U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-12356 (CVSS score of 9.8) to […]
Raccoon Infostealer operator Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to 60 months in US prison and ordered to pay over $910,000 in restitution. The US Department of Justice sentenced the Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky (28) for his role in the distribution of the Raccoon Infostealer malware. “Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to 60 months in […]
Fortinet warns of a patched FortiWLM vulnerability that could allow admin access and sensitive information disclosure. Fortinet warned of a now-patched Wireless LAN Manager (FortiWLM) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34990 (CVSS score of 9.6), that could lead to admin access and sensitive information disclosure. “A relative path traversal [CWE-23] in FortiWLM may allow a remote, unauthenticated […]
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns that the threat actor UAC-0125 abuses Cloudflare Workers services to target the Ukrainian army with Malware. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns that the threat actor UAC-0125 exploits Cloudflare Workers to target the Ukrainian military, spreading malware disguised as the mobile app Army+ […]
Russia-linked APT29 group uses malicious RDP configuration files, adapting red teaming methods for cyberattacks to compromise systems. In October 2024, the Russia-linked cyber espionage group APT29 (aka Earth Koshchei, SVR group, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, BlueBravo, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes) used rogue RDP attacks via phishing emails targeting governments, think tanks, and Ukrainian entities to steal data and install malware. The […]
Researchers warn that threat actors are attempting to exploit a recently disclosed Apache Struts vulnerability CVE-2024-53677. Researchers warn that threat actors are attempting to exploit the vulnerability CVE-2024-53677 (CVSS score of 9.5) in Apache Struts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to upload malicious files, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. “An attacker can […]
Meta has been fined €251M ($263M) for a 2018 data breach affecting millions in the EU, marking another penalty for violating privacy laws. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta €251 million ($263M) for a 2018 data breach impacting 29 million Facebook accounts. “The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced its final […]
Texas Tech University reports a data breach affecting 1.4 million, exposing personal, health, and financial data from its health sciences centers. Texas Tech University disclosed a data breach that impacted over 1.4 million individuals following a cyber attack. The security breach exposed the personal, health, and financial data from its health sciences centers, the Health […]
The FBI warned of a fresh wave of HiatusRAT malware attacks targeting internet-facing Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a Private Industry Notification (PIN) to warn of HiatusRAT malware campaigns targeting Chinese-branded web cameras and DVRs. The report includes a set of recommendations to mitigate the exposure to the […]
Ukraine’s SBU uncovered an FSB espionage campaign recruiting minors for criminal activities disguised as “quest games.” The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU or SSU) uncovered a new espionage campaign linked to Russia’s intelligence agency Federal Security Service (FSB), which consists of involving minor Ukrainians in criminal activities under the guise of “quest games”. In Kharkiv, […]