An emerging, illicit marketplace proves that financial cybercrime is still on the rise, with a need for countries to collectively put safeguards in place.
Faced with enterprise challenges, the Holy See looks to ensure it avoids a "holey" mobile device management solution.
A flaw in Twitter code allows bot abuse to trick the algorithm into suppressing certain accounts.
In next-gen, credential-harvesting attacks, phishing emails use cloud services and are free from the typical bad grammar or typos they've traditionally used (and which users have learned to spot).
It's time to get ahead of attacks before they even happen.
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Trustwave SpiderLabs laids bare a new malware, dubbed Rilide, that can steal cryptocurrency by abusing multiple Chromium-based browsers, such as Google Chrome, Opera, Microsoft Edge, and Brave. Experts recommend remaining vigilant when opening emails from unknown and untrusted sources.
Kaspersky attributed the 3CX supply chain attack to the North Korean Lazarus APT group, owing to the deployment of the Gopuram and AppleJeus backdoors used by the threat actor. Attackers deployed Gopuram on machines mostly belonging to cryptocurrency companies in Brazil, Germany, Italy, and France.
The UK government continues to adjust its cyber response to the growing threat posed by nation-state adversaries, in line with its latest National Cyber Strategy (NCS), published in December 2022.
The activity leverages SEO poisoning techniques to entice users searching for "WhatsApp web" to rogue domains hosting the malware, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said in a new report published today.
As the name implies, the government agency manages people's criminal record information, running checks as needed on individuals for any convictions, cautions, or ongoing prosecutions.
Several fake websites were erected to advertise genuine software and cryptocurrency-related applications only to drop OpcJacker, an info-stealer, stated Trend Micro. The malware is capable of carrying next-stage payloads such as NetSupport RAT and a remote access-focused version with hidden virtual network computing (hVNC).
Public utilities have been put to the test as attacks by bad actors have risen sharply in recent years. Q3 ‘22 saw a record number of attacks on the energy market, a trend that is not expected to slow down.
The security bulletin describes 26 vulnerabilities resolved in the Framework and System components as part of the 2023-04-01 security patch level. Most of these are high-severity flaws causing elevation of privilege (EoP) or information disclosure.
According to the new policy, starting in early 2024, Google Play users will have better control over their data since every store listing will display links in the "Data deletion" area, allowing them to ask for their accounts and data to be deleted.
Just three days after Twitter released a portion of its source code online including its recommendation algorithm, a researcher found that attackers could manipulate the software to effectively silence specific accounts on the social media platform.
A report from Kasperksy notes that phishers sell all types of phishing material and services to interested buyers, including ready-made kits, fake pages, subscriptions to tools, guides, and technical support.
Two of the currently most threatening malware are Emotet and SocGholish. Android droppers usually come disguised as benign apps, available on third-party app stores or even on Google Play. MacOS malware is not common, but the threat can't be ignored.
Attack chains mounted by ARCHIPELAGO involve the use of phishing emails containing malicious links that, when clicked by the recipients, redirect to fake login pages that are designed to harvest credentials.
An experiment by a Forcepoint staffer does, to some extent, highlight how the code-suggesting unreliable chatbot, built by OpenAI and pushed by Microsoft, could be used to cut some corners in malware development or automate the process.
A US official says the server copies include information about approximately 59,000 individual user accounts, such as usernames, passwords, email accounts, and secure messenger accounts, in addition to a history of user activity.
The phishing email content is similar to those seen in previous phishing scams, containing a YouTube video and a message informing users about YouTube’s new monetization policy and new rules.
Cyberattacks aren’t a roll of the dice for organizations, but rather a near certainty. Almost all organizations, 94%, experienced a cyberattack of some form during the last year, according to research Sophos released Tuesday.
Automotive security experts say they have uncovered a method of car theft relying on direct access to the vehicle's Controller Area Network (CAN) bus via a smart headlamp's wiring.
The business communications company restored its Windows Electron app, making progress in its ongoing recovery from a recent supply chain attack, CEO Nick Galea said in a forum post on Tuesday.
Cisco Talos recently discovered four vulnerabilities in Ichitaro, a popular word processing software in Japan produced by JustSystems that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
BatLoader can modify Windows UAC prompt, disable Windows Defender notifications, disable Task Manager, prevent users from accessing Windows registry tools, disable the Run command, and modify the display timeout.
The data leak affected QBANK, Defence Bank, Bloom Money, Admiral Money, MA Money, and Reed. Using leaked data, threat actors could potentially breach banks’ backend infrastructure and consequently the infrastructure of their clients.
