Discord discloses data breach after support agent got hacked
Discord is notifying users of a data breach that occurred after the account of a third-party support agent was compromised.
SIM Swapping and Abuse of the Microsoft Azure Serial Console: Serial Is Part of a Well Balanced Attack
Attacker activity in Microsoft Azure that we attribute to a financially motivated threat actor.
Piratage et médias suisses, la justice entre en action
Comme d’autres médias, «Le Temps» a été sommé par CH Media et la NZZ, via leurs avocats, de ne publier aucune information confidentielle liée à la cyberattaque subie. En Suisse alémanique, deux médias ont dû modifier des articles en ligne
Malicious VSCode extensions with more than 45K downloads steal PII and enable backdoors - Check Point Blog
Highlights: CloudGuard Spectrals detected malicious extensions on the VSCode marketplace Users installing these extensions were enabling attackers to
Review and analysis of fake Trezor cryptowallet
Fake hardware cryptowallet, and how bitcoins were stolen from it.
FBI confirms access to Breached cybercrime forum database
Today, the FBI confirmed they have access to the database of the notorious BreachForums (aka Breached) hacking forum after the U.S. Justice Department also officially announced the arrest of its…
Securonix Threat Labs Security Advisory: Latest Update: Ongoing MEME#4CHAN Attack/Phishing Campaign uses Meme-Filled Code to Drop XWorm Payloads
An unusual attack/phishing campaign delivering malware while using meme-filled code and complex obfuscation methods continues dropping Xworm payloads for the last few months and is still ongoing today.
WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposed Ferrari Website to Hackers
A vulnerability in a WordPress plugin exposed the official website of sports car maker Ferrari to hacker attacks.
Hackers offer personal information of 500,000 Israeli students for sale
Weeks after breach of college chain Atid servers, hacker group Sharp Boys puts stolen information up for sale and releases additional data of students; Atid: ‘These are Iranian hackers, and most of the materials are outdated’
Ex-ByteDance Executive Accuses TikTok Parent Company of ‘Lawlessness’
The former executive sued ByteDance, which owns TikTok, for wrongful termination and accused the company of lifting content from rivals and “supreme access” by the Chinese Communist Party.
How an Indiana hospital fought to recover from a cyberattack
It was October 2021 and the staff at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breaths. They were just coming out of a weeks-long surge of COVID hospitalizations and deaths, fueled by the Delta variant.
The Race to Patch: Attackers Leverage Sample Exploit Code in Wordpress Plugin | Akamai
The time for attackers to respond to known vulnerabilities is shrinking. See an example of an attacker using sample code. * The Akamai Security Intelligence Group (SIG) has been analyzing attack attempt activity following the announcement of a critical vulnerability in a WordPress custom fields plug-in affecting more than 2 million sites. * Exploiting this vulnerability could lead to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack, in which malicious code is injected into a victim site and pushed to its visitors. * On May 4, 2023, the WP Engine team announced the security fix in version 6.1.6, including sample exploit code as a proof of concept (PoC). * Starting on May 6, less than 48 hours after the announcement, the SIG observed significant attack attempt activity, scanning for vulnerable sites using the sample code provided in the technical write-up. * This highlights that the response time for attackers is rapidly decreasing, increasing the need for vigorous and prompt patch management.
Toyota: Car location data of 2 million customers exposed for ten years
Toyota Motor Corporation disclosed a data breach on its cloud environment that exposed the car-location information of 2,150,000 customers for ten years, between November 6, 2013, and April 17, 2023.
Malicious Actors Exploit CVE-2023-27350 in PaperCut MF and NG
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) in response to the active exploitation of CVE-2023-27350. This vulnerability occurs in certain versions of PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF and enables an unauthenticated actor to execute malicious code remotely without credentials. PaperCut released a patch in March 2023.
«Cloud souverain»: les cantons latins avancent groupés et font un appel du pied à la Confédération
Les directrices et directeurs du numérique des cantons latins ont décidé d’agir de concert en matière de souveraine
Multinational tech firm ABB hit by Black Basta ransomware attack
Swiss multinational company ABB, a leading electrification and automation technology provider, has suffered a Black Basta ransomware attack, reportedly impacting business operations.
White Phoenix: Beating Intermittent Encryption
Recently, a new trend has emerged in the world of ransomware: intermittent encryption, the partial encryption of targeted files. Many ransomware groups, such as BlackCat and Play, have adopted...
Critical Privilege Escalation in Essential Addons for Elementor Plugin Affecting 1+ Million Sites
This blog post is about the Essential Addons for Elementor plugin vulnerability. If you’re a Essential Addons for Elementor user, please update the plugin to at least version 5.7.2. Patchstack Developer and Business plan users are protected from the vulnerability. You can also sign up for the Patchstack Community plan to be notified about vulnerabilities […]
Uncovering RedStinger - Undetected APT cyber operations in Eastern Europe since 2020
While the official conflict between Russia and Ukraine began in February 2022, there is a long history of physical conflict between the two nations, including the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia and when the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk declared themselves independent from Ukraine and came under Russia's umbrella. Given this context, it would not be surprising that the cybersecurity landscape between these two countries has also been tense.
