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Apple Releases Updates to Address Zero-Day Flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari
Apple on Friday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address a pair of zero-day flaws that are being exploited in the wild. The two vulnerabilities are as follows - CVE-2023-28205 - A use after free issue in WebKit that could lead to arbitrary code execution...
Apple Releases Updates to Address Zero-Day Flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari
Apple on Friday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address a pair of zero-day flaws that are being exploited in the wild. The two vulnerabilities are as follows - CVE-2023-28205 - A use after free issue in WebKit that could lead to arbitrary code execution...
Expert-Led Webinar: Learn Proven Strategies to Secure Your Identity Perimeter
The stakes are high when it comes to cybersecurity. No longer are we dealing with unskilled hackers trying to break into corporate systems with brute force. Today, cybercriminals are using highly sophisticated methods like social engineering, spear phishing, and BEC to target users directly and l...
Expert-Led Webinar: Learn Proven Strategies to Secure Your Identity Perimeter
The stakes are high when it comes to cybersecurity. No longer are we dealing with unskilled hackers trying to break into corporate systems with brute force. Today, cybercriminals are using highly sophisticated methods like social engineering, spear phishing, and BEC to target users directly and l...
Researchers Discover Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw in vm2 Sandbox Library
The maintainers of the vm2 JavaScript sandbox module have shipped a patch to address a critical flaw that could be abused to break out of security boundaries and execute arbitrary shellcode. The flaw, which affects all versions, including and prior to 3.9.14, was reported by researchers from Sout...
Researchers Discover Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw in vm2 Sandbox Library
The maintainers of the vm2 JavaScript sandbox module have shipped a patch to address a critical flaw that could be abused to break out of security boundaries and execute arbitrary shellcode. The flaw, which affects all versions, including and prior to 3.9.14, was reported by researchers from Sout...
Researchers Uncover Thriving Phishing Kit Market on Telegram Channels
In yet another sign that Telegram is increasingly becoming a thriving hub for cybercrime, researchers have found that threat actors are using the messaging platform to peddle phishing kits and help set up phishing campaigns. "To promote their 'goods,' phishers create Telegram channels through whi...
Researchers Uncover Thriving Phishing Kit Market on Telegram Channels
In yet another sign that Telegram is increasingly becoming a thriving hub for cybercrime, researchers have found that threat actors are using the messaging platform to peddle phishing kits and help set up phishing campaigns. "To promote their 'goods,' phishers create Telegram channels through whi...
Microsoft Takes Legal Action to Disrupt Cybercriminals' Illegal Use of Cobalt Strike Tool
Microsoft said it teamed up with Fortra and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center Health-ISAC to tackle the abuse of Cobalt Strike by cybercriminals to distribute malware, including ransomware. To that end, the tech giant's Digital Crimes Unit DCU revealed that it secured a court order i...
Microsoft Takes Legal Action to Disrupt Cybercriminals' Illegal Use of Cobalt Strike Tool
Microsoft said it teamed up with Fortra and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center Health-ISAC to tackle the abuse of Cobalt Strike by cybercriminals to distribute malware, including ransomware. To that end, the tech giant's Digital Crimes Unit DCU revealed that it secured a court order i...
Are Source Code Leaks the New Threat Software vendors Should Care About?
Less than a month ago, Twitter indirectly acknowledged that some of its source code had been leaked on the code-sharing platform GitHub by sending a copyright infringement notice to take down the incriminated repository. The latter is now inaccessible, but according to the media, it was accessibl...
Are Source Code Leaks the New Threat Software vendors Should Care About?
Less than a month ago, Twitter indirectly acknowledged that some of its source code had been leaked on the code-sharing platform GitHub by sending a copyright infringement notice to take down the incriminated repository. The latter is now inaccessible, but according to the media, it was accessibl...
CISA Warns of Critical ICS Flaws in Hitachi, mySCADA, ICL, and Nexx Products
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has published eight Industrial Control Systems ICS advisories warning of critical flaws affecting products from Hitachi Energy, mySCADA Technologies, Industrial Control Links, and Nexx. Topping the list is CVE-2022-3682 CVSS score: 9....
CISA Warns of Critical ICS Flaws in Hitachi, mySCADA, ICL, and Nexx Products
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has published eight Industrial Control Systems ICS advisories warning of critical flaws affecting products from Hitachi Energy, mySCADA Technologies, Industrial Control Links, and Nexx. Topping the list is CVE-2022-3682 CVSS score: 9....
Supply Chain Attacks and Critical Infrastructure: How CISA Helps Secure a Nation's Crown Jewels
Critical infrastructure attacks are a preferred target for cyber criminals. Here's why and what's being done to protect them. What is Critical Infrastructure and Why is It Attacked? Critical infrastructure is the physical and digital assets, systems and networks that are vital to national securit...
Supply Chain Attacks and Critical Infrastructure: How CISA Helps Secure a Nation's Crown Jewels
Critical infrastructure attacks are a preferred target for cyber criminals. Here's why and what's being done to protect them. What is Critical Infrastructure and Why is It Attacked? Critical infrastructure is the physical and digital assets, systems and networks that are vital to national securit...
