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Iranian hackers act as brokers selling critical infrastructure access
Iranian hackers are breaching critical infrastructure organizations to collect credentials and network data that can be sold on cybercriminal forums to enable cyberattacks from other threat actors. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iranian-hackers-act-as-brokers-selling-critical-infrastructure-access/
USDoD hacker behind National Public Data breach arrested in Brazil
A notorious hacker named USDoD, who is linked to the National Public Data and InfraGard breaches, has been arrested by Brazil's Polícia Federal in "Operation Data Breach". [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/usdod-hacker-behind-national-public-data-breach-arrested-in-brazil/
US disrupts Anonymous Sudan DDoS operation, indicts 2 Sudanese brothers
The United States Department of Justice unsealed an indictment today against two Sudanese brothers suspected of being the operators of Anonymous Sudan, a notorious and dangerous hacktivist group known for conducting over 35,000 DDoS attacks in a year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-disrupts-anonymous-sudan-ddos-operation-indicts-2-sudanese-brothers/
Understand these seven password attacks and how to stop them
Hackers are always looking for new ways to crack passwords and gain access to your organization's data and systems. In this post, Specops Software discusses the seven most common password attacks and provide tips on how to defend against them. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/understand-these-seven-password-attacks-and-how-to-stop-them/
Amazon says 175 million customer now use passkeys to log in
Amazon has seen massive adoption of passkeys since the company quietly rolled them out a year ago, announcing today that over 175 million customers use the security feature. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-says-175-million-customer-now-use-passkeys-to-log-in/
EDRSilencer red team tool used in attacks to bypass security
A tool for red-team operations called EDRSilencer has been observed in malicious incidents attempting to identify security tools and mute their alerts to management consoles. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/edrsilencer-red-team-tool-used-in-attacks-to-bypass-security/
Over 200 malicious apps on Google Play downloaded millions of times
Google Play, the official store for Android, distributed over a period of one year more than 200 malicious applications, which cumulatively counted nearly eight million downloads. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-200-malicious-apps-on-google-play-downloaded-millions-of-times/
New FASTCash malware Linux variant helps steal money from ATMs
North Korean hackers are using a new Linux variant of the FASTCash malware to infect the payment switch systems of financial institutions and perform unauthorized cash withdrawals. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fastcash-malware-linux-variant-helps-steal-money-from-atms/
TrickMo malware steals Android PINs using fake lock screen
Forty new variants of the TrickMo Android banking trojan have been identified in the wild, linked to 16 droppers and 22 distinct command and control (C2) infrastructures, with new features designed to steal Android PINs. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickmo-malware-steals-android-pins-using-fake-lock-screen/
Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon
Google's Chrome Web Store is now warning that the uBlock Origin ad blocker and other extensions may soon be blocked as part of the company's deprecation of the Manifest V2 extension specification. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-warns-ublock-origin-and-other-extensions-may-be-disabled-soon/
Microsoft deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols in Windows Server
Microsoft has officially deprecated the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) in future versions of Windows Server, recommending admins switch to different protocols that offer increased security. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-deprecates-pptp-and-l2tp-vpn-protocols-in-windows-server/
CISA: Hackers abuse F5 BIG-IP cookies to map internal servers
CISA is warning that threat actors have been observed abusing unencrypted persistent F5 BIG-IP cookies to identify and target other internal devices on the targeted network. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-hackers-abuse-f5-big-ip-cookies-to-map-internal-servers/
Ukraine arrests rogue VPN operator providing access to Runet
Ukraine's cyber police have arrested a 28-year-old man who operated a massive virtual private network (VPN) service, allowing people from within the country to access the Russian internet (Runet). [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/ukraine-arrests-rogue-vpn-operator-providing-access-to-runet/
Marriott settles with FTC, to pay $52 million over data breaches
Marriott International and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels will pay $52 million and create a comprehensive information security program as part of settlements for data breaches that impacted over 344 million customers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/marriott-settles-with-ftc-to-pay-52-million-over-data-breaches/
Fidelity Investments says data breach affects over 77,000 people
Fidelity Investments, a Boston-based multinational financial services company, disclosed that the personal information of over 77,000 customers was exposed after its systems were breached in August. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fidelity-investments-says-data-breach-affects-over-77-000-people/
