Tag: attack
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Europol Cracks Down on Holiday DDoS Attacks
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in SecurityNewsIn Operation PowerOFF, global authorities aim to deter individuals from engaging in malicious cyber acts. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/europol-holiday-ddos-attacks
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Almost 30K Sabre employees’ data compromised in ransomware attack
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/almost-30k-sabre-employees-data-compromised-in-ransomware-attack
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New Malware Framework Targets Cleo File Systems
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in SecurityNewsPossible Long-Term Attack by Unknown Hackers Thwarted. Hackers exploiting flaws in Cleo Communications software instances had intimate knowledge of their internals and deployed a previously unknown family of malware, security researchers from Huntress said Thursday. Cleo published a patch Wednesday evening. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/new-malware-framework-targets-cleo-file-systems-a-27045
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Emulating the Financially Motivated Criminal Adversary FIN7 Part 1
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Tags: attackAttackIQ has released two new attack graphs that emulate the behaviors exhibited by the long-standing, financially motivated criminal adversary known as FIN7 during its most recent activities in 2024. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/emulating-the-financially-motivated-criminal-adversary-fin7-part-1/
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New IOCONTROL malware used in critical infrastructure attacks
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in SecurityNewsIranian threat actors are utilizing a new malware named IOCONTROL to compromise Internet of Things (IoT) devices and OT/SCADA systems used by critical infrastructure in Israel and the United States. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-iocontrol-malware-used-in-critical-infrastructure-attacks/
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Turla attacks against Ukraine involve other cybercrime groups’ tools
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/turla-attacks-against-ukraine-involve-other-cybercrime-groups-tools
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Default NTLM relay attack protections introduced by Microsoft
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/default-ntlm-relay-attack-protections-introduced-by-microsoft
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Europol shutters 27 DDoS sites in major crackdown
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Tags: attack, crime, cybercrime, ddos, defense, finance, hacker, infrastructure, international, iot, network, vulnerabilityEuropol has announced that it has carried out a major crackdown on cybercriminal actors in cooperation with the police authorities in 15 countries as part of an ongoing international crackdown known as PowerOFF.Included in the effort are the Australian Federal Police, the UK’s National Crime Agency, and the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland…
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Microsoft Windows ‘Best Fit’ character conversion ‘ripe for exploitation’
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Tags: api, application-security, attack, cve, exploit, flaw, injection, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, office, programming, software, switch, technology, tool, vulnerability, windowsSecurity researchers have outlined a novel attack vector that exploits the “Best Fit” character conversion technology built into Windows.The technology comes into play in string conversions, particularly when characters cannot be directly represented in a target character set.However, application security experts Orange Tsai and Splitline Huang from Taiwanese firm DEVCORE used a presentation at Black…
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US Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for Firewall Exploit, Ransomware Attacks
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in SecurityNewsSUMMARY The United States has taken strong action against a Chinese cybersecurity company, Sichuan Silence Information Technology, for… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/us-sanctions-chinese-cybersecurityfirm-firewall-ransomware/
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Hackers Exploiting Cleo Software Zero-Day
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in SecurityNewsAttackers Target Managed File Transfer Software Vulnerabilities. File transfer software made by Cleo Communications is under active attack and a patch meant to stymie hackers doesn’t fix the flaw, say security researchers from Huntress. Hackers exploit an arbitrary file-write vulnerability along with a feature that automatically executes files. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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KeyTrap DNSSEC: The day the internet (almost) stood still
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Tags: attack, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, dns, email, exploit, germany, google, Internet, mitigation, service, software, technology, vulnerabilityA severe vulnerability in the internet lookup protocol DNSSEC carried the potential to make much of the web functionally inaccessible for many, according to a presentation at Black Hat Europe.DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) offers mitigation against various types of cyberattacks, including DNS spoofing and cache poisoning, by providing a way to cryptographically authenticate…
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Cleo patches critical zero-day exploited in data theft attacks
Cleo has released security updates for a zero-day flaw in its LexiCom, VLTransfer, and Harmony software, currently exploited in data theft attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cleo-patches-critical-zero-day-exploited-in-data-theft-attacks/
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Krispy Kreme online ordering disrupted by cyberattack
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in SecurityNewsFollowing an attack on a portion of its IT systems, the chain said it was working to restore online ordering. In-store operations were not impacted. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/krispy-kreme-cyberattack/735331/
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Remcos RAT Malware Evolves with New Techniques
Cyber-attacks involving Remcos RAT surged in Q3 2024, enabling attackers to control victim machines remotely, steal data and carry out espionage First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/remcos-rat-malware-evolves-new/
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Doughnut orders disrupted! Krispy Kreme suffers hack attack
