Feb 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat Intelligence A new information stealer called Stealc that's being advertised on the dark web could emerge as a worthy competitor to other malware of its ilk. "The threat actor presents Stealc as a fully featured and ready-to-use stealer, whose development relied on Vidar, Raccoon, Mars, and RedLine stealers," SEKOIA said in a Monday report. The French … [Read more...]
Coinbase Employee Falls for SMS Scam in Cyber Attack, Limited Data Exposed
Feb 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananSocial Engineering / Cryptocurrency Popular cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase disclosed that it experienced a cybersecurity attack that targeted its employees. The company said its "cyber controls prevented the attacker from gaining direct system access and prevented any loss of funds or compromise of customer information." The incident, which took place on … [Read more...]
Researchers Warn of ReverseRAT Backdoor Targeting Indian Government Agencies
Feb 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Cyber Attack A spear-phishing campaign targeting Indian government entities aims to deploy an updated version of a backdoor called ReverseRAT. Cybersecurity firm ThreatMon attributed the activity to a threat actor tracked as SideCopy. SideCopy is a threat group of Pakistani origin that shares overlaps with another actor called Transparent Tribe. It is … [Read more...]
Norway Seizes $5.84 Million in Cryptocurrency Stolen by Lazarus Hackers
Norwegian police agency Økokrim has announced the seizure of 60 million NOK (about $5.84 million) worth of cryptocurrency stolen by the Lazarus Group in March 2022 following the Axie Infinity Ronin Bridge hack. "This case shows that we also have a great capacity to follow the money on the blockchain, even if the criminals use advanced methods," the agency said in a statement. The development comes … [Read more...]
How to Detect New Threats via Suspicious Activities
Unknown malware presents a significant cybersecurity threat and can cause serious damage to organizations and individuals alike. When left undetected, malicious code can gain access to confidential information, corrupt data, and allow attackers to gain control of systems. Find out how to avoid these circumstances and detect unknown malicious behavior efficiently. Challenges of new threats' … [Read more...]
Google Reveals Alarming Surge in Russian Cyber Attacks Against Ukraine
Feb 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Analysis / Cyber Attack Russia's cyber attacks against Ukraine surged by 250% in 2022 when compared to two years ago, Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant disclosed in a new joint report. The targeting, which coincided and has since persisted following the country's military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, focused heavily on the Ukrainian … [Read more...]
North Korean Cyber Espionage Group Deploys WhiskerSpy Backdoor in Latest Attacks
The cyber espionage threat actor tracked as Earth Kitsune has been observed deploying a new backdoor called WhiskerSpy as part of a social engineering campaign. Earth Kitsune, active since at least 2019, is known to primarily target individuals interested in North Korea with self-developed malware such as dneSpy and agfSpy. Previously documented intrusions have entailed the use of watering holes … [Read more...]
Samsung Introduces New Feature to Protect Users from Zero-Click Malware Attacks
Feb 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Zero Day Samsung has announced a new feature called Message Guard that comes with safeguards to protect users from malware and spyware via what's referred to as zero-click attacks. The South Korean chaebol said the solution "preemptively" secures users' devices by "limiting exposure to invisible threats disguised as image attachments." The security … [Read more...]
Fortinet Issues Patches for 40 Flaws Affecting FortiWeb, FortiOS, FortiOS, and FortiProxy
Feb 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Firewall Fortinet has released security updates to address 40 vulnerabilities in its software lineup, including FortiWeb, FortiOS, FortiNAS, and FortiProxy, among others. Two of the 40 flaws are rated Critical, 15 are rated High, 22 are rated Medium, and one is rated Low in severity. Top of the list is a severe bug residing in the FortiNAC network … [Read more...]