FBI Cracks Down on Genesis Market: 119 Arrested in Cybercrime Operation
A joint international law enforcement operation has dismantled Genesis Market, an illegal online marketplace that specialized in the sale of stolen credentials associated with email, bank accounts, and social media platforms. Coinciding with the infrastructure seizure, the major crackdown, which...
FBI Cracks Down on Genesis Market: 119 Arrested in Cybercrime Operation
A joint international law enforcement operation has dismantled Genesis Market, an illegal online marketplace that specialized in the sale of stolen credentials associated with email, bank accounts, and social media platforms. Coinciding with the infrastructure seizure, the major crackdown, which...
Google Mandates Android Apps to Offer Easy Account Deletion In-App and Online
Google is enacting a new data deletion policy for Android apps that allow account creation to also offer users with a setting to delete their accounts in an attempt to provide more transparency and control over their data. "For apps that enable app account creation, developers will soon need to...
Google Mandates Android Apps to Offer Easy Account Deletion In-App and Online
Google is enacting a new data deletion policy for Android apps that allow account creation to also offer users with a setting to delete their accounts in an attempt to provide more transparency and control over their data. "For apps that enable app account creation, developers will soon need to...
CryptoClippy: New Clipper Malware Targeting Portuguese Cryptocurrency Users
Portuguese users are being targeted by a new malware codenamed CryptoClippy that's capable of stealing cryptocurrency as part of a malvertising campaign. The activity leverages SEO poisoning techniques to entice users searching for "WhatsApp web" to rogue domains hosting the malware, Palo Alto...
CryptoClippy: New Clipper Malware Targeting Portuguese Cryptocurrency Users
Portuguese users are being targeted by a new malware codenamed CryptoClippy that's capable of stealing cryptocurrency as part of a malvertising campaign. The activity leverages SEO poisoning techniques to entice users searching for "WhatsApp web" to rogue domains hosting the malware, Palo Alto...
Hackers Using Self-Extracting Archives Exploit for Stealthy Backdoor Attacks
An unknown threat actor used a malicious self-extracting archive SFX file in an attempt to establish persistent backdoor access to a victim's environment, new findings from CrowdStrike show. SFX files are capable of extracting the data contained within them without the need for dedicated software...
Hackers Using Self-Extracting Archives Exploit for Stealthy Backdoor Attacks
An unknown threat actor used a malicious self-extracting archive SFX file in an attempt to establish persistent backdoor access to a victim's environment, new findings from CrowdStrike show. SFX files are capable of extracting the data contained within them without the need for dedicated software...
Google TAG Warns of North Korean-linked ARCHIPELAGO Cyberattacks
A North Korean government-backed threat actor has been linked to attacks targeting government and military personnel, think tanks, policy makers, academics, and researchers in South Korea and the U.S. Google's Threat Analysis Group TAG is tracking the cluster under the name ARCHIPELAGO, which it...
Google TAG Warns of North Korean-linked ARCHIPELAGO Cyberattacks
A North Korean government-backed threat actor has been linked to attacks targeting government and military personnel, think tanks, policy makers, academics, and researchers in South Korea and the U.S. Google's Threat Analysis Group TAG is tracking the cluster under the name ARCHIPELAGO , which it...
Protect Your Company: Ransomware Prevention Made Easy
Every year hundreds of millions of malware attacks occur worldwide, and every year businesses deal with the impact of viruses, worms, keyloggers, and ransomware. Malware is a pernicious threat and the biggest driver for businesses to look for cybersecurity solutions. Naturally, businesses want to...
Protect Your Company: Ransomware Prevention Made Easy
Every year hundreds of millions of malware attacks occur worldwide, and every year businesses deal with the impact of viruses, worms, keyloggers, and ransomware. Malware is a pernicious threat and the biggest driver for businesses to look for cybersecurity solutions. Naturally, businesses want to...
Typhon Reborn Stealer Malware Resurfaces with Advanced Evasion Techniques
The threat actor behind the information-stealing malware known as Typhon Reborn has resurfaced with an updated version V2 that packs in improved capabilities to evade detection and resist analysis. The new version is offered for sale on the criminal underground for $59 per month, $360 per year, o...
Typhon Reborn Stealer Malware Resurfaces with Advanced Evasion Techniques
The threat actor behind the information-stealing malware known as Typhon Reborn has resurfaced with an updated version V2 that packs in improved capabilities to evade detection and resist analysis. The new version is offered for sale on the criminal underground for $59 per month, $360 per year, o...
Sorting Through Haystacks to Find CTI Needles
Clouded vision CTI systems are confronted with some major issues ranging from the size of the collection networks to their diversity, which ultimately influence the degree of confidence they can put on their signals. Are they fresh enough and sufficiently reliable to avoid any false positives or...
Sorting Through Haystacks to Find CTI Needles
Clouded vision CTI systems are confronted with some major issues ranging from the size of the collection networks to their diversity, which ultimately influence the degree of confidence they can put on their signals. Are they fresh enough and sufficiently reliable to avoid any false positives or...
