Dec 13, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware A now-removed GitHub repository that advertised a WordPress tool to publish posts to the online content management system (CMS) is estimated to have enabled the exfiltration of over 390,000 credentials. The malicious activity is part of a broader attack campaign undertaken by a threat actor, dubbed MUT-1244 (where MUT refers … [Read more...] about 390,000+ WordPress Credentials Stolen via Malicious GitHub Repository Hosting PoC Exploits
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U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity agencies have published a new advisory attributing an Iranian cyber group to targeting the 2024 Summer Olympics and compromising a French commercial dynamic display provider to show messages denouncing Israel's participation in the sporting event. The activity has been pinned on an entity that's known as Emennet Pasargad, which the agencies said … [Read more...] about AI, Fake Hosting, and Psychological Warfare
Hezbollah Hacker Group Targeted Telecoms, Hosting, ISPs Worldwide
A "persistent attacker group" with alleged ties to Hezbollah has retooled its malware arsenal with a new version of a remote access Trojan (RAT) to break into companies worldwide and extract valuable information. In a new report published by the ClearSky research team on Thursday, the Israeli cybersecurity firm said it identified at least 250 public-facing web servers since … [Read more...] about Hezbollah Hacker Group Targeted Telecoms, Hosting, ISPs Worldwide