Security News

Microsoft: State hackers exploiting Confluence zero-day since September
2023-10-11 14:29

Microsoft says a Chinese-backed threat group tracked as 'Storm-0062' has been exploiting a critical privilege escalation zero-day in the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server since September 14, 2023. Today, Microsoft Threat Intelligence analysts shared more information about Storm-0062's involvement in CVE-2023-22515's exploitation and posted four offending IP addresses on a thread on Twitter.

Microsoft Warns of Nation-State Hackers Exploiting Critical Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability
2023-10-11 04:12

Microsoft has linked the exploitation of a recently disclosed critical flaw in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server to a nation-state actor it tracks as Storm-0062 (aka DarkShadow or...

Hackers modify online stores’ 404 pages to steal credit cards
2023-10-09 17:59

A new Magecart card skimming campaign hijacks the 404 error pages of online retailer's websites, hiding malicious code to steal customers' credit card information. All websites feature 404 error pages that are displayed to visitors when accessing a webpage that does not exist, has been moved, or has a dead/broken link.

Hackers hijack Citrix NetScaler login pages to steal credentials
2023-10-09 14:45

Hackers are conducting a large-scale campaign to exploit the recent CVE-2023-3519 flaw in Citrix NetScaler Gateways to steal user credentials. The flaw is a critical unauthenticated remote code execution bug discovered as a zero-day in July that impacts Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway.

Chinese Hackers Target Semiconductor Firms in East Asia with Cobalt Strike
2023-10-06 11:49

Threat actors have been observed targeting semiconductor companies in East Asia with lures masquerading as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) that are designed to deliver Cobalt...

'Gay furry hackers' brag of second NATO break-in, steal and leak more data
2023-10-04 20:22

NATO is facing persistent cyber threats and takes cyber security seriously. NATO cyber experts are actively addressing incidents affecting some unclassified NATO websites.

Microsoft: Hackers target Azure cloud VMs via breached SQL servers
2023-10-04 14:53

Hackers have been observed trying to breach cloud environments through Microsoft SQL Servers vulnerable to SQL injection. The attacks Microsoft observed start with exploiting an SQL injection vulnerability in an application in the target's environment.

Qualcomm says hackers exploit 3 zero-days in its GPU, DSP drivers
2023-10-03 15:29

Qualcomm is warning of three zero-day vulnerabilities in its GPU and Compute DSP drivers that hackers are actively exploiting in attacks. Qualcomm says it has released security updates that address the issues in its Adreno GPU and Compute DSP drivers, and impacted OEMs were also notified.

FBI warns of surge in 'phantom hacker' scams impacting elderly
2023-10-02 15:01

The FBI issued a public service announcement warning of a significant increase in 'phantom hacker' scams targeting senior citizens across the United States. "This Phantom Hacker scam is an evolution of more general tech support scams, layering imposter tech support, financial institution, and government personas to enhance the trust victims place in the scammers and identify the most lucrative accounts to target," the FBI said.

Lazarus hackers breach aerospace firm with new LightlessCan malware
2023-09-29 09:30

The North Korean 'Lazarus' hacking group targeted employees of an aerospace company located in Spain with fake job opportunities to hack into the corporate network using a previously unknown 'LightlessCan' backdoor. The hackers utilized their ongoing "Operation Dreamjob" campaign, which entails approaching a target over LinkedIn and engaging in a fake employee recruitment process that, at some point, required the victim to download a file.