Jul 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware The Iranian nation-state actor known as TA453 has been linked to a new set of spear-phishing attacks that infect both Windows and macOS operating systems with malware. “TA453 eventually used a variety of cloud hosting providers to deliver a novel infection chain that deploys the newly identified PowerShell
The Nagoya Port Unified Terminal System (NUTS) in Japan suffered a significant system outage on Tuesday that was attributed to a ransomware attack. According to a notice (in Japanese) sent to customers, the attack disrupted container operations across all terminals within the port. In particular, container import and export operations via trailer transportation have been
by Paul Ducklin Firefox’s latest monthly update just came out, bumping the primary version of the popular alternative browser to 115.0. OK, it’s technically a once-every-four-weeks update, so that there will sometimes be two major updates in a single calendar month, just as you sometimes get two full moons in a month, but this month
Jul 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananCritical Infrastructure Security A sophisticated stealer-as-a-ransomware threat dubbed RedEnergy has been spotted in the wild targeting energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors in Brazil and the Philippines through their LinkedIn pages. The malware “possesses the ability to steal information from various browsers, enabling the exfiltration of sensitive data, while also
A new report by the Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team has revealed that several companies worldwide are severely unprepared when dealing with darknet data leaks. The initiative, carried out in 2022, tracked dark web posts offering access to companies, compromised accounts and other critical incidents. Kaspersky said it promptly notified victim companies about these threats.
by Paul Ducklin Even if you haven’t heard of the venerable Ghostscript project, you may very well have used it without knowing. Alternatively, you may have it baked into a cloud service that you offer, or have it preinstalled and ready to go if you use a package-based software service such as a BSD or
Criminals increasingly create deepfake nudes from people’s benign public photos in order to extort money from them, the FBI warns The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning about an increase in extortion campaigns where criminals tap into readily available artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create sexually explicit deepfakes from people’s innocent photos and
Jul 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Online Security The Swedish data protection watchdog has warned companies against using Google Analytics due to risks posed by U.S. government surveillance, following similar moves by Austria, France, and Italy last year. The development comes in the aftermath of an audit initiated by the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY)
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently disclosed a data security incident involving domicile information in certain trademark filings between February 2020 and March 2023. According to information provided to Infosecurity, approximately 61,000 domicile addresses, constituting 3% of the total number of applications during the relevant period, were affected. “On February 24, 2023,
by Paul Ducklin If you run a WordPress site with the Ultimate Members plugin installed, make sure you’ve updated it to the latest version. Over the weekend, the plugin’s creator published version 2.6.7, which is supposed to patch a serious security hole, described by user @softwaregeek on the WordPress support site as follows: A critical
Here are some of the key insights on the evolving data breach landscape as revealed by Verizon’s analysis of more than 16,000 incidents Contrary to common perception, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are often the target of cyberattacks. That’s understandable, as in the US and UK, they comprise over 99% of businesses, a majority of
Jul 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware Attack / Cyberespionage A Chinese nation-state group has been observed targeting Foreign Affairs ministries and embassies in Europe using HTML smuggling techniques to deliver the PlugX remote access trojan on compromised systems. Cybersecurity firm Check Point said the activity, dubbed SmugX, has been ongoing since at least December 2022. “The campaign
8Base ransomware has emerged as a prominent player in the cybercrime landscape, according to a new blog post by VMware Carbon Black’s TAU (Threat Analysis Unit) and MDR-POC (Managed Detection and Response Proof of Concept) teams. The company explained that 8Base employs a combination of encryption and “name-and-shame” tactics to extort victims into paying ransoms.
