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Aerospace employees targeted with malicious “dream job” offers

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Aerospace employees targeted with malicious “dream job” offers 2024-11-13 at 12:49 By Zeljka Zorz It’s not just North Korean hackers who reach out to targets via LinkedIn: since at least September 2023, Iranian threat actor TA455 has been trying to compromise workers in the aerospace industry by impersonating job recruiters on the popular employment-focused social […]

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North Korean hackers employ new tactics to compromise crypto-related businesses

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North Korean hackers employ new tactics to compromise crypto-related businesses 2024-11-07 at 13:49 By Zeljka Zorz North Korean hackers are targeting crypto-related businesses with phishing emails and novel macOS-specific malware. The crypto-related phishing campaign Since July 2024, phishing emails seemingly containing helpful information on risks related to the rise of the price of Bitcoin have

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Beware of phishing emails delivering backdoored Linux VMs!

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Beware of phishing emails delivering backdoored Linux VMs! 2024-11-05 at 16:05 By Zeljka Zorz Unknown attackers are trying to trick Windows users into spinning up a custom Linux virtual machine (VM) with a pre-configured backdoor, Securonix researchers have discovered. The campaign The attack began with a phishing email, they believe, but they weren’t able to

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Major Backdoor in Millions of RFID Cards Allows Instant Cloning

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Major Backdoor in Millions of RFID Cards Allows Instant Cloning 2024-08-20 at 21:31 By Ryan Naraine Backdoor in millions of contactless cards made by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics allows instantaneous cloning of RFID smart cards used to open office doors and hotel rooms around the world. The post Major Backdoor in Millions of RFID Cards Allows

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FIN7 sells improved EDR killer tool

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FIN7 sells improved EDR killer tool 2024-07-18 at 15:46 By Zeljka Zorz The cybercrime-focused enterprise known as FIN7 (aka the Carbanak group) has come up with yet another trick to assure the effectiveness of its “EDR killer” tool, dubbed AvNeutralizer (i.e., AuKill) by researchers. By leveraging Windows’ built-in driver TTD Monitor Driver (ProcLaunchMon.sys), in conjunction

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Compromised plugins found on WordPress.org

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Compromised plugins found on WordPress.org 2024-06-26 at 11:46 By Zeljka Zorz An unknown threat actor has compromised five (and possibly more) WordPress plugins and injected them with code that creates a new admin account, effectively allowing them complete control over WordPress installations / websites. “In addition, it appears the threat actor also injected malicious JavaScript

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New BadSpace Backdoor Deployed in Drive-By Attacks

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New BadSpace Backdoor Deployed in Drive-By Attacks 2024-06-18 at 19:45 By Ionut Arghire The BadSpace backdoor is being distributed via drive-by attacks involving infected websites and JavaScript downloaders. The post New BadSpace Backdoor Deployed in Drive-By Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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‘NsaRescueAngel’ Backdoor Account Again Discovered in Zyxel Products

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‘NsaRescueAngel’ Backdoor Account Again Discovered in Zyxel Products 2024-06-05 at 15:03 By Ionut Arghire Critical vulnerabilities in discontinued Zyxel NAS products allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code and OS commands. The post ‘NsaRescueAngel’ Backdoor Account Again Discovered in Zyxel Products appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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Ebury botnet compromises 400,000+ Linux servers

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Ebury botnet compromises 400,000+ Linux servers 2024-05-16 at 07:31 By Help Net Security ESET researchers released its deep-dive investigation into one of the most advanced server-side malware campaigns. It is still growing and has seen hundreds of thousands of compromised servers in its at least 15-year-long operation. The Ebury group and botnet have been involved

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MITRE breach details reveal attackers’ successes and failures

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MITRE breach details reveal attackers’ successes and failures 2024-05-08 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz MITRE has shared a timeline of the recent breach if fell victim to and has confirmed that it began earlier than previously thought: on December 31, 2023. On that day, the attackers deployed a web shell on an external-facing Ivanti Connect

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New open-source project takeover attacks spotted, stymied

