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Iranian Hackers Launch Sophisticated Attacks Targeting Israel with PowerLess Backdoor
An Iranian nation-state threat actor has been linked to a new wave of phishing attacks targeting Israel that's designed to deploy an updated version of a Windows backdoor called PowerLess. Cybersecurity firm Check Point is tracking the activity cluster under its mythical creature handle Educated...
Modernizing Vulnerability Management: The Move Toward Exposure Management
Managing vulnerabilities in the constantly evolving technological landscape is a difficult task. Although vulnerabilities emerge regularly, not all vulnerabilities present the same level of risk. Traditional metrics such as CVSS score or the number of vulnerabilities are insufficient for effectiv...
Modernizing Vulnerability Management: The Move Toward Exposure Management
Managing vulnerabilities in the constantly evolving technological landscape is a difficult task. Although vulnerabilities emerge regularly, not all vulnerabilities present the same level of risk. Traditional metrics such as CVSS score or the number of vulnerabilities are insufficient for effectiv...
Lazarus Subgroup Targeting Apple Devices with New RustBucket macOS Malware
A financially-motivated North Korean threat actor is suspected to be behind a new Apple macOS malware strain called RustBucket. "RustBucket communicates with command and control C2 servers to download and execute various payloads," Jamf Threat Labs researchers Ferdous Saljooki and Jaron Bradley...
Lazarus Subgroup Targeting Apple Devices with New RustBucket macOS Malware
A financially-motivated North Korean threat actor is suspected to be behind a new Apple macOS malware strain called RustBucket. "RustBucket communicates with command and control C2 servers to download and execute various payloads," Jamf Threat Labs researchers Ferdous Saljooki and Jaron Bradley...
Google Cloud Introduces Security AI Workbench for Faster Threat Detection and Analysis
Google's cloud division is following in the footsteps of Microsoft with the launch of Security AI Workbench that leverages generative AI models to gain better visibility into the threat landscape. Powering the cybersecurity suite is Sec-PaLM, a specialized large language model LLM that's...
Google Cloud Introduces Security AI Workbench for Faster Threat Detection and Analysis
Google's cloud division is following in the footsteps of Microsoft with the launch of Security AI Workbench that leverages generative AI models to gain better visibility into the threat landscape. Powering the cybersecurity suite is Sec-PaLM, a specialized large language model LLM that's...
Google Authenticator App Gets Cloud Backup Feature for TOTP Codes
Search giant Google on Monday unveiled a major update to its 12-year-old Authenticator app for Android and iOS with an account synchronization option that allows users to back up their time-based one-time passwords TOTPs to the cloud. "This change means users are better protected from lockout and...
Google Authenticator App Gets Cloud Backup Feature for TOTP Codes
Search giant Google on Monday unveiled a major update to its 12-year-old Authenticator app for Android and iOS with an account synchronization option that allows users to back up their time-based one-time passwords TOTPs to the cloud. "This change means users are better protected from lockout and...
Russian Hackers Tomiris Targeting Central Asia for Intelligence Gathering
The Russian-speaking threat actor behind a backdoor known as Tomiris is primarily focused on gathering intelligence in Central Asia, fresh findings from Kaspersky reveal. "Tomiris's endgame consistently appears to be the regular theft of internal documents," security researchers Pierre Delcher an...
Russian Hackers Tomiris Targeting Central Asia for Intelligence Gathering
The Russian-speaking threat actor behind a backdoor known as Tomiris is primarily focused on gathering intelligence in Central Asia, fresh findings from Kaspersky reveal. "Tomiris's endgame consistently appears to be the regular theft of internal documents," security researchers Pierre Delcher an...
Ransomware Hackers Using AuKill Tool to Disable EDR Software Using BYOVD Attack
Threat actors are employing a previously undocumented "defense evasion tool" dubbed AuKill that's designed to disable endpoint detection and response EDR software by means of a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver BYOVD attack. "The AuKill tool abuses an outdated version of the driver used by version...
Ransomware Hackers Using AuKill Tool to Disable EDR Software Using BYOVD Attack
Threat actors are employing a previously undocumented "defense evasion tool" dubbed AuKill that's designed to disable endpoint detection and response EDR software by means of a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver BYOVD attack. "The AuKill tool abuses an outdated version of the driver used by version...
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...
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...
Hackers Exploit Outdated WordPress Plugin to Backdoor Thousands of WordPress Sites
Threat actors have been observed leveraging a legitimate but outdated WordPress plugin to surreptitiously backdoor websites as part of an ongoing campaign, Sucuri revealed in a report published last week. The plugin in question is Eval PHP, released by a developer named flashpixx. It allows users...
