The breach was carried out by exploiting CVE-2024-12356 in BeyondTrust cybersecurity company, just last week.
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Researchers Uncover Major Security Flaw in Illumina iSeq 100 DNA Sequencers
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered firmware security vulnerabilities in the Illumina iSeq 100 DNA sequencing instrument that, if successfully exploited, could permit attackers to brick or plant persistent malware on susceptible devices. “The Illumina iSeq 100 used a very outdated implementation of BIOS firmware using CSM [Compatibility Support Mode] mode and without Secure Boot or standard
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Gen AI is transforming the cyber threat landscape by democratizing vulnerability hunting
Generative AI has had a significant impact on a wide variety of business processes, optimizing and accelerating workflows and in some cases reducing baselines for expertise. Add vulnerability hunting to that list, as large language models (LLMs) are proving to be valuable tools in assisting hackers, both good and bad, in discovering software vulnerabilities and…
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Two Clicks to Chaos: How Double-clickjacking Hands Over Control of Apps without Users Knowing
In our last blog, we discussed how OAuth-based consent phishing attacks have been used to trick users into giving malicious apps the permission to conduct malicious activities via an employee’s account. This attack has been extremely effective due to the lack of awareness of how attackers can misuse OAuth permissions. Now, let’s say we are…
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Industrial networking manufacturer Moxa reports ‘critical’ router bugs
Firmware in cellular routers, secure routers and network security appliances made by Moxa are vulnerable to a pair of high severity bugs that can escalate privileges for an attacker, give root-level access or allow for unauthorized execution of commands. In a pair of CVEs published Jan. 3, Moxa called the flaws “critical” and warned they…
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Supply Chain Attack Targets Key Ethereum Development Tools
A new supply chain attack targets Ethereum tools, exploiting npm packages to steal sensitive data
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WordPress Plugin Exploited to Turn Legitimate Sites Into Phishing Traps
A WordPress plugin known as PhishWP, has been discovered on Russian cybercrime forums and is being exploited by cybercriminals to steal sensitive data from unsuspecting users. The post WordPress Plugin Exploited to Turn Legitimate Sites Into Phishing Traps appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Russian-Speaking Attackers Target Ethereum Devs with Fake Hardhat npm Packages
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed several malicious packages on the npm registry that have been found impersonating the Nomic Foundation’s Hardhat tool in order to steal sensitive data from developer systems. “By exploiting trust in open source plugins, attackers have infiltrated these platforms through malicious npm packages, exfiltrating critical data such as private keys, mnemonics,
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Privacy Roundup: Week 1 of Year 2025
This is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 29 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2024. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things overlap; for…
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Researchers Uncover Nuclei Vulnerability Enabling Signature Bypass and Code Execution
A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in ProjectDiscovery’s Nuclei, a widely-used open-source vulnerability scanner that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to bypass signature checks and potentially execute malicious code. Tracked as CVE-2024-43405, it carries a CVSS score of 7.4 out of a maximum of 10.0. It impacts all versions of Nuclei later than…
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Critical Windows LDAP flaw could lead to crashed servers, RCE attacks
Researchers have published a proof-of-concept exploit for a pair of Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) flaws that could lead to server crashes or remote code execution (RCE) on Windows servers. “Active Directory Domain Controllers (DCs) are considered to be one of the crown jewels in organizational computer networks,” noted researchers at security firm SafeBreach,…
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LDAPNightmare PoC Exploit Crashes LSASS and Reboots Windows Domain Controllers
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been released for a now-patched security flaw impacting Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) that could trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The out-of-bounds reads vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-49113 (CVSS score: 7.5). It was addressed by Microsoft as part of Patch Tuesday updates for December 2024, alongside CVE-2024-49112 (
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Secure by design vs by default – which software development concept is better?
