Raccoon Stealer Bundles Malware, Propagates Via Google SEO
An update to the stealer-as-a-service platform hides in pirated software, pilfers crypto-coins and installs a software dropper for downloads of more malware.
‘DeadRinger’ Targeted Exchange Servers Long Before Discovery
Cyberespionage campaigns linked to China attacked telecoms via ProxyLogon bugs, stealing call records and maintaining persistence, as far back as 2017.
‘PwnedPiper’: Devastating Bugs in >80% of Hospital Pneumatics
Podcast: Blood samples aren’t martinis. You can’t shake them. But bugs in pneumatic control systems could lead to that, RCE or ransomware.
Vulnerability Name Affected Component CVE# Date Underflow in udpRXThread HMI3 Control Panel in: Nexus Panel CVE-2021-37161 02/08/2021 Overflow in sccProcessMsg HMI3 Control Panel in: Nexus Panel CVE-2021-37162 02/08/2021 Overflow in hmiProcessMsg HMI3 Control Panel in: Nexus Panel CVE-2021-37165 02/08/2021...
Chipotle Emails Serve Up Phishing Lures
Mass email distribution service compromise mirrors earlier Nobelium attacks.
NSA Warns Public Networks are Hacker Hotbeds
Agency warns attackers targeting teleworkers to steal corporate data.
Novel Meteor Wiper Used in Attack that Crippled Iranian Train System
A July 9th attack disrupted service and taunted Iran’s leadership with hacked screens directing customers to call the phone of Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei with complaints.
UC San Diego Health Breach Tied to Phishing Attack
Employee email takeover exposed personal, medical data of students, employees and patients.
CISA’s Top 30 Bugs: One’s Old Enough to Buy Beer
There are patches or remediations for all of them, but they're still being picked apart. Why should attackers stop if the flaws remain unpatched, as so many do?
Israeli Government Agencies Visit NSO Group Offices
Authorities opened an investigation into the secretive Israeli security firm.
Six Malicious Linux Shell Scripts Used to Evade Defenses and How to Stop Them
Uptycs Threat Research outline how malicious Linux shell scripts are used to cloak attacks and how defenders can detect and mitigate against them.
BlackMatter & Haron: Evil Ransomware Newborns or Rebirths
They’re either new or old REvil & DarkSide wine in new bottles. Both have a taste for deep-pocketed targets and DarkSide-esque virtue-signaling.
Reboot of PunkSpider Tool at DEF CON Stirs Debate
Researchers plan to introduce a revamp of PunkSpider, which helps identify flaws in websites so companies can make their back-end systems more secure, at DEF CON.
Podcast: Why Securing Active Directory Is a Nightmare
Researchers preview work to be presented at Black Hat on how AD “misconfiguration debt” lays out a dizzying array of attack paths, such as in PetitPotam.
No More Ransom Saves Victims Nearly €1 Over 5 Years
No More Ransom is collecting decryptors so ransomware victims don’t have to pay to get their data back and attackers don’t get rich.
Zimbra Server Bugs Could Lead to Email Plundering
Two bugs, now patched except in older versions, could be chained to allow attackers to hijack Zimbra server by simply sending a malicious email.
Three Zero-Day Bugs Plague Kaseya Unitrends Backup Servers
The unpatched flaws include RCE and authenticated privilege escalation on the client-side: Just the latest woe for the ransomware-walloped MSP.
Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day in iOS, MacOS
Company urges iPhone, iPad and Mac users to install updates to fix a critical memory corruption flaw that can allow for attackers to take over a system.
Podcast: IoT Piranhas Are Swarming Industrial Controls
Enormous botnets of IoT devices are going after decades-old legacy systems that are rife in systems that control crucial infrastructure.
Babuk Ransomware Gang Ransomed, New Forum Stuffed With Porn
A comment spammer flooded Babuk’s new ransomware forum with gay orgy porn GIFs and demanded $5K in bitcoin.
Google Patches High-Risk Android Security Flaws
Google this week pushed out a security-themed Android update with fixes for more than 30 security flaws that expose mobile users to a range of malicious hacker attacks.
The latest Android update provides documentation on 33 security bugs, some serious...
Mismanagement Driving Cybersecurity Skills Gap: Research
“To some extent, this data supports the theory that the cybersecurity skills shortage is related to mismanagement rather than a dearth of qualified candidates or advanced skills.”
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Linux Kernel Security Done Right
Posted by Kees Cook, Software Engineer, Google Open Source Security TeamTo borrow from an excellent analogy between the modern computer ecosystem and the US automotive industry of the 1960s, the Linux kernel runs well: when driving down the highway,...
Raccoon Stealer Bundles Malware, Propagates Via Google SEO
An update to the stealer-as-a-service platform hides in pirated software, pilfers crypto-coins and installs a software dropper for downloads of more malware.
SAP Customer Survey Reveals False Sense of Security
Many SAP customers have a false sense of security, according to a new report from risk management consultancy Turnkey Consulting and business-critical application security firm Onapsis.
The SAP Security Survey Report 2021 is based on information from over 100 SAP...