Hackers Exploit Outdated WordPress Plugin to Backdoor Thousands of WordPress Sites
Threat actors have been observed leveraging a legitimate but outdated WordPress plugin to surreptitiously backdoor websites as part of an ongoing campaign, Sucuri revealed in a report published last week. The plugin in question is Eval PHP, released by a developer named flashpixx. It allows users...
New All-in-One "EvilExtractor" Stealer for Windows Systems Surfaces on the Dark Web
A new "all-in-one" stealer malware named EvilExtractor also spelled Evil Extractor is being marketed for sale for other threat actors to steal data and files from Windows systems. "It includes several modules that all work via an FTP service," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Cara Lin said. "I...
New All-in-One "EvilExtractor" Stealer for Windows Systems Surfaces on the Dark Web
A new "all-in-one" stealer malware named EvilExtractor also spelled Evil Extractor is being marketed for sale for other threat actors to steal data and files from Windows systems. "It includes several modules that all work via an FTP service," Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Cara Lin said. "I...
Russian Hackers Suspected in Ongoing Exploitation of Unpatched PaperCut Servers
Print management software provider PaperCut said that it has "evidence to suggest that unpatched servers are being exploited in the wild," citing two vulnerability reports from cybersecurity company Trend Micro. "PaperCut has conducted analysis on all customer reports, and the earliest signature ...
Russian Hackers Suspected in Ongoing Exploitation of Unpatched PaperCut Servers
Print management software provider PaperCut said that it has "evidence to suggest that unpatched servers are being exploited in the wild," citing two vulnerability reports from cybersecurity company Trend Micro. "PaperCut has conducted analysis on all customer reports, and the earliest signature ...
Lazarus X_TRADER Hack Impacts Critical Infrastructure Beyond 3CX Breach
Lazarus, the prolific North Korean hacking group behind the cascading supply chain attack targeting 3CX, also breached two critical infrastructure organizations in the power and energy sector and two other businesses involved in financial trading using the trojanized XTRADER application. The new...
Lazarus X_TRADER Hack Impacts Critical Infrastructure Beyond 3CX Breach
Lazarus, the prolific North Korean hacking group behind the cascading supply chain attack targeting 3CX, also breached two critical infrastructure organizations in the power and energy sector and two other businesses involved in financial trading using the trojanized XTRADER application. The new...
CISA Adds 3 Actively Exploited Flaws to KEV Catalog, including Critical PaperCut Bug
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Friday added three security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The three vulnerabilities are as follows - CVE-2023-28432 CVSS score - 7.5 - MinIO Information Disclosu...
CISA Adds 3 Actively Exploited Flaws to KEV Catalog, including Critical PaperCut Bug
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Friday added three security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The three vulnerabilities are as follows - CVE-2023-28432 CVSS score - 7.5 - MinIO Information Disclosu...
Kubernetes RBAC Exploited in Large-Scale Campaign for Cryptocurrency Mining
A large-scale attack campaign discovered in the wild has been exploiting Kubernetes K8s Role-Based Access Control RBAC to create backdoors and run cryptocurrency miners. "The attackers also deployed DaemonSets to take over and hijack resources of the K8s clusters they attack," cloud security firm...
Kubernetes RBAC Exploited in Large-Scale Campaign for Cryptocurrency Mining
A large-scale attack campaign discovered in the wild has been exploiting Kubernetes K8s Role-Based Access Control RBAC to create backdoors and run cryptocurrency miners. "The attackers also deployed DaemonSets to take over and hijack resources of the K8s clusters they attack," cloud security firm...
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,...
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,...
14 Kubernetes and Cloud Security Challenges and How to Solve Them
Recently, Andrew Martin, founder and CEO of ControlPlane, released a report entitled Cloud Native and Kubernetes Security Predictions 2023. These predictions underscore the rapidly evolving landscape of Kubernetes and cloud security, emphasizing the need for organizations to stay informed and ado...
14 Kubernetes and Cloud Security Challenges and How to Solve Them
Recently, Andrew Martin, founder and CEO of ControlPlane, released a report entitled Cloud Native and Kubernetes Security Predictions 2023. These predictions underscore the rapidly evolving landscape of Kubernetes and cloud security, emphasizing the need for organizations to stay informed and ado...
N.K. Hackers Employ Matryoshka Doll-Style Cascading Supply Chain Attack on 3CX
The supply chain attack targeting 3CX was the result of a prior supply chain compromise associated with a different company, demonstrating a new level of sophistication with North Korean threat actors. Google-owned Mandiant, which is tracking the attack event under the moniker UNC4736 , said the...
N.K. Hackers Employ Matryoshka Doll-Style Cascading Supply Chain Attack on 3CX
The supply chain attack targeting 3CX was the result of a prior supply chain compromise associated with a different company, demonstrating a new level of sophistication with North Korean threat actors. Google-owned Mandiant, which is tracking the attack event under the moniker UNC4736, said the...
