NEWS
New APT Hacking Group Targets Microsoft IIS Servers with ASP.NET Exploits
A new highly capable and persistent threat actor has been targeting major high-profile public and private entities in the U.S. as part of a series of targeted cyber intrusion attacks by exploiting internet-facing Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers...
PyPI Python Package Repository Patches Critical Supply Chain Flaw
The maintainers of Python Package Index (PyPI) last week issued fixes for three vulnerabilities, one among which could be abused to achieve arbitrary code execution and take full control of the official third-party software repository. The security weaknesses...
Solarmarker InfoStealer Malware Once Again Making its Way Into the Wild
Healthcare and education sectors are the frequent targets of a new surge in credential harvesting activity from what's a "highly modular" .NET-based information stealer and keylogger, charting the course for the threat actor's continued evolution while simultaneously...
Experts Uncover Several C&C Servers Linked to WellMess Malware
Cybersecurity researchers on Friday unmasked new command-and-control (C2) infrastructure belonging to the Russian threat actor tracked as APT29, aka Cozy Bear, that has been spotted actively serving WellMess malware as part of an ongoing attack campaign. More than 30...
Several Malicious Typosquatted Python Libraries Found On PyPI Repository
As many as eight Python packages that were downloaded more than 30,000 times have been removed from the PyPI portal for containing malicious code, once again highlighting how software package repositories are evolving into a popular target for supply chain attacks....
A New Wiper Malware Was Behind Recent Cyberattack On Iranian Train System
A cyber attack that derailed websites of Iran's transport ministry and its national railway system earlier this month, causing widespread disruptions in train services, was the result of a never-before-seen reusable wiper malware called "Meteor." The campaign — dubbed...
Phony Call Centres Tricking Users Into Installing Ransomware and Data-Stealers
An ongoing malicious campaign that employs phony call centres has been found to trick victims into downloading malware capable of data exfiltration as well as deploying ransomware on infected systems. The attacks — dubbed "BazaCall" — eschew traditional social...
Hackers Exploit Microsoft Browser Bug to Deploy VBA Malware on Targeted PCs
An unidentified threat actor has been exploiting a now-patched zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer browser to deliver a fully-featured VBA-based remote access trojan (RAT) capable of accessing files stored in compromised Windows systems, and downloading and executing...
New Ransomware Gangs — Haron and BlackMatter — Emerge on Cybercrime Forums
Two new ransomware-as-service (RaaS) programs have appeared on the threat radar this month, with one group professing to be a successor to DarkSide and REvil, the two infamous ransomware syndicates that went off the grid following major attacks on Colonial Pipeline...
Best Practices to Thwart Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks
Business email compromise (BEC) refers to all types of email attacks that do not have payloads. Although there are numerous types, there are essentially two main mechanisms through which attackers penetrate organizations utilizing BEC techniques, spoofing and account...
New Android Malware Uses VNC to Spy and Steal Passwords from Victims
A previously undocumented Android-based remote access trojan (RAT) has been found to use screen recording features to steal sensitive information on the device, including banking credentials, and open the door for on-device fraud. Dubbed "Vultur" due to its use of...
Top 30 Critical Security Vulnerabilities Most Exploited by Hackers
Intelligence agencies in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. issued a joint advisory on Wednesday detailing the most exploited vulnerabilities in 2020 and 2021, once again demonstrating how threat actors are able to swiftly weaponize publicly disclosed flaws to their...
UBEL is the New Oscorp — Android Credential Stealing Malware Active in the Wild
An Android malware that was observed abusing accessibility services in the device to hijack user credentials from European banking applications has morphed into an entirely new botnet as part of a renewed campaign that began in May 2021. Italy's CERT-AGID, in late...
Chinese Hackers Implant PlugX Variant on Compromised MS Exchange Servers
A Chinese cyberespionage group known for targeting Southeast Asia leveraged flaws in the Microsoft Exchange Server that came to light earlier this March to deploy a previously undocumented variant of a remote access trojan (RAT) on compromised systems. Attributing the...
Hackers Posed as Aerobics Instructors for Years to Target Aerospace Employees
An Iranian cyberespionage group masqueraded as an aerobics instructor on Facebook in an attempt to infect the machine of an employee of an aerospace defence contractor with malware as part of a years-long social engineering and targeted malware campaign. Enterprise...
New Bug Could Let Attackers Hijack Zimbra Server by Sending Malicious Email
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in Zimbra email collaboration software that could be potentially exploited to compromise email accounts by sending a malicious message and even achieve a full takeover of the mail server when...
Several Bugs Found in 3 Open-Source Software Used by Several Businesses
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed nine security vulnerabilities affecting three open-source projects — EspoCRM, Pimcore, and Akaunting — that are widely used by several small to medium businesses and, if successfully exploited, could provide a pathway to...
Hackers Turning to ‘Exotic’ Programming Languages for Malware Development
Threat actors are increasingly shifting to "exotic" programming languages such as Go, Rust, Nim, and Dlang that can better circumvent conventional security protections, evade analysis, and hamper reverse engineering efforts. "Malware authors are known for their...