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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...
Roaming Mantis Spreading Mobile Malware That Hijacks Wi-Fi Routers' DNS Settings
Threat actors associated with the Roaming Mantis attack campaign have been observed delivering an updated variant of their patent mobile malware known as Wroba to infiltrate Wi-Fi routers and undertake Domain Name System DNS hijacking. Kaspersky, which carried out an analysis of the malicious...
Roaming Mantis Spreading Mobile Malware That Hijacks Wi-Fi Routers' DNS Settings
Threat actors associated with the Roaming Mantis attack campaign have been observed delivering an updated variant of their patent mobile malware known as Wroba to infiltrate Wi-Fi routers and undertake Domain Name System DNS hijacking. Kaspersky, which carried out an analysis of the malicious...
Gamaredon Group Launches Cyberattacks Against Ukraine Using Telegram
The Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage group known as Gamaredon has continued its digital onslaught against Ukraine, with recent attacks leveraging the popular messaging app Telegram to strike military and law enforcement sectors in the country. "The Gamaredon group's network infrastructure...
Gamaredon Group Launches Cyberattacks Against Ukraine Using Telegram
The Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage group known as Gamaredon has continued its digital onslaught against Ukraine, with recent attacks leveraging the popular messaging app Telegram to strike military and law enforcement sectors in the country. "The Gamaredon group's network infrastructure...
WhatsApp Hit with €5.5 Million Fine for Violating Data Protection Laws
The Irish Data Protection Commission DPC on Thursday imposed fresh fines of €5.5 million against Meta's WhatsApp for violating data protection laws when processing users' personal information. At the heart of the ruling is an update to the messaging platform's Terms of Service that was imposed in...
WhatsApp Hit with €5.5 Million Fine for Violating Data Protection Laws
The Irish Data Protection Commission DPC on Thursday imposed fresh fines of €5.5 million against Meta's WhatsApp for violating data protection laws when processing users' personal information. At the heart of the ruling is an update to the messaging platform's Terms of Service that was imposed in...
Chinese Hackers Exploited Recent Fortinet Flaw as 0-Day to Drop Malware
A suspected China-nexus threat actor exploited a recently patched vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN as a zero-day in attacks targeting a European government entity and a managed service provider MSP located in Africa. Telemetry evidence gathered by Google-owned Mandiant indicates that the...
Chinese Hackers Exploited Recent Fortinet Flaw as 0-Day to Drop Malware
A suspected China-nexus threat actor exploited a recently patched vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN as a zero-day in attacks targeting a European government entity and a managed service provider MSP located in Africa. Telemetry evidence gathered by Google-owned Mandiant indicates that the...
New Microsoft Azure Vulnerability Uncovered — EmojiDeploy for RCE Attacks
A new critical remote code execution RCE flaw discovered impacting multiple services related to Microsoft Azure could be exploited by a malicious actor to completely take control of a targeted application. "The vulnerability is achieved through CSRF cross-site request forgery on the ubiquitous SC...
New Microsoft Azure Vulnerability Uncovered — EmojiDeploy for RCE Attacks
A new critical remote code execution RCE flaw discovered impacting multiple services related to Microsoft Azure could be exploited by a malicious actor to completely take control of a targeted application. "The vulnerability is achieved through CSRF cross-site request forgery on the ubiquitous SC...
Android Users Beware: New Hook Malware with RAT Capabilities Emerges
The threat actor behind the BlackRock and ERMAC Android banking trojans has unleashed yet another malware for rent called Hook that introduces new capabilities to access files stored in the devices and create a remote interactive session. ThreatFabric, in a report shared with The Hacker News,...
Android Users Beware: New Hook Malware with RAT Capabilities Emerges
The threat actor behind the BlackRock and ERMAC Android banking trojans has unleashed yet another malware for rent called Hook that introduces new capabilities to access files stored in the devices and create a remote interactive session. ThreatFabric, in a report shared with The Hacker News,...
New Research Delves into the World of Malicious LNK Files and Hackers Behind Them
Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging malicious LNK files as an initial access method to download and execute payloads such as Bumblebee, IcedID, and Qakbot. A recent study by cybersecurity experts has shown that it is possible to identify relationships between different threat actors by...
New Research Delves into the World of Malicious LNK Files and Hackers Behind Them
Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging malicious LNK files as an initial access method to download and execute payloads such as Bumblebee, IcedID, and Qakbot. A recent study by cybersecurity experts has shown that it is possible to identify relationships between different threat actors by...
6 Types of Risk Assessment Methodologies + How to Choose
An organization's sensitive information is under constant threat. Identifying those security risks is critical to protecting that information. But some risks are bigger than others. Some mitigation options are more expensive than others. How do you make the right decision? Adopting a formal risk...
6 Types of Risk Assessment Methodologies + How to Choose
An organization's sensitive information is under constant threat. Identifying those security risks is critical to protecting that information. But some risks are bigger than others. Some mitigation options are more expensive than others. How do you make the right decision? Adopting a formal risk...
