MikuBot – Steals Sensitive Data and Launches Hidden VNC Sessions

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A new malware bot was discovered by the experts at Cyble Research Labs in a cyber-crime forum featuring the name “MikuBot.” Mikubot is mainly designed to steal sensitive data or to launch hidden VNC sessions with the purpose of stealing …

VNC Attacks in It’s Peak – Over 8,000 Servers Exposed Online Without a Password

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Over 8,000 VNC endpoints have been discovered by researchers at Cyble security firm to be exposed to the internet. Threat actors can easily gain access to internal networks by accessing and using these exposed VNC endpoints without any authentication. VNC …

SOVA Android Banking Malware Adds Ransomware Feature to Encrypt Files

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The Android banking Trojan SOVA (“Owl” in Russian) was under active development since September 2021. Reports say multiple versions of SOVA were found in March 2022 and some of these features were already implemented, which include 2FA interception, cookie stealing, …

Chinese Hackers Backdoor Chat App to Steal Data From Windows, Linux & macOS

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The cybersecurity researchers at SEKOIA have recently identified a trojanized version of MiMi, which is primarily aimed at the Chinese market but is also cross-platform and can be used on many platforms. The trojanized version of MiMi has delivered a …

Zimbra Auth Security Flaw Used to Exploit Over 1,000 Govt. & Financial Orgs Servers

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There is an authentication bypass security vulnerability in Zimbra which is actively exploited by cybercriminals in order to compromise ZCS email servers around the world. A wide range of businesses, including government and financial organizations, use Zimbra as an email …

Xiaomi Phones with MediaTek Chips Found Vulnerable to Forged Payments

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CheckPoint researched the payment system built into Xiaomi smartphones powered by MediaTek chips. From the analysis, they identified vulnerabilities that can allow the forging of payment packages or disabling the payment system directly from an unprivileged Android application. Xiaomi’s TEE …

Palo Alto Networks Devices Running the PAN-OS Could Allow Attacker to Launch DoS Attack

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A high severity issue tracked as (CVE-2022-0028), CVSS score of 8.6, in Palo Alto Networks devices running the PAN-OS could allow an attacker to launch Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. The issue stems from a Palo Alto Networks PA-Series (hardware), VM-Series (virtual), …

Penetration Testing 101: What Is It, Importance, Benefits, on Pentesting Quote

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When it comes to penetration testing, there are many businesses that are still unsure of what it is and what benefits it can bring. In this article, we will be discussing penetration testing in detail and clear up any misconceptions …

Sounding the Alarm on Emergency Alert System Flaws

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August 12, 2022 0 Comments The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is urging states and localities to beef up security around proprietary devices that connect to the Emergency Alert System — a national public warning system used to deliver important …

Cisco High Severity Flaw Let Attackers Retrieve RSA Private Key Remotely

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Cisco released software updates that address the vulnerability affecting its Adaptive Security Appliance Software (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense Software (FTD). The high severity flaw is tracked as (CVE-2022-20866) found in the handling of RSA keys on devices running Cisco …