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Rogue Android Apps Target Pakistani Individuals in Sophisticated Espionage Campaign
Individuals in the Pakistan region have been targeted using two rogue Android apps available on the Google Play Store as part of a new targeted campaign. Cybersecurity firm Cyfirma attributed the campaign with moderate confidence to a threat actor known as DoNot Team, which is also tracked as...
Rogue Android Apps Target Pakistani Individuals in Sophisticated Espionage Campaign
Individuals in the Pakistan region have been targeted using two rogue Android apps available on the Google Play Store as part of a new targeted campaign. Cybersecurity firm Cyfirma attributed the campaign with moderate confidence to a threat actor known as DoNot Team, which is also tracked as...
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...
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...
Researchers Discover New Sophisticated Toolkit Targeting Apple macOS Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a set of malicious artifacts that they say is part of a sophisticated toolkit targeting Apple macOS systems. "As of now, these samples are still largely undetected and very little information is available about any of them," Bitdefender researchers Andrei...
Researchers Discover New Sophisticated Toolkit Targeting Apple macOS Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a set of malicious artifacts that they say is part of a sophisticated toolkit targeting Apple macOS systems. "As of now, these samples are still largely undetected and very little information is available about any of them," Bitdefender researchers Andrei...
Introducing AI-guided Remediation for IaC Security / KICS
While the use of Infrastructure as Code IaC has gained significant popularity as organizations embrace cloud computing and DevOps practices, the speed and flexibility that IaC provides can also introduce the potential for misconfigurations and security vulnerabilities. IaC allows organizations to...
Introducing AI-guided Remediation for IaC Security / KICS
While the use of Infrastructure as Code IaC has gained significant popularity as organizations embrace cloud computing and DevOps practices, the speed and flexibility that IaC provides can also introduce the potential for misconfigurations and security vulnerabilities. IaC allows organizations to...
State-Backed Hackers Employ Advanced Methods to Target Middle Eastern and African Governments
Governmental entities in the Middle East and Africa have been at the receiving end of sustained cyber-espionage attacks that leverage never-before-seen and rare credential theft and Exchange email exfiltration techniques. "The main goal of the attacks was to obtain highly confidential and sensiti...
State-Backed Hackers Employ Advanced Methods to Target Middle Eastern and African Governments
Governmental entities in the Middle East and Africa have been at the receiving end of sustained cyber-espionage attacks that leverage never-before-seen and rare credential theft and Exchange email exfiltration techniques. "The main goal of the attacks was to obtain highly confidential and sensiti...
Microsoft Blames Massive DDoS Attack for Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive Disruptions
Microsoft on Friday attributed a string of service outages aimed at Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive earlier this month to an uncategorized cluster it tracks under the name Storm-1359. "These attacks likely rely on access to multiple virtual private servers VPS in conjunction with rented cloud...
Microsoft Blames Massive DDoS Attack for Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive Disruptions
Microsoft on Friday attributed a string of service outages aimed at Azure, Outlook, and OneDrive earlier this month to an uncategorized cluster it tracks under the name Storm-1359. "These attacks likely rely on access to multiple virtual private servers VPS in conjunction with rented cloud...
From Cryptojacking to DDoS Attacks: Diicot Expands Tactics with Cayosin Botnet
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered previously undocumented payloads associated with a Romanian threat actor named Diicot , revealing its potential for launching distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. "The Diicot name is significant, as it's also the name of the Romanian organized crim...
From Cryptojacking to DDoS Attacks: Diicot Expands Tactics with Cayosin Botnet
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered previously undocumented payloads associated with a Romanian threat actor named Diicot, revealing its potential for launching distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks. "The Diicot name is significant, as it's also the name of the Romanian organized crime...
ChamelDoH: New Linux Backdoor Utilizing DNS-over-HTTPS Tunneling for Covert CnC
The threat actor known as ChamelGang has been observed using a previously undocumented implant to backdoor Linux systems, marking a new expansion of the threat actor's capabilities. The malware, dubbed ChamelDoH by Stairwell, is a C++-based tool for communicating via DNS-over-HTTPS DoH tunneling...
ChamelDoH: New Linux Backdoor Utilizing DNS-over-HTTPS Tunneling for Covert CnC
The threat actor known as ChamelGang has been observed using a previously undocumented implant to backdoor Linux systems, marking a new expansion of the threat actor's capabilities. The malware, dubbed ChamelDoH by Stairwell, is a C++-based tool for communicating via DNS-over-HTTPS DoH tunneling...
Activities in the Cybercrime Underground Require a New Approach to Cybersecurity
As Threat Actors Continuously Adapt their TTPs in Today's Threat Landscape, So Must You Earlier this year, threat researchers at Cybersixgill released the annual report, The State of the Cybercrime Underground . The research stems from an analysis of Cybersixgill's collected intelligence items...
