Security News

New open-source project takeover attacks spotted, stymied
2024-04-16 13:07

"The OpenJS Foundation Cross Project Council received a suspicious series of emails with similar messages, bearing different names and overlapping GitHub-associated emails," OpenJS Foundation and Open Source Security Foundation leaders shared on Monday. "These emails implored OpenJS to take action to update one of its popular JavaScript projects to 'address any critical vulnerabilities,' yet cited no specifics. The email author(s) wanted OpenJS to designate them as a new maintainer of the project despite having little prior involvement."

Change Healthcare’s ransomware attack costs edge toward $1B so far
2024-04-16 12:50

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Widely-Used PuTTY SSH Client Found Vulnerable to Key Recovery Attack
2024-04-16 11:14

The maintainers of the PuTTY Secure Shell (SSH) and Telnet client are alerting users of a critical vulnerability impacting versions from 0.68 through 0.80 that could be exploited to achieve full...

New SteganoAmor attacks use steganography to target 320 orgs globally
2024-04-15 20:31

A new campaign conducted by the TA558 hacking group is concealing malicious code inside images using steganography to deliver various malware tools onto targeted systems. The researchers identified over 320 attacks in this campaign that affected various sectors and countries.

Daixin ransomware gang claims attack on Omni Hotels
2024-04-15 15:01

The Daixin Team ransomware gang claimed a recent cyberattack on Omni Hotels & Resorts and is now threatening to publish customers' sensitive information if a ransom is not paid. "Since Friday, March 29, Omni Hotels & Resorts has been responding to a cyberattack on its systems. Upon learning of this issue, Omni immediately took steps to shut down its systems to protect and contain its data," the hotel chain told BleepingComputer.

Muddled Libra Shifts Focus to SaaS and Cloud for Extortion and Data Theft Attacks
2024-04-15 13:29

The threat actor known as Muddled Libra has been observed actively targeting software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and cloud service provider (CSP) environments in a bid to exfiltrate...

Geopolitical tensions escalate OT cyber attacks
2024-04-15 04:30

How has the global geopolitical environment influenced the landscape of OT cyber attacks? The 2024 Threat Report highlights a 19% increase in OT cyber attacks in 2023 compared to the previous year.

Week in review: Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, Microsoft patches two exploited zero-days
2024-04-14 08:00

Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, hotfixes incoming!Attackers are exploiting a command injection vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks' firewalls, the company has warned, and urged customers to implement temporary mitigations and get in touch to check whether their devices have been compromised. It can handle almost anything, and someone once called it the kitchen sink of PKI. Microsoft patches two actively exploited zero-daysOn this April 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has fixed a record 147 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-29988, a vulnerability that Microsoft hasn't marked as exploited, but Peter Girnus, senior threat researcher with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, has found being leveraged by attackers in the wild.

Hackers Deploy Python Backdoor in Palo Alto Zero-Day Attack
2024-04-13 08:25

Threat actors have been exploiting the newly disclosed zero-day flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software dating back to March 26, 2024, nearly three weeks before it came to light yesterday. The...

CVE-2024-3400 exploited: Unit 42, Volexity share more details about the attacks
2024-04-12 19:05

Earlier today, Palo Alto Networks revealed that a critical command injection vulnerability in the company's firewalls has been exploited in limited attacks and has urged customers with vulnerable devices to quickly implement mitigations and workarounds. Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 and Volexity have now released threat briefs with more information about the attacks, threat hunting queries, YARA rules, and indicators of compromise.