Swiss intelligence warns of fallout in cyberspace as West clamps down on spies
The efforts by governments in Europe and elsewhere to degrade Russia's human intelligence networks could have blowback in other areas, Swiss intelligence is warning.
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Kazakhstan - the world's last SSLv2 superpower... and a country with potentially vulnerable last-mile internet infrastructure
Kazakhstan - the world's last SSLv2 superpower... and a country with potentially vulnerable last-mile internet infrastructure, Author: Jan Kopriva
CHU de Rennes : un compte de prestataire détourné pour la cyberattaque
Les équipes d’Orange Cyberdefense ont détecté le trafic réseau anormal ayant trahi l’occurrence d’une cyberattaque. Celui-ci impliquait un compte VPN mis à disposition d’un tiers à fin de maintenance applicative.
Microsoft Teams vulnerability allows attackers to deliver malware to employees
Security researchers have found a bug that could allow attackers to deliver malware directly into employees' Microsoft Teams inbox.
Dismantling encrypted criminal EncroChat communications leads to over 6 500 arrests and close to EUR 900 million seized
The dismantling of EncroChat in 2020 sent shockwaves across OCGs in Europe and beyond. It helped to prevent violent attacks, attempted murders, corruption and large-scale drug transports, as well as obtain large-scale information on organised crime. OCGs worldwide illegally used the encryption tool EncroChat for criminal purposes. Since the dismantling, investigators managed to intercept, share and analyse over 115...
Pour la loi suisse, le piratage éthique peut être licite
Toute personne qui pirate l'infrastructure IT d'autrui sans le consentement de l'exploitant est en p
VMware ESXi Zero-Day Used by Chinese Espionage Actor to Perform Privileged Guest Operations on Compromised Hypervisors
Additional techniques UNC3886 utilized across multiple organizations to evade EDR solutions.
Siemens Energy confirms data breach after MOVEit data-theft attack
Siemens Energy has confirmed that data was stolen during the recent Clop ransomware data-theft attacks using a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer platform.
LetMeSpy, a phone tracking app spying on thousands, says it was hacked
A data breach reveals the spyware is built by a Polish developer
Process Mockingjay: Echoing RWX In Userland To Achieve Code Execution
Our research team is committed to continuously identifying potential security vulnerabilities and techniques that threat actors may exploit to bypass existing security controls. In this blog post, our team is detailing on a comprehensive research specifically focused on process injection techniques utilized by attackers to deceive robust security products integrated into the security stack, such as EDRs and XDRs. Throughout the blog post, we will delve into various process injection techniques e
PindOS: New JavaScript Dropper Delivering Bumblebee and IcedID
Deep Instinct’s Threat Research Lab recently noticed a new strain of a JavaScript-based dropper that is delivering Bumblebee and IcedID. The dropper contains comments in Russian and employs the unique user-agent string “PindOS”, which may be a reference to current (and past) anti-American sentiment in Russia. Bumblebee is a malware loader first discovered in March 2022. It was associated with Conti group and was being used as a replacement for BazarLoader. It acts as a primary vector for multiple types of other malware, including ransomware. IcedID is a modular banking malware designed to steal financial information. It has been seen in the wild since at least 2017 and has recently been observed shifting some of its focus to malware delivery.
PyPI Attackers Still At It: Malicious Packages Drop Trojans and Info-stealers
Sonatype's malicious open source and malware detection systems found hundreds of malicious PyPI packages.
Emerging Threat! Exposing JOKERSPY
Explore JOKERSPY, a recently discovered campaign that targets financial institutions with Python backdoors. This article covers reconnaissance, attack patterns, and methods of identifying JOKERSPY in your network.
Fragments of Cross-Platform Backdoor Hint at Larger Mac OS Attack
During routine detection maintenance, our Mac researchers stumbled upon a small set of files with backdoor capabilities that seem to form part of a more complex malware toolkit. The following analysis is incomplete, as we are trying to identify the puzzle pieces that are still missing.
IoT Under Siege: The Anatomy of the Latest Mirai Campaign Leveraging Multiple IoT Exploits
Since March 2023, Unit 42 researchers have observed threat actors leveraging several IoT vulnerabilities to spread a variant of the Mirai botnet.
Dissecting TriangleDB, a Triangulation spyware implant
In researching Operation Triangulation, we set ourselves the goal to retrieve as many parts of the exploitation chain as possible. As of now, we have finished analyzing the spyware implant and are ready to share the details.
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.
CVE-2022-41352
On September 25, 2022, CVE-2022-41352 was filed for Zimbra Collaboration Suite. The vulnerability is a remote code execution flaw that arises from unsafe usage…