Security News

LODEINFO Fileless Malware Evolves with Anti-Analysis and Remote Code Tricks
2024-01-25 11:30

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an updated version of a backdoor called LODEINFO that's distributed via spear-phishing attacks. The findings come from Japanese company ITOCHU Cyber &...

Remote Encryption Attacks Surge: How One Vulnerable Device Can Spell Disaster
2023-12-20 13:32

Ransomware groups are increasingly switching to remote encryption in their attacks, marking a new escalation in tactics adopted by financially motivated actors to ensure the success of their...

Lazarus Group Using Log4j Exploits to Deploy Remote Access Trojans
2023-12-11 13:00

The notorious North Korea-linked threat actor known as the Lazarus Group has been attributed to a new global campaign that involves the opportunistic exploitation of security flaws in Log4j to...

Cybercriminals continue targeting open remote access products
2023-12-11 05:00

Cybercriminals still prefer targeting open remote access products, or like to leverage legitimate remote access tools to hide their malicious actions, according to WatchGuard. "Threat actors continue using different tools and methods in their attack campaigns, making it critical for organizations to keep abreast of the latest tactics to fortify their security strategy," said Corey Nachreiner, chief security officer at WatchGuard.

WordPress Releases Update 6.4.2 to Address Critical Remote Attack Vulnerability
2023-12-08 09:23

WordPress has released version 6.4.2 with a patch for a critical security flaw that could be exploited by threat actors by combining it with another bug to execute arbitrary PHP code on vulnerable...

Atlassian Releases Critical Software Fixes to Prevent Remote Code Execution
2023-12-06 09:18

Atlassian has released software fixes to address four critical flaws in its software that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is below -...

Hackers breach healthcare orgs via ScreenConnect remote access
2023-11-10 19:57

Security researchers are warning that hackers are targeting multiple healthcare organizations in the U.S. by abusing the ScreenConnect remote access tool. [...]

F5 hurriedly squashes BIG-IP remote code execution bug
2023-10-27 17:34

F5 has issued a fix for a remote code execution bug in its BIG-IP suite carrying a near-maximum severity score. Researchers at Praetorian first discovered the authentication bypass flaw in BIG-IP's configuration utility and published their findings this week of what is the third major RCE bug to impact BIG-IP since 2020.

F5 fixes BIG-IP auth bypass allowing remote code execution attacks
2023-10-27 15:11

A critical vulnerability in the F5 BIG-IP configuration utility, tracked as CVE-2023-46747, allows an attacker with remote access to the configuration utility to perform unauthenticated remote code execution."This vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute arbitrary system commands," reads F5's security bulletin.

F5 Issues Warning: BIG-IP Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution
2023-10-27 04:23

F5 has alerted customers of a critical security vulnerability impacting BIG-IP that could result in unauthenticated remote code execution. The issue, rooted in the configuration utility component,...