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Top 10 IT Security Trends for 2011

The crystal ball gazing has started early this year. Typically, tech prediction pieces emerge after Christmas, but the first 'security trends for 2011' missive has already dropped into my inbox. So, what does the somewhat premature Imperva Application Defense Center think will worry us the most on....

Ransomware Attacks Exploit VMware ESXi Vulnerabilities in Alarming Pattern

Ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi infrastructure follow an established pattern regardless of the file-encrypting malware deployed, new findings show. "Virtualization platforms are a core component of organizational IT infrastructure, yet they often suffer from inherent misconfigurations and....

CVE-2024-3250

It was discovered that Canonical's Pebble service manager read-file API and the associated pebble pull command, before v1.10.2, allowed unprivileged local users to read files with root-equivalent permissions when Pebble was running as root. Fixes are also available as backports to v1.1.1, v1.4.2,.....

Warning: Markopolo's Scam Targeting Crypto Users via Fake Meeting Software

A threat actor who goes by alias markopolo has been identified as behind a large-scale cross-platform scam that targets digital currency users on social media with information stealer malware and carries out cryptocurrency theft. The attack chains involve the use of a purported virtual meeting...

(Pwn2Own) QNAP TS-464 Log Upload Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of QNAP TS-464 NAS devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of log uploads. The issue results from the lack of proper...

Five Key Takeaways from the 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report

Bad bots continue to affect consumers and organizations across all sectors. For over eleven years, Imperva has been dedicated to helping organizations manage and mitigate the threat of bad bots. We’ve published the 2024 Imperva Bad Bot Report as part of our commitment to helping organizations...

How to Build Your Autonomous SOC Strategy

Security leaders are in a tricky position trying to discern how much new AI-driven cybersecurity tools could actually benefit a security operations center (SOC). The hype about generative AI is still everywhere, but security teams have to live in reality. They face constantly incoming alerts from.....

CVE-2024-27062

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nouveau: lock the client object tree. It appears the client object tree has no locking unless I've missed something else. Fix races around adding/removing client objects, mostly vram bar mappings. 4562.099306] general protection...

Exposed and vulnerable: Recent attacks highlight critical need to protect internet-exposed OT devices

Since late 2023, Microsoft has observed an increase in reports of attacks focusing on internet-exposed, poorly secured operational technology (OT) devices. Internet-exposed OT equipment in water and wastewater systems (WWS) in the US were targeted in multiple attacks over the past months by...

Exposed and vulnerable: Recent attacks highlight critical need to protect internet-exposed OT devices

Since late 2023, Microsoft has observed an increase in reports of attacks focusing on internet-exposed, poorly secured operational technology (OT) devices. Internet-exposed OT equipment in water and wastewater systems (WWS) in the US were targeted in multiple attacks over the past months by...

U.S. Sentences 31-Year-Old to 10 Years for Laundering $4.5M in Email Scams

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has sentenced a 31-year-old man to 10 years in prison for laundering more than $4.5 million through business email compromise (BEC) schemes and romance scams. Malachi Mullings, 31, of Sandy Springs, Georgia pleaded guilty to the money laundering offenses in...

U.S. Dismantles World's Largest 911 S5 Botnet with 19 Million Infected Devices

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday said it dismantled what it described as "likely the world's largest botnet ever," which consisted of an army of 19 million infected devices that was leased to other threat actors to commit a wide array of offenses. The botnet, which has a global...

BlackByte Ransomware Abuses Vulnerable Windows Driver to Disable Security Solutions

In yet another case of bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) attack, the operators of the BlackByte ransomware are leveraging a flaw in a legitimate Windows driver to bypass security solutions. "The evasion technique supports disabling a whopping list of over 1,000 drivers on which security...

SQL Injection Vulnerability in DedeCMS of Shanghai Zhuozhuo Network Technology Company Limited (CNVD-2024-13237)

DedeCMS is the most well-known PHP open source website management system, but also the use of the most users of the PHP class CMS system. Shanghai Zhuozhuo Network Technology Co., Ltd. DedeCMS SQL injection vulnerability, attackers can use the vulnerability to obtain database sensitive...

Unauthorized Access Vulnerability in SCM One Card Platform System of Shandong Weir Data Co.

Shandong Weir Data Co., Ltd. is a whole industry chain enterprise integrating independent software development, embedded development, hardware development, production and sales service. An unauthorized access vulnerability exists in the SCM one-card platform system of Shandong Weir Data Company...

