Security Affairs newsletter Round 430 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2023

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Now Abyss Locker also targets VMware ESXi servers
Russian APT BlueBravo targets diplomatic entities with GraphicalProton backdoor
CoinsPaid blames North Korea-linked APT Lazarus for theft of $37M worth of cryptocurrency
Monitor Insider Threats but Build Trust First
Zimbra fixed actively exploited zero-day CVE-2023-38750 in ZCS
DepositFiles exposed config file, jeopardizing user security
GROUP-IB Co-Founder ILYA SACHKOV SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN A STRICT PRISON COLONY
Two flaws in Linux Ubuntu affect 40% of Ubuntu users
Two ambulance services in UK lost access to patient records after a cyber attack on software provider
FraudGPT, a new malicious generative AI tool appears in the threat landscape
CISA adds Ivanti EPMM flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Over 500K MikroTik RouterOS systems potentially exposed to hacking due to critical flaw
Atlassian addressed 3 flaws in Confluence and Bamboo products
VMware addressed an information disclosure flaw in VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs and Isolation Segment
Apple addressed a new actively exploited zero-day tracked as CVE-2023-38606
Twelve Norwegian ministries were hacked using a zero-day vulnerability
A flaw in OpenSSH forwarded ssh-agent allows remote code execution
Apple could opt to stop iMessage and FaceTime services due to the government’s surveillance demands

Cybercrime

The shadow of Moscow extends over Brazil: from the scandal over the shelter of the Russian spy, to cyber-espionage and the sale of oil  

First Known Targeted OSS Supply Chain Attacks Against the Banking Sector

FraudGPT: The Villain Avatar of ChatGPT  

Ambulance patient records system hauled offline for cyber-attack probe  

ALPHV ransomware adds data leak API in new extortion strategy

Healthcare files of 8M-plus people fall into hands of Clop via MOVEit mega-bug

Lazarus hackers linked to $60 million Alphapo cryptocurrency heist

Malware

Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort?      

Into the tank with Nitrogen 

Conti and Akira: Chained Together  

Linux version of Abyss Locker ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers

Sneaky XWorm Uses MultiStaged Attack

Related CherryBlos and FakeTrade Android Malware Involved in Scam Campaigns  

CISA Releases Malware Analysis Reports on Barracuda Backdoors

Hacking

Norwegian Ministries exposed to computer attacks  

A flaw in #OpenSSH forwarded ssh-agent allows remote code execution

Apple Rolls Out Urgent Patches for Zero-Day Flaws Impacting iPhones, iPads and Macs   

CVE-2023-38408: Remote Code Execution in OpenSSH’s forwarded ssh-agent  

Exploiting MikroTik RouterOS Hardware with CVE-2023-30799

GameOver(lay): Easy-to-exploit local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Ubuntu Linux affect 40% of Ubuntu cloud workloads  

TETRA radio comms used by emergency heroes easily cracked, say experts


Intelligence and Information Warfare

CoinsPaid is back to processing after being hit by a hacker attack. Client funds were not affected and are fully available  

Moldova to kick out Russian diplomats over espionage allegations  

BlueBravo Adapts to Target Diplomatic Entities with GraphicalProton Malware    

Cybersecurity

Apple slams UK surveillance-bill proposals 

Think tank calls for monitoring of Chinese AI-enabled products

Cyber Command, NSA pick advances to Senate floor, but path to confirmation remains blocked   

US Senator Wyden Accuses Microsoft of ‘Cybersecurity Negligence’

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Pierluigi Paganini

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