Activities in the Cybercrime Underground Require a New Approach to Cybersecurity
As Threat Actors Continuously Adapt their TTPs in Today's Threat Landscape, So Must You Earlier this year, threat researchers at Cybersixgill released the annual report, The State of the Cybercrime Underground. The research stems from an analysis of Cybersixgill's collected intelligence items...
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...
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...
Third Flaw Uncovered in MOVEit Transfer App Amidst Cl0p Ransomware Mass Attack
Progress Software on Thursday disclosed a third vulnerability impacting its MOVEit Transfer application, as the Cl0p cybercrime gang deployed extortion tactics against affected companies. The new flaw, which is being tracked as CVE-2023-35708 , also concerns an SQL injection vulnerability that...
Third Flaw Uncovered in MOVEit Transfer App Amidst Cl0p Ransomware Mass Attack
Progress Software on Thursday disclosed a third vulnerability impacting its MOVEit Transfer application, as the Cl0p cybercrime gang deployed extortion tactics against affected companies. The new flaw, which is being tracked as CVE-2023-35708, also concerns an SQL injection vulnerability that...
Ransomware Hackers and Scammers Utilizing Cloud Mining to Launder Cryptocurrency
Ransomware actors and cryptocurrency scammers have joined nation-state actors in abusing cloud mining services to launder digital assets, new findings reveal. "Cryptocurrency mining is a crucial part of our industry, but it also holds special appeal to bad actors, as it provides a means to acquir...
Ransomware Hackers and Scammers Utilizing Cloud Mining to Launder Cryptocurrency
Ransomware actors and cryptocurrency scammers have joined nation-state actors in abusing cloud mining services to launder digital assets, new findings reveal. "Cryptocurrency mining is a crucial part of our industry, but it also holds special appeal to bad actors, as it provides a means to acquir...
Chinese UNC4841 Group Exploits Zero-Day Flaw in Barracuda Email Security Gateway
A suspected China-nexus threat actor dubbed UNC4841 has been linked to the exploitation of a recently patched zero-day flaw in Barracuda Email Security Gateway ESG appliances since October 2022. "UNC4841 is an espionage actor behind this wide-ranging campaign in support of the People's Republic o...
Chinese UNC4841 Group Exploits Zero-Day Flaw in Barracuda Email Security Gateway
A suspected China-nexus threat actor dubbed UNC4841 has been linked to the exploitation of a recently patched zero-day flaw in Barracuda Email Security Gateway ESG appliances since October 2022. "UNC4841 is an espionage actor behind this wide-ranging campaign in support of the People's Republic o...
Vidar Malware Using New Tactics to Evade Detection and Anonymize Activities
The threat actors behind the Vidar malware have made changes to their backend infrastructure, indicating attempts to retool and conceal their online trail in response to public disclosures about their modus operandi. "Vidar threat actors continue to rotate their backend IP infrastructure, favorin...
Vidar Malware Using New Tactics to Evade Detection and Anonymize Activities
The threat actors behind the Vidar malware have made changes to their backend infrastructure, indicating attempts to retool and conceal their online trail in response to public disclosures about their modus operandi. "Vidar threat actors continue to rotate their backend IP infrastructure, favorin...
Warning: GravityRAT Android Trojan Steals WhatsApp Backups and Deletes Files
An updated version of an Android remote access trojan dubbed GravityRAT has been found masquerading as messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico as part of a narrowly targeted campaign since June 2022. "Notable in the newly discovered campaign, GravityRAT can exfiltrate WhatsApp backups and receive...
Warning: GravityRAT Android Trojan Steals WhatsApp Backups and Deletes Files
An updated version of an Android remote access trojan dubbed GravityRAT has been found masquerading as messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico as part of a narrowly targeted campaign since June 2022. "Notable in the newly discovered campaign, GravityRAT can exfiltrate WhatsApp backups and receive...
New Research: 6% of Employees Paste Sensitive Data into GenAI tools as ChatGPT
The revolutionary technology of GenAI tools, such as ChatGPT, has brought significant risks to organizations' sensitive data. But what do we really know about this risk? A new research by Browser Security company LayerX sheds light on the scope and nature of these risks. The report titled...
New Research: 6% of Employees Paste Sensitive Data into GenAI tools as ChatGPT
The revolutionary technology of GenAI tools, such as ChatGPT, has brought significant risks to organizations' sensitive data. But what do we really know about this risk? A new research by Browser Security company LayerX sheds light on the scope and nature of these risks. The report titled...
New Supply Chain Attack Exploits Abandoned S3 Buckets to Distribute Malicious Binaries
In what's a new kind of software supply chain attack aimed at open source projects, it has emerged that threat actors could seize control of expired Amazon S3 buckets to serve rogue binaries without altering the modules themselves. "Malicious binaries steal the user IDs, passwords, local machine...
New Supply Chain Attack Exploits Abandoned S3 Buckets to Distribute Malicious Binaries
In what's a new kind of software supply chain attack aimed at open source projects, it has emerged that threat actors could seize control of expired Amazon S3 buckets to serve rogue binaries without altering the modules themselves. "Malicious binaries steal the user IDs, passwords, local machine...
