Price of zero-day exploits rises as companies harden products against hackers
Tools that allow government hackers to break into iPhones and Android phones, popular software like the Chrome and Safari browsers, and chat apps like
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Over 92,000 exposed D-Link NAS devices have a backdoor account
A threat researcher has disclosed a new arbitrary command injection and hardcoded backdoor flaw in multiple end-of-life D-Link Network Attached Storage (NAS) device models.
Bringing process injection into view(s): exploiting all macOS apps using nib files · Sector 7
In a previous blog post we described a process injection vulnerability affecting all AppKit-based macOS applications. This research was presented at Black Hat USA 2022, DEF CON 30 and Objective by the Sea v5. This vulnerability was actually the second universal process injection vulnerability we reported to Apple, but it was fixed earlier than the first. Because it shared some parts of the exploit chain with the first one, there were a few steps we had to skip in the earlier post and the presentations. Now that the first vulnerability has been fixed in macOS 13.0 (Ventura) and improved in macOS 14.0 (Sonoma), we can detail the first one and thereby fill in the blanks of the previous post. This vulnerability was independently found by Adam Chester and written up here under the name “DirtyNIB”. While the exploit chain demonstrated by Adam shares a lot of similarity to ours, our attacks trigger automatically and do not require a user to click a button, making them a lot more stealthy. Therefore we decided to publish our own version of this write-up as well.
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Researchers Observed Visual Studio Code Extensions Steals
ReversingLabs has uncovered a series of VS Code extensions that designed to siphon off sensitive information from unsuspecting users.
Qakbot Strikes Back: Understanding the Threat
Binary Defense threat researchers analyzed the reemergence of the QakBot botnet. The new QakBot DLL has undergone some minor changes.
Distinctive Campaign Evolution of Pikabot Malware
Authored by Anuradha and Preksha Introduction PikaBot is a malicious backdoor that has been active since early 2023. Its modular design is comprised of a
Unveiling the Fallout: Operation Cronos' Impact on LockBit Following Landmark Disruption
- On Feb. 19, 2024, Operation Cronos, a targeted law enforcement action, caused outages on LockBit-affiliated platforms, significantly disrupting the notorious ransomware group's operations. LockBit’s downtime was quickly followed by a takeover of its leak site by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), spotlighting the concerted international effort against cybercrime. Authorities leveraged the compromised LockBit leak site to distribute information about the group and its operations, announce arrests, sanctions, cryptocurrency seizure, and more. This demonstrated support for affected businesses and cast doubt on LockBit's promises regarding data deletion post-ransom payment — emphasizing that paying ransoms is not the best course of action. Trend Micro analyzed LockBit-NG-Dev, an in-development version of the ransomware. Key findings indicated a shift to a .NET core, which allows it to be more platform-agnostic and emphasizes the need for new security detection techniques. The leak of LockBit's back-end information offered a glimpse into its internal workings and disclosed affiliate identities and victim data, potentially leading to a drop in trust and collaboration within the cybercriminal network. The sentiments of the cybercrime community to LockBit's disruption ranged from satisfaction to speculation about the group’s future, hinting at the significant impact of the incident on the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) industry. Businesses can expect shifts in RaaS tactics and should enhance preparedness against potential reformations of the disrupted group and its affiliates. Contrary to what the group themselves have stated, activities observed post-disruption would indicate that Operation Chronos has a significant impact on the group’s activities.
Ukraine gives award to foreign vigilantes for hacks on Russia
The foreign hackers had stolen data from Russian military firms and hacked cameras to spy on troops.
New HTTP/2 DoS attack can crash web servers with a single connection
Newly discovered HTTP/2 protocol vulnerabilities called
HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Flood: Technical Details
Deep technical analysis of the
CONTINUATION Flood: a class of vulnerabilities within numerous HTTP/2 protocol implementations. In many cases, it poses a more severe threat compared to the Rapid Reset: a single machine (and in certain instances, a mere single TCP connection or a handful of frames) has the potential to disrupt server availability, with consequences ranging from server crashes to substantial performance degradation. Remarkably, requests that constitute an attack are not visible in HTTP access logs. **A simplified security advisory and the list of affected projects can be found in: http2-continuation-flood
Kobold letters
Anyone who has had to deal with HTML emails on a technical level has probably reached the point where they wanted to quit their job or just set fire to all the mail clients due to their inconsistent implementations. But HTML emails are not just a source of frustration, they can also be a serious security risk.
Security Flaw in WP-Members Plugin Leads to Script Injection
Attackers could exploit a high-severity cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP-Members Membership WordPress plugin to inject arbitrary scripts into web pages, according to an advisory from security firm Defiant.
