SonicWall warns customers to address an authentication bypass vulnerability in its firewall’s SonicOS that is “susceptible to actual exploitation.” SonicWall is urging customers to upgrade the SonicOS firmware of their firewalls to patch an authentication bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53704 (CVSS score of 8.2). The vulnerability resides in SSL VPN and SSH management and according […]
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle WebLogic Server and Mitel MiCollab flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)Â added an Oracle WebLogic Server and Mitel MiCollab vulnerabilities, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for the vulnerabilities added to the catalog: […]
Malicious npm packages target Ethereum developers, impersonating Hardhat plugins to steal private keys and sensitive data. Hardhat, by the Nomic Foundation, is an essential Ethereum tool, enabling streamlined smart contract and dApp development with customizable plugins. Socket researchers reported a supply chain attack targeting the Nomic Foundation and Hardhat platforms, attackers use malicious npm packages to […]
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm Integrity Tech for its involvement in attacks attributed to the Flax Typhoon group. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm, Integrity Tech, for links to cyberattacks by China’s state-backed Flax Typhoon APT group (also called Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett). The China-linked APT group used Integrity Tech’s infrastructure to […]
Richmond University Medical Center has confirmed that a ransomware attack in May 2023 affected 670,000 individuals. New York’s Richmond University Medical Center confirmed a May 2023 ransomware attack impacted 674,033 individuals. Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) is a healthcare institution based in Staten Island, New York. It provides a wide range of medical services, including […]
Experts warn of a new PoC exploit, LDAPNightmare, that targets a Windows LDAP flaw (CVE-2024-49113), causing crashes & reboots. The vulnerability CVE-2024-49113 (CVSS score of 7.5), named LDAPNightmare, is a Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Denial of Service flaw that was discovered by the researcher Yuki Chen. An attacker can exploit the now-patched vulnerability to […]
The “DoubleClickjacking” exploit bypasses protections on major websites, using a double-click sequence for clickjacking and account takeover attacks. DoubleClickjacking is a technique that allows attackers to bypass protections on major websites by leveraging a double-click sequence. Attackers can exploit the technique to facilitate clickjacking attacks and account takeovers on almost all major websites. Clickjacking attacks trick users […]
Rhode Island ’s health benefits system was hacked, and threat actors leaked residents’ data on the dark web. Cybercriminals leaked data stolen from Rhode Island ‘s health benefits system on the dark web. Gov. Daniel McKee stated the state had prepared for this and is informing impacted individuals. RIBridges supports state programs like Medicaid, SNAP, […]
Threat actors compromised at least 16 Chrome browser extensions leading to the exposure of data from over 600,000 users. A supply chain attack compromised 16 Chrome browser extensions, exposing over 600,000 users. Threat actors targeted the publishers of the extensions on the Chrome Web Store via phishing messages, then once obtained access to their account […]
China-linked threat actors breached the U.S. Treasury Department by hacking a remote support platform used by the agency. China-linked threat actors breached the U.S. Treasury Department via a compromised remote support platform. The Treasury Department discovered the security breach on December 8th from its vendor BeyondTrust, according to a letter to lawmakers. BeyondTrust provides Privileged […]