Google: 70% of exploited flaws disclosed in 2023 were zero-days
Google Mandiant security analysts warn of a worrying new trend of threat actors demonstrating a better capability to discover and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in software. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-70-percent-of-exploited-flaws-disclosed-in-2023-were-zero-days/
SolarWinds Web Help Desk flaw is now exploited in attacks
CISA has added three flaws to its 'Known Exploited Vulnerabilities' (KEV) catalog, among which is a critical hardcoded credentials flaw in SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) that the vendor fixed in late August 2024. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/solarwinds-web-help-desk-flaw-is-now-exploited-in-attacks/
Critical Kubernetes Image Builder flaw gives SSH root access to VMs
A critical vulnerability in Kubernetes could allow unauthorized SSH access to a virtual machine running an image created with the Kubernetes Image Builder project. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-kubernetes-image-builder-flaw-gives-ssh-root-access-to-vms/
Malicious ads exploited Internet Explorer zero day to drop malware
The North Korean hacking group ScarCruft launched a large-scale attack in May that leveraged an Internet Explorer zero-day flaw to infect targets with the RokRAT malware and exfiltrate data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-ads-exploited-internet-explorer-zero-day-to-drop-malware/
Finland seizes servers of 'Sipultie' dark web drugs market
The Finnish Customs office took down the website and seized the servers for the darknet marketplace 'Sipulitie' where criminals sold illegal narcotics anonymously. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/finland-seizes-servers-of-sipultie-dark-web-drugs-market/
New FIDO proposal lets you securely move passkeys across platforms
The Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance has published a working draft of a new specification that aims to enable the secure transfer of passkeys between different providers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fido-proposal-lets-you-securely-move-passkeys-across-platforms/
Cisco investigates breach after stolen data for sale on hacking forum
Cisco has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is investigating recent claims that it suffered a breach after a threat actor began selling allegedly stolen data on a hacking forum. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-investigates-breach-after-stolen-data-for-sale-on-hacking-forum/
Jetpack fixes critical information disclosure flaw existing since 2016
WordPress plugin Jetpack released a critical security update earlier today, addressing a vulnerability that allowed a logged-in user to access forms submitted by other visitors to the site. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jetpack-fixes-critical-information-disclosure-flaw-existing-since-2016/
Pokemon dev Game Freak confirms breach after stolen data leaks online
Japanese video game developer Game Freak has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack in August after source code and game designs for unpublished games were leaked online. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pokemon-dev-game-freak-confirms-breach-after-stolen-data-leaks-online/
Iranian hackers now exploit Windows flaw to elevate privileges
The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group APT34, aka OilRig, has recently escalated its activities with new campaigns targeting government and critical infrastructure entities in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf region. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oilrig-hackers-now-exploit-windows-flaw-to-elevate-privileges/
OpenAI confirms threat actors use ChatGPT to write malware
OpenAI has disrupted over 20 malicious cyber operations abusing its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, for debugging and developing malware, spreading misinformation, evading detection, and conducting spear-phishing attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-confirms-threat-actors-use-chatgpt-to-write-malware/
Casio confirms customer data stolen in a ransomware attack
Casio now confirms it suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month, warning that the personal and confidential data of employees, job candidates, and some customers was also stolen. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/casio-confirms-customer-data-stolen-in-a-ransomware-attack/
Akira and Fog ransomware now exploit critical Veeam RCE flaw
Ransomware gangs now exploit a critical security vulnerability that lets attackers gain remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) servers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/akira-and-fog-ransomware-now-exploiting-critical-veeam-rce-flaw/
US, UK warn of Russian APT29 hackers targeting Zimbra, TeamCity servers
U.S. and U.K. cyber agencies warned today that APT29 hackers linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) target vulnerable Zimbra and JetBrains TeamCity servers "at a mass scale." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-uk-warn-of-russian-apt29-hackers-targeting-zimbra-teamcity-servers/
Underground ransomware claims attack on Casio, leaks stolen data
The Underground ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for an October 5 attack on Japanese tech giant Casio, which caused system disruptions and impacted some of the firm's services. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/underground-ransomware-claims-attack-on-casio-leaks-stolen-data/