Jul 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware Researchers have pulled back the curtain on an updated version of an Apple macOS malware called Rustbucket that comes with improved capabilities to establish persistence and avoid detection by security software. “This variant of Rustbucket, a malware family that targets macOS systems, adds persistence capabilities not previously observed,”
A recent adversary simulation conducted by the MDSec ActiveBreach red team uncovered a critical vulnerability in ArcServe UDP Backup software. Tracked CVE-2023-26258, the flaw affects versions 7.0 to 9.0 of the software and allows for remote code execution (RCE), posing a significant risk to organizations relying on the software for backup infrastructure. “The importance of
The growing use of synthetic media and difficulties in distinguishing between real and fake content raises a slew of legal and ethical questions The news cycle is awash with articles about (what’s not always rightly called) artificial intelligence – some good, some bad, and some ugly. The fact that some individuals are using readily available
Jul 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananWebsite Security / Cyber Threat As many as 200,000 WordPress websites are at risk of ongoing attacks exploiting a critical unpatched security vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-3460 (CVSS score: 9.8), impacts all versions of the Ultimate Member plugin, including the latest version (2.6.6) that was released
The Swiss Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) released its latest situation report on Tuesday, highlighting the ongoing impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine on national and international security. The report emphasized that the increasing rivalry between significant powers heavily influences Switzerland’s security. It also showed how the decline in the effectiveness of international forums like the
While employee monitoring software may boost productivity, it may also be a potential privacy minefield and it can affect your relationship with your employees Things may not always run smoothly in the workplace and bosses and workers may not always see eye to eye on many things. But there may be another “threat” in town:
Jun 30, 2023The Hacker NewsCyber Espionage/ Malware Charming Kitten, the nation-state actor affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been attributed to a bespoke spear-phishing campaign that delivers an updated version of a fully-featured PowerShell backdoor called POWERSTAR. “There have been improved operational security measures placed in the malware to make it more
The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have published a comprehensive set of guidelines aimed at defending Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environments. The guidelines address the rising threat of malicious cyber actors (MCAs) exploiting vulnerabilities in CI/CD pipelines, particularly through the exposure of secrets. CI/CD pipelines are essential
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The beginning of the summer break is the perfect time for parents to remind their children about the importance of safe online habits The sun’s out, and so is school. But despite our best efforts, the chances are that our children will spend the coming summer holiday period glued to their devices. Depending on their
Jun 29, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan The Iranian state-sponsored group dubbed MuddyWater has been attributed to a previously unseen command-and-control (C2) framework called PhonyC2 that’s been put to use by the actor since 2021. Evidence shows that the custom made, actively developed framework has been leveraged in the February 2023 attack on Technion, an Israeli research institute,
Canada’s leading integrated energy company Suncor Energy has announced earlier this week that it experienced a cybersecurity incident resulting in technical problems at its subsidiary, Petro-Canada. As a result, more than 1500 gas stations nationwide are unable to accept credit card payments and customers cannot use rewards points. Suncor Energy, ranked as the 48th-largest public company
by Naked Security writer The latest high-profile cybercrime exploits attributed to the Clop ransomware crew aren’t your traditional sort of ransomware attacks (if “traditional” is the right word for an extortion mechanism that goes back only to 1989). Conventional ransomware attacks are where your files get scrambled, your business gets totally derailed, and a message
Cybercriminals can use USB charging stations in airports, hotels, malls or other public spaces as conduits for malware Over the past 10-plus years, modern smartphones and other portable devices have become our constant companions. These days, smartphones let us do much more than make phone calls or send text messages. Mobile technology puts the world
Jun 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security / Tech Drones that don’t have any known security weaknesses could be the target of electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) attacks, potentially enabling a threat actor to achieve arbitrary code execution and compromise their functionality and safety. The research comes from IOActive, which found that it is “feasible to compromise the
Threat actors using the notorious banking Trojan Anatsa have launched a new campaign targeting banks in the US, UK and the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). According to a new blog post by ThreatFabric, this ongoing campaign started around March 2023 and has witnessed over 30,000 installations of the malware so far. The security experts highlighted
Jun 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Threat A new process injection technique dubbed Mockingjay could be exploited by threat actors to bypass security solutions to execute malicious code on compromised systems. “The injection is executed without space allocation, setting permissions or even starting a thread,” Security Joes researchers Thiago Peixoto, Felipe Duarte, and Ido Naor
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