Threat and Vulnerability Roundup for the week of August 27th to September 2nd

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We are glad to present the most recent news on cybersecurity in this week’s Threat and Vulnerability Roundup from Cyber Writes.  The latest attack techniques, significant weaknesses, and exploits have all been highlighted. We also provide the most latest software …

SapphireStealer: A .NET Malware Capable of Stealing Sensitive Data from Computers

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SapphireStealer is an open-source information stealer that may be utilized for obtaining sensitive information, such as corporate credentials, which are frequently sold to other threat actors who utilize the access for further attacks, such as espionage or ransomware/extortion schemes. On December …

North Korea’s Hacker Group Deploys Malicious Version of Python Package in PyPI Repository

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ReversingLabs spotted “VMConnect” in early August, a malicious supply chain campaign with two dozen rogue Python packages on PyPI. It’s been observed that these packages mimicked the following known open-source Python tools:- vConnector eth-tester Databases Cybersecurity researchers at ReversingLabs recently …

Why is .US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?

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Domain names ending in “.US” — the top-level domain for the United States — are among the most prevalent in phishing scams, new research shows. This is noteworthy because .US is overseen by the U.S. government, which is frequently the …

Junos OS Flaw Allows a Network-based Attacker to Launch DoS Attack

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Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved have been found to be vulnerable to a DoS (Denial of Service) condition, which an unauthenticated, network-based attacker can exploit. Juniper Networks has addressed this vulnerability on their security advisory along with certain workarounds. …

AI Coding Platform Sourcegraph Breached Via Leaked Admin Access Token

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On August 30, 2023, a malicious actor gained unauthorized access to specific Sourcegraph(.)com data through a leaked admin access token. Sourcegraph is a code AI platform that makes it easy to read, write, and fix code–even in big, complex code …

Hackers Abuse Windows Container Isolation Framework to Bypass Security Defences

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Recently, cybersecurity researchers at Deep Instinct have asserted that hackers can exploit the Windows container isolation framework to bypass the security defenses and mechanisms of organizations. Containers revolutionize the way applications are packaged and isolated, empowering them with their complete …

Cisco Unified Communications Products Flaw Let Attackers Escalate Privileges

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A recent discovery has highlighted a privilege escalation vulnerability within Cisco Unified Communications Products. This vulnerability was found during internal security testing. Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (CUCM SME) have been found …

No Coding, No Compromise: A Breach Prevention SaaS Security Guide – 2023

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With the growing trend of businesses transitioning their operations to cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms, ensuring the security of these systems has become of utmost importance. Cybercriminals become attracted to SaaS platforms because of their convenience for deploying …

Splunk IT Service Intelligence Injection Flaw Let Attacker Inject ANSI Codes in Log Files

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Splunk has been reported with a Unauthenticated Log injection vulnerability in the Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) product. This vulnerability exists in Splunk ITSI versions prior to 4.13.3 or 4.15.3.  Splunk ITSI  is an Artificial Intelligence Operations (AIOps) powered monitoring …