ADP-Themed Phishing Emails Lead to Blackhole Sites

Scammers are spamming out malicious emails purporting to come from payroll processing company ADP, according Dancho Danchev of Webroot. The emails arrive under the subject line “ADP Immediate Notifications” and contain links to compromised websites hosting the latest iteration of the Blackhole...

Ongoing Targeted Attack Campaign Going After Defense, Aerospace Industries

Researchers have identified a strain of malware that’s being used in a string of targeted attacks against defense contractors, government agencies and other organizations by leveraging exploits against zero-day vulnerabilities. The attacks may have been going on since 2009 in some form and the...

New Java Vulnerability Coming Bundled With Exploit Kits

A recently discovered Java vulnerability that’s been circulating throughout the hacking underground has begun to show up alongside the BlackHole exploit kit, according to a post on Brian Krebs’ KrebsonSecurity blog. The National Vulnerability Database claims the vulnerability is found in the Java...

Adobe Releases Emergency Fix for Critical Reader Flaws

Adobe on Tuesday released an emergency patch for several critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader, including the recent Adobe Flash bug and a separate flaw that was disclosed earlier this month. The patch released Tuesday is outside of the company’s normal quarterly update schedule for Reader and...

Microsoft confirms flaw in WebDAV in IIS

Microsoft has confirmed the reported vulnerability in the WebDAV implementation in IIS 5.0, 5.1 and 6.0, saying that the flaw could be used to bypass the authentication mechanism on the Web server. However, the company said that there are a number of mitigating factors involved and that company...

Open Redirect Flaw Snags Amex, Snapchat User Data

Attackers are exploiting a well-known open redirect flaw to phish people’s credentials and personally identifiable information PII using American Express and Snapchat domains, researchers have found. “Since the first domain name in the manipulated link is in fact the original site’s, the link may...

‘Callback’ Phishing Campaign Impersonates Security Firms

A new callback phishing campaign is impersonating prominent security companies to try to trick potential victims into making a phone call that will instruct them to download malware. Researchers at CrowdStrike Intelligence discovered the campaign because CrowdStrike is actually one of the...

‘Killnet’ Adversary Pummels Lithuania with DDoS Attacks Over Blockade

Russia-linked cyber collective Killnet has claimed responsibility for DDoS attacks Monday on the Lithuanian government and other entities in the Baltic country over closure of transit routes within the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, according to researchers. The threat group warns that it will...

McAfee Bug Can Be Exploited to Gain Windows SYSTEM Privileges

McAfee has patched two high-severity vulnerabilities in a component of its McAfee Enterprise product that attackers can use to escalate privileges, including up to SYSTEM. According to McAfee’s bulletin, the bugs are in versions prior to 5.7.5 of McAfee Agent, which is used in McAfee Endpoint...

Lazarus Attackers Turn to the IT Supply Chain

Lazarus – a North Korean advanced persistent threat APT group – is working on launching cyberespionage-focused attacks on supply chains with its multi-platform MATA framework. The MATA malware framework can target three operating systems: Windows, Linux and macOS. MATA has historically been used ...

VMware ESXi Servers Encrypted by Lightning-Fast Python Script

Researchers have discovered a new Python ransomware from an unnamed gang that’s striking ESXi servers and virtual machines VMs with what they called “sniper-like” speed. Sophos said on Tuesday that the ransomware is being used to compromise and encrypt VMs hosted on an ESXi hypervisor in operatio...

Cryptominers Slither into Python Projects in Supply-Chain Campaign

A group of cryptominers was found to have infiltrated the Python Package Index PyPI, which is a repository of software code created in the Python programming language. Similar to other repositories like GitHub, npm and RubyGems, PyPI is part of the software supply chain. It offers a place where...

Microsoft: Big Cryptomining Attacks Hit Kubeflow

Microsoft has spotted a new, widespread, ongoing attack targeting Kubernetes clusters running Kubeflow instances, in order to plant malicious TensorFlow pods that are used to mine for cryptocurrency. The Kubeflow open-source project is a popular framework for running machine learning ML tasks in...

REvil Ransomware Ground Down JBS: Sources

The cyberattack that flattened operations at JBS Foods over the weekend was indeed a ransomware strike, the global food distributor has confirmed to the Biden administration, with sources pointing to the REvil Group as the responsible gang. Four people familiar with the matter who weren’t...

CES 2021 Gadgets: Worst in Privacy and Security Awards

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show was hampered by the pandemic, but that didn’t stop an expert panel from convening to award this year’s dubious CES 2021 Worst in Show honors in the context of gadget privacy and security. Overall trends from the week included ever-connected devices constantly...

Critical Bugs in Dell Wyse Thin Clients Allow Code Execution, Client Takeovers

Dell has patched two critical security vulnerabilities in its Dell Wyse Thin Client Devices, which are small form-factor computers optimized for connecting to a remote desktop. The bugs allow arbitrary code execution and the ability to access files and credentials, researchers said. Thin clients...

Gitpaste-12 Worm Widens Set of Exploits in New Attacks

The Gitpaste-12 worm has returned in new attacks targeting web applications, IP cameras and routers, this time with an expanded set of exploits for initially compromising devices. First discovered in a round of late-October attacks that targeted Linux-based servers and internet-of-things IoT...

