BianLian Threat Actors Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity Flaws in Ransomware Attacks

[ad_1] Mar 11, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Vulnerability The threat actors behind the BianLian ransomware have been observed exploiting security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity software to conduct their extortion-only attacks. According to a new report from GuidePoint Security, which responded to a recent intrusion, the incident “began with the exploitation of a TeamCity server which resulted in…

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Nation-State Actors Weaponize Ivanti VPN Zero-Days, Deploying 5 Malware Families

[ad_1] Jan 12, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Threat Intelligence As many as five different malware families were deployed by suspected nation-state actors as part of post-exploitation activities leveraging two zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) VPN appliances since early December 2023. “These families allow the threat actors to circumvent authentication and provide backdoor access to these…

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Threat Actors Increasingly Abusing GitHub for Malicious Purposes

[ad_1] Jan 11, 2024NewsroomCybersecurity / Software Security The ubiquity of GitHub in information technology (IT) environments has made it a lucrative choice for threat actors to host and deliver malicious payloads and act as dead drop resolvers, command-and-control, and data exfiltration points. “Using GitHub services for malicious infrastructure allows adversaries to blend in with legitimate…

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