Sophos used custom implants to monitor China-linked thret actors targeting firewall zero-days in a years-long battle. Sophos revealed a years-long “cat-and-mouse” battle with China-linked threat actors, using custom implants to track the attackers’ activities. Since 2018, Sophos has faced increasingly aggressive campaigns, including the India-based Sophos subsidiary Cyberoam, where attackers exploited a wall-mounted display for […]
Hackers are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-8956 and CVE-2024-8957, in PTZOptics cameras. Threat actors are attempting to exploit two zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-8956 and CVE-2024-8957, in PTZOptics pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) live streaming cameras, GretNoise researchers warn. GreyNoise discovered the two flaws while investigating the use of an exploit detected by its LLM-powered threat-hunting tool Sift. The company discovered […]
New LightSpy spyware targets iPhones supporting destructive features that can block compromised devices from booting up. In May 2024, ThreatFabric researchers discovered a macOS version of LightSpy spyware that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024. ThreatFabric observed threat actors using two publicly available exploits (CVE-2018-4233, CVE-2018-4404) to deliver macOS implants. The […]
LottieFiles confirmed a supply chain attack on Lottie-Player, and threat actors targeted cryptocurrency wallets to steal funds. LottieFiles confirmed that threat actors have hacked the Lottie-Player software in a supply chain attack. Lottie-Player is a web component from LottieFiles designed to render Lottie animations, which are lightweight, vector-based animations in JSON format. These animations are […]
Peruvian Interbank confirmed a data breach after threat actors accessed its systems and leaked stolen information online. Interbank, formally the Banco Internacional del Perú Service Holding S.A.A. is a leading Peruvian provider of financial services has over 2 million customers. Interbank disclosed a data breach after a threat actor claimed the hack of the organization and leaked stolen […]
QNAP addressed the second zero-day vulnerability demonstrated by security researchers during the recent Pwn2Own Ireland 2024. Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP patched the second zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50387, which was exploited by security researchers during the recent Pwn2Own Ireland 2024. The vulnerability is a SQL injection (SQLi) issue that impacts the QNAP’s SMB Service. The researcher YingMuo […]
The latest FakeCall malware version for Android intercepts outgoing bank calls, redirecting them to attackers to steal sensitive info and bank funds. Zimperium researchers spotted a new version of the FakeCall malware for Android that hijacks outgoing victims’ calls and redirects them to the attacker’s phone number. The malware allows operators to steal bank users’ […]
Microsoft warns of a new phishing campaign by Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard targeting hundreds of organizations. Microsoft warns of a large-scale spear-phishing campaign by Russia-linked APT Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29, SVR group, BlueBravo, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes), targeting 1,000+ users across 100+ organizations for intelligence gathering. The Midnight Blizzard group along with APT28 cyber espionage group was involved in the Democratic National […]
Google addressed a critical vulnerability in its Chrome browser, tracked as CVE-2024-10487, which was reported by Apple. Google has patched a critical Chrome vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10487, reported by Apple Security Engineering and Architecture (SEAR) on October 23, 2024. The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds write issue that resides in the Dawn implementation. Dawn is an open-source […]
A global law enforcement operation disrupted RedLine and Meta infostealers, seizing their infrastructure and making arrests. The Dutch police announced it has dismantled infrastructure used by RedLine and Meta infostealers as part of an international law enforcement operation led by Eurojust that was code-named Operation Magnus. RedLine and META targeted millions of victims worldwide, according to Eurojust […]