New 'Cuckoo' Persistent macOS Spyware Targeting Intel and Arm Macs

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new information stealer targeting Apple macOS systems that's designed to set up persistence on the infected hosts and act as a spyware. Dubbed Cuckoo by Kandji, the malware is a universal Mach-O binary that's capable of running on both Intel- and...

Unpacking 2024's SaaS Threat Predictions

Early in 2024, Wing Security released its State of SaaS Security report, offering surprising insights into emerging threats and best practices in the SaaS domain. Now, halfway through the year, several SaaS threat predictions from the report have already proven accurate. Fortunately, SaaS Security....

Indian National Pleads Guilty to $37 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Scheme

An Indian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over charges of stealing more than $37 million by setting up a website that impersonated the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange platform. Chirag Tomar, 30, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in...

About the security content of iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5

About the security content of iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 This document describes the security content of iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5. About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches...

Julian Assange: The Man Behind WikiLeaks

Who is Julian Paul Assange? Julian Paul Assange is the lean, tall, and pale 39-year-old Australian hacker at the heart of WikiLeaks. This whistle-blowing website gained attention after revealing thousands of secret Afghan battlefield reports, making Assange a target for U.S. authorities. The...

New Kickass Torrents Site: List of New 2024 Proxies and Alternatives

Kickass Torrents (KAT cr) was once a hugely popular online portal, renowned for its vast archive of movies, music, TV shows, and other media. It was a treasure trove for those seeking rare content and for users looking to share their creations. However, Kickass Torrents faced significant...

How implementing a trust fabric strengthens identity and network

The identity security landscape is transforming rapidly. Every digital experience and interaction is an opportunity for people to connect, share, and collaborate. But first, we need to know we can trust those digital experiences and interactions. Customers note a massive rise in the sheer number...

CVE-2023-6917

A vulnerability has been identified in the Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) package, stemming from the mixed privilege levels utilized by systemd services associated with PCP. While certain services operate within the confines of limited PCP user/group privileges, others are granted full root...

(Pwn2Own) [Collision] VMWare Workstation VBluetoothHCI_PacketOut Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of VMWare Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the...

Turla Group Deploys LunarWeb and LunarMail Backdoors in Diplomatic Missions

An unnamed European Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and its three diplomatic missions in the Middle East were targeted by two previously undocumented backdoors tracked as LunarWeb and LunarMail. ESET, which identified the activity, attributed it with medium confidence to the Russia-aligned...

Default configuration

Initialization of a resource with an insecure default vulnerability in OET-213H-BTS1 sold in Japan by Atsumi Electric Co., Ltd. allows a network-adjacent unauthenticated attacker to configure and control the affected...

Design/Logic Flaw

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Shenzhen Youkate Industrial Facial Love Cloud Payment System up to 1.0.55.0.0.1. This affects an unknown part of the file /SystemMng.ashx of the component Account Handler. The manipulation of the argument operatorRole with the input 00 leads....

FBI Seizes BreachForums Again, Urges Users to Report Criminal Activity

Law enforcement agencies have officially seized control of the notorious BreachForums platform, an online bazaar known for peddling stolen data, for the second time within a year. The website ("breachforums[.]st") has been replaced by a seizure banner stating the clearnet cybercrime forum is under....

co-optimus.com Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-3809950

Following the coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has: a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence; b. notified the website operator about its existence. Technical details of the vulnerability are currently...

(Pwn2Own) VMware Workstation UrbBuf_getDataBuf Uninitialized Variable Information Disclosure Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of VMware Workstation. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target guest system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within.....

Muhstik Botnet Exploiting Apache RocketMQ Flaw to Expand DDoS Attacks

Muhstik botnet exploits a critical Apache RocketMQ flaw (CVE-2023-33246) for remote code execution, targeting Linux servers and IoT devices for DDoS attacks and cryptocurrency mining. Infection involves executing a shell script from a remote IP, downloading the Muhstik malware binary ("pty3"), and....

Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in Yonghong One-Stop Big Data BI Platform of Beijing Yonghong Business Intelligence Technology Co.

Yonghong One-Stop Big Data BI Platform is a one-stop big data analysis platform. Beijing Yonghong Business Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. Yonghong One-Stop Big Data BI Platform suffers from an arbitrary file read vulnerability, which can be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive...

EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.5.0 : openssl (EulerOS-SA-2020-1063)

According to the versions of the openssl packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : In situations where an attacker receives automated notification of the success or failure of a decryption ...