Bitzlato Crypto Exchange Founder Arrested for Aiding Cybercriminals
The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Wednesday announced the arrest of Anatoly Legkodymov aka Gandalf and Tolik, the cofounder of Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, for allegedly processing $700 million in illicit funds. The 40-year-old Russian national, who was arrested in...
Bitzlato Crypto Exchange Founder Arrested for Aiding Cybercriminals
The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Wednesday announced the arrest of Anatoly Legkodymov aka Gandalf and Tolik, the cofounder of Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, for allegedly processing $700 million in illicit funds. The 40-year-old Russian national, who was arrested in...
Mailchimp Suffers Another Security Breach Compromising Some Customers' Information
Popular email marketing and newsletter service Mailchimp has disclosed yet another security breach that enabled threat actors to access an internal support and account admin tool to obtain information about 133 customers. "The unauthorized actor conducted a social engineering attack on Mailchimp...
Mailchimp Suffers Another Security Breach Compromising Some Customers' Information
Popular email marketing and newsletter service Mailchimp has disclosed yet another security breach that enabled threat actors to access an internal support and account admin tool to obtain information about 133 customers. "The unauthorized actor conducted a social engineering attack on Mailchimp...
Earth Bogle Campaign Unleashes NjRAT Trojan on Middle East and North Africa
An ongoing campaign dubbed Earth Bogle is leveraging geopolitical-themed lures to deliver the NjRAT remote access trojan to victims across the Middle East and North Africa. "The threat actor uses public cloud storage services such as files.fm and failiem.lv to host malware, while compromised web...
Earth Bogle Campaign Unleashes NjRAT Trojan on Middle East and North Africa
An ongoing campaign dubbed Earth Bogle is leveraging geopolitical-themed lures to deliver the NjRAT remote access trojan to victims across the Middle East and North Africa. "The threat actor uses public cloud storage services such as files.fm and failiem.lv to host malware, while compromised web...
Iranian Government Entities Under Attack by New Wave of BackdoorDiplomacy Attacks
The threat actor known as BackdoorDiplomacy has been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting Iranian government entities between July and late December 2022. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which is tracking the activity under its constellation-themed moniker Playful Taurus, said it observed the...
Iranian Government Entities Under Attack by New Wave of BackdoorDiplomacy Attacks
The threat actor known as BackdoorDiplomacy has been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting Iranian government entities between July and late December 2022. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which is tracking the activity under its constellation-themed moniker Playful Taurus , said it observed the...
Guide: How MSSPs and vCISOs can extend their services into compliance readiness without increasing cost
Compliance services are emerging as one of the hottest areas of cybersecurity. While compliance used to be mainly the province of large enterprises, times have changed, and it is now a day-to-day concern for a growing number of small and medium businesses. Even when these organizations are not...
Guide: How MSSPs and vCISOs can extend their services into compliance readiness without increasing cost
Compliance services are emerging as one of the hottest areas of cybersecurity. While compliance used to be mainly the province of large enterprises, times have changed, and it is now a day-to-day concern for a growing number of small and medium businesses. Even when these organizations are not...
Critical Security Vulnerabilities Discovered in Netcomm and TP-Link Routers
Security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Netcomm and TP-Link routers, some of which could be weaponized to achieve remote code execution. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-4873 and CVE-2022-4874, concern a case of stack-based buffer overflow and authentication bypass and impact Netcomm router...
Critical Security Vulnerabilities Discovered in Netcomm and TP-Link Routers
Security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Netcomm and TP-Link routers, some of which could be weaponized to achieve remote code execution. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-4873 and CVE-2022-4874, concern a case of stack-based buffer overflow and authentication bypass and impact Netcomm router...
Git Users Urged to Update Software to Prevent Remote Code Execution Attacks
The maintainers of the Git source code version control system have released updates to remediate two critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited by a malicious actor to achieve remote code execution. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-23521 and CVE-2022-41903, impacts the following versions of...
Git Users Urged to Update Software to Prevent Remote Code Execution Attacks
The maintainers of the Git source code version control system have released updates to remediate two critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited by a malicious actor to achieve remote code execution. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-23521 and CVE-2022-41903, impacts the following versions of...
CISA Warns of Flaws in Siemens, GE Digital, and Contec Industrial Control Systems
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has published four Industrial Control Systems ICS advisories, calling out several security flaws affecting products from Siemens, GE Digital, and Contec. The most critical of the issues have been identified in Siemens SINEC INS that...
CISA Warns of Flaws in Siemens, GE Digital, and Contec Industrial Control Systems
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has published four Industrial Control Systems ICS advisories, calling out several security flaws affecting products from Siemens, GE Digital, and Contec. The most critical of the issues have been identified in Siemens SINEC INS that...
Microsoft Azure Services Flaws Could've Exposed Cloud Resources to Unauthorized Access
Four different Microsoft Azure services have been found vulnerable to server-side request forgery SSRF attacks that could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to cloud resources. The security issues, which were discovered by Orca between October 8, 2022 and December 2, 2022 in Azure API...
