Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Belarus-linked Hackers Target Ukrainian Organizations with PicassoLoader Malware

GhostWriter, also known as UAC-0057, used PicassoLoader and Cobalt Strike Beacon to infect victims, including local government offices and groups associated with USAID’s Hoverla project.

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Ransomware and BEC Make Up 60% of Cyber Incidents

According to Cisco Talos, ransomware and BEC attacks made up 60% of all incidents in Q2 2024, with technology being the most targeted sector at 24%. Other highly targeted sectors included retail, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and education.

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Malicious Inauthentic CrowdStrike Falcon Crash Reporter Installer Distributed to German Entity

An unidentified threat actor is taking advantage of the recent Falcon Sensor update issues to distribute fake installers via a fraudulent website impersonating a German entity.

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How CISOs Enable ITDR Approach Through the Principle of Least Privilege

Least privilege begins by addressing dormant user accounts and then scrutinizing access privileges, using Context-based access control (CBAC), Attribute-based access control (ABAC), and Role-based access control (RBAC) to determine user access.

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This AI-Powered Cybercrime Service Bundles Phishing Kits with Malicious Android Apps

A Spanish-speaking cybercrime group named GXC Team has been observed bundling phishing kits with malicious Android applications, taking malware-as-a-service (MaaS) offerings to the next level. Singaporean cybersecurity company Group-IB, which has been tracking the e-crime actor since January 2023, described the crimeware solution as a "sophisticated AI-powered phishing-as-a-service platform"

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SeleniumGreed Cryptomining Campaign Exploiting Publicly Exposed Grid Services

Researchers at Wiz have identified an ongoing campaign targeting exposed Selenium Grid services for illicit cryptocurrency mining. The campaign, known as SeleniumGreed, is exploiting older versions of Selenium to run a modified XMRig miner.

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US Indicts Alleged North Korean State Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals

The US has indicted a North Korean state hacker for ransomware attacks on hospitals and healthcare companies. The hacker, Rim Jong Hyok, is a member of the Andariel Unit within North Korea's intelligence agency.

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ISC Releases Security Advisories for BIND 9

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released patches to fix multiple security vulnerabilities in the BIND 9 DNS software suite that could lead to denial-of-service attacks.

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Senator: Top Banks Only Reimburse 38% of Unauthorized Claims

US Senator Richard Blumenthal revealed that Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo only reimbursed 38% of customers for unauthorized payments, resulting in $100 million in fraud losses.

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Thread Name-Calling: Using Thread Name for Offense

Process Injection is a vital technique used by attackers to evade detection and escalate privileges. Thread Name-Calling has emerged as a new injection technique that abuses Windows APIs for thread descriptions to bypass endpoint protection products.

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CrowdStrike Disruption Direct Losses to Reach $5.4B for Fortune 500, Study Finds

A recent study by Parametrix has found that the global IT outage linked to CrowdStrike will result in at least $5.4 billion in direct financial losses for Fortune 500 companies, excluding Microsoft.

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Critical ServiceNow RCE Flaws Actively Exploited to Steal Credentials

ServiceNow RCE vulnerabilities are being actively exploited to steal credentials. Threat actors are using publicly available exploits to target government agencies and private firms for data theft.

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Offensive AI: The Sine Qua Non of Cybersecurity

"Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime. Yet it is often in the furnace of war that the sharpest tools of peace are forged." - Victor Hugo. In 1971, an unsettling message started appearing on several computers that comprised ARPANET, the precursor to what we now know as the Internet. The message, which read "I'm the Creeper: catch me if you can." was the output of a program named

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North Korean Hackers Targeted KnowBe4 with Fake IT Worker

KnowBe4, a cybersecurity training company, was tricked into hiring a fake IT worker from North Korea, highlighting the threat of insider activities. Despite this, no data breach occurred.

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Google Chrome Now Asks for Passwords To Scan Protected Archives

The new warning messages help users understand the danger posed by each downloaded file from the Internet. Google has implemented a two-tier download warning system using AI-powered malware verdicts from its Safe Browsing service.

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Progress Software Fixed Critical Flaw in Telerik Report Server

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6327, allows attackers to execute code on unpatched servers through deserialization of untrusted data. The issue affects Report Server 2024 Q2 (10.1.24.514) and earlier versions.

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SocGholish: Fake Update Puts Visitors at Risk

The recent developments in SocGholish infection tactics target WordPress-based websites. The attack sequence involves initial access through compromised websites with vulnerable WordPress plugins.

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Mimecast Acquires Veteran Data Security Firm Code42

Mimecast has acquired veteran data security firm Code42, adding 175 employees to its team. Code42, founded in 2001, focuses on expanding its data protection platform, Incydr, with recent enhancements for source code exfiltration detection.

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U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare facilities in the country and funneling the payments to orchestrate additional intrusions into defense, technology, and government entities across the world. "Rim Jong Hyok and his co-conspirators deployed

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Patchwork Group Found Using Brute Ratel C4 and an Enhanced Version of PGoShell Backdoor

Patchwork hackers targeted Bhutan using the advanced Brute Ratel C4 tool, along with an updated backdoor called PGoShell. This marks the first time Patchwork has been observed using the red teaming software.