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North Korean Threat Actors Deploy COVERTCATCH Malware via LinkedIn Job Scams

North Korean Threat Actors Deploy COVERTCATCH Malware via LinkedIn Job Scams

Sep 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Security / Malware Threat actors affiliated with North Korea have been observed leveraging LinkedIn as a way to target developers as part of a fake job recruiting operation. These attacks employ… 

SonicWall Urges Users to Patch Critical Firewall Flaw Amid Possible Exploitation

SonicWall Urges Users to Patch Critical Firewall Flaw Amid Possible Exploitation

Sep 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Threat Detection SonicWall has revealed that a recently patched critical security flaw impacting SonicOS may have come under active exploitation, making it essential that users apply the patches as… 

GeoServer Vulnerability Targeted by Hackers to Deliver Backdoors and Botnet Malware

GeoServer Vulnerability Targeted by Hackers to Deliver Backdoors and Botnet Malware

Sep 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / APT Attack A recently disclosed security flaw in OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools has been exploited as part of multiple campaigns to deliver cryptocurrency miners, botnet malware such as Condi and JenX,… 

GitHub Actions Vulnerable to Typosquatting, Exposing Developers to Hidden Malicious Code

GitHub Actions Vulnerable to Typosquatting, Exposing Developers to Hidden Malicious Code

Sep 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Hacking Threat actors have long leveraged typosquatting as a means to trick unsuspecting users into visiting malicious websites or downloading booby-trapped software and packages. These attacks typically involve registering… 

Critical Security Flaw Found in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin for WordPress

Critical Security Flaw Found in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin for WordPress

Sep 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananWordPress / Webinar Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered yet another critical security flaw in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could allow unauthenticated users to take control of arbitrary accounts. The… 

Apache OFBiz Update Fixes High-Severity Flaw Leading to Remote Code Execution

Apache OFBiz Update Fixes High-Severity Flaw Leading to Remote Code Execution

Sep 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Vulnerability A new security flaw has been addressed in the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that, if successfully exploited, could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution on… 

Pavel Durov Criticizes Outdated Laws After Arrest Over Telegram Criminal Activity

Pavel Durov Criticizes Outdated Laws After Arrest Over Telegram Criminal Activity

Sep 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has broken his silence nearly two weeks after his arrest in France, stating the charges are misguided. “If a country is unhappy with an…