Hackers Exploiting Spring4Shell Vulnerability to Deploy Mirai Botnet Malware

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The recently disclosed critical Spring4Shell vulnerability is being actively exploited by threat actors to execute the Mirai botnet malware, particularly in the Singapore region since the start of April 2022. “The exploitation allows threat actors to download the Mirai sample …

New Octo Banking Trojan Spreading via Fake Apps on Google Play Store

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A number of rogue Android apps that have been cumulatively installed from the official Google Play Store more than 50,000 times are being used to target banks and other financial entities. The rental banking trojan, dubbed Octo, is said to be …

Microsoft Obtains Court Order to Take Down Domains Used to Target Ukraine

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Microsoft on Thursday disclosed that it obtained a court order to take control of seven domains used by APT28, a state-sponsored group operated by Russia’s military intelligence service, with the goal of neutralizing its attacks on Ukraine. “We have since …

Hamas-linked Hackers Targeting High-Ranking Israelis Using ‘Catfish’ Lures

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A threat actor with affiliations to the cyber warfare division of Hamas has been linked to an “elaborate campaign” targeting high-profile Israeli individuals employed in sensitive defense, law enforcement, and emergency services organizations. “The campaign operators use sophisticated social engineering …

First Malware Targeting AWS Lambda Serverless Platform Discovered

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A first-of-its-kind malware targeting Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Lambda serverless computing platform has been discovered in the wild. Dubbed “Denonia” after the name of the domain it communicates with, “the malware uses newer address resolution techniques for command and control …

SharkBot Banking Trojan Resurfaces On Google Play Store Hidden Behind 7 New Apps

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As many as seven malicious Android apps discovered on the Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions to deploy a banking trojan called SharkBot. “SharkBot steals credentials and banking information,” Check Point researchers Alex Shamshur and Raman Ladutska said in a report …

Into the Breach: Breaking Down 3 SaaS App Cyber Attacks in 2022

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During the last week of March, three major tech companies – Microsoft, Okta, and HubSpot – reported significant data breaches. DEV-0537, also known as LAPSUS$, performed the first two. This highly sophisticated group utilizes state-of-the-art attack vectors to great success. …

VMware Releases Critical Patches for New Vulnerabilities Affecting Multiple Products

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VMware has released security updates to patch eight vulnerabilities spanning its products, some of which could be exploited to launch remote code execution attacks. Tracked from CVE-2022-22954 to CVE-2022-22961 (CVSS scores: 5.3 – 9.8), the issues impact VMware Workspace ONE Access, VMware …

Germany Shuts Down Russian Hydra Darknet Market; Seizes $25 Million in Bitcoin

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Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), on Tuesday announced the official takedown of Hydra, the world’s largest illegal dark web marketplace that has cumulatively facilitated over $5 billion in Bitcoin transactions to date. “Bitcoins amounting to currently the …

Battling Cybersecurity Risk: How to Start Somewhere, Right Now

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Between a series of recent high-profile cybersecurity incidents and the heightened geopolitical tensions, there’s rarely been a more dangerous cybersecurity environment. It’s a danger that affects every organization – automated attack campaigns don’t discriminate between targets. The situation is driven …