Attacks, Vulnerabilities and Actors 17 to 23 June 2024

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Summary

HiveForce Labs recently made several significant discoveries in the realm of cybersecurity threats. In the past week alone, a total of ten attacks were executed, nine vulnerabilities were uncovered, and three active adversaries were identified. These findings underscore the persistent danger of cyberattacks.

Furthermore, HiveForce Labs uncovered that the China-linked cyber espionage group UNC3886 has been employing various techniques to evade detection and maintain access to compromised systems. Their attacks focus on entities in North America, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and other regions, including industries like government, telecommunications, technology, aerospace, defense, and energy.

Furthermore, threat actors are currently exploiting a critical path-traversal vulnerability, CVE-2024-28995, within SolarWinds Serv-U. Using publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits, attackers leverage this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access, allowing them to read sensitive files on the target server without requiring authentication. These rising attacks present a significant and immediate threat to users globally.

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