Phishing mail claims a 3D Secure upgrade is required
Today we took a look at a phishing mail pinning its hopes on a QR code linking to a bogus...
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FAQ: Mitigating Microsoft Office’s ‘Follina’ zero-day
On Monday May 30, 2022, Microsoft issued CVE-2022-30190, a new vulnerability ‘Follina’ already being exploited in the wild (zero-day) via malicious...
Experts uncovered over 3.6M accessible MySQL servers worldwide
Researchers uncovered 3.6M accessible MySQL servers worldwide that represent a potential attack surface for their owners. Researchers from Shadow Server scanned the...
WhatsApp accounts hijacked by call forwarding
In a short post on LinkedIn Rahul Sasi, founder and CEO of CloudSEK, explains how WhatsApp account takeovers are possible....
China-linked TA413 group actively exploits Microsoft Follina zero-day flaw
A China-linked APT group is actively exploiting the recently disclosed Follina zero-day flaw in Microsoft Office in attacks in the wild. China-linked...
Hive ransomware gang hit Costa Rica public health service
Costa Rican Social Security Fund, Costa Rica ‘s public health service, was hit by a Hive ransomware attack. Costa Rican...
Managing Cyber Risk: The People Element
Explore the latest findings from Trend Micro’s Cyber Risk Index (2H’2021) and how to better manage people to minimize cyber...
Patch Your WSO2: CVE-2022-29464 Exploited to Install Linux-Compatible Cobalt Strike Beacons, Other Malware
Users of WSO2 products are advised to update their respective products and platforms or to apply the temporary mitigation steps...
Threat profile: RansomHouse makes extortion work without ransomware
Cybersecurity is an industry known for many hats: white hats, black hats, and grey hats. White hats refer to “the...
Runescape phish claims your email has been changed
A Runescape-themed missive landed in our email inbox today, claiming action is required to secure our account. The malicious email...
FBI warns of education sector credentials on dark web forums
The FBI is warning academics to be on their guard, as an embattled education sector continues to experience attacks and...
SideWinder carried out over 1,000 attacks since April 2020
SideWinder, an aggressive APT group, is believed to have carried out over 1,000 attacks since April 2020, Kaspersky reported. Researchers...
Is quantum teleportation the future of secure communications?
“Beam me up Scotty” will always remain my first association with teleportation. And as it stands now, we are still...
Microsoft shared workarounds for the Microsoft Office zero-day dubbed Follina
Microsoft released workarounds for a recently discovered zero-day vulnerability, dubbed Follina, in the Microsoft Office productivity suite. Microsoft has released workarounds for...
Experts warn of ransomware attacks against government organizations of small states
Cyber Research Labs reported a rise in ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2022, small states are more exposed...
US-CERT Bulletin (SB22-150):Vulnerability Summary for the Week of May 23, 2022
The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards...
Three Nigerian men arrested in INTERPOL Operation Killer Bee
Interpol arrested three Nigerian men in Lagos, who are suspected of using the Agent Tesla RAT to reroute financial transactions...
Microsoft Office zero-day “Follina”—it’s not a bug, it’s a feature! (It’s a bug)
Several researchers have come across a novel attack that circumvents Microsoft’s Protected View and anti-malware detection. The attack vector uses...
Double-whammy attack follows fake Covid alert with a bogus bank call
The BBC has revealed details of how a food bank in the UK was conned out of about $63,000 (£50,000)...
A new WhatsApp OTP scam could allow the hijacking of users’ accounts
Experts warn of a new ongoing WhatsApp OTP scam that could allow attackers to hijack users’ accounts through phone calls....
The Quad commits to strengthening cybersecurity in software, supply chains
The United States, Australia, and its Asian partners—India and Japan—have agreed to work on several cybersecurity initiatives on software, supply...
Intuit phish says “we have put a temporary hold on your account”
Intuit released a warning about a phishing email being sent to its customers. The phishing emails tell recipients that their...
Multiple Microsoft Office versions impacted by an actively exploited zero-day
A zero-day flaw in Microsoft Office that could be exploited by attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution on Windows systems....
GoodWill Ransomware victims have to perform socially driven activities to decryption their data
Researchers discovered a new ransomware family called GoodWill that asks victims to donate the ransom for social causes. CloudSEK’s Threat Intelligence Research...
