Jan 04, 2024The Hacker NewsEthical Hacking / Vulnerability Assessment Section four of the "Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity" introduced a lot of people in tech to the concept of a "Software Supply Chain" and securing it. If you make software and ever hope to sell it to one or more federal agencies, you have to pay attention to this. Even if you never plan to sell to a … [Read more...]
Beware: 3 Malicious PyPI Packages Found Targeting Linux with Crypto Miners
Jan 04, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency Miner / Malware Three new malicious packages have been discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) open-source repository with capabilities to deploy a cryptocurrency miner on affected Linux devices. The three harmful packages, named modularseven, driftme, and catme, attracted a total of 431 downloads over the past month before they were taken down. "These … [Read more...]
UAC-0050 Group Using New Phishing Tactics to Distribute Remcos RAT
Jan 04, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Malware The threat actor known as UAC-0050 is leveraging phishing attacks to distribute Remcos RAT using new strategies to evade detection from security software. "The group's weapon of choice is Remcos RAT, a notorious malware for remote surveillance and control, which has been at the forefront of its espionage arsenal," Uptycs security researchers … [Read more...]
Mandiant's Twitter Account Restored After Six-Hour Crypto Scam Hack
Jan 04, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Social Media American cybersecurity firm and Google Cloud subsidiary Mandiant had its X (formerly Twitter) account compromised for more than six hours by an unknown attacker to propagate a cryptocurrency scam. As of writing, the account has been restored on the social media platform. It's currently not clear how the account was breached. But the hacked … [Read more...]
Malware Using Google MultiLogin Exploit to Maintain Access Despite Password Reset
Jan 03, 2024NewsroomMalware / Data Theft Information stealing malware are actively taking advantage of an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint named MultiLogin to hijack user sessions and allow continuous access to Google services even after a password reset. According to CloudSEK, the critical exploit facilitates session persistence and cookie generation, enabling threat actors to maintain access … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Reduce SaaS Security Risks
As technology adoption has shifted to be employee-led, just in time, and from any location or device, IT and security teams have found themselves contending with an ever-sprawling SaaS attack surface, much of which is often unknown or unmanaged. This greatly increases the risk of identity-based threats, and according to a recent report from CrowdStrike, 80% of breaches today use compromised … [Read more...]
SMTP Smuggling: New Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Security and Spoof Emails
Jan 03, 2024NewsroomCyber Threat / Email Security A new exploitation technique called Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) smuggling can be weaponized by threat actors to send spoofed emails with fake sender addresses while bypassing security measures. "Threat actors could abuse vulnerable SMTP servers worldwide to send malicious emails from arbitrary email addresses, allowing targeted phishing … [Read more...]
DOJ Slams XCast with $10 Million Fine Over Massive Illegal Robocall Operation
Jan 03, 2024NewsroomVoIP Service / Regulatory Compliance The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday said it reached a settlement with VoIP service provider XCast over allegations that it facilitated illegal telemarketing campaigns since at least January 2018, in contravention of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). In addition to prohibiting the company from violating the law, the stipulated … [Read more...]
The Definitive Enterprise Browser Buyer's Guide
Jan 02, 2024The Hacker NewsBrowser Security / Threat Protection Security stakeholders have come to realize that the prominent role the browser has in the modern corporate environment requires a re-evaluation of how it is managed and protected. While not long-ago web-borne risks were still addressed by a patchwork of endpoint, network, and cloud solutions, it is now clear that the partial … [Read more...]
Google Settles $5 Billion Privacy Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in 'Incognito Mode'
Jan 02, 2024NewsroomData Privacy / Online Tracking Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in June 2020 that alleged that the company misled users by tracking their surfing activity who thought that their internet use remained private when using the "incognito" or "private" mode on web browsers. The class-action lawsuit sought at least $5 billion in damages. The settlement terms were not … [Read more...]