Cisco and VMware Release Security Updates to Patch Critical Flaws in their Products
Cisco and VMware have released security updates to address critical security flaws in their products that could be exploited by malicious actors to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The most severe of the vulnerabilities is a command injection flaw in Cisco Industrial Network Director...
Cisco and VMware Release Security Updates to Patch Critical Flaws in their Products
Cisco and VMware have released security updates to address critical security flaws in their products that could be exploited by malicious actors to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The most severe of the vulnerabilities is a command injection flaw in Cisco Industrial Network Director...
Two Critical Flaws Found in Alibaba Cloud's PostgreSQL Databases
A chain of two critical flaws has been disclosed in Alibaba Cloud's ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL and AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL that could be exploited to breach tenant isolation protections and access sensitive data belonging to other customers. "The vulnerabilities potentially allowed unauthorize...
Two Critical Flaws Found in Alibaba Cloud's PostgreSQL Databases
A chain of two critical flaws has been disclosed in Alibaba Cloud's ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL and AnalyticDB for PostgreSQL that could be exploited to breach tenant isolation protections and access sensitive data belonging to other customers. "The vulnerabilities potentially allowed unauthorize...
Lazarus Group Adds Linux Malware to Arsenal in Operation Dream Job
The notorious North Korea-aligned state-sponsored actor known as the Lazarus Group has been attributed to a new campaign aimed at Linux users. The attacks are part of a persistent and long-running activity tracked under the name Operation Dream Job , ESET said in a new report published today. The...
Beyond Traditional Security: NDR's Pivotal Role in Safeguarding OT Networks
Why is Visibility into OT Environments Crucial? The significance of Operational Technology OT for businesses is undeniable as the OT sector flourishes alongside the already thriving IT sector. OT includes industrial control systems, manufacturing equipment, and devices that oversee and manage...
Lazarus Group Adds Linux Malware to Arsenal in Operation Dream Job
The notorious North Korea-aligned state-sponsored actor known as the Lazarus Group has been attributed to a new campaign aimed at Linux users. The attacks are part of a persistent and long-running activity tracked under the name Operation Dream Job, ESET said in a new report published today. The...
Beyond Traditional Security: NDR's Pivotal Role in Safeguarding OT Networks
Why is Visibility into OT Environments Crucial? The significance of Operational Technology OT for businesses is undeniable as the OT sector flourishes alongside the already thriving IT sector. OT includes industrial control systems, manufacturing equipment, and devices that oversee and manage...
Fortra Sheds Light on GoAnywhere MFT Zero-Day Exploit Used in Ransomware Attacks
Fortra, the company behind Cobalt Strike, shed light on a zero-day remote code execution RCE vulnerability in its GoAnywhere MFT tool that has come under active exploitation by ransomware actors to steal sensitive data. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-0669 CVSS score: 7.2, concerns a...
Fortra Sheds Light on GoAnywhere MFT Zero-Day Exploit Used in Ransomware Attacks
Fortra, the company behind Cobalt Strike, shed light on a zero-day remote code execution RCE vulnerability in its GoAnywhere MFT tool that has come under active exploitation by ransomware actors to steal sensitive data. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-0669 CVSS score: 7.2, concerns a...
ChatGPT's Data Protection Blind Spots and How Security Teams Can Solve Them
In the short time since their inception, ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms have rightfully gained the reputation of ultimate productivity boosters. However, the very same technology that enables rapid production of high-quality text on demand, can at the same time expose sensitive corpora...
ChatGPT's Data Protection Blind Spots and How Security Teams Can Solve Them
In the short time since their inception, ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms have rightfully gained the reputation of ultimate productivity boosters. However, the very same technology that enables rapid production of high-quality text on demand, can at the same time expose sensitive corpora...
Daggerfly Cyberattack Campaign Hits African Telecom Services Providers
Telecommunication services providers in Africa are the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a China-linked threat actor at least since November 2022. The intrusions have been pinned on a hacking crew tracked by Symantec as Daggerfly, and which is also monitored by the broader cybersecurity...
Daggerfly Cyberattack Campaign Hits African Telecom Services Providers
Telecommunication services providers in Africa are the target of a new campaign orchestrated by a China-linked threat actor at least since November 2022. The intrusions have been pinned on a hacking crew tracked by Symantec as Daggerfly , and which is also monitored by the broader cybersecurity...
NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders
Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-cli...
NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders
Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel "zero-click" exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. "NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-cli...
Google TAG Warns of Russian Hackers Conducting Phishing Attacks in Ukraine
Elite hackers associated with Russia's military intelligence service have been linked to large-volume phishing campaigns aimed at hundreds of users in Ukraine to extract intelligence and influence public discourse related to the war. Google's Threat Analysis Group TAG, which is monitoring the...