Security News

Attackers take over expired domain to deliver web skimming scripts
2022-12-06 14:57

Attackers have taken over at least one expired domain that used to host a popular JavaScript library and used it to deliver web skimming scripts to a number of e-commerce sites. "The victim websites had years to remove the dead link that was leveraged by attackers but didn't - likely due to a lack of visibility about third-party scripts running on their websites and poor security hygiene," Jscrambler researchers noted.

Dark web recruiting techniques: Malware, phishing, and carding
2022-12-06 05:00

In this Help Net Security video, Roman Faithfull, Cyber Intelligence Analyst at Digital Shadows, talks about how threat actors mobilize new members within the cybercriminal ecosystem. Cybercriminal forums are awash with users advertising and requesting the services of developers to design fresh new malware.

Hackers Leak Another Set of Medibank Customer Data on the Dark Web
2022-12-01 13:17

Medibank on Thursday confirmed that the threat actors behind the devastating cyber attack have posted another dump of data stolen from its systems on the dark web after its refusal to pay a ransom. "We are in the process of analyzing the data, but the data released appears to be the data we believed the criminal stole," the Australian health insurer said.

Hackers Leak Another Set of Medibank Customer Data on the Dark Web
2022-12-01 13:17

Medibank on Thursday confirmed that the threat actors behind the devastating cyber attack have posted another dump of data stolen from its systems on the dark web after its refusal to pay a ransom. "We are in the process of analyzing the data, but the data released appears to be the data we believed the criminal stole," the Australian health insurer said.

Researchers Detail AppSync Cross-Tenant Vulnerability in Amazon Web Services
2022-11-28 11:56

Amazon Web Services has resolved a cross-tenant vulnerability in its platform that could be weaponized by an attacker to gain unauthorized access to resources. "This attack abuses the AppSync service to assume roles in other AWS accounts, which allows an attacker to pivot into a victim organization and access resources in those accounts," Datadog researcher Nick Frichette said in a report published last week.

Researchers Detail AppSync Cross-Tenant Vulnerability in Amazon Web Services
2022-11-28 11:56

Amazon Web Services has resolved a cross-tenant vulnerability in its platform that could be weaponized by an attacker to gain unauthorized access to resources."This attack abuses the AppSync service to assume roles in other AWS accounts, which allows an attacker to pivot into a victim organization and access resources in those accounts," Datadog researcher Nick Frichette said in a report published last week.

Still using a discontinued Boa web server? Microsoft warns of supply chain attacks
2022-11-23 19:00

Those affected may be unaware that their devices run services using the discontinued Boa web server, and that firmware updates and downstream patches do not address its known vulnerabilities. Boa is an open-source web server designed for embedded applications and used to access settings, management consoles, and sign-in screens in devices.

Hackers Exploiting Abandoned Boa Web Servers to Target Critical Industries
2022-11-23 09:28

Microsoft said its own investigation into the attack activity uncovered Boa as a common link, assessing that the intrusions were directed against exposed IoT devices running the web server. "Despite being discontinued in 2005, the Boa web server continues to be implemented by different vendors across a variety of IoT devices and popular software development kits," the company said.

Hackers breach energy orgs via bugs in discontinued web server
2022-11-22 19:55

Microsoft said today that security vulnerabilities found to impact a web server discontinued since 2005 have been used to target and compromise organizations in the energy sector. The attackers gained access to the internal networks of the hacked entities via Internet-exposed cameras on their networks as command-and-control servers.

U.S. seized 18 web domains used for recruiting money mules
2022-11-11 18:05

The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service have seized eighteen web domains used to recruit money mules for work-from-home and reshipping scams. The seized domains now display a seizure notice with links [1, 2] warning employment seekers of the risks of home job and reshipping scams.