May 24, 2024NewsroomEndpoint Security / Threat Intelligence The MITRE Corporation has revealed that the cyber attack targeting the not-for-profit company towards late December 2023 by exploiting zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) involved the actor creating rogue virtual machines (VMs) within its VMware environment. "The adversary created their own rogue VMs within … [Read more...] about Hackers Created Rogue VMs to Evade Detection in Recent MITRE Cyber Attack
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Researchers Warn of Chinese-Aligned Hackers Targeting South China Sea Countries
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously undocumented threat group called Unfading Sea Haze that's believed to have been active since 2018. The intrusion singled out high-level organizations in South China Sea countries, particularly military and government targets, Bitdefender said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "The investigation revealed a … [Read more...] about Researchers Warn of Chinese-Aligned Hackers Targeting South China Sea Countries
Iranian MOIS-Linked Hackers Behind Destructive Attacks on Albania and Israel
May 20, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Threat Intelligence An Iranian threat actor affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been attributed as behind destructive wiping attacks targeting Albania and Israel under the personas Homeland Justice and Karma, respectively. Cybersecurity firm Check Point is tracking the activity under the moniker Void … [Read more...] about Iranian MOIS-Linked Hackers Behind Destructive Attacks on Albania and Israel
North Korean Hackers Deploy New Golang Malware ‘Durian’ Against Crypto Firms
May 10, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage The North Korean threat actor tracked as Kimsuky has been observed deploying a previously undocumented Golang-based malware dubbed Durian as part of highly-targeted cyber attacks aimed at two South Korean cryptocurrency firms. "Durian boasts comprehensive backdoor functionality, enabling the execution of delivered commands, … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Deploy New Golang Malware ‘Durian’ Against Crypto Firms
Hackers Increasingly Abusing Microsoft Graph API for Stealthy Malware Communications
May 03, 2024NewsroomCloud Security / Threat Intelligence Threat actors have been increasingly weaponizing Microsoft Graph API for malicious purposes with the aim of evading detection. This is done to "facilitate communications with command-and-control (C&C) infrastructure hosted on Microsoft cloud services," the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, said in a … [Read more...] about Hackers Increasingly Abusing Microsoft Graph API for Stealthy Malware Communications
Hackers Exploit Magento Bug to Steal Payment Data from E-commerce Websites
Apr 06, 2024NewsroomSkimmer / Threat Intelligence Threat actors have been found exploiting a critical flaw in Magento to inject a persistent backdoor into e-commerce websites. The attack leverages CVE-2024-20720 (CVSS score: 9.1), which has been described by Adobe as a case of "improper neutralization of special elements" that could pave the way for arbitrary code … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Magento Bug to Steal Payment Data from E-commerce Websites
Vietnam-Based Hackers Steal Financial Data Across Asia with Malware
A suspected Vietnamese-origin threat actor has been observed targeting victims in several Asian and Southeast Asian countries with malware designed to harvest valuable data since at least May 2023. Cisco Talos is tracking the cluster under the name CoralRaider, describing it as financially motivated. Targets of the campaign include India, China, South Korea, Bangladesh, … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Based Hackers Steal Financial Data Across Asia with Malware
Hackers disrupt Apex Legends esports tournament
The esports industry is booming: prize pools for top tournaments have long surpassed $10 million, with peak online viewership exceeding one million. This naturally attracts hackers, who typically either steal game source-code or target individual gamers. Recently, cyberattacks have gone beyond the pale: hackers disrupted a major Apex Legends tournament. This post explores why … [Read more...] about Hackers disrupt Apex Legends esports tournament
U.S. Cyber Safety Board Slams Microsoft Over Breach by China-Based Hackers
Apr 03, 2024NewsroomData Breach / Incident Response The U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) has criticized Microsoft for a series of security lapses that led to the breach of nearly two dozen companies across Europe and the U.S. by a China-based nation-state group called Storm-0558 last year. The findings, released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday, … [Read more...] about U.S. Cyber Safety Board Slams Microsoft Over Breach by China-Based Hackers
Hackers Target macOS Users with Malicious Ads Spreading Stealer Malware
Mar 30, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cryptocurrency Malicious ads and bogus websites are acting as a conduit to deliver two different stealer malware, including Atomic Stealer, targeting Apple macOS users. The ongoing infostealer attacks targeting macOS users may have adopted different methods to compromise victims' Macs, but operate with the end goal of stealing sensitive data, … [Read more...] about Hackers Target macOS Users with Malicious Ads Spreading Stealer Malware