Security News

Spring patches leaked Spring4Shell zero-day RCE vulnerability
2022-03-31 15:16

Spring released emergency updates to fix the 'Spring4Shell' zero-day remote code execution vulnerability, which leaked prematurely online before a patch was released. Yesterday, an exploit for a zero-day remote code execution vulnerability in the Spring Framework dubbed 'Spring4Shell' was briefly published on GitHub and then removed.

Chrome Zero-Day from North Korea
2022-03-31 11:13

North Korean hackers have been exploiting a zero-day in Chrome. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-0609, was exploited by two separate North Korean hacking groups.

New Spring Java framework zero-day allows remote code execution
2022-03-30 20:16

A new zero-day vulnerability in the Spring Core Java framework called 'Spring4Shell' has been publicly disclosed, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution on applications. Spring is a very popular application framework that allows software developers to quickly and easily develop Java applications with enterprise-level features.

Google Chrome Bug Actively Exploited as Zero-Day
2022-03-30 16:14

Google has updated its Stable channel for the desktop version of Chrome, to address a zero-day security vulnerability that's being actively exploited in the wild. The bug, tracked as CVE-2022-1096, is a type-confusion issue in the V8 JavaScript engine, which is an open-source engine used by Chrome and Chromium-based web browsers.

Google Chrome patches mysterious new zero-day bug – update now
2022-03-28 18:18

Last time we reported on a Chrome zero-day flaw was back in February 2022. Anyway, back in February 2022, none of the bugs listed by Goole got a truly dangerous rating of "Critical", but one of them, dubbed CVE-2022-0609, was nevertheless accompanied by the admittedly rather vague words: "Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2022-0609 exists in the wild."

Google Issues Urgent Chrome Update to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability
2022-03-25 19:11

Google on Friday shipped an out-of-band security update to address a high severity vulnerability in its Chrome browser that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2022-1096, the zero-day flaw relates to a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine.

Emergency Google Chrome update fixes zero-day used in attacks
2022-03-25 19:10

Google has released Chrome 99.0.4844.84 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users to address a high-severity zero-day bug exploited in the wild. This update was available immediately when BleepingComputer checked for new updates by going into Chrome menu > Help > About Google Chrome.

North Korean Hackers Exploited Chrome Zero-Day to Target Fintech, IT, and Media Firms
2022-03-25 19:04

Google's Threat Analysis Group on Thursday disclosed that it acted to mitigate threats from two distinct government-backed attacker groups based in North Korea that exploited a recently-uncovered remote code execution flaw in the Chrome web browser. The campaigns, once again "Reflective of the regime's immediate concerns and priorities," are said to have targeted U.S. based organizations spanning news media, IT, cryptocurrency, and fintech industries, with one set of the activities sharing direct infrastructure overlaps with previous attacks aimed at security researchers last year.

Google Chrome Zero-Day Bugs Exploited Weeks Ahead of Patch
2022-03-25 13:19

North Korean threat actors exploited a remote code execution zero-day vulnerability in Google's Chrome web browser weeks before the bug was discovered and patched, according to researchers. Google TAG now revealed it believes two threat groups-the activity of which has been publicly tracked as Operation Dream Job and Operation AppleJeus, respectively-exploited the flaw as early as Jan. 4 in "Campaigns targeting U.S. based organizations spanning news media, IT, cryptocurrency and fintech industries," according to a blog post published Thursday by Google TAG's Adam Weidemann.

North Korean hackers exploit Chrome zero-day weeks before patch
2022-03-24 16:00

North Korean state hackers have exploited a zero-day, remote code execution vulnerability in Google Chrome web browser for more than a month before a patch became available, in attacks targeting news media, IT companies, cryptocurrency, and fintech organizations. Google's Threat Analysis Group attributed two campaigns exploiting the recently patched CVE-2022-0609 to two separate attacker groups backed by the North Korean government.