Russia-linked Sandworm APT group is behind a new Golang-based wiper, tracked as SwiftSlicer, that hit Ukraine, ESET reports. Researchers from ESET discovered a new Golang-based wiper, dubbed SwiftSlicer, that was used in attacks aimed at Ukraine. The experts believe that the Russia-linked APT group Sandwork (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots) is behind the wiper attacks. The Sandworm group has been […]
The latest BIND updates patch multiple remotely exploitable vulnerabilities that could lead to denial-of-service (DoS). BIND is a suite of software for interacting with the Domain Name System (DNS) maintained by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC). The ISC released security patches to address multiple high-severity denial-of-service DoS vulnerabilities in the DNS software suite. Threat actors can exploit […]
Microsoft warns customers to patch their Exchange servers because attackers always look to exploit unpatched installs. Microsoft published a post to urge its customers to protect their Exchange servers because threat actors actively attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in unpatched installs. The IT giant recommends installing the latest available Cumulative Update (CU) and Security Update (SU) […]
The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” The BlackCat Ransomware gang added SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA to the list of victims published on its Tor leak site. The company is a globally recognised industrial explosives manufacturer, it provides complete blasting solutions, including packaged, […]
The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of a surge in the number of attacks from Russian and Iranian nation-state actors. The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of targeted phishing attacks conducted by threat actors based in Russia and Iran. The are increasingly targeting organizations and individuals. The UK agency reported ongoing spear-phishing […]
The leak site of the Hive ransomware gang was seized due to an international operation conducted by law enforcement in ten countries. The Tor leak site used by Hive ransomware operators has been seized as part of an international operation conducted by law enforcement in 10 countries. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized this site […]
Experts warn of a spike in the attacks that between August and October 2022 attempted to exploit a Realtek Jungle SDK RCE (CVE-2021-35394). Palo Alto Networks researchers reported that between August and October 2022 the number of attacks that attempted to exploit a Realtek Jungle SDK RCE (CVE-2021-35394) (CVSS score 9.8) accounted for more than […]
Zacks Investment Research (Zacks) disclosed a data breach, the security may have exposed the data of 820K customers. Zacks Investment Research (Zacks) disclosed a data breach, the security incident may have affected the personal information of its 820,000 customers. “On December 28, 2022, Zacks learned that an unknown third-party had gained unauthorized access to certain […]
Google addressed six security vulnerabilities in its web browser Chrome, none of them actively exploited in the wild. Google released Chrome version 109.0.5414.119 for Mac and Linux and 109.0.5414.119/.120 for Windows to address a total of six vulnerabilities. Four of the addressed flaws were reported by external researchers that were awarded for more than $26,500 for their […]
North Korea-linked TA444 group is behind a credential harvesting campaign targeting a number of industry verticals. Proofpoint researchers reported that North Korea-linked TA444 APT group (aka APT38, BlueNoroff, Copernicium, and Stardust Chollima) is behind a credential harvesting campaign targeting a number of industry verticals. APT38 appears to be a North Korea-linked group separate from the infamous Lazarus group, […]