Researchers Uncover Hacker-for-Hire Group That’s Active Since 2015

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A new cyber mercenary hacker-for-hire group dubbed “Void Balaur” has been linked to a string of cyberespionage and data theft activities targeting thousands of entities as well as human rights activists, politicians, and government officials around the world at least …

Hackers Exploit macOS Zero-Day to Hack Hong Kong Users with new Implant

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Google researchers on Thursday disclosed that it found a watering hole attack in late August exploiting a now-parched zero-day in macOS operating system and targeting Hong Kong websites related to a media outlet and a prominent pro-democracy labor and political …

Abcbot — A New Evolving Wormable Botnet Malware Targeting Linux

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Researchers from Qihoo 360’s Netlab security team have released details of a new evolving botnet called “Abcbot” that has been observed in the wild with worm-like propagation features to infect Linux systems and launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets. …

Navigating The Threat Landscape 2021 – From Ransomware to Botnets

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Though we are recovering from the worst pandemic, cyber threats have shown no sign of downshifting, and cybercriminals are still not short of malicious and advanced ways to achieve their goals.  The Global Threat Landscape Report indicates a drastic rise in sophisticated …

Iran’s Lyceum Hackers Target Telecoms, ISPs in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Africa

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A state-sponsored threat actor allegedly affiliated with Iran has been linked to a series of targeted attacks aimed at internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunication operators in Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia, as well as a ministry of foreign …

Palo Alto Warns of Zero-Day Bug in Firewalls Using GlobalProtect Portal VPN

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A new zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN that could be abused by an unauthenticated network-based attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected devices with root user privileges. Tracked as CVE-2021-3064 (CVSS score: 9.8), the …

13 New Flaws in Siemens Nucleus TCP/IP Stack Impact Safety-Critical Equipment

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As many as 13 security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Nucleus TCP/IP stack, a software library now maintained by Siemens and used in three billion operational technology and IoT devices that could allow for remote code execution, denial-of-service (DoS), …

Researchers Discover PhoneSpy Malware Spying on South Korean Citizens

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An ongoing mobile spyware campaign has been uncovered snooping on South Korean residents using a family of 23 malicious Android apps to siphon sensitive information and gain remote control of the devices. “With more than a thousand South Korean victims, …

14 New Security Flaws Found in BusyBox Linux Utility for Embedded Devices

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Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed 14 critical vulnerabilities in the BusyBox Linux utility that could be exploited to result in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition and, in select cases, even lead to information leaks and remote code execution. The security weaknesses, …

Microsoft Issues Patches for Actively Exploited Excel, Exchange Server 0-Day Bugs

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Microsoft has released security updates as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday release cycle to address 55 vulnerabilities across Windows, Azure, Visual Studio, Windows Hyper-V, and Office, including fixes for two actively exploited zero-day flaws in Excel and Exchange Server that could …