Security News

QNAP takes down server behind widespread brute-force attacks
2023-10-23 12:02

QNAP took down a malicious server used in widespread brute-force attacks targeting Internet-exposed NAS devices with weak passwords. The Taiwanese hardware vendor detected the attacks on the evening of October 14 and, with assistance from Digital Ocean, took down the command-and-control server within two days.

Ukrainian activists hack Trigona ransomware gang, wipe servers
2023-10-18 23:17

A group of cyber activists under the Ukrainian Cyber Alliance banner has hacked the servers of the Trigona ransomware gang and wiped them clean after copying all the information available. Ukrainian Cyber Alliance hackers gained access to Trigona ransomware's infrastructure by using a public exploit for CVE-2023-22515, a critical vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Server that can be leveraged remotely to escalate privileges.

Qubitstrike attacks rootkit Jupyter Linux servers to steal credentials
2023-10-18 10:00

Hackers are scanning for internet-exposed Jupyter Notebooks to breach servers and deploy a cocktail of malware consisting of a Linux rootkit, crypto miners, and password-stealing scripts. In a new campaign called 'Qubitstrike,' the threat actors download malicious payloads to hijack a Linux server for cryptomining and to steal credentials for cloud services, such as AWS and Google Cloud.

October Windows Server updates cause Hyper-V VM boot issues
2023-10-17 12:31

According to complaints from Windows admins, the issue is triggered after installing KB5031361 and KB5031364 on Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 systems. When it released the buggy cumulative updates, the company revised the support document for KB5031364, including and removing a known issue related to VMware ESXi, describing boot issues encountered by guest VMs operating Windows Server 2022 with Secure Boot enabled.

Experts Warn of Severe Flaws Affecting Milesight Routers and Titan SFTP Servers
2023-10-17 10:16

A severity flaw impacting industrial cellular routers from Milesight may have been actively exploited in real-world attacks, new findings from VulnCheck reveal. Tracked as CVE-2023-43261 (CVSS...

Thwarted ransomware raid targeting WS_FTP servers demanded just 0.018 BTC
2023-10-13 18:15

An early ransomware campaign against organizations by exploiting the vulnerability in Progress Software's WS FTP Server was this week spotted by security researchers. Sophos X-Ops revealed on Thursday its customers have been targeted by ransomware criminals who lifted took their code from LockBit 3.0, which was leaked last year, shortly after this latest strain was created.

How to Use the Scp Command to Securely Send a File from Your Desktop to a Server
2023-10-13 13:30

Learn how to use the scp command to transfer files securely with this step-by-step tutorial by expert Jack Wallen. If you regularly have to copy files from your desktop to another desktop or server, you might not want to use less secure protocols such as FTP. Fortunately, Secure Shell includes a command that makes copying files to and from a remote machine not only secure but fairly easy.

Ransomware attacks now target unpatched WS_FTP servers
2023-10-12 19:10

Internet-exposed WS FTP servers unpatched against a maximum severity vulnerability are now targeted in ransomware attacks. "The ransomware actors didn't wait long to abuse the recently reported vulnerability in WS FTP Server software," Sophos X-Ops said.

ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers
2023-10-12 11:27

The threat actors behind ShellBot are leveraging IP addresses transformed into its hexadecimal notation to infiltrate poorly managed Linux SSH servers and deploy the DDoS malware. "The overall...

Windows 11 21H2 and Windows Server 2012 reach end of support
2023-10-11 15:29

Windows Server 2012 and multiple editions of Windows 11, version 21H2, have reached the end of support with this month's Patch Tuesday.Even though Windows Server 2012's mainstream support ended more than four years ago in October 2018, Microsoft extended the end date for extended support by five years to provide customers additional time to transition to newer, supported versions of Windows Server.