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North Korean hackers pave the way for Play ransomware

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North Korean hackers pave the way for Play ransomware 2024-10-31 at 12:49 By Zeljka Zorz North Korean state-sponsored hackers – Jumpy Pisces, aka Andariel, aka Onyx Sleet – have been spotted burrowing into enterprise systems, then seemingly handing matters over to the Play ransomware group. Timeline of the attack (Source: Palo Alto Networks) The attack […]

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Black Basta operators phish employees via Microsoft Teams

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Black Basta operators phish employees via Microsoft Teams 2024-10-28 at 18:51 By Zeljka Zorz Black Basta ransomware affiliates are still trying to trick enterprise employees into installing remote access tool by posing as help desk workers, now also via Microsoft Teams. Phishing via MS Teams Earlier this year, Rapid7 warned about Black Basta using the

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Exploited: Cisco, SharePoint, Chrome vulnerabilities

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Exploited: Cisco, SharePoint, Chrome vulnerabilities 2024-10-25 at 13:33 By Zeljka Zorz Threat actors have been leveraging zero and n-day vulnerabilities in Cisco security appliances (CVE-2024-20481), Microsoft Sharepoint (CVE-2024-38094), and Google’s Chrome browser (CVE-2024-4947). CVE-2024-20481 (Cisco ASA/FTD) In the past few days, Cisco has released fixes for a slew of vulnerabilities affecting the software powering its

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Fortinet FortiManager flaw exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2024-47575)

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Fortinet FortiManager flaw exploited in zero-day attacks (CVE-2024-47575) 2024-10-24 at 12:18 By Zeljka Zorz Fortinet has finally made public information about CVE-2024-47575, a critical FortiManager vulnerability that attackers have exploited as a zero-day. About CVE-2024-47575 CVE-2024-47575 is a vulnerability stemming from missing authentication for a critical function in FortiManager’s fgfmd daemon. Remote, unauthenticated attackers could

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Fortinet releases patches for undisclosed critical FortiManager vulnerability

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Fortinet releases patches for undisclosed critical FortiManager vulnerability 2024-10-21 at 16:48 By Zeljka Zorz In the last couple of days, Fortinet has released critical security updates for FortiManager, to fix a critical vulnerability that is reportedly being exploited by Chinese threat actors. Security updates are trickling out The company, which is known for pushing out

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Microsoft lost some customers’ cloud security logs

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Microsoft lost some customers’ cloud security logs 2024-10-18 at 16:46 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft has lost several weeks of cloud security logs that its customers rely on to spot cyber intrusions. What happened As reported by Business Insider earlier this month, Microsoft privately notified affected customers of this incident and told them the failure was

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87,000+ Fortinet devices still open to attack, are yours among them? (CVE-2024-23113)

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87,000+ Fortinet devices still open to attack, are yours among them? (CVE-2024-23113) 2024-10-15 at 14:49 By Zeljka Zorz Last week, CISA added CVE-2024-23113 – a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote code/command execution on unpatched Fortinet FortiGate firewalls – to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, thus confirming that it’s being leveraged by attackers in the

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EU adopts Cyber Resilience Act to secure connected products

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EU adopts Cyber Resilience Act to secure connected products 2024-10-11 at 14:17 By Zeljka Zorz The EU Council has adopted the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a new law that aims to make consumer products with digital components safe(r) to use. CRA requirements The CRA outlines EU-wide cybersecurity standards for digital products, i.e. products that are

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Critical Ivanti Endpoint Manager flaw exploited (CVE-2024-29824)

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Critical Ivanti Endpoint Manager flaw exploited (CVE-2024-29824) 2024-10-03 at 18:31 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2024-29824, an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) appliances, is being exploited by attackers, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has confirmed by adding the bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Ivanti did the same by updating the

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CUPS vulnerabilities could be abused for DDoS attacks