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New open-source project takeover attacks spotted, stymied 2024-04-16 at 16:16 By Zeljka Zorz The OpenJS Foundation has headed off a “credible takeover attempt” similar to the one that resulted in a backdoor getting included in the open-source XZ Utils package by someone who called themselves “Jia Tan”. This malicious maintainer achieved that coveted position after

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XZ Utils backdoor: Detection tools, scripts, rules

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XZ Utils backdoor: Detection tools, scripts, rules 2024-04-08 at 16:31 By Zeljka Zorz As the analysis of the backdoor in XZ Utils continues, several security companies have provided tools and advice on how to detect its presence on Linux systems. What happened? The open-source XZ Utils compression utility has been backdoored by a skilled threat

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Magento Vulnerability Exploited to Deploy Persistent Backdoor

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Magento Vulnerability Exploited to Deploy Persistent Backdoor 2024-04-05 at 14:16 By Ionut Arghire Attackers are exploiting a recent Magento vulnerability to deploy a persistent backdoor on ecommerce websites. The post Magento Vulnerability Exploited to Deploy Persistent Backdoor appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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XZ Utils backdoor update: Which Linux distros are affected and what can you do?

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XZ Utils backdoor update: Which Linux distros are affected and what can you do? 2024-03-31 at 21:01 By Zeljka Zorz The news that XZ Utils, a compression utility present in most Linux distributions, has been backdoored by a supposedly trusted maintainer has rattled the open-source software community on Friday, mere hours until the beginning of

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Beware! Backdoor found in XZ utilities used by many Linux distros (CVE-2024-3094)

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Beware! Backdoor found in XZ utilities used by many Linux distros (CVE-2024-3094) 2024-03-29 at 20:31 By Zeljka Zorz A vulnerability (CVE-2024-3094) in XZ Utils, the XZ format compression utilities included in most Linux distributions, may “enable a malicious actor to break sshd authentication and gain unauthorized access to the entire system remotely,” Red Hat warns.

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Hackers leverage 1-day vulnerabilities to deliver custom Linux malware

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Hackers leverage 1-day vulnerabilities to deliver custom Linux malware 2024-03-12 at 11:01 By Helga Labus A financially motivated threat actor is using known vulnerabilities to target public-facing services and deliver custom malware to unpatched Windows and Linux systems. Among the exploited vulnerabilities are also two recently discovered Ivanti Connect Secure VPN flaws that are widely

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Russian Turla Cyberspies Target Polish NGOs With New Backdoor

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Russian Turla Cyberspies Target Polish NGOs With New Backdoor 2024-02-22 at 18:01 By Ionut Arghire Russian state-sponsored threat actor Turla has been using a new backdoor in recent attacks targeting Polish NGOs. The post Russian Turla Cyberspies Target Polish NGOs With New Backdoor appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Ivanti Vulnerability Exploited to Deliver New ‘DSLog’ Backdoor

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Ivanti Vulnerability Exploited to Deliver New ‘DSLog’ Backdoor 2024-02-13 at 15:31 By Ionut Arghire Backdoor deployed using recent Ivanti VPN vulnerability enables command execution, web request and system log theft. The post Ivanti Vulnerability Exploited to Deliver New ‘DSLog’ Backdoor appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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Attackers injected novel DSLog backdoor into 670 vulnerable Ivanti devices (CVE-2024-21893)

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Attackers injected novel DSLog backdoor into 670 vulnerable Ivanti devices (CVE-2024-21893) 2024-02-13 at 13:01 By Helga Labus Hackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability (CVE-2024-21893) in Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure and Neurons for ZTA to inject a “previously unknown and interesting backdoor” dubbed DSLog. CVE-2024-21893 patches and exploitation Ivanti disclosed CVE-2024-21893 – a server-side request

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Blackwood APT delivers malware by hijacking legitimate software update requests

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Blackwood APT delivers malware by hijacking legitimate software update requests 2024-01-25 at 13:32 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have discovered NSPX30, a sophisticated implant used by a new China-aligned APT group, which they dubbed Blackwood. Blackwood has carried out cyberespionage operations against individuals and companies from China, Japan, and the United Kingdom. It leverages

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