Cybercriminals are attempting to exploit an API misconfiguration in Docker containers to infiltrate them and run the Linux bot AESDDoS. Hackers are attempting to exploit an API misconfiguration in the open-source version of the popular DevOps tool Docker Engine-Community to infiltrate containers and run the Linux bot AESDDoS (Backdoor.Linux.DOFLOO.AA). Threat actors are actively scanning the Internet for exposed […]
Experts at Dragos firm reported that Xenotime threat actor behind the 2017 Trisis/Triton malware attack is targeting electric utilities in the US and APAC. Xenotime threat actor is considered responsible for the 2017 Trisis/Triton malware attack that hit oil and gas organizations. In December 2017, the Triton malware  (aka Trisis) was discovered by researchers at FireEye, it was specifically […]
Mozilla released security updates for the Thunderbird email client that address vulnerabilities that could allow code execution on impacted systems. Mozilla released security updates for the Thunderbird email client that address vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code on impacted systems. Mozilla released Thunderbird version 60.7.1 that addresses three High severity […]
Hackers are targeting millions of mail servers running vulnerable Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) versions, threat actors leverage the CVE-2019-10149 flaw. Millions of mail servers running vulnerable Exim mail transfer agent (MTA) versions are under attack, threat actors are exploiting the CVE-2019-10149 flaw to take over them. A critical vulnerability affects versions 4.87 to 4.91 […]
A security expert at SEC Consult discovered that some WAGO industrial managed switches are affected by several serious vulnerabilities. A security researcher at consulting company SEC Consult discovered several vulnerabilities in some models of WAGO industrial switches. The vulnerabilities affect WAGO industrial switches 852-303, 852-1305 and 852-1505 models. The company has already fixed the issues with […]
Malware infections could be devastating for production environments, a ransomware infection halts production operations for days at airplane parts manufacturer ASCO. ASCO, is of the world’s largest manufacturers of aerospace components The company has offices and production plants in Belgium, Canada, Germany the US, Brasil, and France. ASCO provides components to Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace, […]
Encrypted messaging service Telegram was hit by a major DDoS attack apparently originated from China, likely linked to the ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong. Telegram was used by protesters in Hong Kong to evade surveillance and coordinate their demonstrations against China that would allow extraditions from the country to the mainland. The country is […]
Security experts discovered a vulnerability in the popular Evernote Web Clipper for Chrome can be exploited to steal sensitive data from sites visited by users. Security experts at browser security firm Guardio discovered a critical universal cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Evernote Web Clipper for Chrome. “In May 2019 Guardio’s research team has discovered […]
Tavis Ormandy, a white hat hacker Google Project Zero announced to have found a zero-day flaw in the SymCrypt cryptographic library of Microsoft’s operating system. The recently released Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for June 2019 failed to address a flaw in SymCrypt, a core cryptographic function library currently used by Windows. The flaw could be […]
After two years of silence, FIN8 group is back and carried out a new campaign against the hotel-entertainment industry employing the ShellTea/PunchBuggy backdoor. Two years later after the last report, FIN8 group is back and carried out a new campaign against the hotel-entertainment industry using an improved version of the ShellTea/PunchBuggy backdoor. The last time […]