As cybersecurity professionals, we need to know that the software products we acquire are safe and able to support or accommodate the procedures and tools we use to keep attackers at bay while performing their given functions. With attacks perennially on the rise and the software supply chain remaining as vulnerable as ever, there is…
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Best of 2024: Cisco Vulnerability: CISA Alerts Of Smart Install Exploits
In light of recent cybercrime incidents, the United States (US) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an alert pertaining to a Cisco vulnerability. As per recent reports, the Cisco vulnerability prevails within the Smart Install (SMI) feature and can be exploited for access to sensitive data. In this article, we’ll explore the vulnerability…
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12 best entry-level cybersecurity certifications
A UC Berkeley professor recently made headlines when he stated that even his computer science graduates with a perfect 4.0 grade point average were failing to land jobs. Such is the labor market in the AI era. With AI coding assistants in wide use, junior developer roles are in jeopardy. The same may soon be…
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CISO – Traumjob oder eher Albtraum
loading=”lazy” width=”400px”>Der CISO-Job kann auch zu einem Albtraum werden – gerade wenn die Unterstützung und das Budget fehlt. Toma Stepunina – shutterstock.com „Die Rolle des CISO (Chief Information Security Office) ist nicht erstrebenswert“ – so lautet eine der zentralen Thesen der IT-Security-Spezialisten von WatchGuard Technologies für das Jahr 2025. Dabei seien die typische Probleme, die…
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LDAPNightmare: SafeBreach Labs Publishes First Proof-of-Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-49112
SafeBreach researchers developed a zero-click PoC exploit that crashes unpatched Windows Servers using the Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-49112). The post LDAPNightmare: SafeBreach Labs Publishes First Proof-of-Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-49112 appeared first on SafeBreach. The post LDAPNightmare: SafeBreach Labs Publishes First Proof-of-Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-49112 appeared first on Security…
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Investigation exposes pedophilia in the child-influencer industry
A New York Times investigation found that dozens of potential pedophiles have prolifically exploited the child influencer industry. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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CRITICAL ALERT: Sophisticated Google Domain Exploitation Chain Unleashed
by Source Defense A sophisticated attack chain targeting e-commerce payment flows has been prematurely exposed in a concerning development, highlighting the delicate balance between responsible disclosure and public safety. Discovered initially by Source Defense’s research team and responsibly disclosed to Google on November 19, 2024 (Issue ID: 379818473), this critical vulnerability has now been publicly…
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Top 12 ways hackers broke into your systems in 2024
In 2024, hackers had a field day finding sneaky ways into systems — from convincing phishing scams that played on human curiosity to brutal software flaws that exposed gaps in tech upkeep. It was a year of clever breaches, showing just how wide the gap is between user habits and security practices. “While every year…
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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. “Exploiting these flaws could allow attackers to gain persistent access as shadow administrators
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Thousands of industrial routers vulnerable to command injection flaw
Thousands of industrial routers from a Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer are vulnerable to a post-authentication vulnerability, with indications it is already being exploited in the wild to infect devices with Mirai malware. On Dec. 27, VulnCheck detailed the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12856, wherein an attacker can leverage default credentials in Four-Faith F3x24 and F3x36 routers…
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Hackers exploit Four-Faith router flaw to open reverse shells
Threat actors are exploiting a post-authentication remote command injection vulnerability in Four-Faith routers tracked as CVE-2024-12856 to open reverse shells back to the attackers. […]
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15,000+ Four-Faith Routers Exposed to New Exploit Due to Default Credentials
A high-severity flaw impacting select Four-Faith 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 router models F3x24 and F3x36. The severity of the shortcoming is lower due to…
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Hackers exploit DoS flaw to disable Palo Alto Networks firewalls
Palo Alto Networks is warning that hackers are exploiting the CVE-2024-3393 denial of service vulnerability to disable firewall protections by forcing it to reboot. […]
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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 the formula editor (CVE-2018-0802) to download and execute malware code,”…
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Emerging Threats & Vulnerabilities to Prepare for in 2025
From zero-day exploits to 5G network vulnerabilities, these are the threats that are expected to persist over the next 12 months.
