A previously unknown Android Spyware, dubbed LianSpy, has been targeting Russian users since at least 2021. In March 2024, cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky discovered previously unknown Android spyware dubbed LianSpy. The malware has been active since July 2021, it is designed to capture screencasts, exfiltrate user files, and harvest call logs and app lists. The […]
Threat actors breached the UK-based mobile device management (MDM) firm Mobile Guardian and remotely wiped thousands of devices. Hackers breached the mobile device management (MDM) firm Mobile Guardian, the company detected unauthorized access to iOS and ChromeOS devices on August 4th. The incident impacted users globally, the attackers remotely wiped a small percentage of devices, […]
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Microsoft COM for Windows bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)Â added a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in Microsoft COM for Windows, tracked as CVE-2018-0824 (CVSS score of 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. A deserialization […]
Google addressed an actively exploited high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-36971, impacting the Android kernel. Google fixed a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-36971, impacting the Android kernel. The IT giant is aware that the vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild. The company did not share details of the attacks exploiting this vulnerability. The vulnerability […]
Researchers urge organizations using Apache OFBiz to address a critical bug, following reports of active exploitation of another flaw. Experts urge organizations to address a new critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38856, in Apache OFBiz. The vulnerability is an incorrect authorization issue in Apache OFBiz that impacts versions through 18.12.14, version 18.12.15 addressed the flaw. “Unauthenticated […]
A security bypass bug in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 1756 devices could allow unauthorized access to vulnerable devices. A high-severity security bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6242 (CVSS Base Score v4.0 of 7.3), impacts Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 1756 devices. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to execute common industrial protocol (CIP) programming and configuration commands. “A vulnerability […]
A China-linked APT, tracked as StormBamboo, compromised an internet service provider (ISP) to poison software update mechanisms with malware. Volexity researchers reported that a China-linked APT group, tracked as StormBamboo (aka Evasive Panda, Daggerfly, and StormCloud), successfully compromised an undisclosed internet service provider (ISP) in order to poison DNS responses for target organizations. The threat actors targeted […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, for extensive violations of children’s privacy laws. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against TikTok Inc., its parent company ByteDance Ltd., and their affiliates […]
Investors have sued CrowdStrike because the cybersecurity firm made false claims about its Falcon platform. Investors have sued CrowdStrike because the company made false and misleading claims on the testing of its Falcon platform. In July, a faulty update released by CrowdStrike Falcon caused Windows systems to display a BSoD screen. The incident caused widespread […]
Shadowserver researchers reported that over 20,000 internet-exposed VMware ESXi instances are affected by the actively exploited flaw CVE-2024-37085. Researchers at the Shadowserver Foundation reported that approximately 20,000 VMware ESXi servers exposed online appear impacted by the exploited vulnerability CVE-2024-37085. Microsoft this week warned that multiple ransomware gangs are exploiting the recently patched vulnerability CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS […]