Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Security Flaws in UK Political Party Donation Platforms Exposed

DataDome researchers found that major UK political parties lack critical security features to protect against bot and credential stuffing attacks on their donation platforms.

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Meta Exposes Iranian Hacker Group Targeting Global Political Figures on WhatsApp

Meta Platforms on Friday became the latest company after Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI to expose the activities of an Iranian state-sponsored threat actor, who it said used a set of WhatsApp accounts that attempted to target individuals in Israel, Palestine, Iran, the U.K., and the U.S. The activity cluster, which originated from Iran, "appeared to have focused on political and diplomatic

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Hackers Now Use AppDomain Injection to Drop Cobalt Strike Beacons

Hackers are now using AppDomain Injection to drop Cobalt Strike beacons in a series of attacks that began in July 2024. This technique, known as AppDomain Manager Injection, can weaponize any Microsoft .NET application on Windows.

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Exploit for CVE-2024-38054 Released: Elevation of Privilege Flaw in Windows Kernel Streaming WOW Thunk

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level through a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 7.8, CVE-2024-38054 is a critical flaw patched by Microsoft in July.

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NGate Android Malware Relays NFC Traffic to Steal Credit Card Data

This malware allows attackers to emulate victims' cards, enabling them to make unauthorized payments or withdraw cash from ATMs. The campaign has been active since November 2023.

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New macOS Malware "Cthulhu Stealer" Targets Apple Users' Data

Disguised as a legitimate software, Cthulhu Stealer is designed to steal credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive information. It prompts users to enter their system password and MetaMask password, exfiltrating them to a C2 server.

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Critical Vulnerabilities Uncovered in Progress WhatsUp Gold

These vulnerabilities pose risks to organizations using outdated versions, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data and privilege escalation through SQL Injection techniques.

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Qilin Ransomware Caught Stealing Credentials Stored in Google Chrome

A recent Qilin ransomware attack targeted several endpoints, stealing VPN credentials and Chrome browser data. This attack, detected in July 2024, involved network access through compromised VPN credentials without multi-factor authentication.

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SonicWall Issues Urgent Patch for Critical Firewall Vulnerability

SonicWall has released an urgent patch to address a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-40766) in SonicOS, which could allow unauthorized access to their firewalls. The vulnerability could lead to system compromise and network disruption.

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Top 5 ransomware groups and malware delivering ransomware in 2024

Research reveals the 5 most prominent ransomware groups and malware delivering ransomware. 

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PG_MEM Malware Targets PostgreSQL Databases for Crypto Mining

Cryptojacking attackers are targeting poorly secured PostgreSQL databases on Linux systems. According to Aqua Security researchers, the attack begins with brute-force attempts to gain access to the database credentials.

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New PEAKLIGHT Dropper Deployed in Attacks Targeting Windows with Malicious Movie Downloads

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen dropper that serves as a conduit to launch next-stage malware with the ultimate goal of infecting Windows systems with information stealers and loaders. "This memory-only dropper decrypts and executes a PowerShell-based downloader," Google-owned Mandiant said. "This PowerShell-based downloader is being tracked as PEAKLIGHT." Some of

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Kanister Vulnerability Opens Door to Cluster-Level Privilege Escalation

Exploiting this flaw, attackers can manipulate daemonsets, create service account tokens, and impersonate high-privilege accounts like cluster-admin. This could lead to a complete cluster takeover.

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MoonPeak Malware From North Korean Actors Unveils New Details on Attacker Infrastructure

MoonPeak is an evolved form of the Xeno RAT malware previously used by North Korean actors and is capable of loading plugins, launching processes, and communicating with a command-and-control (C2) server.

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Local Networks Go Global When Domain Names Collide

The proliferation of new top-level domains (TLDs) has exacerbated a well-known security weakness: Many organizations set up their internal Microsoft authentication systems years ago using domain names in TLDs that didn't exist at the time. Meaning, they are continuously sending their Windows usernames and passwords to domain names they do not control and which are freely available for anyone to register. Here's a look at one security researcher's efforts to map and shrink the size of this insidious problem.

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90% of Americans are concerned about the rise in fraud

A survey shows that a majority of Americans are worried about an increase in fraud. 

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New Phishing Campaign Targets US Government Organizations

The attackers have become more sophisticated in their approach, specifically targeting email addresses from 338 US government entities. The phishing links redirect victims to a fake Microsoft Teams login page.

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Leveraging Ancient Tactics for Modern Malware

The HYAS Threat Intelligence team has detected threat actors using Steam for malicious activities, like hosting C2 domain addresses and exploiting user accounts. One actor used a Substitution Cipher to hide C2 domains.

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Microsoft Patches Critical Copilot Studio Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Data

The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-38206, allows an authenticated attacker to bypass SSRF protection and leak information over a network. A researcher at Tenable discovered the vulnerability, which exploits Copilot's ability to make external web requests.