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Clop Ransomware Gang Likely Aware of MOVEit Transfer Vulnerability Since 2021
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have published a joint advisory regarding the active exploitation of a recently disclosed critical flaw in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer application to drop ransomware. "The Cl0p Ransomwar...
Clop Ransomware Gang Likely Aware of MOVEit Transfer Vulnerability Since 2021
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have published a joint advisory regarding the active exploitation of a recently disclosed critical flaw in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer application to drop ransomware. "The Cl0p Ransomwar...
How to Improve Your API Security Posture
APIs, more formally known as application programming interfaces, empower apps and microservices to communicate and share data. However, this level of connectivity doesn't come without major risks. Hackers can exploit vulnerabilities in APIs to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or even ta...
How to Improve Your API Security Posture
APIs, more formally known as application programming interfaces, empower apps and microservices to communicate and share data. However, this level of connectivity doesn't come without major risks. Hackers can exploit vulnerabilities in APIs to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or even ta...
Urgent Security Updates: Cisco and VMware Address Critical Vulnerabilities
VMware has released security updates to fix a trio of flaws in Aria Operations for Networks that could result in information disclosure and remote code execution. The most critical of the three vulnerabilities is a command injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20887 CVSS score: 9.8 that cou...
Urgent Security Updates: Cisco and VMware Address Critical Vulnerabilities
VMware has released security updates to fix a trio of flaws in Aria Operations for Networks that could result in information disclosure and remote code execution. The most critical of the three vulnerabilities is a command injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20887 CVSS score: 9.8 that cou...
Kimsuky Targets Think Tanks and News Media with Social Engineering Attacks
The North Korean nation-state threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a social engineering campaign targeting experts in North Korean affairs with the goal of stealing Google credentials and delivering reconnaissance malware. "Further, Kimsuky's objective extends to the theft of...
Kimsuky Targets Think Tanks and News Media with Social Engineering Attacks
The North Korean nation-state threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a social engineering campaign targeting experts in North Korean affairs with the goal of stealing Google credentials and delivering reconnaissance malware. "Further, Kimsuky's objective extends to the theft of...
Barracuda Urges Immediate Replacement of Hacked ESG Appliances
Enterprise security company Barracuda is now urging customers who were impacted by a recently disclosed zero-day flaw in its Email Security Gateway ESG appliances to immediately replace them. "Impacted ESG appliances must be immediately replaced regardless of patch version level," the company sai...
Barracuda Urges Immediate Replacement of Hacked ESG Appliances
Enterprise security company Barracuda is now urging customers who were impacted by a recently disclosed zero-day flaw in its Email Security Gateway ESG appliances to immediately replace them. "Impacted ESG appliances must be immediately replaced regardless of patch version level," the company sai...
Microsoft to Pay $20 Million Penalty for Illegally Collecting Kids' Data on Xbox
Microsoft has agreed to pay a penalty of $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC charges that the company illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console without their parents' knowledge or consent. "Our proposed order makes i...
Microsoft to Pay $20 Million Penalty for Illegally Collecting Kids' Data on Xbox
Microsoft has agreed to pay a penalty of $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC charges that the company illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console without their parents' knowledge or consent. "Our proposed order makes i...
Winning the Mind Game: The Role of the Ransomware Negotiator
Get exclusive insights from a real ransomware negotiator who shares authentic stories from network hostage situations and how he managed them. The Ransomware Industry Ransomware is an industry. As such, it has its own business logic: organizations pay money, in crypto-currency, in order to regain...
Winning the Mind Game: The Role of the Ransomware Negotiator
Get exclusive insights from a real ransomware negotiator who shares authentic stories from network hostage situations and how he managed them. The Ransomware Industry Ransomware is an industry. As such, it has its own business logic: organizations pay money, in crypto-currency, in order to regain...
New PowerDrop Malware Targeting U.S. Aerospace Industry
An unknown threat actor has been observed targeting the U.S. aerospace industry with a new PowerShell-based malware called PowerDrop. "PowerDrop uses advanced techniques to evade detection such as deception, encoding, and encryption," according to Adlumin, which found the malware implanted in an...
New PowerDrop Malware Targeting U.S. Aerospace Industry
An unknown threat actor has been observed targeting the U.S. aerospace industry with a new PowerShell-based malware called PowerDrop. "PowerDrop uses advanced techniques to evade detection such as deception, encoding, and encryption," according to Adlumin, which found the malware implanted in an...
New Malware Campaign Leveraging Satacom Downloader to Steal Cryptocurrency
A recent malware campaign has been found to leverage Satacom downloader as a conduit to deploy stealthy malware capable of siphoning cryptocurrency using a rogue extension for Chromium-based browsers. "The main purpose of the malware that is dropped by the Satacom downloader is to steal BTC from...
