February 23, 2024
Via: DataBreach TodayExpect attackers to continue refining their tactics for maximizing profits via a grab bag of the same strategies, including forcibly encrypting systems and charging for a decryptor, stealing data and threatening to dump it, creating scary public personae, or a […]
September 11, 2023
Via: Help Net SecuritySending an email with a forged address is easier than previously thought, due to flaws in the process that allows email forwarding, according to a research team led by computer scientists at the University of California San Diego. The issues […]
Hacker, Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
June 5, 2023
Via: Help Net SecurityThe zero-day vulnerability attackers have exploited to compromise vulnerable Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer installations finally has an identification number: CVE-2023-34362. Based on information shared by Mandiant, Rapid7 and other security researchers, the attackers seem to have opportunistically targeted as many […]
Application security, Security
March 8, 2023
Via: Help Net SecurityAfter combing through 350,000 reports to find 650 API-specific vulnerabilities from 337 different vendors and tracking 115 published exploits impacting these vulnerabilities, the results clearly illustrate that the API threat landscape is becoming more dangerous, according to Wallarm. Researchers came […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware, Vulnerabilities
February 6, 2023
Via: Help Net SecurityLate last week, unknown attackers launched a widespread ransomware attack hitting VMware ESXi hypervisors via CVE-2021-21974, an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows them to run exploit code remotely, without prior authentication. Patches for CVE-2021-21974, a vulnerability in ESXi’s OpenSLP service, […]
January 30, 2023
Via: Security AffairsOn January 17, 2023, the Telegram channel “CyberArmyofRussia_Reborn” reported the compromise of the systems at the Ukrainian National Information Agency “Ukrinform”. The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) immediately investigated the claims and as of January 27, 2023, found five […]
January 17, 2023
Via: CSO OnlineAttackers could start abusing GitHub Codespaces, a new service that allows developers to create and test applications inside development containers running on GitHub’s servers. Developers can make their applications accessible via public GitHub URLs for preview by others, a functionality […]
Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
January 13, 2023
Via: Help Net SecurityA critical vulnerability in FortiOS SSL-VPN (CVE-2022-42475) that Fortinet has issued patches for in November 2022 has been exploited by attackers to compromise governmental or government-related targets, the company has shared. Fortinet says the attackers have advanced capabilities: they were […]
Cloud security, Cyber-crime, Malware, Security
January 11, 2023
Via: Help Net SecurityOver 400 distinct cloud applications delivered malware in 2022, nearly triple the amount seen in the prior year, and 30% of all cloud malware downloads in 2022 originated from Microsoft OneDrive, according to Netskope. Cloud applications are widely used by […]
December 29, 2022
Via: TechRadarScammers are abusing Google Adwords, the search engine giant’s advertising platform, to spread malware to people looking for legitimate and popular software. Google’s safety measures are usually robust, but experts found that they managed to employ a workaround. The campaign […]
December 27, 2022
Via: Dark ReadingLast week Okta announced a security breach that involved an attacker gaining access to its source code hosted in GitHub. That’s just the latest example in a long string of attacks gaining access to company source code in GitHub. Dropbox, […]
December 14, 2022
Via: Dark ReadingAn analysis of threats encountered by four organizations has identified the most common techniques used by attackers to compromise systems, infiltrate networks, and steal data, according to data analysts at Splunk, which published details of the research on Dec. 14. […]
Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
December 13, 2022
Via: Help Net SecurityA critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2022-42475) in Fortinet’s operating system, FortiOS, is being exploited by attackers, reportedly by a ransomware group. “Fortinet is aware of an instance where this vulnerability was exploited in the wild,” the company said in an advisory […]
Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
September 22, 2022
Via: Help Net SecurityTrellix Advanced Research Center published its research into CVE-2007-4559, a vulnerability estimated to be present in over 350,000 open-source projects and prevalent in closed-source projects. The vulnerability exists in the Python tarfile module which is a default module in any […]
Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
September 20, 2022
Via: CSO OnlineUnpatched vulnerabilities, common misconfigurations and hidden flaws in custom code continue to make enterprise SAP applications a target rich environment for attackers at a time when threats like ransomware and credential theft have emerged as major concerns for organizations. A […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
September 13, 2022
Via: CSO OnlineSecurity Service Edge (SSE) is a relatively new category. Depending on how you look at it, it’s either a consolidation of three existing security categories — Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA), and Cloud Access Security Broker […]
Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
September 13, 2022
Via: Dark ReadingCompanies and their cloud providers often leave vulnerabilities open in their system and services, gifting attackers with an easy path to gain access to critical data. According to an Orca Security analysis of data collected form major cloud services and released on […]
Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
September 9, 2022
Via: Help Net SecurityConnectWise has fixed a vulnerability in ConnectWise Automate, a popular remote monitoring and management tool, which could allow attackers to compromise confidential data or other processing resources. The severity of the vulnerability is merely “important”, as its exploitation requires additional […]
Threats & Malware, Vulnerabilities
September 7, 2022
Via: The Hacker NewsA variant of the Mirai botnet known as MooBot is co-opting vulnerable D-Link devices into an army of denial-of-service bots by taking advantage of multiple exploits. “If the devices are compromised, they will be fully controlled by attackers, who could […]
September 6, 2022
Via: Security WeekAs part of the incident, which was identified roughly a month ago, an unauthorized third party gained access to some of Samsung’s US systems and exfiltrated information stored on them. Although it had determined that the personal information of some […]