Mar 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cryptojacking Threat actors are exploiting a severe security flaw in PHP to deliver cryptocurrency miners and remote access trojans (RATs) like Quasar RAT. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-4577, refers to an argument injection vulnerability in PHP affecting Windows-based systems running in CGI mode that … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Severe PHP Flaw to Deploy Quasar RAT and XMRig Miners
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Blind Eagle Hacks Colombian Institutions Using NTLM Flaw, RATs and GitHub-Based Attacks
The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been linked to a series of ongoing campaigns targeting Colombian institutions and government entities since November 2024. "The monitored campaigns targeted Colombian judicial institutions and other government or private organizations, with high infection rates," Check Point said in a new analysis. "More than 1,600 victims were affected … [Read more...] about Blind Eagle Hacks Colombian Institutions Using NTLM Flaw, RATs and GitHub-Based Attacks
Hackers Exploited Krpano Framework Flaw to Inject Spam Ads on 350+ Websites
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a virtual tour framework has been weaponized by malicious actors to inject malicious scripts across hundreds of websites with the goal of manipulating search results and fueling a spam ads campaign at scale. Security researcher Oleg Zaytsev, in a report shared with The Hacker News, said the campaign – dubbed 360XSS – affected over … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploited Krpano Framework Flaw to Inject Spam Ads on 350+ Websites
Meta’s Llama Framework Flaw Exposes AI Systems to Remote Code Execution Risks
A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in Meta's Llama large language model (LLM) framework that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the llama-stack inference server. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50050, has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.3 out of 10.0. Supply chain security firm Snyk, on the other hand, has … [Read more...] about Meta’s Llama Framework Flaw Exposes AI Systems to Remote Code Execution Risks
Researchers Uncover Major Security Flaw in Illumina iSeq 100 DNA Sequencers
Jan 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered firmware security vulnerabilities in the Illumina iSeq 100 DNA sequencing instrument that, if successfully exploited, could permit attackers to brick or plant persistent malware on susceptible devices. "The Illumina iSeq 100 used a very outdated implementation of BIOS firmware … [Read more...] about Researchers Uncover Major Security Flaw in Illumina iSeq 100 DNA Sequencers
Critical Flaw in ProjectSend Under Active Exploitation Against Public-Facing Servers
Nov 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security A critical security flaw impacting the ProjectSend open-source file-sharing application has likely come under active exploitation in the wild, according to findings from VulnCheck. The vulnerability, originally patched over a year-and-a-half ago as part of a commit pushed in May 2023 , was not officially made … [Read more...] about Critical Flaw in ProjectSend Under Active Exploitation Against Public-Facing Servers
DEEPDATA Malware Exploiting Unpatched Fortinet Flaw to Steal VPN Credentials
A threat actor known as BrazenBamboo has exploited an unresolved security flaw in Fortinet's FortiClient for Windows to extract VPN credentials as part of a modular framework called DEEPDATA. Volexity, which disclosed the findings Friday, said it identified the zero-day exploitation of the credential disclosure vulnerability in July 2024, describing BrazenBamboo as the … [Read more...] about DEEPDATA Malware Exploiting Unpatched Fortinet Flaw to Steal VPN Credentials
Researchers Discover Command Injection Flaw in Wi-Fi Alliance’s Test Suite
Oct 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Wi-Fi Security A security flaw impacting the Wi-Fi Test Suite could enable unauthenticated local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) said the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-41992, said the susceptible code from the Wi-Fi Alliance has been found deployed on Arcadyan … [Read more...] about Researchers Discover Command Injection Flaw in Wi-Fi Alliance’s Test Suite
OilRig Exploits Windows Kernel Flaw in Espionage Campaign Targeting UAE and Gulf
Oct 13, 2024Ravie Lakshmanan The Iranian threat actor known as OilRig has been observed exploiting a now-patched privilege escalation flaw impacting the Windows Kernel as part of a cyber espionage campaign targeting the U.A.E. and the broader Gulf region. "The group utilizes sophisticated tactics that include deploying a backdoor that leverages Microsoft Exchange servers for … [Read more...] about OilRig Exploits Windows Kernel Flaw in Espionage Campaign Targeting UAE and Gulf
Google Fixes GCP Composer Flaw That Could’ve Led to Remote Code Execution
Sep 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Vulnerability A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Composer could have been exploited to achieve remote code execution on cloud servers by means of a supply chain attack technique called dependency confusion. The vulnerability has been codenamed CloudImposer by Tenable Research. "The … [Read more...] about Google Fixes GCP Composer Flaw That Could’ve Led to Remote Code Execution