New Malware Campaign Leveraging Satacom Downloader to Steal Cryptocurrency
A recent malware campaign has been found to leverage Satacom downloader as a conduit to deploy stealthy malware capable of siphoning cryptocurrency using a rogue extension for Chromium-based browsers. "The main purpose of the malware that is dropped by the Satacom downloader is to steal BTC from...
Over 60K Adware Apps Posing as Cracked Versions of Popular Apps Target Android Devices
Thousands of adware apps for Android have been found to masquerade as cracks or modded versions of popular applications to serve unwanted ads to users as part of a campaign ongoing since October 2022. "The campaign is designed to aggressively push adware to Android devices with the purpose to dri...
Over 60K Adware Apps Posing as Cracked Versions of Popular Apps Target Android Devices
Thousands of adware apps for Android have been found to masquerade as cracks or modded versions of popular applications to serve unwanted ads to users as part of a campaign ongoing since October 2022. "The campaign is designed to aggressively push adware to Android devices with the purpose to dri...
5 Reasons Why IT Security Tools Don't Work For OT
Attacks on critical infrastructure and other OT systems are on the rise as digital transformation and OT/IT convergence continue to accelerate. Water treatment facilities, energy providers, factories, and chemical plants — the infrastructure that undergirds our daily lives could all be at risk...
5 Reasons Why IT Security Tools Don't Work For OT
Attacks on critical infrastructure and other OT systems are on the rise as digital transformation and OT/IT convergence continue to accelerate. Water treatment facilities, energy providers, factories, and chemical plants — the infrastructure that undergirds our daily lives could all be at risk...
Zero-Day Alert: Google Issues Patch for New Chrome Vulnerability - Update Now!
Google on Monday released security updates to patch a high-severity flaw in its Chrome web browser that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2023-3079 , the vulnerability has been described as a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript engine. Clement Lecigne of Google's...
Zero-Day Alert: Google Issues Patch for New Chrome Vulnerability - Update Now!
Google on Monday released security updates to patch a high-severity flaw in its Chrome web browser that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2023-3079, the vulnerability has been described as a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript engine. Clement Lecigne of Google's...
Cyclops Ransomware Gang Offers Go-Based Info Stealer to Cybercriminals
Threat actors associated with the Cyclops ransomware have been observed offering an information stealer malware that's designed to capture sensitive data from infected hosts. "The threat actor behind this ransomware-as-a-service promotes its offering on forums," Uptycs said in a new report. "Ther...
Cyclops Ransomware Gang Offers Go-Based Info Stealer to Cybercriminals
Threat actors associated with the Cyclops ransomware have been observed offering an information stealer malware that's designed to capture sensitive data from infected hosts. "The threat actor behind this ransomware-as-a-service promotes its offering on forums," Uptycs said in a new report. "Ther...
Chinese PostalFurious Gang Strikes UAE Users with Sneaky SMS Phishing Scheme
A Chinese-speaking phishing gang dubbed PostalFurious has been linked to a new SMS campaign that's targeting users in the U.A.E. by masquerading as postal services and toll operators, per Group-IB. The fraudulent scheme entails sending users bogus text messages asking them to pay a vehicle trip f...
Chinese PostalFurious Gang Strikes UAE Users with Sneaky SMS Phishing Scheme
A Chinese-speaking phishing gang dubbed PostalFurious has been linked to a new SMS campaign that's targeting users in the U.A.E. by masquerading as postal services and toll operators, per Group-IB. The fraudulent scheme entails sending users bogus text messages asking them to pay a vehicle trip f...
Zyxel Firewalls Under Attack! Urgent Patching Required
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Monday placed two recently disclosed flaws in Zyxel firewalls to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-33009 and CVE-2023-33010, are buff...
Zyxel Firewalls Under Attack! Urgent Patching Required
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Monday placed two recently disclosed flaws in Zyxel firewalls to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-33009 and CVE-2023-33010, are buff...
Microsoft: Lace Tempest Hackers Behind Active Exploitation of MOVEit Transfer App
Microsoft has officially linked the ongoing active exploitation of a critical flaw in the Progress Software MOVEit Transfer application to a threat actor it tracks as Lace Tempest. "Exploitation is often followed by deployment of a web shell with data exfiltration capabilities," the Microsoft...
Microsoft: Lace Tempest Hackers Behind Active Exploitation of MOVEit Transfer App
Microsoft has officially linked the ongoing active exploitation of a critical flaw in the Progress Software MOVEit Transfer application to a threat actor it tracks as Lace Tempest. "Exploitation is often followed by deployment of a web shell with data exfiltration capabilities," the Microsoft...
The Annual Report: 2024 Plans and Priorities for SaaS Security
Over 55% of security executives report that they have experienced a SaaS security incident in the past two years — ranging from data leaks and data breaches to SaaS ransomware and malicious apps as seen in figures 1 and 2. --- Figure 1. How many organizations have experienced a SaaS security...
The Annual Report: 2024 Plans and Priorities for SaaS Security
Over 55% of security executives report that they have experienced a SaaS security incident in the past two years — ranging from data leaks and data breaches to SaaS ransomware and malicious apps as seen in figures 1 and 2. --- Figure 1. How many organizations have experienced a SaaS security...