According to chats seen by BleepingComputer at the time, the threat actors claimed to have stolen 1.5TB of data from MSI's systems, including source code and databases, and demanded a ransom payment of $4,000,000.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-1525-01 - Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments. This advisory contains the container images for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9.59.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6001-1 - Xuewei Feng, Chuanpu Fu, Qi Li, Kun Sun, and Ke Xu discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle IPID assignment. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or inject forged data. Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Henrique Kawakami, Emma show more ... Benoit, Igor Chervatyuk, Lisa Aichele, and Thais Moreira Hamasaki discovered that the Spectre Variant 2 mitigations for AMD processors on Linux were insufficient in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information.
Ubuntu Security Notice 6000-1 - It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in certain protocols, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute show more ... arbitrary code. It was discovered that the NVMe driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle reset events in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
Ubuntu Security Notice 5996-1 - It was discovered that Liblouis incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Ubuntu Security Notice 5998-1 - It was discovered that the SocketServer component of Apache Log4j 1.2 incorrectly handled deserialization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. It was discovered that the JMSSink component of Apache Log4j 1.2 show more ... incorrectly handled deserialization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-1666-01 - This is a kernel live patch module which is automatically loaded by the RPM post-install script to modify the code of a running kernel. Issues addressed include a use-after-free vulnerability.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5383-1 - It was discovered that Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the (T)BCP encoding filters, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files are processed (despite the -dSAFER sandbox being enabled).
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5381-1 - Several security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Tomcat servlet and JSP engine.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5382-1 - It was reported that cairosvg, a SVG converter based on Cairo, can send requests to external hosts when processing specially crafted SVG files with external file resource loading. An attacker can take advantage of this flaw to perform a server-side request forgery or denial of service. Fetching of external files is disabled by default with this update.
Universal Media Server version 13.2.1 suffers from a cross site scripting vulnerability.
BulletProof FTP Server version 2019.0.0.51 suffers from a denial of service vulnerability.
Microsoft Excel suffers from a spoofing vulnerability.
Mitel MiCollab AWV versions 8.1.2.4 and 9.1.3 suffers from a directory traversal and local file inclusion vulnerabilities.
Unified Remote version 3.13.0 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability.
HospitalRun version 1.0.0-beta local root exploit for macOS.
WIMAX SWC-5100W suffers from an authenticated remote command execution vulnerability.
71 bytes small Linux/x86_64 bash shellcode with XOR encoding.
pdfkit version 08.7.2 suffers from a command injection vulnerability.
flatnux version 2021-03.25 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability.
modoboa version 2.0.4 suffers from an administrative takeover vulnerability.
POLR URL version 2.3.0 suffers from an administrative takeover vulnerability.
Auto Dealer Management System version 1.0 suffers from a broken access control vulnerability
LDAP Tool Box Self Service Password version 1.5.2 suffers from an account takeover vulnerability.
Intern Record System version 1.0 suffers from a remote SQL injection vulnerability.
Simple Task Managing System version 1.0 suffers from a remote SQL injection vulnerability.
New threats from generative AI demand a generative AI security response.
Google is enacting a new data deletion policy for Android apps that allow account creation to also offer users with a setting to delete their accounts in an attempt to provide more transparency and control over their data. "For apps that enable app account creation, developers will soon need to provide an option to initiate account and data deletion from within the app and online," Bethel
A coordinated international law enforcement operation has dismantled Genesis Market, an illegal online marketplace that specialized in the sale of stolen credentials associated with email, bank accounts, and social media platforms. Coinciding with the infrastructure seizure, the major crackdown, which involved authorities from 17 countries, culminated in 119 arrests and 208 property searches in
Critical infrastructure attacks are a preferred target for cyber criminals. Here's why and what's being done to protect them. What is Critical Infrastructure and Why is It Attacked? Critical infrastructure is the physical and digital assets, systems and networks that are vital to national security, the economy, public health, or safety. It can be government- or privately-owned. According to Etay
An Elon Musk-worshipping college principal gets schooled, and rapper Afroman turns the tables after armed police raid his house. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.
Hacker can remotely open or close garage doors, seize control of alarms, and switch on (or switch off) customers' "smart" plugs due to vulnerabilities in Nexx products.
A pro-Russian blogger who raised $25,000 for drones to assist Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, has received a huge delivery of sex toys instead. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
On Tuesday 11 April, I'll be joined by the CISOs of security firms Wiz, Rubrik, Noname, and Abnormal, for a friendly chat about how they protect their organisations from the huge number of threats targeting them. I hope to see some of you there!