Rorschach Ransomware Emerges: Experts Warn of Advanced Evasion Strategies
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a previously undocumented ransomware strain called Rorschach that's both sophisticated and fast. "What makes Rorschach stand out from other ransomware strains is its high level of customization and its technically unique features that have not be...
Rorschach Ransomware Emerges: Experts Warn of Advanced Evasion Strategies
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a previously undocumented ransomware strain called Rorschach that's both sophisticated and fast. "What makes Rorschach stand out from other ransomware strains is its high level of customization and its technically unique features that have not be...
New Rilide Malware Targeting Chromium-Based Browsers to Steal Cryptocurrency
Chromium-based web browsers are the target of a new malware called Rilide that masquerades itself as a seemingly legitimate extension to harvest sensitive data and siphon cryptocurrency. "Rilide malware is disguised as a legitimate Google Drive extension and enables threat actors to carry out a...
New Rilide Malware Targeting Chromium-Based Browsers to Steal Cryptocurrency
Chromium-based web browsers are the target of a new malware calledRilide that masquerades itself as a seemingly legitimate extension to harvest sensitive data and siphon cryptocurrency. "Rilide malware is disguised as a legitimate Google Drive extension and enables threat actors to carry out a...
Arid Viper Hacking Group Using Upgraded Malware in Middle East Cyber Attacks
The threat actor known as Arid Viper has been observed using refreshed variants of its malware toolkit in its attacks targeting Palestinian entities since September 2022. Symantec, which is tracking the group under its insect-themed moniker Mantis, said the adversary is "going to great lengths to...
Arid Viper Hacking Group Using Upgraded Malware in Middle East Cyber Attacks
The threat actor known as Arid Viper has been observed using refreshed variants of its malware toolkit in its attacks targeting Palestinian entities since September 2022. Symantec, which is tracking the group under its insect-themed moniker Mantis, said the adversary is "going to great lengths to...
Think Before You Share the Link: SaaS in the Real World
Collaboration sits at the essence of SaaS applications. The word, or some form of it, appears in the top two headlines on Google Workspace's homepage. It can be found six times on Microsoft 365's homepage, three times on Box, and once on Workday. Visit nearly any SaaS site, and odds are...
Think Before You Share the Link: SaaS in the Real World
Collaboration sits at the essence of SaaS applications. The word, or some form of it, appears in the top two headlines on Google Workspace's homepage. It can be found six times on Microsoft 365's homepage, three times on Box, and once on Workday. Visit nearly any SaaS site, and odds are...
Microsoft Tightens OneNote Security by Auto-Blocking 120 Risky File Extensions
Microsoft has announced plans to automatically block embedded files with "dangerous extensions" in OneNote following reports that the note-taking service is being increasingly abused for malware delivery. Up until now, users were shown a dialog warning them that opening such attachments could har...
Microsoft Tightens OneNote Security by Auto-Blocking 120 Risky File Extensions
Microsoft has announced plans to automatically block embedded files with "dangerous extensions" in OneNote following reports that the note-taking service is being increasingly abused for malware delivery. Up until now, users were shown a dialog warning them that opening such attachments could har...
Cryptocurrency Companies Targeted in Sophisticated 3CX Supply Chain Attack
The adversary behind the supply chain attack targeting 3CX deployed a second-stage implant specifically singling out a small number of cryptocurrency companies. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which has been internally tracking the versatile backdoor under the name Gopuram since 2020, said ...
Cryptocurrency Companies Targeted in Sophisticated 3CX Supply Chain Attack
The adversary behind the supply chain attack targeting 3CX deployed a second-stage implant specifically singling out a small number of cryptocurrency companies. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which has been internally tracking the versatile backdoor under the name Gopuram since 2020, said ...
Western Digital Hit by Network Security Breach - Critical Services Disrupted!
Data storage devices maker Western Digital on Monday disclosed a "network security incident" that involved unauthorized access to its systems. The breach is said to have occurred on March 26, 2023, enabling an unnamed third party to gain access to a "number of the company's systems." Following th...
Western Digital Hit by Network Security Breach - Critical Services Disrupted!
Data storage devices maker Western Digital on Monday disclosed a "network security incident" that involved unauthorized access to its systems. The breach is said to have occurred on March 26, 2023, enabling an unnamed third party to gain access to a "number of the company's systems." Following th...
Italian Watchdog Bans OpenAI's ChatGPT Over Data Protection Concerns
The Italian data protection watchdog, Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali aka Garante, has imposed a temporary ban of OpenAI's ChatGPT service in the country, citing data protection concerns. To that end, it has ordered the company to stop processing users' data with immediate effect,...
Italian Watchdog Bans OpenAI's ChatGPT Over Data Protection Concerns
The Italian data protection watchdog, Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali aka Garante, has imposed a temporary ban of OpenAI's ChatGPT service in the country, citing data protection concerns. To that end, it has ordered the company to stop processing users' data with immediate effect,...
"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...
"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...