Microsoft is warning of several phishing campaigns that are leveraging tax-related themes to deploy malware and steal credentials. "These campaigns notably use redirection methods such as URL shorteners and QR codes contained in malicious attachments and abuse legitimate services like file-hosting services and business profile pages to avoid detection," Microsoft said in a … [Read more...] about Microsoft Warns of Tax-Themed Email Attacks Using PDFs and QR Codes to Deliver Malware
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Microsoft Warns of ClickFix Phishing Campaign Targeting Hospitality Sector via Fake Booking[.]com Emails
Microsoft has shed light on an ongoing phishing campaign that targeted the hospitality sector by impersonating online travel agency Booking.com using an increasingly popular social engineering technique called ClickFix to deliver credential-stealing malware. The activity, the tech giant said, started in December 2024 and operates with the end goal of conducting financial fraud … [Read more...] about Microsoft Warns of ClickFix Phishing Campaign Targeting Hospitality Sector via Fake Booking[.]com Emails
Microsoft Warns of Malvertising Campaign Infecting Over 1 Million Devices Worldwide
Mar 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Open Source Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale malvertising campaign that's estimated to have impacted over one million devices globally as part of what it said is an opportunistic attack designed to steal sensitive information. The tech giant, which detected the activity in early December 2024, is tracking it under the … [Read more...] about Microsoft Warns of Malvertising Campaign Infecting Over 1 Million Devices Worldwide
CISA Warns of Active Exploits Targeting Trimble Cityworks Vulnerability
Feb 07, 2025The Hacker NewsVulnerability / Malware The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that a security flaw impacting Trimble Cityworks GIS-centric asset management software has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-0994 (CVSS v4 score: 8.6), a deserialization of untrusted data bug that … [Read more...] about CISA Warns of Active Exploits Targeting Trimble Cityworks Vulnerability
Cisco Warns of Exploitation of Decade-Old ASA WebVPN Vulnerability
Dec 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Cisco on Monday updated an advisory to warn customers of active exploitation of a decade-old security flaw impacting its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2014-2120 (CVSS score: 4.3), concerns a case of insufficient input validation in ASA's WebVPN login page that could allow an … [Read more...] about Cisco Warns of Exploitation of Decade-Old ASA WebVPN Vulnerability
Ivanti Warns of Active Exploitation of Newly Patched Cloud Appliance Vulnerability
Sep 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Threat Intelligence Ivanti has revealed that a newly patched security flaw in its Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-8190 (CVSS score: 7.2), which allows remote code execution under certain circumstances. "An OS command injection … [Read more...] about Ivanti Warns of Active Exploitation of Newly Patched Cloud Appliance Vulnerability
Signal Foundation Warns Against EU’s Plan to Scan Private Messages for CSAM
Jun 18, 2024NewsroomPrivacy / Encryption A controversial proposal put forth by the European Union to scan users' private messages for detection child sexual abuse material (CSAM) poses severe risks to end-to-end encryption (E2EE), warned Meredith Whittaker, president of the Signal Foundation, which maintains the privacy-focused messaging service of the same name. "Mandating … [Read more...] about Signal Foundation Warns Against EU’s Plan to Scan Private Messages for CSAM
Microsoft Warns of Surge in Cyber Attacks Targeting Internet-Exposed OT Devices
Microsoft has emphasized the need for securing internet-exposed operational technology (OT) devices following a spate of cyber attacks targeting such environments since late 2023. "These repeated attacks against OT devices emphasize the crucial need to improve the security posture of OT devices and prevent critical systems from becoming easy targets," the Microsoft Threat … [Read more...] about Microsoft Warns of Surge in Cyber Attacks Targeting Internet-Exposed OT Devices
Check Point Warns of Zero-Day Attacks on its VPN Gateway Products
May 29, 2024NewsroomEnterprise Security / Vulnerability Check Point is warning of a zero-day vulnerability in its Network Security gateway products that threat actors have exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-24919, the issue impacts CloudGuard Network, Quantum Maestro, Quantum Scalable Chassis, Quantum Security Gateways, and Quantum Spark appliances. "The vulnerability … [Read more...] about Check Point Warns of Zero-Day Attacks on its VPN Gateway Products
Okta Warns of Unprecedented Surge in Proxy-Driven Credential Stuffing Attacks
Apr 28, 2024NewsroomCredential Stuffing / Data Breach Identity and access management (IAM) services provider Okta has warned of a spike in the "frequency and scale" of credential stuffing attacks aimed at online services. These unprecedented attacks, observed over the last month, are said to be facilitated by "the broad availability of residential proxy services, lists of … [Read more...] about Okta Warns of Unprecedented Surge in Proxy-Driven Credential Stuffing Attacks