Pierluigi Paganini
November 06, 2023
Google warns of multiple threat actors that are leveraging its Calendar service as a command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. Google warns of multiple threat actors sharing a public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit, named Google Calendar RAT, that relies on Calendar service to host command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. Google Calendar RAT is a PoC of Command&Control (C2) over Google Calendar Events, it […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 06, 2023
Threat actors infected more than 10,000 devices worldwide with the ‘PrivateLoader’ and ‘Amadey’ loaders to recruit them into the proxy botnet ‘Socks5Systemz.’ Bitsight researchers uncovered a proxy botnet delivered, tracked as Socks5Systemz, which was delivered by PrivateLoader and Amadey loaders. The name Socks5Systemz comes from the name of the unique login panel consistently present in […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 05, 2023
The Treasury Department sanctioned a Russian woman accused of laundering virtual currency on behalf of cybercriminals. The Department of the Treasuryâs Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday sanctioned Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national, for her role in laundering and managing virtual currency on behalf of Russian elites, ransomware operators, and other threat actors. âThrough […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 05, 2023
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. Kinsing threat actors probed the Looney Tunables flaws in recent attacks ZDI discloses four zero-day flaws […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 05, 2023
North Korea-linked Lazarus group is using new KandyKorn macOS Malware in attacks against blockchain engineers. North Korea-linked Lazarus APT group were spotted using new KandyKorn macOS malware in attacks against blockchain engineers, reported Elastic Security Labs. “KandyKorn is an advanced implant with a variety of capabilities to monitor, interact with, and avoid detection. It utilizes […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 04, 2023
Kinsing threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed Linux privilege escalation flaw Looney Tunables to target cloud environments. Researchers are cloud security firm Aqua have observed threat actors exploiting the recently disclosed Linux privilege escalation flaw Looney Tunables in attacks against cloud environments. The vulnerability Looney Tunables (CVE-2023-4911 (CVSS score 7.8)) is a buffer overflow issue that […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2023
Researchers disclosed four zero-day flaws in Microsoft Exchange that can be remotely exploited to execute arbitrary code or disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installs. Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) disclosed four zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange that can be remotely exploited by an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or disclose sensitive information on […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2023
Threat actors who breached the Okta customer support system also gained access to files belonging to 134 customers. Threat actors who breached the Okta customer support system in October gained access to files belonging to 134 customers, the company revealed. Some of the files accessed by the attackers are HAR files that contained session tokens. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2023
Kaspersky researchers are warning of multiple WhatsApp mods that embed a spyware module dubbed CanesSpy. Kaspersky researchers discovered multiple WhatsApp mods that embed a spyware module dubbed CanesSpy. mods are modifications or alterations made to an application, often by third-party developers or users. These modifications can serve various purposes, such as adding new features, customizing the app’s […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 03, 2023
The FSB arrested two Russian hackers who are accused of having helped Ukrainian entities carry out cyberattacks on critical infrastructure targets. The Russian intelligence agency Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested two individuals who are suspected of supporting Ukrainian entities to carry out cyberattacks to disrupt Russian critical infrastructure. The two men are facing high treason […]
