Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2022
Microsoft releases out-of-band update to fix Kerberos auth issues caused by a patch for CVE-2022-37966

Microsoft released an out-of-band update to fix problems tied to a recent Windows security patch that caused Kerberos authentication issues. Microsoft released an out-of-band update to address issues caused by a recent Windows security patch that causes Kerberos authentication problems. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2022 addressed a privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-37966, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2022
Exclusive – Quantum Locker lands in the Cloud

The gang behind Quantum Locker used a particular modus operandi to target large enterprises relying on cloud services in the NACE region. Executive Summary Incident Insights During the latest weeks, the Belgian company Computerland shared insights with the European threat intelligence community about Quantum TTPs adopted in recent attacks. The shared information revealed Quantum gang […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2022
5 API Vulnerabilities That Get Exploited by Criminals

Let’s give a look at API vulnerabilities by reading the API Security Top 10 published by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP). It’s no secret that cyber security has become a leading priority for most organizations — especially those in industries that handle sensitive customer information. And as these businesses work towards building robust […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2022
Researcher warns that Cisco Secure Email Gateways can easily be circumvented

A researcher revealed how to bypass some of the filters in Cisco Secure Email Gateway appliance and deliver malware using specially crafted emails. An anonymous researcher publicly disclosed a series of techniques to bypass some of the filters in Cisco Secure Email Gateway appliance and deliver malware using specially crafted emails. The researcher pointed out […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2022
Aurora Stealer Malware is becoming a prominent threat in the cybercrime ecosystem

Researchers warn of threat actors employing a new Go-based malware dubbed Aurora Stealer in attacks in the wild. Aurora Stealer is an info-stealing malware that was first advertised on Russian-speaking underground forums in April 2022. Aurora was offered as Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) by a threat actor known as Cheshire. It is a multi-purpose botnet with data stealing […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2022
Two Estonian citizens arrested in $575M cryptocurrency fraud scheme

Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn for allegedly running a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Two Estonian nationals were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, after being indicted in the US for running a fraudulent cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that caused more than $575 million in losses. According to the indictment, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, both […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2022
Emotet is back and delivers payloads like IcedID and Bumblebee

The Emotet malware is back and experts warn of a high-volume malspam campaign delivering payloads like IcedID and Bumblebee. Proofpoint researchers warn of the return of the Emotet malware, in early November the experts observed a high-volume malspam campaign delivering payloads like IcedID and Bumblebee. The Emotet banking trojan has been active at least since 2014, the botnet is […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2022
Expert published PoC exploit code for macOS sandbox escape flaw

A researcher published details and proof-of-concept (PoC) code for High-Severity macOS Sandbox escape vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-26696. Researcher Wojciech Reguła (@_r3ggi) of SecuRing published technical details and proof-of-concept (PoC) code for a macOS sandbox escape vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-26696 (CVSS score of 7.8). In a wrap-up published by Regula, the researcher observed that the problem is caused […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2022
Google won a lawsuit against the Glupteba botnet operators

Google won a lawsuit filed against two Russian nationals involved in the operations of the Glupteba botnet. This week, Google announced it has won a nearly year-long legal battle against the Glupteba botnet. Glupteba is a highly sophisticated botnet composed of millions of compromised Windows devices. Unlike other botnets, Gluteba leverages cryptocurrency blockchains as a command-and-control mechanism […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2022
Google provides rules to detect tens of cracked versions of Cobalt Strike

Researchers at Google Cloud identified 34 different hacked release versions of the Cobalt Strike tool in the wild. Cobalt Strike is a paid penetration testing product that allows an attacker to deploy an agent named ‘Beacon’ on the victim machine. The Beacon includes a wealth of functionality for the attacker, including, but not limited to […]