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Pierluigi Paganini December 12, 2023
Operation Blacksmith: Lazarus exploits Log4j flaws to deploy DLang malware

North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus was spotted exploiting Log4j vulnerabilities to deploy previously undocumented remote access trojans. The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus is behind a new hacking campaign that exploits Log4j vulnerabilities to deploy previously undocumented remote access trojans (RATs). Cisco Talos researchers tracked the campaign as Operation Blacksmith, the nation-state actors are employing at least […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 11, 2023
Toyota Financial Services discloses a data breach

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to sensitive personal and financial data. Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is warning customers it has suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive personal and financial data. “Due to an attack on the systems, unauthorized persons gained access to personal data. Affected customers have now […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2023
Experts demonstrate a post-exploitation tampering technique to display Fake Lockdown mode

Researchers devised a new post-exploitation tampering technique to trick users into believing that their iPhone is in Lockdown Mode. Researchers from Jamf Threat Labs devised a new post-exploit tampering technique to trick users that their compromised iPhone is running in Lockdown Mode while they are performing malicious activities. The researchers pointed out that the issue […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 05, 2023
Google fixed critical zero-click RCE in Android

Google fixed a critical zero-click RCE vulnerability (CVE-2023-40088) with the release of the December 2023 Android security updates. Google December 2023 Android security updates addressed 85 vulnerabilities, including a critical zero-click remote code execution (RCE) flaw tracked as CVE-2023-40088. The vulnerability resides in Android’s System component, it doesn’t require additional privileges to be triggered. An […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2023
New P2PInfect bot targets routers and IoT devices

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new variant of the P2PInfect botnet that targets routers and IoT devices. Researchers at Cado Security Labs discovered a new variant of the P2Pinfect botnet that targets routers, IoT devices, and other embedded devices. This variant has been compiled for the Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages (MIPS) architecture. The new bot supports updated […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2023
Malvertising attacks rely on DanaBot Trojan to spread CACTUS Ransomware

Microsoft warns of ongoing malvertising attacks using the DanaBot malware to deploy the CACTUS ransomware. Microsoft uncovered ongoing malvertising attacks using the DanaBot Trojan (Storm-1044) to deploy the CACTUS ransomware. Microsoft the campaign to the ransomware operator Storm-0216 (Twisted Spider, UNC2198). Storm-0216 has historically used Qakbot malware for initial access, but has switched to other […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 04, 2023
Zyxel fixed tens of flaws in Firewalls, Access Points, and NAS devices

Zyxel addressed tens of vulnerabilities that expose users to cyber attacks, including command injection and authentication bypass. Taiwanese vendor Zyxel addressed tens of vulnerabilities in its firewalls and access points. The addressed issues are tracked as CVE-2023-35136, CVE-2023-35139, CVE-2023-37925, CVE-2023-37926, CVE-2023-4397, CVE-2023-4398, CVE-2023-5650, CVE-2023-5797, CVE-2023-5960. Threat actors can exploit the vulnerabilities to steal cookies, access configuration files, carry out command injection and denial-of-service […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2023
New Agent Raccoon malware targets the Middle East, Africa and the US

Threat actors are using the Agent Raccoon malware in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa and the U.S. Unit42 researchers uncovered a new backdoor named Agent Raccoon, which is being used in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2023
Security Affairs newsletter Round 448 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Researchers devised an attack technique to extract ChatGPT training data Fortune-telling website WeMystic exposes 13M+ user […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 01, 2023
Expert warns of Turtle macOS ransomware

The popular cybersecurity researcher Patrick Wardle dissected the new macOS ransomware Turtle used to target Apple devices. The popular cyber security researcher Patrick Wardle published a detailed analysis of the new macOS ransomware Turtle. Wardle pointed out that since Turtle was uploaded on Virus Total, it was labeled as malicious by 24 anti-malware solutions, suggesting […]