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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...
Malware Attack on CircleCI Engineer's Laptop Leads to Recent Security Incident
DevOps platform CircleCI on Friday disclosed that unidentified threat actors compromised an employee's laptop and leveraged malware to steal their two-factor authentication-backed credentials to breach the company's systems and data last month. The CI/CD service CircleCI said the "sophisticated...
Malware Attack on CircleCI Engineer's Laptop Leads to Recent Security Incident
DevOps platform CircleCI on Friday disclosed that unidentified threat actors compromised an employee's laptop and leveraged malware to steal their two-factor authentication-backed credentials to breach the company's systems and data last month. The CI/CD service CircleCI said the "sophisticated...
Cacti Servers Under Attack as Majority Fail to Patch Critical Vulnerability
A majority of internet-exposed Cacti servers have not been patched against a recently patched critical security vulnerability that has come under active exploitation in the wild. That's according to attack surface management platform Censys, which found only 26 out of a total of 6,427 servers to ...
Cacti Servers Under Attack as Majority Fail to Patch Critical Vulnerability
A majority of internet-exposed Cacti servers have not been patched against a recently patched critical security vulnerability that has come under active exploitation in the wild. That's according to attack surface management platform Censys, which found only 26 out of a total of 6,427 servers to ...
TikTok Fined $5.4 Million by French Regulator for Violating Cookie Laws
Popular short-form video hosting service TikTok has been fined €5 million about $5.4 million by the French data protection watchdog for breaking cookie consent rules, making it the latest platform to face similar penalties after Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft since 2020. "Users of 'tiktok.co...
TikTok Fined $5.4 Million by French Regulator for Violating Cookie Laws
Popular short-form video hosting service TikTok has been fined €5 million about $5.4 million by the French data protection watchdog for breaking cookie consent rules, making it the latest platform to face similar penalties after Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft since 2020. "Users of 'tiktok.co...
Cisco Issues Warning for Unpatched Vulnerabilities in EoL Business Routers
Cisco has warned of two security vulnerabilities affecting end-of-life EoL Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 routers that it said will not be fixed, even as it acknowledged the public availability of proof-of-concept PoC exploit. The issues are rooted in the router's web-based...
Cisco Issues Warning for Unpatched Vulnerabilities in EoL Business Routers
Cisco has warned of two security vulnerabilities affecting end-of-life EoL Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 routers that it said will not be fixed, even as it acknowledged the public availability of proof-of-concept PoC exploit. The issues are rooted in the router's web-based...
Beware: Tainted VPNs Being Used to Spread EyeSpy Surveillanceware
Tainted VPN installers are being used to deliver a piece of surveillanceware dubbed EyeSpy as part of a malware campaign that started in May 2022. It uses "components of SecondEye – a legitimate monitoring application – to spy on users of 20Speed VPN, an Iranian-based VPN service, via trojanized...
Beware: Tainted VPNs Being Used to Spread EyeSpy Surveillanceware
Tainted VPN installers are being used to deliver a piece of surveillanceware dubbed EyeSpy as part of a malware campaign that started in May 2022. It uses "components of SecondEye – a legitimate monitoring application – to spy on users of 20Speed VPN, an Iranian-based VPN service, via trojanized...
Cybercriminals Using Polyglot Files in Malware Distribution to Fly Under the Radar
Remote access trojans such as StrRAT and Ratty are being distributed as a combination of polyglot and malicious Java archive JAR files, once again highlighting how threat actors are continuously finding new ways to fly under the radar. "Attackers now use the polyglot technique to confuse security...
Cybercriminals Using Polyglot Files in Malware Distribution to Fly Under the Radar
Remote access trojans such as StrRAT and Ratty are being distributed as a combination of polyglot and malicious Java archive JAR files, once again highlighting how threat actors are continuously finding new ways to fly under the radar. "Attackers now use the polyglot technique to confuse security...
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Get Unified Cloud and Endpoint Security: Only $1 for 1,000 Assets for all of 2023!
As the new year begins, it's more important than ever to protect your business from the constantly evolving cyber threats that could compromise your valuable assets. But who wants to pay an arm and a leg for top-tier security? With this Uptycs introductory offer, you do not have to. Kickstart the...
FortiOS Flaw Exploited as Zero-Day in Attacks on Government and Organizations
A zero-day vulnerability in FortiOS SSL-VPN that Fortinet addressed last month was exploited by unknown actors in attacks targeting governments and other large organizations. "The complexity of the exploit suggests an advanced actor and that it is highly targeted at governmental or...
FortiOS Flaw Exploited as Zero-Day in Attacks on Government and Organizations
A zero-day vulnerability in FortiOS SSL-VPN that Fortinet addressed last month was exploited by unknown actors in attacks targeting governments and other large organizations. "The complexity of the exploit suggests an advanced actor and that it is highly targeted at governmental or...
