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A new ‘FakeUpdate’ campaign targeting users in France leverages compromised websites to show fake browser and application updates that spread a new version of the WarmCookie backdoor. FakeUpdate is a cyberattack strategy used by a threat group known as ‘SocGolish’ who compromises or creates fake websites to show visitors fake update prompts for a variety of…
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A large-scale fraud campaign leveraged fake trading apps published on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, as well as phishing sites, to defraud victims, per findings from Group-IB. The campaign is part of a consumer investment fraud scheme that’s also widely known as pig butchering, in which prospective victims are lured into making…
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Microsoft has released Office 2024 for small businesses and consumers who want a standalone version without a Microsoft 365 subscription. Office 2024 includes updated, locked-in-time versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook for Windows and macOS systems. It also requires a Microsoft account and an internet connection (likely needed during the installation and for…
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The security and channel veteran is joining Extreme Networks to help the company remain a leader as it works to drive a deeper connection between networking, security and AI. Networking specialist Extreme Networks has brought on David Nuti to lead the company’s security sales at a time when the convergence between networking and security has…
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Oct 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Cloud Security A previously undocumented threat actor called CeranaKeeper has been linked to a string of data exfiltration attacks targeting Southeast Asia. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, which observed campaigns targeting governmental institutions in Thailand starting in 2023, attributed the activity cluster as aligned to China, leveraging tools previously identified…
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Oct 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Threat Intelligence A spear-phishing email campaign has been observed targeting recruiters with a JavaScript backdoor called More_eggs, indicating persistent efforts to single out the sector under the guise of fake job applicant lures. “A sophisticated spear-phishing lure tricked a recruitment officer into downloading and executing a malicious file disguised as…
Read MoreToday, the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC)—in partnership with CISA, U.S. government and international partners—released the guide Principles of Operational Technology Cybersecurity. This guidance provides critical information on how to create and maintain a safe, secure operational technology (OT) environment. The six principles outlined in this guide are intended to aid…
Read MoreCISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-29824 Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) SQL Injection Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of…
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U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA is warning about two critical vulnerabilities that allow authentication bypass and remote code execution in Optigo Networks ONS-S8 Aggregation Switch products used in critical infrastructure. The flaws concern weak authentication problems, allowing bypassing of password requirements, and user input validation issues potentially leading to remote code execution, arbitrary file uploads, and directory…
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Hackers are actively exploiting a recently disclosed RCE vulnerability in Zimbra email servers that can be triggered simply by sending specially crafted emails to the SMTP server. The Zimbra remote code execution flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-45519 and exists in Zimbra’s postjournal service, which is used to parse incoming emails over SMTP. Attackers can exploit the…
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