Ivanti fixes VPN gateway vulnerability allowing RCE, DoS attacks
IT security software company Ivanti has released patches to fix multiple security vulnerabilities impacting its Connect Secure and Policy Secure gateways.
Google sues alleged China crypto app racketeers: Report
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has filed a lawsuit against two people based in China for using the company’s platform for scam cryptocurrency apps that amassed over 100,000 downloads. Alphabet claims that scammers used its platforms, Google Play and YouTube, to upload and advertise fraudulent crypto apps.
IntelBroker Leaks Alleged National Security Data Tied to US Contractor Acuity Inc.
The IntelBroker hacker and their affiliates have leaked a trove of sensitive records, which they claim jeopardize the United States national security.
North Korea’s Post-Infection Python Payloads – One Night in Norfolk
Throughout the past few months, several publications have written about a North Korean threat actor group’s use of NPM packages to deploy malware to developers and other unsuspecting victims. This blog post provides additional details regarding the second and third-stage malware in these attacks, which these publications have only covered in limited detail.
A Vigilante Hacker Took Down North Korea’s Internet. Now He’s Taking Off His Mask
As “P4x,” Alejandro Caceres single-handedly disrupted the internet of an entire country. Then he tried to show the US military how it can—and should—adopt his methods.
Ukrainian cybersecurity official reveals structure of Russian hacker groups
Russian hacker groups are military units with code names that are part of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff and the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. — Ukrinform.
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Exclusive: Hackers stole Russian prisoner database to avenge death of Navalny
Within hours of opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in February in a Russian prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers went looking for revenge.
DJI Mavic 3 Drone Research: Vulnerability Analysis
Nozomi Networks Labs found 9 vulnerabilities in DJI drones - we outline the research process for identifying and mitigating these security issues.
Threat Actors Deliver Malware via YouTube Video Game Cracks
Key takeaways Proofpoint identified multiple YouTube channels distributing malware by promoting cracked and pirated video games and related content. The video descriptions include links leading t...
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Microsoft could have prevented Chinese cloud email hack, US cyber report says
Microsoft needs a security culture overhaul, a US report concludes. The software giant could have prevented a cloud email hack in 2023.
‘The Manipulaters’ Improve Phishing, Still Fail at Opsec
Roughly nine years ago, KrebsOnSecurity profiled a Pakistan-based cybercrime group called "The Manipulaters," a sprawling web hosting network of phishing and spam delivery platforms. In January 2024, The Manipulaters pleaded with this author to unpublish previous stories about their work,…
Enregistré à son insu, son entretien RH finit sur le darknet
Les données d’une agence d’intérim bâloise ont été piratées. Le directeur s’exprime.
The Mystery of ‘Jia Tan,’ the XZ Backdoor Mastermind
The thwarted XZ Utils supply chain attack was years in the making. Now, clues suggest nation-state hackers were behind the persona that inserted the malicious code.
XZ Utils Supply Chain Puzzle: Binarly Ships Free Scanner for CVE-2024-3094 Backdoor
On March 29, right before Easter weekend, we received notifications about something unusual happening with the open-source project XZ Utils, which provides lossless data compression on virtually all Unix-like operating systems, including Linux. The initial warning was sent to the Open Source Security mailing list sent by Andres Freund, who discovered that XZ Utils versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 are impacted by a backdoor. A few hours later, the US government’s CISA and OpenSSF warned about a critical problem: an installed XZ backdoored version could lead to unauthorized remote access.
China-linked Hackers Deploy New 'UNAPIMON' Malware for Stealthy Operations
A threat activity cluster tracked as Earth Freybug has been observed using a new malware called UNAPIMON to fly under the radar. "Earth Freybug is a cyberthreat group that has been active since at least 2012 that focuses on espionage and financially motivated activities," Trend Micro security researcher Christopher So said in a report published today.
Google fixes two Pixel zero-day flaws exploited by forensics firms
Google has fixed two Google Pixel zero-days exploited by forensic firms to unlock phones without a PIN and gain access to the data stored within them.
Introducing Sunlight, a CT implementation built for scalability, ease of operation, and reduced cost - Let's Encrypt
Let’s Encrypt is proud to introduce Sunlight, a new implementation of a Certificate Transparency log that we built from the ground up with modern Web PKI opportunities and constraints in mind. In partnership with Filippo Valsorda, who led the design and implementation, we incorporated feedback from the broader transparency logging community, including the Chrome and TrustFabric teams at Google, the Sigsum project, and other CT log and monitor operators. Their insights have been instrumental in shaping the project’s direction.