IcedID Malware Strikes Again: Active Directory Domain Compromised in Under 24 Hours
A recent IcedID malware attack enabled the threat actor to compromise the Active Directory domain of an unnamed target less than 24 hours after gaining initial access, while also borrowing techniques from other groups like Conti to meet its goals. "Throughout the attack, the attacker followed a...
IcedID Malware Strikes Again: Active Directory Domain Compromised in Under 24 Hours
A recent IcedID malware attack enabled the threat actor to compromise the Active Directory domain of an unnamed target less than 24 hours after gaining initial access, while also borrowing techniques from other groups like Conti to meet its goals. "Throughout the attack, the attacker followed a...
Over 100 Siemens PLC Models Found Vulnerable to Firmware Takeover
Security researchers have disclosed multiple architectural vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC and SIPLUS S7-1500 programmable logic controllers PLCs that could be exploited by a malicious actor to stealthily install firmware on affected devices and take control of them. Discovered by Red Balloon...
Over 100 Siemens PLC Models Found Vulnerable to Firmware Takeover
Security researchers have disclosed multiple architectural vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC and SIPLUS S7-1500 programmable logic controllers PLCs that could be exploited by a malicious actor to stealthily install firmware on affected devices and take control of them. Discovered by Red Balloon...
Experts Detail Chromium Browser Security Flaw Putting Confidential Data at Risk
Details have emerged about a now-patched vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers that, if successfully exploited, could have made it possible to siphon files containing confidential data. "The issue arose from the way the browser interacted with symlinks when processing files a...
Experts Detail Chromium Browser Security Flaw Putting Confidential Data at Risk
Details have emerged about a now-patched vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers that, if successfully exploited, could have made it possible to siphon files containing confidential data. "The issue arose from the way the browser interacted with symlinks when processing files a...
Patch Where it Hurts: Effective Vulnerability Management in 2023
A recently published Security Navigator report data shows that businesses are still taking 215 days to patch a reported vulnerability. Even for critical vulnerabilities, it generally takes more than 6 months to patch. Good vulnerability management is not about being fast enough in patching all...
Patch Where it Hurts: Effective Vulnerability Management in 2023
A recently published Security Navigator report data shows that businesses are still taking 215 days to patch a reported vulnerability. Even for critical vulnerabilities, it generally takes more than 6 months to patch. Good vulnerability management is not about being fast enough in patching all...
Twitter Denies Hacking Claims, Assures Leaked User Data Not from its System
Twitter on Wednesday said that its investigation found "no evidence" that users' data sold online was obtained by exploiting any security vulnerabilities in its systems. "Based on information and intel analyzed to investigate the issue, there is no evidence that the data being sold online was...
Twitter Denies Hacking Claims, Assures Leaked User Data Not from its System
Twitter on Wednesday said that its investigation found "no evidence" that users' data sold online was obtained by exploiting any security vulnerabilities in its systems. "Based on information and intel analyzed to investigate the issue, there is no evidence that the data being sold online was...
Alert: Hackers Actively Exploiting Critical "Control Web Panel" RCE Vulnerability
Malicious actors are actively attempting to exploit a recently patched critical vulnerability in Control Web Panel CWP that enables elevated privileges and unauthenticated remote code execution RCE on susceptible servers. Tracked as CVE-2022-44877 CVSS score: 9.8, the bug impacts all versions of...
Alert: Hackers Actively Exploiting Critical "Control Web Panel" RCE Vulnerability
Malicious actors are actively attempting to exploit a recently patched critical vulnerability in Control Web Panel CWP that enables elevated privileges and unauthenticated remote code execution RCE on susceptible servers. Tracked as CVE-2022-44877 CVSS score: 9.8, the bug impacts all versions of...
New Analysis Reveals Raspberry Robin Can be Repurposed by Other Threat Actors
A new analysis of Raspberry Robin's attack infrastructure has revealed that it's possible for other threat actors to repurpose the infections for their own malicious activities, making it an even more potent threat. Raspberry Robin aka QNAP worm, attributed to a threat actor dubbed DEV-0856, is a...
New Analysis Reveals Raspberry Robin Can be Repurposed by Other Threat Actors
A new analysis of Raspberry Robin's attack infrastructure has revealed that it's possible for other threat actors to repurpose the infections for their own malicious activities, making it an even more potent threat. Raspberry Robin aka QNAP worm, attributed to a threat actor dubbed DEV-0856, is a...
Australian Healthcare Sector Targeted in Latest Gootkit Malware Attacks
A recent wave of Gootkit malware loader attacks has targeted the Australian healthcare sector by leveraging legitimate tools like VLC Media Player. Gootkit, also called Gootloader, is known to employ search engine optimization SEO poisoning tactics aka spamdexing for initial access. It typically...
Australian Healthcare Sector Targeted in Latest Gootkit Malware Attacks
A recent wave of Gootkit malware loader attacks has targeted the Australian healthcare sector by leveraging legitimate tools like VLC Media Player. Gootkit, also called Gootloader, is known to employ search engine optimization SEO poisoning tactics aka spamdexing for initial access. It typically...