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in SecurityNewsKrispy Kreme, the dispenser of delectable doughnuts, says that it suffered a cyber attack at the end of last month which saw its IT systems compromised and has disrupted online orders in parts of the United States. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/doughnut-disrupted-krispy-kreme-hack-attack
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27 DDoShire services disrupted in run-up to holiday season
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in SecurityNewsOperation PowerOFF has disrupted what was anticipated to be a surge of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the Christmas period by taking over two dozen “booter” or “stresser” websites offline. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/27-ddos-hire-services-disrupted-run-holiday-season
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Gamaredon Deploys Android Spyware “BoneSpy” and “PlainGnome” in Former Soviet States
The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Gamaredon has been attributed to two new Android spyware tools called BoneSpy and PlainGnome, marking the first time the adversary has been discovered using mobile-only malware families in its attack campaigns.”BoneSpy and PlainGnome target former Soviet states and focus on Russian-speaking victims,” Lookout said in an analysis. “Both…
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Scammers Exploit Fake Domains in Dubai Police Phishing Scams
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in SecurityNewsBforeAI has discovered a surge in phishing attacks targeting the Dubai Police, a government-run entity. Learn how cybercriminals are exploiting the Dubai Police name to steal personal information and money. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/scammers-fake-domains-dubai-police-phishing-scams/
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Triad Nexus, Chinese Hackers Using 200,000 Domains For Widespread Cyber Attack
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in SecurityNewsResearchers identified FUNNULL, a Chinese CDN, as hosting malicious content, which includes fake trading apps for financial fraud, gambling sites likely used for money laundering, and phishing login pages targeting luxury brands. The gambling sites use algorithmically generated domains and Tether cryptocurrency, possibly to bypass blocking and facilitate cross-border money flows. FUNNULL acquired polyfill.io, a…
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New Chinese Surveillance Tool Attack Android Users Since 2017
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in SecurityNewsWuhan Chinasoft Token Information Technology Co., Ltd. developed EagleMsgSpy, a surveillance tool operational since 2017, which, installed as an APK, secretly collects extensive user data, including chat messages, screen recordings, audio, call logs, contacts, SMS, location, and network activity. Because the data is sent to a command-and-control server, there is a possibility that it could…
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27 DDoS Attack Services Taken Down by Law Enforcement
Law enforcement agencies in 15 countries cooperated in taking down 27 websites selling DDoS-for-hire services. The post 27 DDoS Attack Services Taken Down by Law Enforcement appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/27-ddos-attack-services-taken-down-by-law-enforcement/
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Cleo Patches Exploited Flaw as Security Firms Detail Malware Pushed in Attacks
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in SecurityNewsCleo has released patches for the exploited vulnerability and security firms have detailed the malware delivered in attacks. The post Cleo Patches Exploited Flaw as Security Firms Detail Malware Pushed in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/cleo-patches-exploited-flaw-as-security-firms-detail-malware-pushed-in-attacks/
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Russia focuses cyber attacks on Ukraine rather than West despite rising tension
Computer Weekly talks to GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre operations director Paul Chichester and former NCSC chief executive Ciaran Martin on Russia, China and Salt Typhoon First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366617232/Russia-focuses-cyber-attacks-on-Ukraine-rather-than-West-despite-rising-tension
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BadRAM Attack Breaches AMD Secure VMs with $10 Device
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in SecurityNewsResearchers have uncovered a vulnerability that allows attackers to compromise AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) technology using a $10 device. This breakthrough exposes a previously underexplored weakness in memory module security, specifically in cloud computing environments where SEV is widely used to protect sensitive data, which is shared on the BadRAM page. Modern computers depend…
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Europol Dismantles 27 DDoS Attack Platforms Across 15 Nations; Admins Arrested
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in SecurityNewsA global law enforcement operation has failed 27 stresser services that were used to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and took them offline as part of a multi-year international exercise called PowerOFF.The effort, coordinated by Europol and involving 15 countries, dismantled several booter and stresser websites, including zdstresser.net, orbitalstress.net, and First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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AMD data center chips vulnerable to revealing data through ‘BadRAM’ attack
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Tags: access, advisory, attack, best-practice, cloud, cve, data, encryption, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, germany, Hardware, mitigation, monitoring, reverse-engineering, software, update, vulnerabilityAMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV), meant to protect processor memory from prying eyes in virtual machine (VM) environments, can be tricked into giving access to its encrypted memory contents using a test rig costing less than $10, researchers have revealed.Dubbed “BadRAM” by researchers from the University of Lübeck in Germany, KU Leven in Belgium, and…
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Attackers can abuse the Windows UI Automation framework to steal data from apps
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in SecurityNewsAn accessibility feature built into Windows to facilitate the use of computers by people with disabilities can be abused by malware to steal data from other applications or control them in malicious ways that evades detection by most endpoint protection systems.The Windows UI Automation framework has existed since the days of Windows XP and provides…