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Chinese APT Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents
The United States Treasury Department said it suffered a "major cybersecurity incident" that allowed suspected Chinese threat actors to remotely access some computers and unclassified documents. "On December 8, 2024, Treasury was notified by a third-party software service provider, BeyondTrust,...
Misconfigured Kubernetes RBAC in Azure Airflow Could Expose Entire Cluster to Exploitation
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered three security weaknesses in Microsoft's Azure Data Factory Apache Airflow integration that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker to gain the ability to conduct various covert actions, including data exfiltration and malware deployment...
New HIPAA Rules Mandate 72-Hour Data Restoration and Annual Compliance Audits
The United States Department of Health and Human Services' HHS Office for Civil Rights OCR has proposed new cybersecurity requirements for healthcare organizations with an aim to safeguard patients' data against potential cyber attacks. The proposal, which seeks to modify the Health Insurance...
⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [30 Dec]
Every week, the digital world faces new challenges and changes. Hackers are always finding new ways to breach systems, while defenders work hard to keep our data safe. Whether it's a hidden flaw in popular software or a clever new attack method, staying informed is key to protecting yourself and...
When Good Extensions Go Bad: Takeaways from the Campaign Targeting Browser Extensions
News has been making headlines over the weekend of the extensive attack campaign targeting browser extensions and injecting them with malicious code to steal user credentials. Currently, over 25 extensions, with an install base of over two million users, have been found to be compromised, and...
Dozens of Chrome Extensions Hacked, Exposing Millions of Users to Data Theft
A new attack campaign has targeted known Chrome browser extensions, leading to at least 35 extensions being compromised and exposing over 2.6 million users to data exposure and credential theft. The attack targeted publishers of browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store via a phishing campaign a...
15,000+ Four-Faith Routers Exposed to New Exploit Due to Default Credentials
A high-severity flaw impacting select Four-Faith industrial routers has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to new findings from VulnCheck. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12856 CVSS score: 7.2, has been described as an operating system OS command injection bug affecting...
North Korean Hackers Deploy OtterCookie Malware in Contagious Interview Campaign
North Korean threat actors behind the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign have been observed dropping a new JavaScript malware called OtterCookie. Contagious Interview aka DeceptiveDevelopment refers to a persistent attack campaign that employs social engineering lures, with the hacking crew...
Cloud Atlas Deploys VBCloud Malware: Over 80% of Targets Found in Russia
The threat actor known as Cloud Atlas has been observed using a previously undocumented malware called VBCloud as part of its cyber attack campaigns targeting "several dozen users" in 2024. "Victims get infected via phishing emails containing a malicious document that exploits a vulnerability in...
Palo Alto Releases Patch for PAN-OS DoS Flaw — Update Immediately
Palo Alto Networks has disclosed a high-severity vulnerability impacting PAN-OS software that could cause a denial-of-service DoS condition on susceptible devices. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-3393 CVSS score: 8.7, impacts PAN-OS versions 10.X and 11.X, as well as Prisma Access running PAN-OS...
FICORA and Kaiten Botnets Exploit Old D-Link Vulnerabilities for Global Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a spike in malicious activity that involves roping vulnerable D-Link routers into two different botnets, a Mirai variant dubbed FICORA and a Kaiten aka Tsunami variant called CAPSAICIN. "These botnets are frequently spread through documented D-Link...
Apache MINA CVE-2024-52046: CVSS 10.0 Flaw Enables RCE via Unsafe Serialization
The Apache Software Foundation ASF has released patches to address a maximum severity vulnerability in the MINA Java network application framework that could result in remote code execution under specific conditions. Tracked as CVE-2024-52046 , the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0. It...
Brazilian Hacker Charged for Extorting $3.2M in Bitcoin After Breaching 300,000 Accounts
A Brazilian citizen has been charged in the United States for allegedly threatening to release data stolen by hacking into a company's network in March 2020. Junior Barros De Oliveira , 29, of Curitiba, Brazil has been charged with four counts of extortionate threats involving information obtaine...
Ruijie Networks' Cloud Platform Flaws Could've Exposed 50,000 Devices to Remote Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered several security flaws in the cloud management platform developed by Ruijie Networks that could permit an attacker to take control of the network appliances. "These vulnerabilities affect both the Reyee platform, as well as Reyee OS network devices,"...
Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in Apache Traffic Control Rated 9.9 CVSS — Patch Now
The Apache Software Foundation ASF has shipped security updates to address a critical security flaw in Traffic Control that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary Structured Query Language SQL commands in the database. The SQL injection vulnerability, tracked as...
Iran's Charming Kitten Deploys BellaCPP: A New C++ Variant of BellaCiao Malware
The Iranian nation-state hacking group known as Charming Kitten has been observed deploying a C++ variant of a known malware called BellaCiao. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky, which dubbed the new version BellaCPP , said it discovered the artifact as part of a "recent" investigation into ...