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Dark Pink APT Group Targets Governments and Military in APAC Region
Government and military organizations in the Asia-Pacific region are being targeted by a previously unknown advanced persistent threat APT actor, per latest research conducted by Albert Priego of Group-IB The Singapore-headquartered company, in a report shared with The Hacker News, said it's...
Dark Pink APT Group Targets Governments and Military in APAC Region
Government and military organizations in the Asia-Pacific region are being targeted by a previously unknown advanced persistent threat APT actor, per latest research conducted by Albert Priego of Group-IB The Singapore-headquartered company, in a report shared with The Hacker News, said it's...
Microsoft Issues January 2023 Patch Tuesday Updates, Warns of Zero-Day Exploit
The first Patch Tuesday fixes shipped by Microsoft for 2023 have addressed a total of 98 security flaws, including one bug that the company said is being actively exploited in the wild. 11 of the 98 issues are rated Critical and 87 are rated Important in severity, with one of the vulnerabilities...
Microsoft Issues January 2023 Patch Tuesday Updates, Warns of Zero-Day Exploit
The first Patch Tuesday fixes shipped by Microsoft for 2023 have addressed a total of 98 security flaws, including one bug that the company said is being actively exploited in the wild. 11 of the 98 issues are rated Critical and 87 are rated Important in severity, with one of the vulnerabilities...
StrongPity Hackers Distribute Trojanized Telegram App to Target Android Users
The advanced persistent threat APT group known as StrongPity has targeted Android users with a trojanized version of the Telegram app through a fake website that impersonates a video chat service called Shagle. "A copycat website, mimicking the Shagle service, is used to distribute StrongPity's...
StrongPity Hackers Distribute Trojanized Telegram App to Target Android Users
The advanced persistent threat APT group known as StrongPity has targeted Android users with a trojanized version of the Telegram app through a fake website that impersonates a video chat service called Shagle. "A copycat website, mimicking the Shagle service, is used to distribute StrongPity's...
Expert Analysis Reveals Cryptographic Weaknesses in Threema Messaging App
A comprehensive analysis of the cryptographic protocols used in the Swiss encrypted messaging application Threema has revealed a number of loopholes that could be exploited to break authentication protections and even recover users' private keys. The seven attacks span three different threat...
Expert Analysis Reveals Cryptographic Weaknesses in Threema Messaging App
A comprehensive analysis of the cryptographic protocols used in the Swiss encrypted messaging application Threema has revealed a number of loopholes that could be exploited to break authentication protections and even recover users' private keys. The seven attacks span three different threat...
Italian Users Warned of Malware Attack Targeting Sensitive Information
A new malware campaign has been observed targeting Italy with phishing emails designed to deploy an information stealer on compromised Windows systems. "The info-stealer malware steals sensitive information like system info, crypto wallet and browser histories, cookies, and credentials of crypto...
Italian Users Warned of Malware Attack Targeting Sensitive Information
A new malware campaign has been observed targeting Italy with phishing emails designed to deploy an information stealer on compromised Windows systems. "The info-stealer malware steals sensitive information like system info, crypto wallet and browser histories, cookies, and credentials of crypto...
Severe Security Flaw Found in "jsonwebtoken" Library Used by 22,000+ Projects
UPDATE: CVE-2022-23529 Retracted Following Review Auth0 and Unit 42 said they are formally retracting CVE-2022-23529 CVSS score: 7.6 based on the fact that several prerequisites are essential for exploitation. The cybersecurity company said "important security checks" have been added to fix the...
Severe Security Flaw Found in "jsonwebtoken" Library Used by 22,000+ Projects
UPDATE: CVE-2022-23529 Retracted Following Review Auth0 and Unit 42 said they are formally retracting CVE-2022-23529 CVSS score: 7.6 based on the fact that several prerequisites are essential for exploitation. The cybersecurity company said "important security checks" have been added to fix the...
Kinsing Crypto Malware Hits Kubernetes Clusters via Misconfigured PostgreSQL
The threat actors behind the Kinsing cryptojacking operation have been spotted exploiting misconfigured and exposed PostgreSQL servers to obtain initial access to Kubernetes environments. A second initial access vector technique entails the use of vulnerable images, Sunders Bruskin, security...
Kinsing Crypto Malware Hits Kubernetes Clusters via Misconfigured PostgreSQL
The threat actors behind the Kinsing cryptojacking operation have been spotted exploiting misconfigured and exposed PostgreSQL servers to obtain initial access to Kubernetes environments. A second initial access vector technique entails the use of vulnerable images, Sunders Bruskin, security...
New Study Uncovers Text-to-SQL Model Vulnerabilities Allowing Data Theft and DoS Attacks
A group of academics has demonstrated novel attacks that leverage Text-to-SQL models to produce malicious code that could enable adversaries to glean sensitive information and stage denial-of-service DoS attacks. "To better interact with users, a wide range of database applications employ AI...