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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 CVE-2024-45387, is rated 9.9 out of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system.…
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The 2024 cyberwar playbook: Tricks used by nation-state actors
In 2024, nation-state cyber activity was off the charts, with Chinese, Russian, and Iranian actors leading the charge. Their campaigns weren’t just relentless — they were innovative, using a crafty mix of Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to gain footholds, stay hidden, and spy-like pros. “There was definitely a continued and noted uptick in nation-state…
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New botnet exploits vulnerabilities in NVRs, TP-Link routers
A new Mirai-based malware campaign is actively exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including DigiEver DS-2105 Pro DVRs. […]
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Clop ransomware gang takes credit for latest mass hack that breached dozens of companies
The prolific ransomware gang says it hacked at least 66 companies by exploiting a bug in tools made by Cleo Software. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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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 CVE-2021-44207 (CVSS score: 8.1), a case of hard-coded, static credentials in Acclaim USAHERDS that
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Adobe warns of critical ColdFusion bug with PoC exploit code
Adobe has released out-of-band security updates to address a critical ColdFusion vulnerability with proof-of-concept exploit code. […]
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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 evidentiary record before the court does show that defendants’ Pegasus…
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Top 7 zero-day exploitation trends of 2024
Zero-day vulnerabilities saw big growth once again in 2024. With no patch available, zero-day flaws give attackers a significant jump on cybersecurity defense teams, making them a critical weapon for attacking enterprise systems. But while all zero-days are essential for CISOs and their team to be aware of, and for vendors to remedy in a…
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Understanding Cyber Threats During the Holiday Season
Understanding Cyber Threats During the Holiday Season Understanding Cyber Threats During the Holiday Season The holiday season, while festive, presents heightened cybersecurity risks for businesses. Cybercriminals exploit increased online activity and reduced vigilance during this period. Understanding these threats is crucial for effective defense. The holiday season, while festive, presents heightened cybersecurity risks for businesses.…
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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 shortcomings have been exploited in the wild. The list…
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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 bug that allows attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands by sending…
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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 vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12356 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a command injection flaw that
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DEF CON 32 – Exploiting Cloud Provider Vulnerabilities for Initial Access
Author/Presenter: Nick Frichette Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Authors/Presenters for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post DEF CON 32 – Exploiting Cloud Provider Vulnerabilities for Initial Access appeared first on…
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From reactive to proactive: Redefining incident response with unified, cloud-native XDR
In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, cybersecurity is a constant game of cat and mouse. The average security operations center (SOC) team receives 4,484 alerts every day and can spend up to 3 hours manually triaging to understand which signals represent a genuine threat and which are just noise. However, this model traps SOCs in…
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Vulnerability Exploit Assessment Tool EPSS Exposed to Adversarial Attack
A Morphisec researcher showed how an attacker could manipulate FIRST’s Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) using AI
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Understanding Virtual Skimmers: A Threat to E-Commerce Security
Virtual skimmers exploit vulnerabilities in websites that process payments online, often without leaving a trace until it’s too late. The post Understanding Virtual Skimmers: A Threat to E-Commerce Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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A new ransomware regime is now targeting critical systems with weaker networks
The year 2024’s ransomware shake-up, fueled by law enforcement crackdowns on giants like LockBit, has shifted focus to critical operations, with major attacks this year hitting targets like Halliburton, TfL, and Arkansas water plant. A Dragos study for the third quarter of 2024 highlighted a surge in activity from new groups like RansomHub, Play, and…
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Meta hit with $263 million fine in Europe over 2018 data breach
Meta has been fined $263.5 million (€251 million) by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for a 2018 Facebook security breach that exposed the sensitive data of 29 million users globally. The breach exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s “view as” feature, which allows users to view their profiles as others would see them. The exploit enabled…
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CISOs should stop freaking out about attackers getting a boost from LLMs
A common refrain from cybersecurity professionals in recent years has been the need for a diversification of the CISO role to meet the demands of increased responsibility across numerous categories. In the past year, this refrain has grown louder, specifically around the topic of generative AI. Large language models (LLMs) have added a new dimension…
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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 with another critical bug the project maintainers addressed in December 2023…
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Clop is back to wreak havoc via vulnerable file-transfer software
In what we can assure you is a new cybersecurity incident despite sounding incredibly similar to incidents of past notoriety: threat actors tied to a notorious ransomware and extortion group have exploited file-transfer software to carry out attacks. Clop has claimed responsibility for attacks tied to vulnerabilities in software made by Cleo, an Illinois-based IT…
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New critical Apache Struts flaw exploited to find vulnerable servers
A recently patched critical Apache Struts 2 vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53677 is actively exploited using public proof-of-concept exploits to find vulnerable devices. […]
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2024 Threat Landscape: Ransomware Activity, Vulnerability Exploits, and Attack Trends
GUEST OPINION: Now we’ve reached the end of another year, you may be looking around the cybersecurity infosphere and seeing a glut of posts offering “hot takes” on the 2024 threat landscape and predictions about what’s coming next. At Rapid7, we don’t truck in hot takes, but rather, cold hard facts. Staying ahead of adversaries…
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Top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations: Nail the setup to avoid attacks
While cybersecurity headlines are often dominated by the latest zero-day or notable vulnerability in a vendor’s software/product or open-source software library, the reality is that many significant data breaches have been and will continue to be due to misconfigurations. To underscore the serious of this issue, the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity…
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CISA and FBI Raise Alerts on Exploited Flaws and Expanding HiatusRAT Campaign
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added two security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The list of flaws is below – CVE-2024-20767 (CVSS score: 7.4) – Adobe ColdFusion contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow an attacker to…
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APAC: Ransomware to Cause ‘Bumpy’ Security Ride in 2025
Cashed-up ransomware criminals may exploit more zero days while potential blanket ransomware payment bans hang over defenders like a shadow.
