Hackers Target Uyghurs and Tibetans with MOONSHINE Exploit and DarkNimbus Backdoor A previously undocumented threat activity cluster dubbed Earth Minotaur is leveraging the MOONSHINE exploit kit and an unreported Android-cum-Windows backdoor called DarkNimbus to facilitate long-term surveillance operations targeting Tibetans and Uyghurs. “Earth Minotaur uses MOONSHINE to deliver the DarkNimbus Read more…
Cybercriminals Exploit Popular Game Engine Godot to Distribute Cross-Platform Malware A popular open-source game engine called Godot Engine is being misused as part of a new GodLoader malware campaign, infecting over 17,000 systems since at least June 2024. “Cybercriminals have been taking advantage of Godot Engine to execute crafted GDScript Read more…
Cybercriminals Use Excel Exploit to Spread Fileless Remcos RAT Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign that spreads a new fileless variant of known commercial malware called Remcos RAT. Remcos RAT “provides purchases with a wide range of advanced features to remotely control computers belonging to the buyer,” Read more…
Hackers Exploit Roundcube Webmail XSS Vulnerability to Steal Login Credentials Oct 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Email Security Unknown threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in the open-source Roundcube webmail software as part of a phishing attack designed to steal user credentials. Russian cybersecurity company Read more…
Threat actors exploit zero days within 5 days, says Google’s Mandiant In analyzing 138 actively exploited vulnerabilities in 2023, Google Mandiant reported Oct. 15 that 70% of them were zero-days, indicating that threat actors are getting much better at identifying vulnerabilities in software. It’s a worrying trend in and of Read more…
Supply Chain Attacks Can Exploit Entry Points in Python, npm, and Open-Source Ecosystems Cybersecurity researchers have found that entry points could be abused across multiple programming ecosystems like PyPI, npm, Ruby Gems, NuGet, Dart Pub, and Rust Crates to stage software supply chain attacks. “Attackers can leverage these entry points Read more…
Rackspace systems hit by zero-day exploit of third-party app • The Register Exclusive Rackspace has told customers intruders exploited a zero-day bug in a third-party application it was using, and abused that vulnerability to break into its internal performance monitoring environment. That intrusion forced the cloud-hosting outfit to temporarily take Read more…
Adobe Commerce and Magento Stores Under Attack from CosmicSting Exploit Oct 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Breach Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that 5% of all Adobe Commerce and Magento stores have been hacked by malicious actors by exploiting a security vulnerability dubbed CosmicSting. Tracked as CVE-2024-34102 (CVSS score: 9.8), the Read more…
Chinese Hackers Exploit GeoServer Flaw to Target APAC Nations with EAGLEDOOR Malware Sep 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A suspected advanced persistent threat (APT) originating from China targeted a government organization in Taiwan, and possibly other countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, by exploiting a recently patched critical security Read more…
North Korean Hackers Deploy FudModule Rootkit via Chrome Zero-Day Exploit Aug 31, 2024Ravie LakshmananRootkit / Threat Intelligence A recently patched security flaw in Google Chrome and other Chromium web browsers was exploited as a zero-day by North Korean actors in a campaign designed to deliver the FudModule rootkit. The development Read more…