Chinese Nationals Arrested for Laundering $73 Million in Pig Butchering Crypto Scam

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged two arrested Chinese nationals for allegedly orchestrating a pig butchering scam that laundered at least $73 million from victims through shell companies. The individuals, Daren Li, 41, and Yicheng Zhang, 38, were arrested in Atlanta and Los Angeles....

Cyber Landscape is Evolving - So Should Your SCA

Traditional SCAs Are Broken: Did You Know You Are Missing Critical Pieces? Application Security professionals face enormous challenges securing their software supply chains, racing against time to beat the attacker to the mark. Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools have become a basic...

Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q1 2024

We at Kaspersky continuously monitor the evolving cyberthreat landscape to ensure we respond promptly to emerging threats, equipping our products with detection logic and technology. Software vulnerabilities that threat actors can exploit or are already actively exploiting are a critical component....

Assessing the Y, and How, of the XZ Utils incident

High-end APT groups perform highly interesting social engineering campaigns in order to penetrate well-protected targets. For example, carefully constructed forum responses on precision targeted accounts and follow-up "out-of-band" interactions regarding underground rail system simulator software.....

OpenAI, Meta, and TikTok Crack Down on Covert Influence Campaigns, Some AI-Powered

OpenAI on Thursday disclosed that it took steps to cut off five covert influence operations (IO) originating from China, Iran, Israel, and Russia that sought to abuse its artificial intelligence (AI) tools to manipulate public discourse or political outcomes online while obscuring their true...

RedHat Update for samba3x RHSA-2011:1220-01

The remote host is missing an update for...

Verizon’s 2024 DBIR Unpacked: From Ransomware Evolution to Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

As we delve into cybersecurity's complex and evolving landscape, the Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) offers crucial insights into the mechanisms and motives behind the latest wave of cyberattacks. Qualys is once again proud to contribute to the report, helping to dissect...

RedHat Update for samba and cifs-utils RHSA-2011:1221-01

The remote host is missing an update for...

Third-Party Cyber Attacks: The Threat No One Sees Coming – Here's How to Stop Them

_Learn about critical threats that can impact your organization and the bad actors behind them from Cybersixgill's threat experts. Each story shines a light on underground activities, the threat actors involved, and why you should care, along with what you can do to mitigate risk. _ In an...

Fake Lawsuit Threat Exposes Privnote Phishing Sites

A cybercrook who has been setting up websites that mimic the self-destructing message service privnote.com accidentally exposed the breadth of their operations recently when they threatened to sue a software company. The disclosure revealed a profitable network of phishing sites that behave and...

RedHat Update for samba RHSA-2011:1219-01

The remote host is missing an update for...

SQL Injection Vulnerability in Electronic Document Security Management System of Beijing Yisetong Technology Development Co., Ltd (CNVD-2024-11433)

Electronic document security management system is a controllable authorization of electronic document security sharing management system, using real-time dynamic encryption and decryption protection technology and real-time rights recovery mechanism, to provide all kinds of electronic documents...

Beyond Threat Detection – A Race to Digital Security

Digital content is a double-edged sword, providing vast benefits while simultaneously posing significant threats to organizations across the globe. The sharing of digital content has increased significantly in recent years, mainly via email, digital documents, and chat. In turn, this has created...

Bitcoin Forensic Analysis Uncovers Money Laundering Clusters and Criminal Proceeds

A forensic analysis of a graph dataset containing transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has revealed clusters associated with illicit activity and money laundering, including detecting criminal proceeds sent to a crypto exchange and previously unknown wallets belonging to a Russian darknet...

CVE-2019-18808

A flaw was found in the AMD Cryptographic Co-processor driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker, able to send invalid SHA type commands, could cause the system to crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability. Mitigation In order to mitigate this issue it is possible...

Researchers Warn of CatDDoS Botnet and DNSBomb DDoS Attack Technique

The threat actors behind the CatDDoS malware botnet have exploited over 80 known security flaws in various software over the past three months to infiltrate vulnerable devices and co-opt them into a botnet for conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. "CatDDoS-related gangs' samples....

SQL Injection Vulnerability in Electronic Document Security Management System of Beijing Yisaitong Technology Development Co., Ltd (CNVD-2024-11424)

Electronic document security management system is a controllable authorization of electronic document security sharing management system, using real-time dynamic encryption and decryption protection technology and real-time rights recovery mechanism, to provide all kinds of electronic documents...