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DEF CON 32 – Iconv, Set The Charset To RCE Exploiting glibc To Hack The PHP Engine
Author/Presenter: Charles Fox Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post DEF CON 32 – Iconv, Set The Charset To RCE Exploiting glibc To Hack…
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Why You Need Cyber Resilience and Defence in Depth
And how to become resilient with ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 Unfortunately, even the most secure organisation can suffer an incident. The odds are simply stacked against you: While you need to protect all your assets from all types of threat, an attacker needs only one exploitable weakness to get into your systems. Plus, any…
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Why You Need Cyber Resilience and Defence in Depth
And how to become resilient with ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 Unfortunately, even the most secure organisation can suffer an incident. The odds are simply stacked against you: While you need to protect all your assets from all types of threat, an attacker needs only one exploitable weakness to get into your systems. Plus, any…
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Why You Need Cyber Resilience and Defence in Depth
And how to become resilient with ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 Unfortunately, even the most secure organisation can suffer an incident. The odds are simply stacked against you: While you need to protect all your assets from all types of threat, an attacker needs only one exploitable weakness to get into your systems. Plus, any…
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Why You Need Cyber Resilience and Defence in Depth
And how to become resilient with ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 Unfortunately, even the most secure organisation can suffer an incident. The odds are simply stacked against you: While you need to protect all your assets from all types of threat, an attacker needs only one exploitable weakness to get into your systems. Plus, any…
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New Android NoviSpy spyware linked to Qualcomm zero-day bugs
The Serbian government exploited Qualcomm zero-days to unlock and infect Android devices with a new spyware named ‘NoviSpy,’ used to spy on activists, journalists, and protestors. […]
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Catching the ghost in the machine: Adapting threat detection to cloud speed
The rapid adoption of cloud technology has transformed how businesses operate, offering scalability, agility, and opportunities for innovation. However, this transformation has also introduced a profound challenge: the “ghost in the machine”—elusive and dynamic threats that exploit the complexity and scale of cloud environments to remain hidden, evading traditional detection methods and posing significant risks…
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Fake Captcha Campaign Highlights Risks of Malvertising Networks
Large-scale campaign identified by Guardio Lans and Infoblox, exploiting malvertising and fake captchas to distribute Lumma infostealer for massive theft
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SAP-Systeme geraten zunehmend ins Visier von Cyber-Angreifern
width=”5000″ height=”2813″ sizes=”(max-width: 5000px) 100vw, 5000px”>Angriffe auf SAP-Systeme versprechen Hackern fette Beute. Shutterstock Ein Rückblick auf Bedrohungsdaten aus den zurückliegenden vier Jahren macht deutlich, dass immer mehr Cyberkriminelle SAP-Systeme ins Visier nehmen. Das berichtete Yvan Genuer, leitender Sicherheitsforscher bei Onapsis auf der Black Hat Europe, die vom 9. bis 12. Dezember 2024 in London stattfand.…
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Cloud Access Security Broker – ein Kaufratgeber
Lesen Sie, worauf es bei der Wahl eines Cloud Access Security Broker ankommt – und welche Anbieter was genau zu bieten haben. Jack the sparow | shutterstock.com Ein Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) sitzt zwischen Enterprise-Endpunkten und Cloud-Ressourcen und fungiert dabei als eine Art Monitoring-Gateway. Eine CASB-Lösung: gewährt Einblicke in Benutzeraktivitäten in der Cloud, setzt…
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Clop ransomware claims responsibility for Cleo data theft attacks
The Clop ransomware gang has confirmed to BleepingComputer that they are behind the recent Cleo data-theft attacks, utilizing zero-day exploits to breach corporate networks and steal data. […]
