Tag: network security
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is “expected to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval” from the European Commission, according to a report from Reuters. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks is “expected to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval” from the European Commission, according to a report from Reuters citing…
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As more people work remotely, IT departments must manage devices distributed over different cities and countries relying on VPNs and remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools for system administration. However, like any new technology, RMM tools can also be used maliciously. Threat actors can establish connections to a victim’s device and run commands, exfiltrate data,…
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Jul 30, 2024The Hacker NewsDark Web Intelligence Learn about critical threats that can impact your organization and the bad actors behind them from Cybersixgill’s threat experts. Each story shines a light on underground activities, the threat actors involved, and why you should care, along with what you can do to mitigate risk. The deep and…
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Jul 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Threat Cybersecurity researchers have detailed widespread phishing campaigns targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Poland during May 2024 that led to the deployment of several malware families like Agent Tesla, Formbook, and Remcos RAT. Some of the other regions targeted by the campaigns include Italy and Romania, according…
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Jul 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware The nation-state threat actor known as SideWinder has been attributed to a new cyber espionage campaign targeting ports and maritime facilities in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team, which discovered the activity, said targets of the spear-phishing campaign include countries like Pakistan,…
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Jul 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Email Security Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a new phishing campaign that targets Microsoft OneDrive users with the aim of executing a malicious PowerShell script. “This campaign heavily relies on social engineering tactics to deceive users into executing a PowerShell script, thereby compromising their systems,” Trellix security researcher Rafael Pena…
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A recently patched security flaw impacting VMware ESXi hypervisors has been actively exploited by “several” ransomware groups to gain elevated permissions and deploy file-encrypting malware. The attacks involve the exploitation of CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS score: 6.8), an Active Directory integration authentication bypass that allows an attacker to obtain administrative access to the host. “A malicious actor…
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Jul 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Data Protection Cybersecurity company Acronis is warning that a now-patched critical security flaw impacting its Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) product has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-45249 (CVSS score: 9.8), concerns a case of remote code execution that stems from the use of default passwords. The…
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An unknown threat actor has been linked to a massive scam campaign that exploited an email routing misconfiguration in email security vendor Proofpoint’s defenses to send millions of messages spoofing various legitimate companies. “These emails echoed from official Proofpoint email relays with authenticated SPF and DKIM signatures, thus bypassing major security protections — all to…
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