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CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in SolarWinds Help Desk Software Vulnerability

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in SolarWinds Help Desk Software Vulnerability

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Protection The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)… 

TrickMo Banking Trojan Can Now Capture Android PINs and Unlock Patterns

TrickMo Banking Trojan Can Now Capture Android PINs and Unlock Patterns

Oct 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Financial Fraud New variants of an Android banking trojan called TrickMo have been found to harbor previously undocumented features to steal a device’s unlock pattern or PIN. “This new… 

New Malware Campaign Uses PureCrypter Loader to Deliver DarkVision RAT

New Malware Campaign Uses PureCrypter Loader to Deliver DarkVision RAT

Oct 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malware campaign that leverages a malware loader named PureCrypter to deliver a commodity remote access trojan (RAT) called DarkVision RAT. The activity, observed… 

New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists

New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists

Oct 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananFinancial Fraud / Linux North Korean threat actors have been observed using a Linux variant of a known malware family called FASTCash to steal funds as part of a financially-motivated campaign. The… 

Researchers Uncover Hijack Loader Malware Using Stolen Code-Signing Certificates

Researchers Uncover Hijack Loader Malware Using Stolen Code-Signing Certificates

Oct 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malware campaign that delivers Hijack Loader artifacts that are signed with legitimate code-signing certificates. French cybersecurity company HarfangLab, which detected the activity… 

WordPress Plugin Jetpack Patches Major Vulnerability Affecting 27 Million Sites

WordPress Plugin Jetpack Patches Major Vulnerability Affecting 27 Million Sites

The maintainers of the Jetpack WordPress plugin have released a security update to remediate a critical vulnerability that could allow logged-in users to access forms submitted by others on a site. Jetpack, owned by WordPress… 

Nation-State Attackers Exploiting Ivanti CSA Flaws for Network Infiltration

Nation-State Attackers Exploiting Ivanti CSA Flaws for Network Infiltration

Oct 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability A suspected nation-state adversary has been observed weaponizing three security flaws in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) a zero-day to perform a series of malicious actions. That’s according… 

5 Steps to Boost Detection and Response in a Multi-Layered Cloud

5 Steps to Boost Detection and Response in a Multi-Layered Cloud

Oct 14, 2024The Hacker NewsCloud Security / Vulnerability The link between detection and response (DR) practices and cloud security has historically been weak. As global organizations increasingly adopt cloud environments, security strategies have largely focused…