Feb 03, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Social Media The decentralized social network Mastodon has disclosed a critical security flaw that enables malicious actors to impersonate and take over any account. "Due to insufficient origin validation in all Mastodon, attackers can impersonate and take over any remote account," the maintainers said in a terse advisory. The … [Read more...] about Mastodon Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Hijack Any Decentralized Account
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Russian APT28 Hackers Targeting High-Value Orgs with NTLM Relay Attacks
Russian state-sponsored actors have staged NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v2 hash relay attacks through various methods from April 2022 to November 2023, targeting high-value targets worldwide. The attacks, attributed to an "aggressive" hacking crew called APT28, have set their eyes on organizations dealing with foreign affairs, energy, defense, and transportation, as well as those … [Read more...] about Russian APT28 Hackers Targeting High-Value Orgs with NTLM Relay Attacks
China-Linked Hackers Target Myanmar’s Top Ministries with Backdoor Blitz
Jan 30, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage The China-based threat actor known as Mustang Panda is suspected to have targeted Myanmar's Ministry of Defence and Foreign Affairs as part of twin campaigns designed to deploy backdoors and remote access trojans. The findings come from CSIRT-CTI, which said the activities took place in November 2023 and January 2024 after … [Read more...] about China-Linked Hackers Target Myanmar’s Top Ministries with Backdoor Blitz
Chinese Hackers Silently Weaponized VMware Zero-Day Flaw for 2 Years
Jan 20, 2024NewsroomZero Day / Cyber Espionage An advanced China-nexus cyber espionage group previously linked to the exploitation of security flaws in VMware and Fortinet appliances has been linked to the abuse of a critical vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server as a zero-day since late 2021. "UNC3886 has a track record of utilizing zero-day vulnerabilities to complete … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Silently Weaponized VMware Zero-Day Flaw for 2 Years
Turkish Hackers Exploiting Poorly Secured MS SQL Servers Across the Globe
Jan 09, 2024NewsroomData Security / Cyber Attack Poorly secured Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers are being targeted in the U.S., European Union, and Latin American (LATAM) regions as part of an ongoing financially motivated campaign to gain initial access. "The analyzed threat campaign appears to end in one of two ways, either the selling of 'access' to the compromised host, or … [Read more...] about Turkish Hackers Exploiting Poorly Secured MS SQL Servers Across the Globe
Syrian Hackers Distributing Stealthy C#-Based Silver RAT to Cybercriminals
Jan 08, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cybercrime Threat actors operating under the name Anonymous Arabic have released a remote access trojan (RAT) called Silver RAT that's equipped to bypass security software and stealthily launch hidden applications. "The developers operate on multiple hacker forums and social media platforms, showcasing an active and sophisticated presence," … [Read more...] about Syrian Hackers Distributing Stealthy C#-Based Silver RAT to Cybercriminals
Chinese Hackers Exploited New Zero-Day in Barracuda’s ESG Appliances
Dec 27, 2023NewsroomZero-Day / Email Security Barracuda has revealed that Chinese threat actors exploited a new zero-day in its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances to deploy backdoor on a "limited number" of devices. Tracked as CVE-2023-7102, the issue relates to a case of arbitrary code execution that resides within a third-party and open-source library … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Exploited New Zero-Day in Barracuda’s ESG Appliances
Hackers Abusing GitHub to Evade Detection and Control Compromised Hosts
Dec 19, 2023The Hacker NewsSoftware Security / Threat intelligence Threat actors are increasingly making use of GitHub for malicious purposes through novel methods, including abusing secret Gists and issuing malicious commands via git commit messages. "Malware authors occasionally place their samples in services like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Discord to host second … [Read more...] about Hackers Abusing GitHub to Evade Detection and Control Compromised Hosts
New Bluetooth Flaw Let Hackers Take Over Android, Linux, macOS, and iOS Devices
Dec 07, 2023The Hacker NewsMobile Security / Vulnerability A critical Bluetooth security flaw could be exploited by threat actors to take control of Android, Linux, macOS and iOS devices. Tracked as CVE-2023-45866, the issue relates to a case of authentication bypass that enables attackers to connect to susceptible devices and inject keystrokes to achieve code execution as … [Read more...] about New Bluetooth Flaw Let Hackers Take Over Android, Linux, macOS, and iOS Devices
Iranian Hackers Exploit PLCs in Attack on Water Authority in U.S.
Nov 29, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Hacking The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed that it's responding to a cyber attack that involved the active exploitation of Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to target the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa in western Pennsylvania. The attack has been attributed to an Iranian-backed … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Exploit PLCs in Attack on Water Authority in U.S.