New Variant of DLL Search Order Hijacking Bypasses Windows 10 and 11 Protections
Jan 01, 2024NewsroomWindows Security / Vulnerability Security researchers have detailed a new variant of a dynamic link library (DLL) search order hijacking technique that could be used by threat actors to bypass security mechanisms and achieve execution of malicious code on systems running Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows 11. The approach "leverages executables commonly found in the trusted … [Read more...]
New Terrapin Flaw Could Let Attackers Downgrade SSH Protocol Security
Jan 01, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Network Security Security researchers from Ruhr University Bochum have discovered a vulnerability in the Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic network protocol that could allow an attacker to downgrade the connection's security by breaking the integrity of the secure channel. Called Terrapin (CVE-2023-48795, CVSS score: 5.9), the exploit has been described as the … [Read more...]
New JinxLoader Targeting Users with Formbook and XLoader Malware
Jan 01, 2024NewsroomMalware / Dark Web A new Go-based malware loader called JinxLoader is being used by threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads such as Formbook and its successor XLoader. The disclosure comes from cybersecurity firms Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 and Symantec, both of which highlighted multi-step attack sequences that led to the deployment of JinxLoader through phishing … [Read more...]
Beware: Scam-as-a-Service Aiding Cybercriminals in Crypto Wallet-Draining Attacks
Dec 30, 2023NewsroomCryptocurrency / Phishing Scam Cybersecurity researchers are warning about an increase in phishing attacks that are capable of draining cryptocurrency wallets. "These threats are unique in their approach, targeting a wide range of blockchain networks, from Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain to Polygon, Avalanche, and almost 20 other networks by using a crypto wallet-draining … [Read more...]
Albanian Parliament and One Albania Telecom Hit by Cyber Attacks
Dec 29, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Web Security The Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania have been targeted by cyber attacks, the country's National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security (AKCESK) revealed this week. "These infrastructures, under the legislation in force, are not currently classified as critical or important information … [Read more...]
CERT-UA Uncovers New Malware Wave Distributing OCEANMAP, MASEPIE, STEELHOOK
Dec 29, 2023NewsroomEmail Security / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new phishing campaign orchestrated by the Russia-linked APT28 group to deploy previously undocumented malware such as OCEANMAP, MASEPIE, and STEELHOOK to harvest sensitive information. The activity, which was detected by the agency between December 15 and 25, 2023, targets … [Read more...]
Kimsuky Hackers Deploying AppleSeed, Meterpreter, and TinyNuke in Latest Attacks
Dec 29, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat Nation-state actors affiliated to North Korea have been observed using spear-phishing attacks to deliver an assortment of backdoors and tools such as AppleSeed, Meterpreter, and TinyNuke to seize control of compromised machines. South Korea-based cybersecurity company AhnLab attributed the activity to an advanced persistent threat group known as … [Read more...]
Microsoft Disables MSIX App Installer Protocol Widely Used in Malware Attacks
Dec 29, 2023NewsroomMalware / Endpoint Security Microsoft on Thursday said it's once again disabling the ms-appinstaller protocol handler by default following its abuse by multiple threat actors to distribute malware. "The observed threat actor activity abuses the current implementation of the ms-appinstaller protocol handler as an access vector for malware that may lead to ransomware … [Read more...]
Google Cloud Resolves Privilege Escalation Flaw Impacting Kubernetes Service
Dec 28, 2023NewsroomCloud Security / Data Protection Google Cloud has addressed a medium-severity security flaw in its platform that could be abused by an attacker who already has access to a Kubernetes cluster to escalate their privileges. "An attacker who has compromised the Fluent Bit logging container could combine that access with high privileges required by Anthos Service Mesh (on clusters … [Read more...]
Most Sophisticated iPhone Hack Ever Exploited Apple's Hidden Hardware Feature
Dec 28, 2023NewsroomSpyware / Hardware Security The Operation Triangulation spyware attacks targeting Apple iOS devices leveraged never-before-seen exploits that made it possible to even bypass pivotal hardware-based security protections erected by the company. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which discovered the campaign at the beginning of 2023 after becoming one of the targets, … [Read more...]
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