Windows 7 ‘Upgrade’ Emails Steal Outlook Credentials

An ongoing phishing attack puts pressure on enterprise employees to upgrade their Windows 7 systems – but in reality, they are redirected to a fake Outlook login page that steals their credentials. Windows 7 reached end-of-life EOL on Jan. 14, with Microsoft urging enterprises to upgrade to its...

CEOs Could Be Held Personally Liable for Cyberattacks that Kill

A full 75 percent of top brass at companies will be personally on the hook for cyber-physical security CSP incidents by 2024 – especially those that involve fatalities. That’s according to the Gartner research firm, which predicted this week that CEOs soon will no longer be able to hide behind...

Stolen Fortnite Accounts Earn Hackers Millions Per Year

UPDATE Hackers are scoring more than a million dollars annually selling compromised accounts for the popular Fortnite video game in underground forums. With Fortnite’s immense popularity skyrocketing over the past few years – it currently has more than 350 million global players – the game is a...

Black Hat 2020: Linux Spyware Stack Ties Together 5 Chinese APTs

A stack of Linux backdoor malware used for espionage, compiled dynamically and customizable to specific targets, is being used as a shared resource by five different Chinese-language APT groups, according to researchers. According to an analysis from BlackBerry released at Black Hat 2020 on...

LinkedIn 'Job Offers' Targeted Aerospace, Military Firms With Malware

Attackers are impersonating human resource employees from Collins Aerospace and General Dynamics in a spear-phishing campaign leveraging LinkedIn’s messaging service. Targets are sent phony job offers that include malicious documents designed to fetch data-exfiltrating malware. The spear-phishing...

Enterprise Security Woes Explode with Home Networks in the Mix

The work-from-home WFH paradigm that has become the new normal in the age of coronavirus comes with exacerbated network security risk – as evidenced by growing a number of botnets and automated attacks that are taking advantage of known vulnerabilities in both consumer and corporate IT gear. The...

Safe Remote Access to Critical Infrastructure Networks in a Time of Global Crisis

With governments closing down workplaces all over the world, telecommuting presents not just online administrative and capacity challenges for organizations, but also security challenges. As highlighted in a recent article by Andy Greenberg from Wired, when more and more employees are asked to VP...

TikTok Flaw Allows Threat Actors to Plant Forged Videos in User Feeds

A security weakness in the popular TikTok video-sharing service allows a local attacker to hijack any video content streamed to a user’s TikTok feed and swap it out with hacker-generated content. Researchers created a proof-of-concept PoC hack using a technique called a man-in-the-middle MiTM...

Two Critical Android Bugs Get Patched in February Update

Google has released a security update for a critical flaw in its Android operating system that allows hackers to execute remote code on affected handsets, potentially allowing an adversary to gain remote access to the device. Part of Google’s February Android Security Bulletin, released Monday,...

New Bill Proposes NSA Surveillance Reforms

A newly-introduced bill is proposing sweeping privacy reforms to a controversial government surveillance program, which has been previously used by the National Security Agency NSA to vacuum up the call records of millions of Americans. The “Safeguarding Americans’ Private Records Act” was...

16Shop Phishing Gang Goes After PayPal Users

A prolific phishing gang known as 16Shop has added PayPal customers to its target set. According to researchers at the ZeroFOX Alpha Team, the latest version of the group’s phishing kit is designed with a number of features that are aimed to steal as much personally identifiable information PII a...

Drake Lyrics Used as Calling Card in Malware Attack

A hacker with the handle “Master X” leverages a PowerShell script that contains a reference to singer-songwriter Drake lyric’s “Kiki Do You Love Me” and ultimately delivers a malicious payload to its victims. The campaign is email based; with missives containing a malicious PowerPoint attachment...

Malware Loader ‘Brushaloader’ Grows More Menacing

The tenacious loader malware called Brushaloader is growing more menacing, showing no signs of abatement despite best efforts by security professionals. First identified in June 2018, the Brushaloader malware is now more pervasive, stealthy and growing in popularity faster than ever before. New...

5G Security Challenges: A Vendor's POV

How are vendors preparing themselves for the onslaught of 5G networks from a security standpoint? When it comes to 5G there are a slew of use cases being utilized at the bleeding edge – from smart factories to IoT – but these are also opening up security risks. At the GSMA Mobile 360 Security for...

Researcher Claims Iranian APT Behind 6TB Data Heist at Citrix

A researcher has attributed a recently publicized attack on Citrix’ internal network to the Iranian-linked group known as IRIDIUM – and said that the data heist involved 6 terabytes of sensitive data. Resecurity posted a blog on Friday indicating that it detected a targeted attack and data breach...

Emoji Attack Can Kill Skype for Business Chat

A denial of service DoS vulnerability in the Skype for Business unified communications platform has been uncovered, which can be triggered by sending large numbers of emojis to the instant messaging client. According to the SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab, which discovered the flaw CVE-2018-8546,...

