ThreatFabric’s latest insights on LightSpy malware, targeting both iOS and macOS. Learn about the evolving tactics, new destructive features, and the importance of keeping devices updated to defend against these advanced cyber threats.
A report by Secureworks revealed a 30% year-over-year rise in active ransomware groups, which demonstrates fragmentation of an established criminal ecosystem.
Cyberattaque: la panne de Onelog persiste (update)
Mise à jour du 28 octobre 2024: Depuis le jeudi 24 octobre, il est impossible de se connecter et de s'enregistrer via Onelog, Single Sign-On porté conjointement par plusieurs entreprises de médias suisses, en raison d'une cyber-attaque. Les répercussions de la cyberattaque se poursuivent, indique un communiqué daté d'aujourd'hui 28 octobre. Onelog souligne collaborer intensivement avec les entreprises concernées pour rétablir les services affectés dans les prochains jours. Des enquêtes sont menées pour évaluer l'ampleur de l'attaque, en coordination avec les autorités suisses et européennes. En raison de l’enquête en cours, aucun autre détail ne peut être divulgué. Onelog promet de communiquer des informations complémentaires dès que possible.
Inside the Open Directory of the “You Dun” Threat Group
Analysis of an open directory found a Chinese speaking threat actor’s toolkit and history of activity. The threat actor displayed extensive scanning and exploitation using WebLogicScan, Vulmap, and Xray, targeting organizations in South Korea, China, Thailand, Taiwan, and Iran. The Viper C2 framework was present as well as a Cobalt Strike kit which included TaoWu and Ladon extensions. * The Leaked LockBit 3 builder was used to create a LockBit payload with a custom ransom note that included reference to a Telegram group which we investigated further in the report.
Fog ransomware targets SonicWall VPNs to breach corporate networks
Fog and Akira ransomware operators have increased their exploitation efforts of CVE-2024-40766, a critical access control flaw that allows unauthorized access to resources on the SSL VPN feature of SonicWall SonicOS firewalls.
Italy police arrest four over alleged illegal database access, source says
Italian police have placed four people under house arrest including Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, son of the late billionaire founder of Luxottica, as part of a probe into alleged illegal access to state databases, a source said on Saturday. A lawyer for Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio said he was "eagerly awaiting the completion of preliminary investigations to be able to prove he has nothing to do with the events in question and that charges laid against him have no basis.
Reuters exposé of hack-for-hire world is back online after Indian court ruling
Reuters News has restored to its website an investigation into mercenary hacking after a New Delhi court lifted a takedown order it issued last year. The article, originally published on Nov. 16, 2023, and titled “How an Indian startup hacked the world,” detailed the origins and operations of a New Delhi-based cybersecurity firm called Appin. Reuters found that Appin grew from an educational startup to a hack-for-hire powerhouse that stole secrets from executives, politicians and wealthy elites around the globe.
New Windows Driver Signature bypass allows kernel rootkit installs
Attackers can downgrade Windows kernel components to bypass security features such as Driver Signature Enforcement and deploy rootkits on fully patched systems. #Attack #Bypass #Computer #Downgrade #Elevation #Escalation #InfoSec #Privilege #Privileges #Rootkit #Security #Windows #of
As the Akira ransomware group continues to evolve its operations, Talos has the latest research on the group's attack chain, targeted verticals, and potential future TTPs.
Chinese Hackers Are Said to Have Targeted Phones Used by Trump and Vance
The targeting of the Republican presidential ticket’s phones is part of what appears to be a wide-ranging effort to gather information about American leaders.
Fake IT Workers: How HYPR Stopped a Fraudulent Hire
HYPR recently experienced a fake IT worker attempting to gain employment. We are sharing the details to bring awareness to how widespread the problem is.
ESET researchers uncover new Rust-based tools that we named MDeployer and MS4Killer and that are actively utilized by a new ransomware group called Embargo.
The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data – Krebs on Security
Not long ago, the ability to remotely track someone’s daily movements just by knowing their home address, employer, or place of worship was considered a powerful surveillance tool that should only be in the purview of nation states. But a…
Triad Nexus: Silent Push exposes FUNNULL CDN hosting DGA domains for suspect Chinese gambling sites, investment scams, a retail phishing campaign, and a polyfill.io supply chain attack impacting 110,000+ sites
Key findings Executive summary Background Join the Silent Push Community Sign up for a free Silent Push Community account FUNNULL and fake trading apps FUNNULL’s CDN, rising up from corrupted soil Additional hostname analysis FUNNULL CNAME chains An in-depth look at FUNNULL’s corporate brand Suncity Group connections Suncity Group-related infrastructure accounted for more than 6,500
Encrypted Chat App ‘Session’ Leaves Australia After Visit From Police
After federal police came to an employee’s house to ask questions, encrypted messaging company Session has decided to leave Australia and switch to a foundation model based in Switzerland.
Fortinet FortiManager CVE-2024-47575 Exploited in Zero-Day Attacks
On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, security company Fortinet published an advisory on CVE-2024-47575, a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting their FortiManager network management solution. The vulnerability arises from a missing authentication for a critical function [CWE-306] in the FortiManager fgfmd daemon that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or commands via specially crafted requests. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 9.8.
MThe Hunt for Initial Access With the default disablement of VBA macros originating from the internet, Microsoft may be pitching a curveball to threat actors and red […]
Authenticated Remote Code Execution in multiple Xerox printers
Multiple Xerox printers (EC80xx, AltaLink, VersaLink, WorkCentre) were affected by an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability which allowed an attacker with administrative web credentials to fully compromise the devices with root privileges on the operating system.
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