behind the Kinsing cryptojacking operation have been spotted exploiting misconfigured and exposed PostgreSQL servers to obtain initial access to Kubernetes environments. A second initial access vector technique entails the use of vulnerable images, Sunders Bruskin, security...
Hackers Using SVG Files to Smuggle QBot Malware onto Windows Systems
Phishing campaigns involving the Qakbot malware are using Scalable Vector Graphics SVG images embedded in HTML email attachments. The new distribution method was spotted by Cisco Talos, which said it identified fraudulent email messages featuring HTML attachments with encoded SVG images that...
Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign Hits Linux Users with Go-based CHAOS Malware
A cryptocurrency mining attack targeting the Linux operating system also involved the use of an open source remote access trojan RAT dubbed CHAOS. The threat, which was spotted by Trend Micro in November 2022, remains virtually unchanged in all other aspects, including when it comes to terminatin...
CISA Warns of Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities Affecting Mitsubishi Electric PLCs
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA this week released an Industrial Control Systems ICS advisory warning of multiple vulnerabilities in Mitsubishi Electric GX Works3 engineering software. "Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow unauthorized users ...
New Flaw in Acer Laptops Could Let Attackers Disable Secure Boot Protection
Acer has released a firmware update to address a security vulnerability that could be potentially weaponized to turn off UEFI Secure Boot on affected machines. Tracked as CVE-2022-4020, the high-severity vulnerability affects five different models that consist of Aspire A315-22, A115-21, and...
SideWinder APT Using New WarHawk Backdoor to Target Entities in Pakistan
SideWinder, a prolific nation-state actor mainly known for targeting Pakistan military entities, compromised the official website of the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority NEPRA to deliver a tailored malware called WarHawk. "The newly discovered WarHawk backdoor contains various malicio...
Emotet Botnet Distributing Self-Unlocking Password-Protected RAR Files to Drop Malware
The notorious Emotet botnet has been linked to a new wave of malspam campaigns that take advantage of password-protected archive files to drop CoinMiner and Quasar RAT on compromised systems. In an attack chain detected by Trustwave SpiderLabs researchers, an invoice-themed ZIP file lure was foun...
Former Uber Security Chief Found Guilty of Data Breach Coverup
A U.S. federal court jury has found former Uber Chief Security Officer Joseph Sullivan guilty of not disclosing a 2016 breach of customer and driver records to regulators and attempting to cover up the incident. Sullivan has been convicted on two counts: One for obstructing justice by not reporti...
Experts Warn of New RatMilad Android Spyware Targeting Enterprise Devices
A novel Android malware called RatMilad has been observed targeting a Middle Eastern enterprise mobile device by concealing itself as a VPN and phone number spoofing app. The mobile trojan functions as advanced spyware with capabilities that receives and executes commands to collect and exfiltrat...
China Accuses NSA's TAO Unit of Hacking its Military Research University
China has accused the U.S. National Security Agency NSA of conducting a string of cyberattacks aimed at aeronautical and military research-oriented Northwestern Polytechnical University in the city of Xi'an in June 2022. The National Computer Virus Emergency Response Centre NCVERC disclosed its...
Hackers Use ModernLoader to Infect Systems with Stealers and Cryptominers
As many as three disparate but related campaigns between March and Jun 2022 have been found to deliver a variety of malware, including ModernLoader, RedLine Stealer, and cryptocurrency miners onto compromised systems. "The actors use PowerShell, .NET assemblies, and HTA and VBS files to spread...
FTC Sues Data Broker Over Selling Location Data for Hundreds of Millions of Phones
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC on Monday said it filed a lawsuit against Kochava, a location data broker, for collecting and selling precise geolocation data gathered from consumers' mobile devices. The complaint alleges that the U.S. company amasses a "wealth of information" about users b...
Google Cloud Blocks Record DDoS attack of 46 Million Requests Per Second
Google's cloud division on Thursday disclosed it mitigated a series of HTTPS distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks which peaked at 46 million requests per second RPS, making it the largest such DDoS offensive recorded to date. The attack, which occurred on June 1, 2022, targeting an unnamed...
Malicious Browser Extensions Targeted Over a Million Users So Far This Year
More than 1.31 million users attempted to install malicious or unwanted web browser extensions at least once, new findings from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky show. "From January 2020 to June 2022, more than 4.3 million unique users were attacked by adware hiding in browser extensions, which is...
RubyGems Makes Multi-Factor Authentication Mandatory for Top Package Maintainers
RubyGems, the official package manager for the Ruby programming language, has become the latest platform to mandate multi-factor authentication MFA for popular package maintainers, following the footsteps of NPM and PyPI. To that end, owners of gems with over 180 million total downloads are...