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Ransomware Gangs Use LockBit’s Fame to Intimidate Victims in Latest Attacks

Ransomware Gangs Use LockBit’s Fame to Intimidate Victims in Latest Attacks

Threat actors have been observed abusing Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) Transfer Acceleration feature as part of ransomware attacks designed to exfiltrate victim data and upload them to S3 buckets under their control. “Attempts were… 

Gophish Framework Used in Phishing Campaigns to Deploy Remote Access Trojans

Gophish Framework Used in Phishing Campaigns to Deploy Remote Access Trojans

Russian-speaking users have become the target of a new phishing campaign that leverages an open-source phishing toolkit called Gophish to deliver DarkCrystal RAT (aka DCRat) and a previously undocumented remote access trojan dubbed PowerRAT. “The… 

Security Flaw in Styra’s OPA Exposes NTLM Hashes to Remote Attackers

Security Flaw in Styra’s OPA Exposes NTLM Hashes to Remote Attackers

Oct 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security Details have emerged about a now-patched security flaw in Styra’s Open Policy Agent (OPA) that, if successfully exploited, could have led to leakage of New Technology LAN Manager… 

Cybercriminals Exploiting Docker API Servers for SRBMiner Crypto Mining Attacks

Cybercriminals Exploiting Docker API Servers for SRBMiner Crypto Mining Attacks

Oct 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananDocker Security / Cloud Security Bad actors have been observed targeting Docker remote API servers to deploy the SRBMiner crypto miner on compromised instances, according to new findings from Trend Micro. “In… 

A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Service Accounts in Active Directory

A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Service Accounts in Active Directory

Oct 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananIdentity Management / Security Automation Service accounts are vital in any enterprise, running automated processes like managing applications or scripts. However, without proper monitoring, they can pose a significant security risk due… 

Bumblebee and Latrodectus Malware Return with Sophisticated Phishing Strategies

Bumblebee and Latrodectus Malware Return with Sophisticated Phishing Strategies

Oct 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence Two malware families that suffered setbacks in the aftermath of a coordinated law enforcement operation called Endgame have resurfaced as part of new phishing campaigns. Bumblebee and Latrodectus,… 

Malicious npm Packages Target Developers’ Ethereum Wallets with SSH Backdoor

Malicious npm Packages Target Developers’ Ethereum Wallets with SSH Backdoor

Oct 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Supply Chain Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a number of suspicious packages published to the npm registry that are designed to harvest Ethereum private keys and gain remote access to the… 

VMware Releases vCenter Server Update to Fix Critical RCE Vulnerability

VMware Releases vCenter Server Update to Fix Critical RCE Vulnerability

Oct 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Enterprise Security VMware has released software updates to address an already patched security flaw in vCenter Server that could pave the way for remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as… 

CISA Adds ScienceLogic SL1 Vulnerability to Exploited Catalog After Active Zero-Day Attack

CISA Adds ScienceLogic SL1 Vulnerability to Exploited Catalog After Active Zero-Day Attack

Oct 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cyber Threat The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a critical security flaw impacting ScienceLogic SL1 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of…