Hackers Linked to Russia’s Military Claim Credit for Sabotaging US Water Utilities | WIRED
Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, a group with ties to the Kremlin’s Sandworm unit, is crossing lines even that notorious cyberwarfare unit wouldn’t dare to.
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Over 500 people targeted by Pegasus spyware in Poland, officials say
Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar says an investigation into Pegasus use by current and former government officials has expanded to hundreds more people than initially reported.
Ivanti warns of critical flaws in its Avalanche MDM solution
Ivanti has released security updates to fix 27 vulnerabilities in its Avalanche mobile device management (MDM) solution, two of them critical heap overflows that can be exploited for remote command execution.
Security Brief: TA547 Targets German Organizations with Rhadamanthys Stealer
What happened Proofpoint identified TA547 targeting German organizations with an email campaign delivering Rhadamanthys malware. This is the first time researchers observed TA547 use Rhadamanthys,...
Palo Alto - Putting The Protecc In GlobalProtect (CVE-2024-3400)
Welcome to April 2024, again. We’re back, again. Over the weekend, we were all greeted by now-familiar news—a nation-state was exploiting a “sophisticated” vulnerability for full compromise in yet another enterprise-grade SSLVPN device. We’ve seen all the commentary around the certification process of these devices for certain .GOVs - we’re not here to comment on that, but sounds humorous.
DDoS threat report for 2024 Q1
2024 started with a bang. Cloudflare’s autonomous systems mitigated over 4.5 million DDoS attacks in the first quarter of the year — a 50% increase compared to the previous year.
The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem
Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass.
Change Healthcare stolen patient data leaked by ransomware gang
This is the second group to demand a ransom payment from Change Healthcare to prevent the release of stolen patient data in as many months.
Open Source Security (OpenSSF) and OpenJS Foundations Issue Alert for Social Engineering Takeovers of Open Source Projects
XZ Utils cyberattack likely not an isolated incident
Réunion en ligne avec un faux chef (technique de deep fake) : fraude au CEO 2.0
09.04.2024 - Le service financier d’une entreprise reçoit de son patron une demande de paiement soi-disant urgente. Le CEO explique que si le responsable financier n’effectue pas le paiement dans les plus brefs délais, cela aura de graves conséquences pour l’entreprise, car une commande importante sera perdue. Ensuite, le chef n’est étrangement plus joignable pour répondre à d’autres questions. Tel est le scénario typique d’une fraude au CEO. La plupart du temps, ces attaques ne sont pas très sophistiquées et sont faciles à détecter. L’intelligence artificielle et le deep fake ne s’arrêtent toutefois pas à cette méthode d’escroquerie plutôt simple, comme le montre un exemple récent signalé à l’OFCS.
PuTTY vulnerability vuln-p521-bias
Every version of the PuTTY tools from 0.68 to 0.80 inclusive has a critical vulnerability in the code that generates signatures from ECDSA private keys which use the NIST P521 curve. (PuTTY, or Pageant, generates a signature from a key when using it to authenticate you to an SSH server.)
Leaked LockBit builder in a real-life incident response case | Securelist
Kaspersky researchers revisit the leaked LockBit 3.0 builder and share insights into a real-life incident involving a custom targeted ransomware variant created with this builder.
From Social Engineering to DMARC Abuse: TA427’s Art of Information Gathering | Proofpoint US
Key takeaways TA427 regularly engages in benign conversation starter campaigns to establish contact with targets for long-term exchanges of information on topics of strategic importance to the No...
CISA: Email from federal agencies possibly accessed in Russian breach of Microsoft
CISA publicly released an emergency directive issued to federal agencies earlier this month, detailing how a breach at Microsoft could have affected the government.
Automating Pikabot’s String Deobfuscation
ThreatLabz created an IDA plugin to automate the deobfuscation of Pikabot’s strings.
World-first “Cybercrime Index” ranks countries by cybercrime threat
Following three years of intensive research, an international team of researchers have compiled the first ever ‘World Cybercrime Index’, which identifies the globe’s key cybercrime hotspots by ranking the most significant sources of cybercrime at a national level.
Vulnerabilities Identified in LG WebOS
As the creator of the world’s first smart home cybersecurity hub, Bitdefender regularly audits popular IoT hardware for vulnerabilities. This research paper is part of a broader program that aims to shed light on the security of the world’s best-sellers in the IoT space. This report covers vulnerabilities discovered while researching the LG WebOS TV operating system.
Suisse: Caméras de surveillance de l’armée jugées trop vulnérables
Obsolètes, des caméras sont des «proies faciles pour les pirates», conclut un audit interne qui affirme que l’armée néglige sa sécurité informatique.
Ransomware Diaries: Volume 1
The LockBit ransomware gang is one of the most notorious organized cybercrime syndicates that exists today. The gang is behind attacks targeting private-sector corporations and other high-profile industries worldwide. News and media outlets have documented many LockBit attacks, while security vendors offer technical assessments explaining how each occurred. Although these provide insight into the attacks, I wanted to know more about the human side of the operation to learn about the insights, motivations, and behaviors of the individuals on the other side of the keyboard. To prepare for this project, I spent months developing several online personas and established their credibility over time to gain access to the gang’s operation.
Accidentally Crashing a Botnet
As part of our research into the cryptomining botnet kmsdbot, we rendered it useless.
Schools hit by cyber attack and documents leaked
Confidential details including child passport scans and SEN data is published online, the BBC finds.
Shc Linux Malware Installing CoinMiner
The ASEC analysis team recently discovered that a Linux malware developed with Shc has been installing a CoinMiner. It is presumed that after successful authentication through a dictionary attack on inadequately managed Linux SSH servers, various malware were installed on the target system. Among those installed were the Shc downloader, XMRig CoinMiner installed through the former, and DDoS IRC Bot, developed with Perl.
Cyber attacks set to become ‘uninsurable’, says Zurich chief
The chief executive of one of Europe’s biggest insurance companies has warned that cyber attacks, rather than natural catastrophes, will become “uninsurable” as the disruption from hacks continues to grow.
Twitter in data-protection probe after '400 million' user details up for sale
A watchdog is to investigate Twitter after a hacker claimed to have private details linked to more than 400 million accounts.
Darknet markets generate millions in revenue selling stolen personal data
A handful of markets were responsible for trafficking most of the data.
Suisse: Une cyberattaque bloque la comptabilité de milliers de sociétés
Victime du piratage de son hébergeur cloud, le logiciel de gestion d'entreprise Winbiz ne peut pas être utilisé depuis lundi. Le retour à la normale prendra du temps.
Vanuatu: Hackers strand Pacific island government for over a week
Vanuatu - an island courted by the US and China - has been stranded offline for over a week.
LockBit ransomware suspect nabbed in Canada, faces charges in the US
Automation features make LockBit one of the more destructive pieces of ransomware. Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a dual Russian and Canadian national for his alleged participation in a global campaign to spread ransomware known as LockBit. Mikhail Vasiliev, 33, of Bradford, Ontario, Canada, was taken into custody in late October by authorities in Ontario, officials at Interpol said. He is now in custody in Canada awaiting extradition to the US.
Crimson Kingsnake: BEC Group Impersonates…
Recently, we identified a new BEC group leveraging blind third-party impersonation tactics to swindle companies around the world. The group, which we call Crimson Kingsnake, impersonates real attorneys, law firms, and debt recovery services to deceive accounting professionals into quickly paying bogus invoices.
How Vice Society got away with a global ransomware spree | Ars Technica
Vice Society has a superpower that’s allowed it to quietly thrive: Mediocrity.