In a groundbreaking international collaboration, law enforcement agencies from seven countries, working in tandem with Europol and Eurojust, have successfully apprehended the core members of a ransomware group operating out of Ukraine. This criminal network, responsible for debilitating cyberattacks on…
As we approach the end of 2023, it’s evident that this year has set new records in ransomware attacks. The first half of the year alone witnessed a staggering 49% increase in publicly disclosed attacks compared to the same period…
A recent development has sent shockwaves through the SEO community as the popular SEOStack Keyword Tool has been removed from the Chrome Web Store due to the discovery of malware. This revelation serves as a stark reminder of the importance…
The Kinsing threat actors recently started exploiting a critical security flaw in vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ servers (CVE-2023-46604). This strategic move allows them to infect Linux systems, deploying cryptocurrency miners and rootkits for illicit gains. The Adaptable Kinsing Threat Group Trend…
In a recent report, cybersecurity experts at Unciphered have exposed a new exploit called Randstorm, which poses a threat to Bitcoin wallets created between 2011 and 2015. This exploit allows for the potential recovery of passwords, leading to unauthorized access…
Researchers from Cisco Talos recently shed light on the latest ransomware activities orchestrated by the 8Base ransomware group. Leveraging a new variant of the notorious Phobos ransomware, these threat actors have been intensifying their financially motivated attacks, prompting cybersecurity experts…
In a recent revelation by the Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), a critical zero-day flaw in the Zimbra Collaboration email software has become the focal point of real-world cyber attacks. Exploited by four distinct threat actors, these attacks aimed at…
VMware has issued a warning about a critical and unpatched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34060, in its Cloud Director platform. The flaw, with a severity score of 9.8 (CVSS), poses a significant risk by allowing a malicious actor to circumvent authentication…
The cybersecurity community is on high alert as the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) jointly issue an advisory on the growing threat posed…
Microsoft has released its November 2023 Patch Tuesday, addressing a total of 63 security vulnerabilities in its software. This comprehensive update includes fixes for three actively exploited vulnerabilities, emphasizing the company’s commitment to thwarting cyber threats. November 2023 Patch Tuesday:…
Intel has just addressed a high-severity CPU vulnerability codenamed Reptar (CVE-2023-23583), earning a CVSS score of 8.8. This flaw, capable of allowing escalation of privilege, information disclosure, and denial of service through local access, has prompted a rapid response from…
A new ransomware player, called Hunters International, has recently been discovered. What makes this group distinct is its origin story – it has inherited the source code and infrastructure from the dismantled Hive ransomware operation, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) entity that…
The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest commercial bank by revenue, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The attack disrupted the U.S. Treasury market, leading to equities clearing issues and prompting emergency responses from financial…
Threat actors have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in SysAid, a leading IT Service Management (ITSM) solution, to compromise corporate servers for data theft and deploy the notorious Clop ransomware. This breach, identified as CVE-2023-47246, highlights the increasing sophistication of cyber…
In a series of relentless distributed denial-of-service attacks over the last 24 hours, OpenAI has grappled with intermittent outages affecting its API and ChatGPT services. While the company is actively working to mitigate the disruptions, the root cause remains undisclosed.…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently identified and cataloged a high-severity flaw in the Service Location Protocol (SLP), underscoring the urgency for organizations to take immediate action. Tracked as CVE-2023-29552 with a CVSS score of 7.5, this…
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new macOS malware strain, ObjCShellz, attributing it to the North Korea-linked nation-state group known as BlueNoroff. This threat actor has been connected to five ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) programs over the past four years, showcasing a broad…
In a groundbreaking revelation, cybersecurity researchers have identified a major threat actor known as farnetwork, a key player linked to five distinct ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) programs over the past four years. Insights from a Unique “Job Interview” Process Singapore-based Group-IB, in…
Multiple ransomware collectives are actively capitalizing on recently unveiled vulnerabilities in Atlassian Confluence and Apache ActiveMQ, according to cybersecurity firm Rapid7. CVE-2023-22518, CVE-2023-22515 The observed exploitation of CVE-2023-22518 and CVE-2023-22515 in various customer environments has resulted in the deployment of…
Veeam has swiftly responded to security concerns by releasing updates that target four vulnerabilities in its ONE IT monitoring and analytics platform, two of which hold critical severity ratings. Veeam Vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-38547, CVE-2023-38548, CVE-2023-38549, CVE-2023-41723 The identified vulnerabilities are: CVE-2023-38547…
