Jul 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananWebsite Security / Cyber Threat As many as 200,000 WordPress websites are at risk of ongoing attacks exploiting a critical unpatched security vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-3460 (CVSS score: 9.8), impacts all versions of the Ultimate Member plugin, including the latest version (2.6.6) that was released on … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploiting Unpatched WordPress Plugin Flaw to Create Secret Admin Accounts
Hackers
Microsoft Warns of Widescale Credential Stealing Attacks by Russian Hackers
Jun 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Password Security Microsoft has disclosed that it's detected a spike in credential-stealing attacks conducted by the Russian state-affiliated hacker group known as Midnight Blizzard. The intrusions, which made use of residential proxy services to obfuscate the source IP address of the attacks, target governments, IT service … [Read more...] about Microsoft Warns of Widescale Credential Stealing Attacks by Russian Hackers
State-Backed Hackers Employ Advanced Methods to Target Middle Eastern and African Governments
Jun 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Hacking Governmental entities in the Middle East and Africa have been at the receiving end of sustained cyber-espionage attacks that leverage never-before-seen and rare credential theft and Exchange email exfiltration techniques. "The main goal of the attacks was to obtain highly confidential and sensitive information, specifically … [Read more...] about State-Backed Hackers Employ Advanced Methods to Target Middle Eastern and African Governments
China’s Stealthy Hackers Infiltrate U.S. and Guam Critical Infrastructure Undetected
May 25, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Espionage A stealthy China-based group managed to establish a persistent foothold into critical infrastructure organizations in the U.S. and Guam without being detected, Microsoft and the "Five Eyes" nations said on Wednesday. The tech giant's threat intelligence team is tracking the activity, which includes post-compromise … [Read more...] about China’s Stealthy Hackers Infiltrate U.S. and Guam Critical Infrastructure Undetected
Hackers Using Golang Variant of Cobalt Strike to Target Apple macOS Systems
May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cyber Threat A Golang implementation of Cobalt Strike called Geacon is likely to garner the attention of threat actors looking to target Apple macOS systems. The findings come from SentinelOne, which observed an uptick in the number of Geacon payloads appearing on VirusTotal in recent months. "While some of these are likely … [Read more...] about Hackers Using Golang Variant of Cobalt Strike to Target Apple macOS Systems
U.S. and U.K. Warn of Russian Hackers Exploiting Cisco Router Flaws for Espionage
Apr 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Cyber Espionage U.K. and U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned of Russian nation-state actors exploiting now-patched flaws in networking equipment from Cisco to conduct reconnaissance and deploy malware against targets. The intrusions, per the authorities, took place in 2021 and targeted a small number of … [Read more...] about U.S. and U.K. Warn of Russian Hackers Exploiting Cisco Router Flaws for Espionage
Iranian Hackers Using SimpleHelp Remote Support Software for Persistent Access
Apr 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater is continuing its time-tested tradition of relying on legitimate remote administration tools to commandeer targeted systems. While the nation-state group has previously employed ScreenConnect, RemoteUtilities, and Syncro, a new analysis from Group-IB has revealed the adversary's … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Using SimpleHelp Remote Support Software for Persistent Access
Russia-Linked Hackers Launches Espionage Attacks on Foreign Diplomatic Entities
Apr 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananUnited States The Russia-linked APT29 (aka Cozy Bear) threat actor has been attributed to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting foreign ministries and diplomatic entities located in NATO member states, the European Union, and Africa. According to Poland's Military Counterintelligence Service and the CERT Polska team, the observed activity … [Read more...] about Russia-Linked Hackers Launches Espionage Attacks on Foreign Diplomatic Entities
Pakistan-based Transparent Tribe Hackers Targeting Indian Educational Institutions
Apr 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Attack The Transparent Tribe threat actor has been linked to a set of weaponized Microsoft Office documents in attacks targeting the Indian education sector using a continuously maintained piece of malware called Crimson RAT. While the suspected Pakistan-based threat group is known to target military and government entities in the … [Read more...] about Pakistan-based Transparent Tribe Hackers Targeting Indian Educational Institutions
Iran-Based Hackers Caught Carrying Out Destructive Attacks Under Ransomware Guise
Apr 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Threat The Iranian nation-state group known as MuddyWater has been observed carrying out destructive attacks on hybrid environments under the guise of a ransomware operation. That's according to new findings from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team, which discovered the threat actor targeting both on-premises and cloud … [Read more...] about Iran-Based Hackers Caught Carrying Out Destructive Attacks Under Ransomware Guise