ICS Security Plagued with Basic, Avoidable Mistakes

At least 33 percent of the security issues found in industrial control systems ICS are rated as being of high or critical risk. FireEye iSIGHT Intelligence compiled data from dozens of ICS security health assessment engagements performed by its Mandiant division, and found that these issues inclu...

Fake Adobe Flash Updates Hide Malicious Crypto Miners

While fake Flash updates that push malware have traditionally been easy to spot and avoid, a new campaign has employed new tricks that stealthily download cryptocurrency miners on Windows systems. To the average user, the newly discovered samples, which have been active as early as August, seem...

Unpatched WordPress Password Reset Vulnerability Lingers

A zero-day vulnerability exists in WordPress Core that in some instances could allow an attacker to reset a user’s password and gain access to their account. Researcher Dawid Golunski of Legal Hackers disclosed the vulnerability on Wednesday via his new ExploitBox service. All versions of...

Exploit Kit Activity Quiets, But is Far From Silent

Over the past six months, the roar of exploit kits has quieted to a whimper. But that doesn’t mean exploit kit threats are nonexistent. According to security experts, gangs behind them are regrouping, tweaking code and finding fresh software exploits to target. Here are the exploit kits and explo...

NukeBot Banking Trojan Source Code Leaked Online by Author

The author behind NukeBot, a modular banking Trojan, released source code for the malware earlier this month in an apparent effort to regain the trust of the cybercrime community. Gosya, NukeBot’s creator, posted a GitHub link to the malware, calling it a “zeus-like banking trojan,” on several...

38 Android Devices Infected with Malware Preinstalled in Supply Chain

Mobile devices manufactured by a diverse set of handset makers were discovered to be loaded with malware pre-installed somewhere along the supply chain. Check Point Software Technologies said that it found 38 Android handsets were infected with adware, information-stealing malware and ransomware,...

Gaming Network ESEA Breached, 1.5M Profiles Leaked

Following an extortion attempt, information from a recent breach of a competitive video gaming community surfaced over the weekend online. Data purportedly belonging to 1.5 million members of video gaming community ESEA, the E-Sports Entertainment Association League, was added to LeakedSource’s...

Critical Android Vulnerability 'Drammer' Impacts Millions of Handsets

Researchers have published details of a new method for exploiting a problem with Android devices tied to a hardware flaw within DRAM memory modules that can allow attackers to get root-level access to target machines. The vulnerability, dubbed Drammer, could give an attacker root access to millio...

APT Group 'Patchwork' Cuts-and-Pastes a Potent Attack

An advanced persistent threat tied to Southeast Asia and the South China Sea is targeting governments and entities around the world including the U.S. The attacks are unique, according to security experts, because the perpetrators are relying nearly 100 percent on computer code copied-and-pasted...

CryptXXX Jumps From Angler to Neutrino Exploit Kit

Crooks behind the revamped CryptXXX 3.100 ransomware have switched its distribution from the Angler Exploit Kit to the Neutrino Exploit Kit. The sudden change in distribution was spotted on Monday by researchers at the SANS Internet Storm Center. “This is not the first time we’ve seen campaigns...

FTC, Experts Push Startups to Think About Security From the Beginning

About a decade ago, many large software makers learned some very difficult lessons about software security and building security into their products from the start. Some are still learning. The FTC and a variety of security experts are hoping that today’s crop of start-ups will not have to go...

Routers Vulnerable to Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A zero day vulnerability in popular household routers from D-Link and Trendnet could be exploited by attackers to run arbitrary code on devices. The flaw, which can be exploited without authentication, is present in version 1.3 of Realtek’s SDK, which figures into some brands of routers, accordin...

Oracle Gives Heartbleed Update, Patches 14 Products

As the dominoes continue to fall around Heartbleed, Oracle is doing its best to keep users apprised of its ongoing efforts to patch software that may be vulnerable to the OpenSSL vulnerability. In a document updated early this morning Oracle gave its customers five separate updates regarding:...

Microsoft to Patch IE 10 Zero Day March 2014 Patch Tuesday

Microsoft will patch a lingering zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer next Tuesday, one of five bulletins it will release as part of its March 2014 Patch Tuesday security updates. The IE 10 zero-day was disclosed close to a month ago when researchers at FireEye reported on Operation SnowMa...

December 2013 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Security Updates

One zero-day down, one to go. As expected, Microsoft did today patch a zero-day in its GDI+ graphics component MS13-096 reported more than a month ago after exploits were spotted in the wild. The fix was one of 11 security bulletins—five critical—released as part of the December 2013 Patch Tuesda...

Atrax Kit Boasts Tor Connectivity, Bitcoin Extraction

Yet another commercial crimekit has been spotted making the rounds on the underground malware forums that uses the anonymity network Tor to stealthily communicate with its command and control servers. While it isn’t the first of its kind to use Tor, the kit, nicknamed Atrax, is cheap and comes wi...

Microsoft Adopts CVRF Format for Security Bulletins

Since the beginning of recorded time, security researchers, software vendors and hackers have been issuing security advisories in all kinds of nutty formats. Some feature excellent ASCII art, some have clever inside jokes and some come from Microsoft. Now, there’s a effort underway, called the...