New Report Reveals Shuckworm's Long-Running Intrusions on Ukrainian Organizations
The Russian threat actor known as Shuckworm has continued its cyber assault spree against Ukrainian entities in a bid to steal sensitive information from compromised environments. Targets of the recent intrusions, which began in February/March 2023, include security services, military, and...
New Report Reveals Shuckworm's Long-Running Intrusions on Ukrainian Organizations
The Russian threat actor known as Shuckworm has continued its cyber assault spree against Ukrainian entities in a bid to steal sensitive information from compromised environments. Targets of the recent intrusions, which began in February/March 2023, include security services, military, and...
Microsoft Warns of New Russian State-Sponsored Hacker Group with Destructive Intent
Microsoft on Wednesday took the lid off a "novel and distinct Russian threat actor," which it said is linked to the General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate GRU and has a "relatively low success rate." The tech giant's Threat Intelligence team, which was previously tracking the group under its...
Microsoft Warns of New Russian State-Sponsored Hacker Group with Destructive Intent
Microsoft on Wednesday took the lid off a "novel and distinct Russian threat actor," which it said is linked to the General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate GRU and has a "relatively low success rate." The tech giant's Threat Intelligence team, which was previously tracking the group under its...
LockBit Ransomware Extorts $91 Million from U.S. Companies
The threat actors behind the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service RaaS scheme have extorted $91 million following hundreds of attacks against numerous U.S. organizations since 2020. That's according to a joint bulletin published by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, the...
LockBit Ransomware Extorts $91 Million from U.S. Companies
The threat actors behind the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service RaaS scheme have extorted $91 million following hundreds of attacks against numerous U.S. organizations since 2020. That's according to a joint bulletin published by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, the...
Chinese Hackers Exploit VMware Zero-Day to Backdoor Windows and Linux Systems
The Chinese state-sponsored group known as UNC3886 has been found to exploit a zero-day flaw in VMware ESXi hosts to backdoor Windows and Linux systems. The VMware Tools authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20867 CVSS score: 3.9, "enabled the execution of privileged commands...
Chinese Hackers Exploit VMware Zero-Day to Backdoor Windows and Linux Systems
The Chinese state-sponsored group known as UNC3886 has been found to exploit a zero-day flaw in VMware ESXi hosts to backdoor Windows and Linux systems. The VMware Tools authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20867 CVSS score: 3.9, "enabled the execution of privileged commands...
Severe Vulnerabilities Reported in Microsoft Azure Bastion and Container Registry
Two "dangerous" security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Microsoft Azure Bastion and Azure Container Registry that could have been exploited to carry out cross-site scripting XSS attacks. "The vulnerabilities allowed unauthorized access to the victim's session within the compromised Azure...
Severe Vulnerabilities Reported in Microsoft Azure Bastion and Container Registry
Two "dangerous" security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Microsoft Azure Bastion and Azure Container Registry that could have been exploited to carry out cross-site scripting XSS attacks. "The vulnerabilities allowed unauthorized access to the victim's session within the compromised Azure...
New Golang-based Skuld Malware Stealing Discord and Browser Data from Windows PCs
A new Golang-based information stealer called Skuld has compromised Windows systems across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. "This new malware strain tries to steal sensitive information from its victims," Trellix researcher Ernesto Fernández Provecho said in a Tuesday analysis. "To accomplish...
New Golang-based Skuld Malware Stealing Discord and Browser Data from Windows PCs
A new Golang-based information stealer called Skuld has compromised Windows systems across Europe, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. "This new malware strain tries to steal sensitive information from its victims," Trellix researcher Ernesto Fernández Provecho said in a Tuesday analysis. "To accomplish...
Where from, Where to — The Evolution of Network Security
For the better part of the 90s and early aughts, the sysadmin handbook said, "Filter your incoming traffic, not everyone is nice out there " later coined by Gandalf as "You shall not pass ". So CIOs started to supercharge their network fences with every appliance they could get to protect against...
Where from, Where to — The Evolution of Network Security
For the better part of the 90s and early aughts, the sysadmin handbook said, "Filter your incoming traffic, not everyone is nice out there" later coined by Gandalf as "You shall not pass". So CIOs started to supercharge their network fences with every appliance they could get to protect against...
Fake Researcher Profiles Spread Malware through GitHub Repositories as PoC Exploits
At least half of dozen GitHub accounts from fake researchers associated with a fraudulent cybersecurity company have been observed pushing malicious repositories on the code hosting service. All seven repositories, which are still available as of writing, claim to be a proof-of-concept PoC exploi...
Fake Researcher Profiles Spread Malware through GitHub Repositories as PoC Exploits
At least half of dozen GitHub accounts from fake researchers associated with a fraudulent cybersecurity company have been observed pushing malicious repositories on the code hosting service. All seven repositories, which are still available as of writing, claim to be a proof-of-concept PoC exploi...