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 exploited by a variety of attackers. Magnet Goblin activity Magnet Goblin – as the threat actor has been dubbed by Check Point researchers – has been targeting unpatched edge devices and public-facing servers for years. … More →

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