Magento, WooCommerce, WordPress, and Shopify Exploited in Web Skimmer Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new ongoing Magecart-style web skimmer campaign that's designed to steal personally identifiable information PII and credit card data from e-commerce websites. A noteworthy aspect that sets it apart from other Magecart campaigns is that the hijacked site...
Magento, WooCommerce, WordPress, and Shopify Exploited in Web Skimmer Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new ongoing Magecart-style web skimmer campaign that's designed to steal personally identifiable information PII and credit card data from e-commerce websites. A noteworthy aspect that sets it apart from other Magecart campaigns is that the hijacked site...
Brazilian Cybercriminals Using LOLBaS and CMD Scripts to Drain Bank Accounts
An unknown cybercrime threat actor has been observed targeting Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking victims to compromise online banking accounts in Mexico, Peru, and Portugal. "This threat actor employs tactics such as LOLBaS living-off-the-land binaries and scripts, along with CMD-based scripts to...
Brazilian Cybercriminals Using LOLBaS and CMD Scripts to Drain Bank Accounts
An unknown cybercrime threat actor has been observed targeting Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking victims to compromise online banking accounts in Mexico, Peru, and Portugal. "This threat actor employs tactics such as LOLBaS living-off-the-land binaries and scripts, along with CMD-based scripts to...
Alarming Surge in TrueBot Activity Revealed with New Delivery Vectors
A surge in TrueBot activity was observed in May 2023, cybersecurity researchers disclosed. "TrueBot is a downloader trojan botnet that uses command and control servers to collect information on compromised systems and uses that compromised system as a launching point for further attacks," VMware'...
Alarming Surge in TrueBot Activity Revealed with New Delivery Vectors
A surge in TrueBot activity was observed in May 2023, cybersecurity researchers disclosed. "TrueBot is a downloader trojan botnet that uses command and control servers to collect information on compromised systems and uses that compromised system as a launching point for further attacks," VMware'...
New Linux Ransomware Strain BlackSuit Shows Striking Similarities to Royal
An analysis of the Linux variant of a new ransomware strain called BlackSuit has covered significant similarities with another ransomware family called Royal. Trend Micro, which examined an x64 VMware ESXi version targeting Linux machines, said it identified an "extremely high degree of similarit...
New Linux Ransomware Strain BlackSuit Shows Striking Similarities to Royal
An analysis of the Linux variant of a new ransomware strain called BlackSuit has covered significant similarities with another ransomware family called Royal. Trend Micro, which examined an x64 VMware ESXi version targeting Linux machines, said it identified an "extremely high degree of similarit...
Cloud Security Tops Concerns for Cybersecurity Leaders: EC-Council's Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report 2023
A survey of global cybersecurity leaders through the 2023 Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report commissioned by the EC-Council identified 4 primary areas of grave concern: cloud security, data security, security governance, and lack of cybersecurity talent. EC-Council, the global leader in...
Cloud Security Tops Concerns for Cybersecurity Leaders: EC-Council's Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report 2023
A survey of global cybersecurity leaders through the 2023 Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report commissioned by the EC-Council identified 4 primary areas of grave concern: cloud security, data security, security governance, and lack of cybersecurity talent. EC-Council, the global leader in...
FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC has fined Amazon a cumulative $30.8 million over a series of privacy lapses regarding its Alexa assistant and Ring security cameras. This comprises a $25 million penalty for breaching children's privacy laws by retaining their Alexa voice recordings for...
FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC has fined Amazon a cumulative $30.8 million over a series of privacy lapses regarding its Alexa assistant and Ring security cameras. This comprises a $25 million penalty for breaching children's privacy laws by retaining their Alexa voice recordings for...
New Botnet Malware 'Horabot' Targets Spanish-Speaking Users in Latin America
Spanish-speaking users in Latin America have been at the receiving end of a new botnet malware dubbed Horabot since at least November 2020. "Horabot enables the threat actor to control the victim's Outlook mailbox, exfiltrate contacts' email addresses, and send phishing emails with malicious HTML...
New Botnet Malware 'Horabot' Targets Spanish-Speaking Users in Latin America
Spanish-speaking users in Latin America have been at the receiving end of a new botnet malware dubbed Horabot since at least November 2020. "Horabot enables the threat actor to control the victim's Outlook mailbox, exfiltrate contacts' email addresses, and send phishing emails with malicious HTML...
The Importance of Managing Your Data Security Posture
Data security is reinventing itself. As new data security posture management solutions come to market, organizations are increasingly recognizing the opportunity to provide evidence-based security that proves how their data is being protected. But what exactly is data security posture, and how do...
The Importance of Managing Your Data Security Posture
Data security is reinventing itself. As new data security posture management solutions come to market, organizations are increasingly recognizing the opportunity to provide evidence-based security that proves how their data is being protected. But what exactly is data security posture, and how do...