Jun 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intel / Zero Day The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a batch of six flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. This comprises three vulnerabilities that Apple patched this week (CVE-2023-32434, CVE-2023-32435, and CVE-2023-32439), two flaws in VMware … [Read more...] about U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Adds 6 Flaws to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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Magento, WooCommerce, WordPress, and Shopify Exploited in Web Skimmer Attack
Jun 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananWebsite Security / Magecart Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new ongoing Magecart-style web skimmer campaign that's designed to steal personally identifiable information (PII) and credit card data from e-commerce websites. A noteworthy aspect that sets it apart from other Magecart campaigns is that the hijacked sites further serve as … [Read more...] about Magento, WooCommerce, WordPress, and Shopify Exploited in Web Skimmer Attack
CISA Adds 3 Actively Exploited Flaws to KEV Catalog, including Critical PaperCut Bug
Apr 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananPatch Management / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added three security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The three vulnerabilities are as follows - CVE-2023-28432 (CVSS score - 7.5) - MinIO Information Disclosure … [Read more...] about CISA Adds 3 Actively Exploited Flaws to KEV Catalog, including Critical PaperCut Bug
Google Releases Urgent Chrome Update to Fix Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability
Apr 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Browser Security Google on Friday released out-of-band updates to resolve an actively exploited zero-day flaw in its Chrome web browser, making it the first such bug to be addressed since the start of the year. Tracked as CVE-2023-2033, the high-severity vulnerability has been described as a type confusion issue in the V8 JavaScript … [Read more...] about Google Releases Urgent Chrome Update to Fix Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability
Microsoft Warns of Stealthy Outlook Vulnerability Exploited by Russian Hackers
Mar 25, 2023Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Microsoft Microsoft on Friday shared guidance to help customers discover indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with a recently patched Outlook vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2023-23397 (CVSS score: 9.8), the critical flaw relates to a case of privilege escalation that could be exploited to steal NT Lan Manager (NTLM) … [Read more...] about Microsoft Warns of Stealthy Outlook Vulnerability Exploited by Russian Hackers
Fortinet FortiOS Flaw Exploited in Targeted Cyberattacks on Government Entities
Mar 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Cyber Attack Government entities and large organizations have been targeted by an unknown threat actor by exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS software to result in data loss and OS and file corruption. "The complexity of the exploit suggests an advanced actor and that it is highly targeted at governmental or … [Read more...] about Fortinet FortiOS Flaw Exploited in Targeted Cyberattacks on Government Entities
Chinese Hackers Exploited Recent Fortinet Flaw as 0-Day to Drop Malware
Jan 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananFirewall / Network Security A suspected China-nexus threat actor exploited a recently patched vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN as a zero-day in attacks targeting a European government entity and a managed service provider (MSP) located in Africa. Telemetry evidence gathered by Google-owned Mandiant indicates that the exploitation occurred … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Exploited Recent Fortinet Flaw as 0-Day to Drop Malware
Google Warns of Internet Explorer Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited by ScarCruft Hackers
Dec 08, 2022Ravie LakshmananPatch Management / Zero-Day An Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability was actively exploited by a North Korean threat actor to target South Korean users by capitalizing on the recent Itaewon Halloween crowd crush to trick users into downloading malware. The discovery, reported by Google Threat Analysis Group researchers Benoît Sevens and Clément … [Read more...] about Google Warns of Internet Explorer Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited by ScarCruft Hackers
CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Critical Oracle Fusion Middleware Vulnerability
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a critical flaw impacting Oracle Fusion Middleware to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-35587, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 and impacts Oracle Access Manager (OAM) versions 11.1.2.3.0, 12.2.1.3.0, and … [Read more...] about CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Critical Oracle Fusion Middleware Vulnerability
State-Sponsored Hackers Likely Exploited MS Exchange 0-Days Against ~10 Organizations
Microsoft on Friday disclosed that a single activity group in August 2022 achieved initial access and breached Exchange servers by chaining the two newly disclosed zero-day flaws in a limited set of attacks aimed at less than 10 organizations globally. "These attacks installed the Chopper web shell to facilitate hands-on-keyboard access, which the attackers used to perform … [Read more...] about State-Sponsored Hackers Likely Exploited MS Exchange 0-Days Against ~10 Organizations