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DEF CON 32 – MobileMesh RF Network Exploitation Getting the Tea from goTenna
Authors/Presenters: Erwin Karincic, Woody Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post DEF CON 32 – MobileMesh RF Network Exploitation Getting the Tea from goTenna…
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CISA confirms critical Cleo bug exploitation in ransomware attacks
CISA confirmed today that a critical remote code execution bug in Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom file transfer software is being exploited in ransomware attacks. […]
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Researchers expose a surge in hacker interest in SAP systems
A review of four years of threat intelligence data, presented Friday at Black Hat by Yvan Genuer, a senior security researcher at Onapsis, reports a spike in hacker interest in breaking into enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems from SAP in 2020 that was sustained until the end of 2023. The vast majority (87%) of the…
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Time of Reckoning – Reviewing My 2024 Cybersecurity Predictions
The brutal reality is that cybersecurity predictions are only as valuable as their accuracy. As 2024 comes to a close, I revisit my forecasts to assess their utility in guiding meaningful decisions. Anyone can make predictions (and far too many do), but actually being correct is another matter altogether. It is commonplace for security companies…
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Critical OpenWrt Vulnerability Exposes Devices to Malicious Firmware Injection
A security flaw has been disclosed in OpenWrt’s Attended Sysupgrade (ASU) feature that, if successfully exploited, could have been abused to distribute malicious firmware packages. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-54143, carries a CVSS score of 9.3 out of a maximum of 10, indicating critical severity. Flatt Security researcher RyotaK has been credited with discovering and…
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Ultralytics Supply-Chain Attack
Last week, we saw a supply-chain attack against the Ultralytics AI library on GitHub. A quick summary: On December 4, a malicious version 8.3.41 of the popular AI library ultralytics —which has almost 60 million downloads—was published to the Python Package Index (PyPI) package repository. The package contained downloader code that was downloading the XMRig…
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API Security is Not a Problem You Can Solve at the Edge
In today’s interconnected digital ecosystems, traditional security mechanisms like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), API gateways, and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) act as enforcement points. Think of them as bouncers at the entrance of a high-profile nightclub—they decide who gets in and who doesn’t. However, relying solely on these edge solutions to secure APIs is like…
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API Security is Not a Problem You Can Solve at the Edge
In today’s interconnected digital ecosystems, traditional security mechanisms like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), API gateways, and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) act as enforcement points. Think of them as bouncers at the entrance of a high-profile nightclub—they decide who gets in and who doesn’t. However, relying solely on these edge solutions to secure APIs is like…
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API Security is Not a Problem You Can Solve at the Edge
In today’s interconnected digital ecosystems, traditional security mechanisms like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), API gateways, and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) act as enforcement points. Think of them as bouncers at the entrance of a high-profile nightclub—they decide who gets in and who doesn’t. However, relying solely on these edge solutions to secure APIs is like…
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December Patch Tuesday Reveals 70 vulnerabilities
GUEST OPINION: Microsoft is addressing 70 vulnerabilities this December 2024 Patch Tuesday, with evidence of in-the-wild exploitation and public disclosure for one of the vulnerabilities published today, and this is reflected in a CISA KEV entry.
