Even as cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, the number one attack vector for unauthorized access remains phished credentials (Verizon DBIR, 2024). Solving this problem resolves over 80% of your corporate risk, and a solution is possible. However, most tools available on the market today cannot offer a complete defense against this attack vector because they…
Malicious actors are likely leveraging publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for recently disclosed security flaws in Progress Software WhatsUp Gold to conduct opportunistic attacks. The activity is said to have commenced on August 30, 2024, a mere five hours after a PoC was released for CVE-2024-6670 (CVSS score: 9.8) by security researcher Sina Kheirkhah of…
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malware campaign targeting Linux environments to conduct illicit cryptocurrency mining. The activity, which specifically singles out the Oracle Weblogic server, is designed to deliver malware dubbed Hadooken, according to cloud security firm Aqua. “When Hadooken is executed, it drops a Tsunami malware and deploys a crypto miner,” security researcher
Bank customers in the Central Asia region have been targeted by a new strain of Android malware codenamed Ajina.Banker since at least November 2024 with the goal of harvesting financial information and intercepting two-factor authentication (2FA) messages. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB, which discovered the threat in May 2024, said the malware is propagated via a network of…
GitLab on Wednesday released security updates to address 17 security vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw that allows an attacker to run pipeline jobs as an arbitrary user. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-6678, carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of a maximum of 10.0 “An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting…
Nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes running outdated versions of the operating system and belonging to users spanning 197 countries have been infected by a new malware dubbed Vo1d (aka Void). “It is a backdoor that puts its components in the system storage area and, when commanded by attackers, is capable of secretly downloading and…
Internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances are being targeted by bad actors for illicit cryptocurrency mining and proxyjacking campaigns. “Selenium Grid is a server that facilitates running test cases in parallel across different browsers and versions,” Cado Security researchers Tara Gould and Nate Bill said in an analysis published today. “However, Selenium Grid’s default configuration lacks
Cato CTRL (Cyber Threats Research Lab) has released its Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report. The report highlights critical findings based on the analysis of a staggering 1.38 trillion network flows from more than 2,500 of Cato’s global customers, between April and June 2024. Key Insights from the Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat…
Iraqi government networks have emerged as the target of an “elaborate” cyber attack campaign orchestrated by an Iran state-sponsored threat actor called OilRig. The attacks singled out Iraqi organizations such as the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, cybersecurity company Check Point said in a new analysis. OilRig, also called APT34, Crambus,…
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it has commenced a “Cross-Border statutory inquiry” into Google’s foundational artificial intelligence (AI) model to determine whether the tech giant has adhered to data protection regulations in the region when processing the personal data of European users. “The statutory inquiry concerns the question of whether Google…
