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Microsoft Warns of Hackers Exploiting OAuth for Cryptocurrency Mining and Phishing
2023-12-13 10:55

Microsoft has warned that adversaries are using OAuth applications as an automation tool to deploy virtual machines (VMs) for cryptocurrency mining and launch phishing attacks. "Threat actors...

Russian APT28 Hackers Targeting 13 Nations in Ongoing Cyber Espionage Campaign
2023-12-12 14:52

The Russian nation-state threat actor known as APT28 has been observed making use of lures related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war to facilitate the delivery of a custom backdoor called HeadLace....

Lazarus hackers drop new RAT malware using 2-year-old Log4j bug
2023-12-11 21:25

The notorious North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus continues to exploit CVE-2021-44228, aka "Log4Shell," this time to deploy three previously unseen malware families written in DLang. The new malware are two remote access trojans named NineRAT and DLRAT and a malware downloader named BottomLoader.

Russian military hackers target NATO fast reaction corps
2023-12-07 22:20

Russian APT28 military hackers used Microsoft Outlook zero-day exploits to target multiple European NATO member countries, including a NATO Rapid Deployable Corps. The Russian hackers are also tracked as Fighting Ursa, Fancy Bear, and Sofacy, and they've been previously linked to Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate, the country's military intelligence service.

New Bluetooth Flaw Let Hackers Take Over Android, Linux, macOS, and iOS Devices
2023-12-07 11:46

A critical Bluetooth security flaw could be exploited by threat actors to take control of Android, Linux, macOS and iOS devices. Tracked as CVE-2023-45866, the issue relates to a case of...

Hackers Exploited ColdFusion Vulnerability to Breach Federal Agency Servers
2023-12-06 10:10

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of active exploitation of a high-severity Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability by unidentified threat actors to gain initial...

Hackers breach US govt agencies using Adobe ColdFusion exploit
2023-12-05 17:07

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning about hackers actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion identified as CVE-2023-26360 to gain initial access to government servers. The security issue allows executing arbitrary code on servers running Adobe ColdFusion 2018 Update 15 and older, and 2021 Update 5 and earlier.

Holiday Hackers: How to Safeguard Your Service Desk
2023-12-05 15:02

Recovering accounts because of forgotten passwords is one of the high-risk events in the identity management life cycle, making the service desk a likely target during the holiday season. This capability of bypassing security policies is a double-edged sword: While serving as the first line of defense against hackers and point of contact for employees, the service desk also serves as a back door to your network through social engineering.

Russian hackers use old Outlook vulnerability to target Polish orgs (CVE-2023-23397)
2023-12-05 14:45

Russian state-backed hacking group Forest Blizzard has been using a known Microsoft Outlook vulnerability to target public and private entities in Poland, Polish Cyber Command has warned. The attacks were further analyzed by Polish Cyber Command, who confirmed that the threat actors have been gaining access to email accounts within Microsoft Exchange servers and modifying folder permissions within the victim's mailbox.

Russian hackers exploiting Outlook bug to hijack Exchange accounts
2023-12-04 20:14

Microsoft's Threat Intelligence team issued a warning earlier today about the Russian state-sponsored actor APT28 actively exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 Outlook flaw to hijack Microsoft Exchange accounts and steal sensitive information. The tech giant also highlighted the exploitation of other vulnerabilities with publicly available exploits in the same attacks, including CVE-2023-38831 in WinRAR and CVE-2021-40444 in Windows MSHTML. Outlook flaw exploitation background.