Pierluigi Paganini
September 09, 2024
Multiple threat actors actively exploited the recently disclosed OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools flaw CVE-2024-36401 in malware-based campaigns. Researchers at Fortinet FortiGuard Labs reported that threat actors exploited the recently disclosed OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools flaw (CVE-2024-36401) to deliver various malware families, including cryptocurrency miners, bots, and the SideWalk backdoor. GeoServer is an open-source server that allows users […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2024
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. BlackSuit Ransomware Dissecting the Cicada Year-Long Campaign of Malicious npm Packages Targeting Roblox Users Rocinante: The trojan horse that wanted to fly Threat actors using MacroPack to deploy Brute Ratel, Havoc and PhantomCore payloads Earth […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 08, 2024
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S. CISA adds Draytek VigorConnect and Kingsoft WPS Office bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog A flaw […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 05, 2024
The Chinese-speaking threat actor Earth Lusca used the new backdoor KTLVdoor in an attack against a trading company in China. Trend Micro Researchers spotted the Chinese-speaking threat actor Earth Lusca using a new multiplatform backdoor called KTLVdoor. The Earth Lusca group has been active since at least the first half of 2023, it primarily targeted […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 02, 2024
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) confirmed that student information was compromised in the June Lockbit ransomware attack. The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) confirmed that students’ information was compromised following a ransomware attack that was discovered in June. The TDSB is the largest school board in Canada with 582 schools and about 235,000 students. In […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 02, 2024
A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called Cicada3301 has emerged in the threat landscape and already targeted tens of companies. Cicada3301 is a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that appeared in the threat landscape. The group appears to be very active and already listed 23 victims on its extortion portal since mid-June. The following image shows the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2024
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Unveiling “sedexp”: A Stealthy Linux Malware Exploiting udev Rules Malware infiltrates Pidgin messenger’s official plugin repository HZ Rat backdoor for macOS attacks users of China’s DingTalk and WeChat BlackByte blends tried-and-true tradecraft with newly disclosed vulnerabilities […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 01, 2024
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. North Korea-linked APT Citrine Sleet exploit Chrome zero-day to deliver FudModule rootkit Fortra fixed two severe issues in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 31, 2024
North Korea-linked APT exploited the recently patched Google Chrome zero-day CVE-2024-7971 to deploy the FudModule rootkit. North Korea-linked group Citrine Sleet (aka AppleJeus, Labyrinth Chollima, UNC4736, Hidden Cobra) have exploited the recently patched Google Chrome zero-day CVE-2024-7971(CVSS score 8.8) to deploy the FudModule rootkit, states Microsoft. Microsoft researchers linked with medium confidence the attacks to Citrine […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 30, 2024
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical flaw in the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server in cryptocurrency mining campaigns. The critical vulnerability CVE-2023-22527 (CVSS score 10.0) in the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server is being actively exploited for cryptojacking campaigns. The vulnerability is a template injection vulnerability that can allow remote […]
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