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CUPS vulnerabilities could be abused for DDoS attacks 2024-10-03 at 16:18 By Zeljka Zorz While the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) vulnerabilities recently disclosed by researcher Simone “evilsocket” Margaritelli are not easily exploited for remote command execution on vulnerable systems, they could offer more opportunity to attackers who engage in DDoS attacks, Akamai threat researchers

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Private US companies targeted by Stonefly APT

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Private US companies targeted by Stonefly APT 2024-10-03 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz Undeterred by the indictment issued against one of its alleged members, North Korean APT group Stonefly (aka APT45) continues to target companies in the US, Symantec threat analysts warned. About Stonefly Also known as Andariel and OnyxFleet, Stonefly has been linked to

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Active Directory compromise: Cybersecurity agencies provde guidance

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Active Directory compromise: Cybersecurity agencies provde guidance 2024-09-26 at 17:31 By Zeljka Zorz Active Directory (AD), Microsoft’s on-premises directory service for Windows domain networks, is so widely used for enterprise identity and access management that compromising it has become almost a standard step in cyber intrusions. “Active Directory is susceptible to compromise due to its

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PoC for critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability released (CVE-2024-28987)

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PoC for critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability released (CVE-2024-28987) 2024-09-25 at 17:17 By Zeljka Zorz Details about and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for CVE-2024-28987, a recently patched SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) vulnerability that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to remotely read and modify all help desk ticket details, are now public. “When

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Ivanti vTM auth bypass flaw exploited in attacks, CISA warns (CVE-2024-7593)

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Ivanti vTM auth bypass flaw exploited in attacks, CISA warns (CVE-2024-7593) 2024-09-25 at 12:46 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2024-7593, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) appliances, is actively exploited by attackers. The confirmation comes from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

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Patch this critical Safeguard for Privileged Passwords auth bypass flaw (CVE-2024-45488)

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Patch this critical Safeguard for Privileged Passwords auth bypass flaw (CVE-2024-45488) 2024-09-19 at 15:31 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have released technical details about CVE-2024-45488, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting One Identity’s Safeguard for Privileged Passwords (SPP), which could allow attackers to gain full administrative access to the virtual appliance. “Once an attacker has gained

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FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet

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FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet 2024-09-19 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz A botnet operated by the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon has been disrupted by the law enforcement agency and abandoned by the group, FBI Director Chris Wray confirmed on Wednesday. “We executed court-authorized operations to take control of

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Hackers breaching construction firms via specialized accounting software

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Hackers breaching construction firms via specialized accounting software 2024-09-18 at 17:16 By Zeljka Zorz Firms in the construction industry are getting breached by hackers via internet-exposed servers running Foundation accounting software, Huntress researchers are warning. “We’re seeing active intrusions among plumbing, HVAC, concrete, and similar sub-industries,” they noted. A way into corporate networks Ohio-based Foundation

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PoC exploit for exploited Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance flaw released (CVE-2024-8190)

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PoC exploit for exploited Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance flaw released (CVE-2024-8190) 2024-09-17 at 13:02 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2024-8190, an OS command injection vulnerability in Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) v4.6, is under active exploitation. Details about the attacks are still unknown, but there may be more in the near future: Horizon3.ai researchers have published their

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Veeam Backup & Replication RCE flaw may soon be leveraged by ransomware gangs (CVE-2024-40711)

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Veeam Backup & Replication RCE flaw may soon be leveraged by ransomware gangs (CVE-2024-40711) 2024-09-09 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2024-40711, a critical vulnerability affecting Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR), could soon be exploited by attackers to steal enterprise data. Discovered and reported by Code WHite researcher Florian Hauser, the vulnerability can be leveraged for

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Apache OFBiz team patches critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2024-45195)

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Apache OFBiz team patches critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2024-45195) 2024-09-06 at 13:02 By Zeljka Zorz For the fourth time in the last five months, Apache OFBiz users have been advised to upgrade their installations to fix a critical flaw (CVE-2024-45195) that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. About CVE-2024-45195 Apache OFBiz is an open-source suite

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