Researchers Uncover PyPI Packages Stealing Keystrokes and Hijacking Social Accounts
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two malicious packages that were uploaded to the Python Package Index PyPI repository and came fitted with capabilities to exfiltrate sensitive information from compromised hosts, according to new findings from Fortinet FortiGuard Labs. The packages, named...
North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin
Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North Korean cyber actors. "The theft is affiliated with TraderTraitor threat activity, which is also tracked as Jade Sleet, UNC4899, and Sl...
CISA Adds Acclaim USAHERDS Vulnerability to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Monday added a now-patched high-severity security flaw impacting Acclaim Systems USAHERDS to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is...
Apache Tomcat Vulnerability CVE-2024-56337 Exposes Servers to RCE Attacks
The Apache Software Foundation ASF has released a security update to address an important vulnerability in its Tomcat server software that could result in remote code execution RCE under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-56337, has been described as an incomplete mitigati...
AI Could Generate 10,000 Malware Variants, Evading Detection in 88% of Case
Cybersecurity researchers have found that it's possible to use large language models LLMs to generate new variants of malicious JavaScript code at scale in a manner that can better evade detection. "Although LLMs struggle to create malware from scratch, criminals can easily use them to rewrite or...
⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips
The online world never takes a break, and this week shows why. From ransomware creators being caught to hackers backed by governments trying new tricks, the message is clear: cybercriminals are always changing how they attack, and we need to keep up. Hackers are using everyday tools in harmful...
Rockstar2FA Collapse Fuels Expansion of FlowerStorm Phishing-as-a-Service
An interruption to the phishing-as-a-service PhaaS toolkit called Rockstar 2FA has led to a rapid uptick in activity from another nascent offering named FlowerStorm. "It appears that the Rockstar2FA group running the service experienced at least a partial collapse of its infrastructure, with page...
Top 10 Cybersecurity Trends to Expect in 2025
The 2025 cybersecurity landscape is increasingly complex, driven by sophisticated cyber threats, increased regulation, and rapidly evolving technology. In 2025, organizations will be challenged with protecting sensitive information for their customers while continuing to provide seamless and easy...
U.S. Judge Rules Against NSO Group in WhatsApp Pegasus Spyware Case
Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp scored a major legal victory in its fight against Israeli commercial spyware vendor NSO Group after a federal judge in the U.S. state of California ruled in favor of the messaging giant for exploiting a security vulnerability to deliver Pegasus. "The limited...
Italy Fines OpenAI €15 Million for ChatGPT GDPR Data Privacy Violations
Italy's data protection authority has fined ChatGPT maker OpenAI a fine of €15 million $15.66 million over how the generative artificial intelligence application handles personal data. The fine comes nearly a year after the Garante found that ChatGPT processed users' information to train its...
LockBit Developer Rostislav Panev Charged for Billions in Global Ransomware Damages
A dual Russian and Israeli national has been charged in the United States for allegedly being the developer of the now-defunct LockBit ransomware-as-a-service RaaS operation since its inception in or around 2019 through at least February 2024. Rostislav Panev , 51, was arrested in Israel earlier...
Lazarus Group Spotted Targeting Nuclear Engineers with CookiePlus Malware
The Lazarus Group, an infamous threat actor linked to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK, has been observed leveraging a "complex infection chain" targeting at least two employees belonging to an unnamed nuclear-related organization within the span of one month in January 2024. The...
Rspack npm Packages Compromised with Crypto Mining Malware in Supply Chain Attack
The developers of Rspack have revealed that two of their npm packages, @rspack/core and @rspack/cli, were compromised in a software supply chain attack that allowed a malicious actor to publish malicious versions to the official package registry with cryptocurrency mining malware. Following the...
Sophos Issues Hotfixes for Critical Firewall Flaws: Update to Prevent Exploitation
Sophos has released hotfixes to address three security flaws in Sophos Firewall products that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution and allow privileged system access under certain conditions. Of the three, two are rated Critical in severity. There is currently no evidence that the...
Hackers Exploiting Critical Fortinet EMS Vulnerability to Deploy Remote Access Tools
A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiClient EMS is being exploited by malicious actors as part of a cyber campaign that installed remote desktop software such as AnyDesk and ScreenConnect. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2023-48788 CVSS score: 9.3, an SQL injection bu...
CISA Adds Critical Flaw in BeyondTrust Software to Exploited Vulnerabilities List
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access PRA and Remote Support RS products to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities KEV catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The...
Thousands Download Malicious npm Libraries Impersonating Legitimate Tools
Threat actors have been observed uploading malicious typosquats of legitimate npm packages such as typescript-eslint and @types/node that have racked up thousands of downloads on the package registry. The counterfeit versions, named @typescripteslinter/eslint and types-node, are engineered to...
Juniper Warns of Mirai Botnet Targeting SSR Devices with Default Passwords
Juniper Networks is warning that Session Smart Router SSR products with default passwords are being targeted as part of a malicious campaign that deploys the Mirai botnet malware. The company said it's issuing the advisory after "several customers" reported anomalous behavior on their Session Sma...
