Multiple ransomware groups have begun to actively exploit recently disclosed flaws in Atlassian Confluence and Apache ActiveMQ. Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 said it observed the exploitation of CVE-2023-22518 and CVE-2023-22515 in multiple customer environments, some of which have been leveraged for the deployment of Cerber (aka C3RB3R) ransomware. Both vulnerabilities…
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Critical Flaws Discovered in Veeam ONE IT Monitoring Software – Patch Now
Veeam has released security updates to address four flaws in its ONE IT monitoring and analytics platform, two of which are rated critical in severity. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2023-38547 (CVSS score: 9.9) – An unspecified flaw that can…
QNAP Releases Patch for 2 Critical Flaws Threatening Your NAS Devices
QNAP has released security updates to address two critical security flaws impacting its operating system that could result in arbitrary code execution. Tracked as CVE-2023-23368 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability is described as a command injection bug affecting QTS, QuTS hero, and…
New Jupyter Infostealer Version Emerges with Sophisticated Stealth Tactics
An updated version of an information stealer malware known as Jupyter has resurfaced with “simple yet impactful changes” that aim to stealthily establish a persistent foothold on compromised systems. “The team has discovered new waves of Jupyter Infostealer attacks which leverage PowerShell…
SecuriDropper: New Android Dropper-as-a-Service Bypasses Google’s Defenses
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new dropper-as-a-service (DaaS) for Android called SecuriDropper that bypasses new security restrictions imposed by Google and delivers the malware. Dropper malware on Android is designed to function as a conduit to install a payload on…
Iranian Hackers Launches Destructive Cyberattacks on Israeli Tech and Education Sectors
Israeli higher education and tech sectors have been targeted as part of a series of destructive cyber attacks that commenced in January 2023 with an aim to deploy previously undocumented wiper malware. The intrusions, which took place as recently as…
Google Warns How Hackers Could Abuse Calendar Service as a Covert C2 Channel
Google is warning of multiple threat actors sharing a public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that leverages its Calendar service to host command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. The tool, called Google Calendar RAT (GCR), employs Google Calendar Events for C2 using a Gmail account.…
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russian Money Launderer in Cybercrime Crackdown
The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions against a Russian woman for taking part in the laundering of virtual currency for the country’s elites and cybercriminal crews, including the Ryuk ransomware group. Ekaterina Zhdanova, per the department, is said…
U.S. Treasury Targets Russian Money Launderer in Cybercrime Crackdown
The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions against a Russian woman for taking part in the laundering of virtual currency for the country’s elites and cybercriminal crews, including the Ryuk ransomware group. Ekaterina Zhdanova, per the department, is said…
StripedFly Malware Operated Unnoticed for 5 Years, Infecting 1 Million Devices
An advanced strain of malware masquerading as a cryptocurrency miner has managed to fly the radar for over five years, infecting no less than one million devices around the world in the process. That’s according to findings from Kaspersky, which…