Hackers Exploit Misconfigured YARN, Docker, Confluence, Redis Servers for Crypto Mining

[ad_1] Mar 06, 2024NewsroomServer Security / Cryptocurrency Threat actors are targeting misconfigured and vulnerable servers running Apache Hadoop YARN, Docker, Atlassian Confluence, and Redis services as part of an emerging malware campaign designed to deliver a cryptocurrency miner and spawn a reverse shell for persistent remote access. “The attackers leverage these tools to issue exploit…

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Hackers Exploit ConnectWise ScreenConnect Flaws to Deploy TODDLERSHARK Malware

[ad_1] Mar 05, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat North Korean threat actors have exploited the recently disclosed security flaws in ConnectWise ScreenConnect to deploy a new malware called TODDLERSHARK. According to a report shared by Kroll with The Hacker News, TODDLERSHARK overlaps with known Kimsuky malware such as BabyShark and ReconShark. “The threat actor gained access…

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Lazarus Hackers Exploited Windows Kernel Flaw as Zero-Day in Recent Attacks

[ad_1] Feb 29, 2024NewsroomRootkit / Threat Intelligence The notorious Lazarus Group actors exploited a recently patched privilege escalation flaw in the Windows Kernel as a zero-day to obtain kernel-level access and disable security software on compromised hosts. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-21338 (CVSS score: 7.8), which can permit an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges….

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Chinese Hackers Exploiting Ivanti VPN Flaws to Deploy New Malware

[ad_1] At least two different suspected China-linked cyber espionage clusters, tracked as UNC5325 and UNC3886, have been attributed to the exploitation of security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN appliances. UNC5325 abused CVE-2024-21893 to deliver a wide range of new malware called LITTLELAMB.WOOLTEA, PITSTOP, PITDOG, PITJET, and PITHOOK, as well as maintain persistent access to…

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Iran-Linked UNC1549 Hackers Target Middle East Aerospace & Defense Sectors

[ad_1] Feb 28, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware An Iran-nexus threat actor known as UNC1549 has been attributed with medium confidence to a new set of attacks targeting aerospace, aviation, and defense industries in the Middle East, including Israel and the U.A.E. Other targets of the cyber espionage activity likely include Turkey, India, and Albania, Google-owned…

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North Korean Hackers Targeting Developers with Malicious npm Packages

[ad_1] Feb 26, 2024The Hacker NewsSoftware Security / Cryptocurrency A set of fake npm packages discovered on the Node.js repository has been found to share ties with North Korean state-sponsored actors, new findings from Phylum show. The packages are named execution-time-async, data-time-utils, login-time-utils, mongodb-connection-utils, and mongodb-execution-utils. One of the packages in question, execution-time-async, masquerades as…

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New Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities Expose Android and Linux Devices to Hackers

[ad_1] Feb 21, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have identified two authentication bypass flaws in open-source Wi-Fi software found in Android, Linux, and ChromeOS devices that could trick users into joining a malicious clone of a legitimate network or allow an attacker to join a trusted network without a password. The vulnerabilities, tracked as…

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Russian Hackers Target Ukraine with Disinformation and Credential-Harvesting Attacks

[ad_1] Feb 21, 2024NewsroomPhishing Attack / Information Warfare Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new influence operation targeting Ukraine that leverages spam emails to propagate war-related disinformation. The activity has been linked to Russia-aligned threat actors by Slovak cybersecurity company ESET, which also identified a spear-phishing campaign aimed at a Ukrainian defense company in October 2023…

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New Report Reveals North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms Worldwide

[ad_1] Feb 20, 2024NewsroomHacking / Cyber Espionage North Korean state-sponsored threat actors have been attributed to a cyber espionage campaign targeting the defense sector across the world. In a joint advisory published by Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS), the agencies said the goal…

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