Akira Ransomware is “bringin’ 1988 back”
A new recently observed ransomware family dubbed Akira uses a retro aesthetic on their victim site very reminiscent of the 1980s green screen consoles and possibly takes its namesake from the popular 1988 anime film of the same name.
infosec company owned completely by 4chan user
yesterday evening an anonymous 4chan user dumped a leak on the /g/ technology board, claiming to have completely owned risk visualization company optimeyes:
Google will provide dark web monitoring to all US Gmail users
Google announced the opening of the dark web monitoring report security feature to all Gmail users in the United States. Google is going to offer dark web monitoring to all U.S. Gmail users, the feature allows them to search for their email addresses on the dark web. Dark web scans for Gmail address was previously […]
Ghost in the network
Our investigation shows how Fink has built a surveillance apparatus that he has put at the disposal of governments and companies around the world – including Israel’s Rayzone Group, a top-tier cyber intelligence company. Fink’s set-up is capable of exploiting loopholes in mobile phone connection protocols to track the location of phone users and even redirect their SMS messages to crack internet accounts.
Cybersecurity Firm Breach Exposes Tobacco Giant Philip Morris
The data appears to have been dumped by an anonymous user. Data from Philip Morris USA, the nation’s leading cigarette manufacturer, has been exposed online following an apparent breach at a cybersecurity firm. The data, taken from the cybersecurity risk assessment company OptimEyes, was located within a 68GB cache posted to the notorious imageboard 4chan on Tuesday.
Tennessee, Georgia colleges respond to cyberattacks as school year wraps up
Hackers infiltrated networks of at least two colleges over the last week, disrupting the schools during the season of final exams and commencement ceremonies. Tennessee’s Chattanooga State Community College has been responding to a cyberattack since Saturday, forcing the school to cancel classes on Monday and modify schedules for staff members. The school serves more than 11,000 students.
New phishing-as-a-service tool “Greatness” already seen in the wild
- A previously unreported phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) offering named “Greatness” has been used in several phishing campaigns since at least mid-2022. Greatness incorporates features seen in some of the most advanced PaaS offerings, such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) bypass, IP filtering and integration with Telegram bots. * Greatness, for now, is only focused on Microsoft 365 phishing pages, providing its affiliates with an attachment and link builder that creates highly convincing decoy and login pages. It contains features such as having the victim’s email address pre-filled and displaying their appropriate company logo and background image, extracted from the target organization’s real Microsoft 365 login page. This makes Greatness particularly well-suited for phishing business users. * An analysis of the domains targeted in several ongoing and past campaigns revealed the victims were almost exclusively companies in the U.S., U.K., Australia, South Africa, and Canada, and the most commonly targeted sectors were manufacturing, health care and technology. The exact distribution of victims in each country and sector varies slightly between campaigns. * To use Greatness, affiliates must deploy and configure a provided phishing kit with an API key that allows even unskilled threat actors to easily take advantage of the service’s more advanced features. The phishing kit and API work as a proxy to the Microsoft 365 authentication system, performing a “man-in-the-middle” attack and stealing the victim’s authentication credentials or cookies.
Leak of Intel Boot Guard Keys Could Have Security Repercussions for Years
While Intel is still investigating the incident, the security industry is bracing itself for years of potential firmware insecurity if the keys indeed were exposed. The potential leak from MSI Gaming of signing keys for an important security feature in Intel-based firmware could cast a shadow on firmware security for years to come and leave devices that use the keys highly vulnerable to cyberattacks, security experts say.
Deconstructing a Cybersecurity Event
Learn more about a failed extortion scheme against Dragos in May 2023. No Dragos systems were breached, including anything related to the Dragos Platform.
Global Surveillance: The Secretive Swiss Dealer Enabling Israeli Spy Firms - National Security & Cyber
The International Mobile System Is Exposed and a Loophole Allows Hackers, Cybercriminals and States to Geolocate Targets and Even Hijack Email and Web Accounts. Israelis Can Be Found Among the Victims - and the Attackers
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of the Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia's Federal Security Service
“Russia used sophisticated malware to steal sensitive information from our allies, laundering it through a network of infected computers in the United States in a cynical attempt to conceal their crimes. Meeting the challenge of cyberespionage requires creativity and a willingness to use all lawful means to protect our nation and our allies,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “The court-authorized remote search and remediation announced today demonstrates my Office and our partners’ commitment to using all of the tools at our disposal to protect the American people.”