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What’s a Zero-Day Vulnerability? Prevent Exploits and Attacks
Zero-day vulnerabilities are serious threats. They’re completely unknown to both the vendor and the user. That gives attackers a significant advantage, allowing them to attack systems before patches are available. The post What’s a Zero-Day Vulnerability? Prevent Exploits and Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Attackers exploit zero-day RCE flaw in Cleo managed file transfer
Security researchers have warned about in-the-wild attacks that exploit a remote code execution vulnerability in managed file transfer (MFT) solutions developed by enterprise software vendor Cleo Communications.The impacted products include the latest versions of Cleo LexiCom, Cleo VLTrader and Cleo Harmony, with experts advising to temporarily disconnect these systems from the internet until a patch…
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Security researchers find deep flaws in CVSS vulnerability scoring system
The industrywide method for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and hardware needs to be revised because it provides potential misleading severity assessment, delegates at Black Hat Europe were told Thursday. The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) makes use of various metrics to quantify vulnerability severity. A presentation at Black Hat by cybersecurity experts…
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Microsoft Windows ‘Best Fit’ character conversion ‘ripe for exploitation’
Security researchers have outlined a novel attack vector that exploits the “Best Fit” character conversion technology built into Windows. The technology comes into play in string conversions, particularly when characters cannot be directly represented in a target character set. However, application security experts Orange Tsai and Splitline Huang from Taiwanese firm DEVCORE used a presentation…
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2024 Recap: 8 Notable and Dangerous Chrome Vulnerabilities
With a market share of 66.68%, Google Chrome remains a prime target for cyberattacks. In 2024, this widely used browser faced numerous critical Chrome vulnerabilities that put businesses and individuals at risk and led to significant damage. Attackers exploited these flaws to bypass security measures, steal sensitive information, and deploy malicious payloads. Security managers are……
Exploits, Global Security News
KeyTrap DNSSEC: The day the internet (almost) stood still
A severe vulnerability in the internet lookup protocol DNSSEC carried the potential to make much of the web functionally inaccessible for many, according to a presentation at Black Hat Europe. DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) offers mitigation against various types of cyberattacks, including DNS spoofing and cache poisoning, by providing a way to cryptographically…
Exploits, Global Security News, Security
Cleo patches critical zero-day exploited in data theft attacks
Cleo has released security updates for a zero-day flaw in its LexiCom, VLTransfer, and Harmony software, currently exploited in data theft attacks. […]
Exploits, Global Security News
Researchers Uncover Symlink Exploit Allowing TCC Bypass in iOS and macOS
Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability in Apple’s iOS and macOS that, if successfully exploited, could sidestep the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework and result in unauthorized access to sensitive information. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-44131 (CVSS score: 5.3), resides in the FileProvider component, per Apple, and has been addressed with improved
Exploits, Global Security News
The Insecure IoT Cloud Strikes Again RCE on Ruijie Cloud-Connected Devices
GUEST RESEARCH: Executive Summary Team82 has researched devices manufactured by Ruijie Networks and discovered 10 vulnerabilities in its Reyee cloud management platform These vulnerabilities affect both the Reyee platform, as well as Reyee OS network devices The vulnerabilities, if exploited, could allow a malicious attacker to execute code on any cloud-enabled device, giving them the…
Exploits, Global Security News
The Insecure IoT Cloud Strikes Again: RCE on Ruijie Cloud-Connected Devices
GUEST RESEARCH: Executive Summary Team82 has researched devices manufactured by Ruijie Networks and discovered 10 vulnerabilities in its Reyee cloud management platform These vulnerabilities affect both the Reyee platform, as well as Reyee OS network devices The vulnerabilities, if exploited, could allow a malicious attacker to execute code on any cloud-enabled device, giving them the…
Exploits, Global Security News
WordPress Hunk Companion Plugin Flaw Exploited to Silently Install Vulnerable Plugins
Malicious actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Hunk Companion plugin for WordPress to install other vulnerable plugins that could open the door to a variety of attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-11972 (CVSS score: 9.8), affects all versions of the plugin prior to 1.9.0. The plugin has over 10,000 active installations. “This flaw…
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AMD data center chips vulnerable to revealing data through ‘BadRAM’ attack
AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV), meant to protect processor memory from prying eyes in virtual machine (VM) environments, can be tricked into giving access to its encrypted memory contents using a test rig costing less than $10, researchers have revealed. Dubbed “BadRAM” by researchers from the University of Lübeck in Germany, KU Leven in Belgium,…
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Attackers can abuse the Windows UI Automation framework to steal data from apps
An accessibility feature built into Windows to facilitate the use of computers by people with disabilities can be abused by malware to steal data from other applications or control them in malicious ways that evades detection by most endpoint protection systems. The Windows UI Automation framework has existed since the days of Windows XP and…
