Malicious NuGet Packages Caught Distributing SeroXen RAT Malware Oct 31, 2023NewsroomSoftware Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new set of malicious packages published to the NuGet package manager using a lesser-known method for malware deployment. Software supply chain security firm ReversingLabs described the campaign as coordinated and ongoing Read more…
Arid Viper Targeting Arabic Android Users with Spyware Disguised as Dating App Oct 31, 2023NewsroomCyber War / Malware The threat actor known as Arid Viper (aka APT-C-23, Desert Falcon, or TAG-63) has been attributed as behind an Android spyware campaign targeting Arabic-speaking users with a counterfeit dating app designed to Read more…
F5 Warns of Active Attacks Exploiting BIG-IP Vulnerability Nov 01, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Cyber Attack F5 is warning of active abuse of a critical security flaw in BIG-IP less than a week after its public disclosure, resulting in the execution of arbitrary system commands as part of an exploit chain. Tracked Read more…
Turla Updates Kazuar Backdoor with Advanced Anti-Analysis to Evade Detection Nov 01, 2023NewsroomCyber Threat / Malware The Russia-linked hacking crew known as Turla has been observed using an updated version of a known second-stage backdoor referred to as Kazuar. The new findings come from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, which Read more…
North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto Experts with KANDYKORN macOS Malware Nov 01, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cryptocurrency State-sponsored threat actors from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have been found targeting blockchain engineers of an unnamed crypto exchange platform via Discord with a novel macOS malware dubbed KANDYKORN. Elastic Security Labs Read more…
Iranian Cyber Espionage Group Targets Financial and Government Sectors in Middle East A threat actor affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been observed waging a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign targeting financial, government, military, and telecommunications sectors in the Middle East for at least a year. Israeli Read more…
LayerX’s Enterprise Browser Security Extension The browser has become the main work interface in modern enterprises. It’s where employees create and interact with data, and how they access organizational and external SaaS and web apps. As a result, the browser is extensively targeted by adversaries. They seek to steal the Read more…
Researchers Expose Prolific Puma’s Underground Link Shortening Service A threat actor known as Prolific Puma has been maintaining a low profile and operating an underground link shortening service that’s offered to other threat actors for at least over the past four years. Prolific Puma creates “domain names with an RDGA Read more…
HelloKitty Ransomware Group Exploiting Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Nov 02, 2023NewsroomThreat Intelligence / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers are warning of suspected exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw in the Apache ActiveMQ open-source message broker service that could result in remote code execution. “In both instances, the adversary attempted to deploy Read more…
FIRST Announces CVSS 4.0 – New Vulnerability Scoring System Nov 02, 2023NewsroomVulnerability Assessment The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has officially announced CVSS v4.0, the next generation of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System standard, more than eight years after the release of CVSS v3.0 in June 2015. Read more…