Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Cisco Warns of Global Surge in Brute-Force Attacks Targeting VPN and SSH Services

Cisco Talos described the brute-forcing attempts as using both generic and valid usernames for specific organizations, with the attacks indiscriminately targeting a wide range of sectors across geographies.

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Hackers Exploit OpenMetadata Flaws to Mine Crypto on Kubernetes

Threat actors are actively exploiting critical vulnerabilities in OpenMetadata to gain unauthorized access to Kubernetes workloads and leverage them for cryptocurrency mining activity. That's according to the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, which said the flaws have been weaponized since the start of April 2024. OpenMetadata is an open-source platform that operates as a

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Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor

A new Google malvertising campaign is leveraging a cluster of domains mimicking a legitimate IP scanner software to deliver a previously unknown backdoor dubbed MadMxShell. "The threat actor registered multiple look-alike domains using a typosquatting technique and leveraged Google Ads to push these domains to the top of search engine results targeting specific search keywords, thereby

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Ivanti Warns of Critical Flaws in Its Avalanche MDM Solution

Ivanti has released security updates to fix 27 vulnerabilities in its Avalanche mobile device management (MDM) solution, two of them critical heap overflows that can be exploited for remote command execution.

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Russian APT Deploys New 'Kapeka' Backdoor in Eastern European Attacks

A previously undocumented "flexible" backdoor called Kapeka has been "sporadically" observed in cyber attacks targeting Eastern Europe, including Estonia and Ukraine, since at least mid-2022. The findings come from Finnish cybersecurity firm WithSecure, which attributed the malware to the Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group tracked as Sandworm (aka APT44 or

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Russia is Trying to Sabotage European Railways, Czech Minister Said

Czech transport minister Martin Kupka confirmed that Russia-linked threat actors conducted “thousands of attempts to weaken our systems” since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Russian Sandworm Group Using Novel Backdoor to Target Eastern and Central Europe

The previously unreported backdoor, dubbed ‘Kapeka’, has a high level of stealth and sophistication, designed to both serve as an early-stage toolkit for its operators, and also to provide long-term access to the victim estate.

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New Bill Would Create a Governing Body for Water System Cyber Standards

A measure led by two House Republicans would enable the Environmental Protection Agency to certify a governing body to develop and recommend cybersecurity requirements for water treatment and wastewater systems.

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Critical Atlassian Flaw Exploited to Deploy Linux Variant of Cerber Ransomware

Threat actors are exploiting unpatched Atlassian servers to deploy a Linux variant of Cerber (aka C3RB3R) ransomware. The vulnerability (CVE-2023-22518) allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset Confluence and create an administrator account.

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Pentesting accounts for an average of 13% of total IT security budgets

A recent report has emphasized the prevalence and importance of pentesting among enterprise security teams. 

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GenAI: A New Headache for SaaS Security Teams

The introduction of Open AI’s ChatGPT was a defining moment for the software industry, touching off a GenAI race with its November 2022 release. SaaS vendors are now rushing to upgrade tools with enhanced productivity capabilities that are driven by generative AI. Among a wide range of uses, GenAI tools make it easier for developers to build software, assist sales teams in mundane email writing,

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Several GTKWave Vulnerabilities Fixed in Debian

Recently, the Debian security team fixed several issues in GTKWave, an open-source waveform viewer for VCD files. These vulnerabilities, if exploited, could result in the execution of arbitrary code, posing a significant risk to users.

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Critical Atlassian Flaw Exploited to Deploy Linux Variant of Cerber Ransomware

Threat actors are exploiting unpatched Atlassian servers to deploy a Linux variant of Cerber (aka C3RB3R) ransomware. The attacks leverage CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS score: 9.1), a critical security vulnerability impacting the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server that allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset Confluence and create an administrator account. Armed with this access, a

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T-Mobile, Verizon Workers Get Texts Offering $300 for SIM Swaps

According to many reports, this is part of a campaign targeted at current and former mobile carrier workers who could have access to the systems required to perform a SIM swap.

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Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw, Deploy ScreenConnect, Metasploit in New Campaign

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that's exploiting a recently disclosed security flaw in Fortinet FortiClient EMS devices to deliver ScreenConnect and Metasploit Powerfun payloads. The activity entails the exploitation of CVE-2023-48788 (CVSS score: 9.3), a critical SQL injection flaw that could permit an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or

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Botnets Continue Exploiting CVE-2023-1389 for Wide-Scale Spread

Recently, FortiGuard Labs observed multiple attacks focusing on this year-old vulnerability, spotlighting botnets like Moobot, Miori, the Golang-based agent “AGoent,” and the Gafgyt Variant.

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Update: Researchers Released Exploit Code for Actively Exploited Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Bug

Researchers at watchTowr Labs have released a technical analysis of the vulnerability CVE-2024-3400 in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS and a proof-of-concept exploit that can be used to execute shell commands on vulnerable firewalls.

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BreachForums Down, But Not Out: Hackers Claim Attack, Admins Remain Unfazed

The domain of the notorious BreachForums data leak and hacking forum has been taken down by rival threat actors. The threat actor group, R00TK1T, along with the Cyber Army of Russia, announced a breach of user data following the takedown.

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Misinformation and Hacktivist Campaigns Targeting the Philippines Skyrocket

Amidst rising tensions with China in the South China Sea, Resecurity has observed a significant spike in malicious cyber activity targeting the Philippines in Q1 2024, increasing nearly 325% compared to the same period last year.

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Cisco Warns of Global Surge in Brute-Force Attacks Targeting VPN and SSH Services

Cisco is warning about a global surge in brute-force attacks targeting various devices, including Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, web application authentication interfaces, and SSH services, since at least March 18, 2024. "These attacks all appear to be originating from TOR exit nodes and a range of other anonymizing tunnels and proxies," Cisco Talos said. Successful attacks could