Twitter Limits SMS-Based 2-Factor Authentication to Blue Subscribers Only
Feb 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananAuthentication / Online Security Twitter has announced that it's limiting the use of SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) to its Blue subscribers. "While historically a popular form of 2FA, unfortunately we have seen phone-number based 2FA be used – and abused – by bad actors," the company said. "We will no longer allow accounts to enroll in the text message/SMS … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Discloses Multi-Year Security Breach Causing Malware Installations and Source Code Theft
Feb 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananServer Security / Malware Web hosting services provider GoDaddy on Friday disclosed a multi-year security breach that enabled unknown threat actors to install malware and siphon source code related to some of its services. The company attributed the campaign to a "sophisticated and organized group targeting hosting services." GoDaddy said in December 2022, it received … [Read more...]
Experts Warn of RambleOn Android Malware Targeting South Korean Journalists
Feb 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Cyber Threat Suspected North Korean nation-state actors targeted a journalist in South Korea with a malware-laced Android app as part of a social engineering campaign. The findings come from South Korea-based non-profit Interlab, which coined the new malware RambleOn. The malicious functionalities include the "ability to read and leak target's … [Read more...]
⚡Top Cybersecurity News Stories This Week — Cybersecurity Newsletter
Hey 👋 there, cyber friends! Welcome to this week's cybersecurity newsletter, where we aim to keep you informed and empowered in the ever-changing world of cyber threats. In today's edition, we will cover some interesting developments in the cybersecurity landscape and share some insightful analysis of each to help you protect yourself against potential attacks. 1. Apple 📱 Devices … [Read more...]
Armenian Entities Hit by New Version of OxtaRAT Spying Tool
Feb 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Surveillanceware Entities in Armenia have come under a cyber attack using an updated version of a backdoor called OxtaRAT that allows remote access and desktop surveillance. "The tool capabilities include searching for and exfiltrating files from the infected machine, recording the video from the web camera and desktop, remotely controlling the … [Read more...]
New Mirai Botnet Variant 'V3G4' Exploiting 13 Flaws to Target Linux and IoT Devices
Feb 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Cyber Attack A new variant of the notorious Mirai botnet has been found leveraging several security vulnerabilities to propagate itself to Linux and IoT devices. Observed during the second half of 2022, the new version has been dubbed V3G4 by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which identified three different campaigns likely conducted by the same threat … [Read more...]
Critical RCE Vulnerability Discovered in ClamAV Open-Source Antivirus Software
Feb 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananSysadmin / Endpoint Security Cisco has rolled out security updates to address a critical flaw reported in the ClamAV open source antivirus engine that could lead to remote code execution on susceptible devices. Tracked as CVE-2023-20032 (CVSS score: 9.8), the issue relates to a case of remote code execution residing in the HFS+ file parser component. The flaw affects … [Read more...]
Researchers Hijack Popular NPM Package with Millions of Downloads
Feb 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain / Software Security A popular npm package with more than 3.5 million weekly downloads has been found vulnerable to an account takeover attack. "The package can be taken over by recovering an expired domain name for one of its maintainers and resetting the password," software supply chain security company Illustria said in a report. While npm's security … [Read more...]
Researchers Link SideWinder Group to Dozens of Targeted Attacks in Multiple Countries
Feb 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threat The prolific SideWinder group has been attributed as the nation-state actor behind attempted attacks against 61 entities in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka between June and November 2021. Targets included government, military, law enforcement, banks, and other organizations, according to an exhaustive report published by … [Read more...]
Hackers Using Google Ads to Spread FatalRAT Malware Disguised as Popular Apps
Feb 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananAd Fraud / Malware Chinese-speaking individuals in Southeast and East Asia are the targets of a new rogue Google Ads campaign that delivers remote access trojans such as FatalRAT to compromised machines. The attacks involve purchasing ad slots to appear in Google search results that direct users searching for popular applications to rogue websites hosting trojanized … [Read more...]
Researchers Warn of Critical Security Bugs in Schneider Electric Modicon PLCs
Feb 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCritical Infrastructure / Cybersecurity Security researchers have disclosed two new vulnerabilities affecting Schneider Electric Modicon programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that could allow for authentication bypass and remote code execution. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-45788 (CVSS score: 7.5) and CVE-2022-45789 (CVSS score: 8.1), are part of a broader collection … [Read more...]