What is the Essential Eight (And Why Non-Aussies Should Care)

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June 14, 2022The Hacker News In 2017, The Australian Cyber Security Center (ACSC) published a set of mitigation strategies that were designed to help organizations to protect themselves against cyber security incidents. These strategies, which became known as the Essential …

Researchers Disclose Rooting Backdoor in Mitel IP Phones for Businesses

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two medium-security flaws in Mitel 6800/6900 desk phones that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to gain root privileges on the devices. Tracked as CVE-2022-29854 and CVE-2022-29855 (CVSS score: 6.8), the access control …

Chinese Hackers Distribute Backdoored Web3 Wallets for iOS and Android Users

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A technically sophisticated threat actor known as SeaFlower has been targeting Android and iOS users as part of an extensive campaign that mimics official cryptocurrency wallet websites intending to distribute backdoored apps that drain victims’ funds. Said to be first …

Chinese ‘Gallium’ Hackers Using New PingPull Malware in Cyberespionage Attacks

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June 13, 2022Ravie Lakshmanan A Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) known as Gallium has been observed using a previously undocumented remote access trojan in its espionage attacks targeting companies operating in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Africa. Called PingPull, the “difficult-to-detect” …

HelloXD Ransomware Installing Backdoor on Targeted Windows and Linux Systems

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June 13, 2022Ravie Lakshmanan Windows and Linux systems are being targeted by a ransomware variant called HelloXD, with the infections also involving the deployment of a backdoor to facilitate persistent remote access to infected hosts. “Unlike other ransomware groups, this …

Quick and Simple: BPFDoor Explained

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June 13, 2022The Hacker News BPFDoor isn’t new to the cyberattack game — in fact, it’s gone undetected for years — but PwC researchers discovered the piece of malware in 2021. Subsequently, the cybersecurity community is learning more about the …

Iranian Hackers Spotted Using a new DNS Hijacking Malware in Recent Attacks

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The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor tracked under the moniker Lyceum has turned to using a new custom .NET-based backdoor in recent campaigns directed against the Middle East. “The new malware is a .NET based DNS Backdoor which is a customized …

New SolarMarker Malware Variant Using Updated Techniques to Stay Under the Radar

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed an advanced version of the SolarMarker malware that packs in new improvements with the goal of updating its defense evasion abilities and staying under the radar. “The recent version demonstrated an evolution from Windows Portable Executables …

Benchmarking Linux Security – Latest Research Findings

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How well do your Linux security practices stack up in today’s challenging operating environment? Are you following the correct processes to keep systems up-to-date and protected against the latest threats? Now you can find out thanks to research independently conducted …

Critical RCE Flaw Reported in WordPress Elementor Website Builder Plugin

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Elementor, a WordPress website builder plugin with over five million active installations, has been found to be vulnerable to an authenticated remote code execution flaw that could be abused to take over affected websites. Plugin Vulnerabilities, which disclosed the flaw last week, …