Security News

Microsoft: Hackers target defense firms with new FalseFont malware
2023-12-21 20:28

Microsoft says the APT33 Iranian cyber-espionage group is using recently discovered FalseFont backdoor malware to attack defense contractors worldwide. "Microsoft has observed the Iranian nation-state actor Peach Sandstorm attempting to deliver a newly developed backdoor named FalseFont to individuals working for organizations in the Defense Industrial Base sector," the company said.

Hackers Exploiting MS Excel Vulnerability to Spread Agent Tesla Malware
2023-12-21 07:22

Attackers are weaponizing an old Microsoft Office vulnerability as part of phishing campaigns to distribute a strain of malware called Agent Tesla. The infection chains leverage decoy Excel...

Alert: Chinese-Speaking Hackers Pose as UAE Authority in Latest Smishing Wave
2023-12-20 10:20

The Chinese-speaking threat actors behind Smishing Triad have been observed masquerading as the United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship to send malicious SMS messages...

Hackers Abusing GitHub to Evade Detection and Control Compromised Hosts
2023-12-19 13:30

Threat actors are increasingly making use of GitHub for malicious purposes through novel methods, including abusing secret Gists and issuing malicious commands via git commit messages. "Malware...

Iranian Hackers Using MuddyC2Go in Telecom Espionage Attacks Across Africa
2023-12-19 11:41

The Iranian nation-state actor known as MuddyWater has leveraged a newly discovered command-and-control (C2) framework called MuddyC2Go in its attacks on the telecommunications sector in Egypt,...

Russian hackers target unpatched JetBrains TeamCity servers
2023-12-14 12:58

Russian state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting CVE-2023-42793 to target unpatched, internet-facing JetBrains TeamCity servers since September 2023, US, UK and Polish cybersecurity and law enforcement authorities have warned. As they noted, this time around, "The victim types do not fit into any sort of pattern or trend, aside from having an unpatched, Internet-reachable JetBrains TeamCity server."

New Hacker Group 'GambleForce' Tageting APAC Firms Using SQL Injection Attacks
2023-12-14 06:30

A previously unknown hacker outfit called GambleForce has been attributed to a series of SQL injection attacks against companies primarily in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region since at least...

CISA: Russian hackers target TeamCity servers since September
2023-12-13 18:02

CISA and partner cybersecurity agencies and intelligence services warned that the APT29 hacking group linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service has been targeting unpatched TeamCity servers in widespread attacks since September 2023. Security researchers at nonprofit internet security outfit Shadowserver Foundation are tracking almost 800 unpatched TeamCity servers that are vulnerable to attacks.

Hackers are exploiting critical Apache Struts flaw using public PoC
2023-12-13 16:19

Hackers are attempting to leverage a recently fixed critical vulnerability in Apache Struts that leads to remote code execution, in attacks that rely on publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code. Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework designed to streamline the development of Java EE web apps, offering a form-based interface and extensive integration capabilities.

New cybercrime market 'OLVX' gains popularity among hackers
2023-12-13 12:00

A new cybercrime marketplace, OLVX, has emerged and is quickly gaining new customers looking to purchase tools to conduct online fraud and cyberattacks. OLVX follows a recent trend where cybercrime marketplaces are increasingly hosted on the clearnet instead of the dark web, making them more accessible to a broader range of users and possible to promote through search engine optimization.