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Hunk Companion WordPress plugin exploited to install vulnerable plugins
Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the “Hunk Companion” plugin to install and activate other plugins with exploitable flaws directly from the WordPress.org repository. […]
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Turla living off other cybercriminals’ tools in order to attack Ukrainian targets
A Russian nation-state threat actor has been observed leveraging tools from other cybercriminal groups to compromise targets in Ukraine, a recent report by Microsoft Threat Intelligence disclosed. This clandestine approach, which is the second time in as many weeks that Microsoft has highlighted the group’s effort, shows how Turla uses a wide range of attack…
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Latest round of MITRE ATT&CK evaluations put cybersecurity products through rigors of ransomware
MITRE Corporation released findings Wednesday from its latest round of ATT&CK evaluations, assessing the capabilities of enterprise cybersecurity solutions against some of the most prevalent ransomware tactics and North Korean malware. The sixth such evaluation from the nonprofit research organization measured 19 different vendors’ ability to protect enterprise systems by evaluating them against two prominent…
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Why Americans must be prepared for cybersecurity’s worst
The interconnected world we live in has brought incredible opportunities for growth in America. It’s made life better in ways we don’t think about — from the phone in your pocket to the groceries at your local store, networks touch and affect almost all aspects of our daily lives. But there is an old adage…
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Why Americans must be prepared for cybersecurity’s worst
The interconnected world we live in has brought incredible opportunities for growth in America. It’s made life better in ways we don’t think about — from the phone in your pocket to the groceries at your local store, networks touch and affect almost all aspects of our daily lives. But there is an old adage…
Exploits, Global Security News
Microsoft Fixes 72 Flaws, Including Patch for Actively Exploited CLFS Vulnerability
Microsoft closed out its Patch Tuesday updates for 2024 with fixes for a total of 72 security flaws spanning its software portfolio, including one that it said has been exploited in the wild. Of the 72 flaws, 17 are rated Critical, 54 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. Thirty-one of the…
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Microsoft closes 2024 with extensive security update
In its final Patch Tuesday update of 2024, Microsoft has addressed 71 new security vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that is currently being actively exploited. The zero-day vulnerability, documented as CVE-2024-49138, is a bug in the company’s Windows Common Log File System (CLFS). It poses a significant threat as it enables attackers to achieve system-level…
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Microsoft closes 2024 with extensive security update
In its final Patch Tuesday update of 2024, Microsoft has addressed 71 new security vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that is currently being actively exploited. The zero-day vulnerability, documented as CVE-2024-49138, is a bug in the company’s Windows Common Log File System (CLFS). It poses a significant threat as it enables attackers to achieve system-level…
Exploits, Global Security News
Cybercrime Gangs Abscond With Thousands of Orgs’ AWS Credentials
The Nemesis and ShinyHunters attackers scanned millions of IP addresses to find exploitable cloud-based flaws, though their operation ironically was discovered due to a cloud misconfiguration of their own doing.
Exploits, Global Security News
Cleo File Transfer Vulnerability Under Exploitation – Patch Pending, Mitigation Urged
Users of Cleo-managed file transfer software are being urged to ensure that their instances are not exposed to the internet following reports of mass exploitation of a vulnerability affecting fully patched systems. Cybersecurity company Huntress said it discovered evidence of threat actors exploiting the issue en masse on December 3, 2024. The vulnerability, which impacts…
cyber security, Expert insight, Exploits, Global Security News, ISO 27001, Risk Management
How to Select Effective Security Controls
Risk–benefit analysis, defence in depth, information security objectives and proportionality Looking to mitigate your information security risks but not sure how to choose effective controls while staying on budget? Risk–benefit analysis is key, as is defence in depth. You also want to set information security objectives that are aligned to your business objectives, and be…
cyber security, Expert insight, Exploits, Global Security News, ISO 27001, Risk Management
How to Select Effective Security Controls
Risk–benefit analysis, defence in depth, information security objectives and proportionality Looking to mitigate your information security risks but not sure how to choose effective controls while staying on budget? Risk–benefit analysis is key, as is defence in depth. You also want to set information security objectives that are aligned to your business objectives, and be…
cyber security, Expert insight, Exploits, Global Security News, ISO 27001, Risk Management
How to Select Effective Security Controls
Risk–benefit analysis, defence in depth, information security objectives and proportionality Looking to mitigate your information security risks but not sure how to choose effective controls while staying on budget? Risk–benefit analysis is key, as is defence in depth. You also want to set information security objectives that are aligned to your business objectives, and be…