Fortinet Warns of Critical FortiWLM Flaw That Could Lead to Admin Access Exploits
Fortinet has issued an advisory for a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Wireless LAN Manager FortiWLM that could lead to disclosure of sensitive information. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34990, carries a CVSS score of 9.6 out of a maximum of 10.0. It was originally fixed by...
CISA Mandates Cloud Security for Federal Agencies by 2025 Under Binding Directive 25-01
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has issued Binding Operational Directive BOD 25-01, ordering federal civilian agencies to secure their cloud environments and abide by Secure Cloud Business Applications SCuBA secure configuration baselines. "Recent cybersecurity...
Dutch DPA Fines Netflix €4.75 Million for GDPR Violations Over Data Transparency
The Dutch Data Protection Authority DPA on Wednesday fined video on-demand streaming service Netflix €4.75 million $4.93 million for not giving consumers enough information about how it used their data between 2018 and 2020. An investigation launched by the DPA in 2019 found that the tech giant d...
UAC-0125 Abuses Cloudflare Workers to Distribute Malware Disguised as Army+ App
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has disclosed that a threat actor it tracks as UAC-0125 is leveraging Cloudflare Workers service to trick military personnel in the country into downloading malware disguised as Army+, a mobile app that was introduced by the Ministry of...
HubPhish Abuses HubSpot Tools to Target 20,000 European Users for Credential Theft
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new phishing campaign that has targeted European companies with an aim to harvest account credentials and take control of the victims' Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure. The campaign has been codenamed HubPhish by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 owing to t...
Patch Alert: Critical Apache Struts Flaw Found, Exploitation Attempts Detected
Threat actors are attempting to exploit a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Apache Struts that could pave the way for remote code execution. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-53677, carries a CVSS score of 9.5 out of 10.0, indicating critical severity. The vulnerability shares similarities...
Not Your Old ActiveState: Introducing our End-to-End OS Platform
Having been at ActiveState for nearly eight years, I've seen many iterations of our product. However, one thing has stayed true over the years: Our commitment to the open source community and companies using open source in their code. ActiveState has been helping enterprises manage open source fo...
APT29 Hackers Target High-Value Victims Using Rogue RDP Servers and PyRDP
The Russia-linked APT29 threat actor has been observed repurposing a legitimate red teaming attack methodology as part of cyber attacks leveraging malicious Remote Desktop Protocol RDP configuration files. The activity, which has targeted governments and armed forces, think tanks, academic...
ONLY Cynet Delivers 100% Protection and 100% Detection Visibility in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation
Across small-to-medium enterprises SMEs and managed service providers MSPs, the top priority for cybersecurity leaders is to keep IT environments up and running. To guard against cyber threats and prevent data breaches, it's vital to understand the current cybersecurity vendor landscape and...
BeyondTrust Issues Urgent Patch for Critical Vulnerability in PRA and RS Products
BeyondTrust has disclosed details of a critical security flaw in Privileged Remote Access PRA and Remote Support RS products that could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary commands. Privileged Remote Access controls, manages, and audits privileged accounts and credentials, offering zer...
INTERPOL Pushes for "Romance Baiting" to Replace "Pig Butchering" in Scam Discourse
INTERPOL is calling for a linguistic shift that aims to put to an end to the term "pig butchering," instead advocating for the use of "romance baiting" to refer to online scams where victims are duped into investing in bogus cryptocurrency schemes under the pretext of a romantic relationship. "Th...
Meta Fined €251 Million for 2018 Data Breach Impacting 29 Million Accounts
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has been fined €251 million around $263 million for a 2018 data breach that impacted millions of users in the bloc, in what's the latest financial hit the company has taken for flouting stringent privacy laws. The...
Attackers Exploit Microsoft Teams and AnyDesk to Deploy DarkGate Malware
A new social engineering campaign has leveraged Microsoft Teams as a way to facilitate the deployment of a known malware called DarkGate. "An attacker used social engineering via a Microsoft Teams call to impersonate a user's client and gain remote access to their system," Trend Micro researchers...
Hackers Use Microsoft MSC Files to Deploy Obfuscated Backdoor in Pakistan Attacks
A new phishing campaign has been observed employing tax-themed lures to deliver a stealthy backdoor payload as part of attacks targeting Pakistan. Cybersecurity company Securonix, which is tracking the activity under the name FLUXCONSOLE , said it likely starts with a phishing email link or...
Even Great Companies Get Breached — Find Out Why and How to Stop It
Even the best companies with the most advanced tools can still get hacked. It's a frustrating reality: you've invested in the right solutions, trained your team, and strengthened your defenses. But breaches still happen. So, what's going wrong? The truth is, that attackers are constantly finding...
Bitter APT Targets Turkish Defense Sector with WmRAT and MiyaRAT Malware
A suspected South Asian cyber espionage threat group known as Bitter targeted a Turkish defense sector organization in November 2024 to deliver two C++-malware families tracked as WmRAT and MiyaRAT. "The attack chain used alternate data streams in a RAR archive to deliver a shortcut LNK file that...