Microsoft Azure Services Flaws Could've Exposed Cloud Resources to Unauthorized Access
Four different Microsoft Azure services have been found vulnerable to server-side request forgery SSRF attacks that could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to cloud resources. The security issues, which were discovered by Orca between October 8, 2022 and December 2, 2022 in Azure API...
Hackers Can Abuse Legitimate GitHub Codespaces Feature to Deliver Malware
New research has found that it is possible for threat actors to abuse a legitimate feature in GitHub Codespaces to deliver malware to victim systems. GitHub Codespaces is a cloud-based configurable development environment that allows users to debug, maintain, and commit changes to a given codebas...
Hackers Can Abuse Legitimate GitHub Codespaces Feature to Deliver Malware
New research has found that it is possible for threat actors to abuse a legitimate feature in GitHub Codespaces to deliver malware to victim systems. GitHub Codespaces is a cloud-based configurable development environment that allows users to debug, maintain, and commit changes to a given codebas...
4 Places to Supercharge Your SOC with Automation
It's no secret that the job of SOC teams continues to become increasingly difficult. Increased volume and sophistication of attacks are plaguing under-resourced teams with false positives and analyst burnout. However, like many other industries, cybersecurity is now beginning to lean on and benef...
4 Places to Supercharge Your SOC with Automation
It's no secret that the job of SOC teams continues to become increasingly difficult. Increased volume and sophistication of attacks are plaguing under-resourced teams with false positives and analyst burnout. However, like many other industries, cybersecurity is now beginning to lean on and benef...
Zoho ManageEngine PoC Exploit to be Released Soon - Patch Before It's Too Late!
Users of Zoho ManageEngine are being urged to patch their instances against a critical security vulnerability ahead of the release of a proof-of-concept PoC exploit code. The issue in question is CVE-2022-47966, an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability affecting several products due...
Zoho ManageEngine PoC Exploit to be Released Soon - Patch Before It's Too Late!
Users of Zoho ManageEngine are being urged to patch their instances against a critical security vulnerability ahead of the release of a proof-of-concept PoC exploit code. The issue in question is CVE-2022-47966 , an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability affecting several products du...
Researchers Uncover 3 PyPI Packages Spreading Malware to Developer Systems
A threat actor by the name Lolip0p has uploaded three rogue packages to the Python Package Index PyPI repository that are designed to drop malware on compromised developer systems. The packages – named colorslib versions 4.6.11 and 4.6.12, httpslib versions 4.6.9 and 4.6.11, and libhttps version...
Researchers Uncover 3 PyPI Packages Spreading Malware to Developer Systems
A threat actor by the name Lolip0p has uploaded three rogue packages to the Python Package Index PyPI repository that are designed to drop malware on compromised developer systems. The packages – named colorslib versions 4.6.11 and 4.6.12, httpslib versions 4.6.9 and 4.6.11, and libhttps version...
Raccoon and Vidar Stealers Spreading via Massive Network of Fake Cracked Software
A "large and resilient infrastructure" comprising over 250 domains is being used to distribute information-stealing malware such as Raccoon and Vidar since early 2020. The infection chain "uses about a hundred of fake cracked software catalogue websites that redirect to several links before...
Raccoon and Vidar Stealers Spreading via Massive Network of Fake Cracked Software
A "large and resilient infrastructure" comprising over 250 domains is being used to distribute information-stealing malware such as Raccoon and Vidar since early 2020. The infection chain "uses about a hundred of fake cracked software catalogue websites that redirect to several links before...
A Secure User Authentication Method – Planning is More Important than Ever
When considering authentication providers, many organizations consider the ease of configuration, ubiquity of usage, and technical stability. Organizations cannot always be judged on those metrics alone. There is an increasing need to evaluate company ownership, policies and the stability, or...
A Secure User Authentication Method – Planning is More Important than Ever
When considering authentication providers, many organizations consider the ease of configuration, ubiquity of usage, and technical stability. Organizations cannot always be judged on those metrics alone. There is an increasing need to evaluate company ownership, policies and the stability, or...
CISA Warns of Flaws Affecting Industrial Control Systems from Major Manufacturers
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has released several Industrial Control Systems ICS advisories warning of critical security flaws affecting products from Sewio, InHand Networks, Sauter Controls, and Siemens. The most severe of the flaws relate to Sewio's RTLS Studio...
CISA Warns of Flaws Affecting Industrial Control Systems from Major Manufacturers
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has released several Industrial Control Systems ICS advisories warning of critical security flaws affecting products from Sewio, InHand Networks, Sauter Controls, and Siemens. The most severe of the flaws relate to Sewio's RTLS Studio...
New Backdoor Created Using Leaked CIA's Hive Malware Discovered in the Wild
Unidentified threat actors have deployed a new backdoor that borrows its features from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA's Hive multi-platform malware suite, the source code of which was released by WikiLeaks in November 2017. "This is the first time we caught a variant of the CIA Hive...