A week in security (April 18 – 24)
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BlackCat Ransomware gang breached over 60 orgs worldwide
At least 60 entities worldwide have been breached by BlackCat ransomware, warns a flash report published by the U.S. FBI....
Experts warn of a surge in zero-day flaws observed and exploited in 2021
The number of zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in cyberattacks in the wild exploded in the last years, security firm report. Google...
Atlassian addresses a critical Jira authentication bypass flaw
Atlassian fixed a critical flaw in its Jira software, tracked as CVE-2022-0540, that could be exploited to bypass authentication. Atlassian...
Since declaring cyber war on Russia Anonymous leaked 5.8 TB of Russian data
OpRussia continues unabated, since declaring ‘cyber war’ on Russia Anonymous has now published approximately 5.8 TB of Russian data. The...
Apr 17 – Apr 23 Ukraine – Russia the silent cyber conflict
This post provides a timeline of the events related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the cyber security perspective....
Security Affairs newsletter Round 362 by Pierluigi Paganini
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free...
T-Mobile confirms Lapsus$ had access its systems
Telecommunication giant T-Mobile confirmed the LAPSUS$ extortion group gained access to its networks in March. Telecom company T-Mobile on Friday revealed that...
Are you using Java 15/16/17 or 18 in production? Patch them now!
A researcher has released proof-of-concept (PoC) code for a digital signature bypass vulnerability in Java. Security researcher Khaled Nassar released...
Phishing attacks using the topic “Azovstal” targets entities in Ukraine
Ukraine CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks on state organizations of Ukraine using the topic “Azovstal” and Cobalt Strike Beacon. The...
Conti ransomware claims responsibility for the attack on Costa Rica
Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack that hit the government infrastructure of Costa Rica. Last week a...
Cryptomining Overview for DevOps
Learn the impacts of cryptomining attacks for DevOps as well as mitigation strategies to bolster security without impacting time to...
Cyber Insurance and the Changing Global Risk Environment
When security fails, cyber insurance can become crucial for ensuring continuity. Cyber has changed everything around us – even the...
A stored XSS flaw in RainLoop allows stealing users’ emails
Experts disclose an unpatched vulnerability in the RainLoop webmail client, tracked as CVE-2022-29360, that can be exploited to steal users’...
QNAP firmware updates fix Apache HTTP vulnerabilities in its NAS
Taiwanese vendor QNAP warns users to update their NAS Firmware to fix Apache HTTP flaws addressed in the Apache HTTP...
Pwn2Own Miami hacking contest awarded $400,000 for 26 unique ICS exploits
Which hat hackers that participated in the Pwn2Own Miami 2022 hacking contest earned a total of $400,000 for their ICS...
Lemon_Duck cryptomining botnet targets Docker servers
The Lemon_Duck cryptomining botnet is targeting Docker servers to mine cryptocurrency on Linux systems. Crowdstrikes researchers reported that the Lemon_Duck cryptomining botnet...
Critical bug in decoder used by popular chipsets exposes 2/3 of Android devices to hack
A critical RCE flaw in Android devices running on Qualcomm and MediaTek chipsets could allow access to users’ media files....
Pegasus spyware found on UK government office phone
“When we found the No. 10 case, my jaw dropped.” John Scott-Railton recalled after finding out on July 7, 2020...
Lenovo issues fixes for laptop backdoors
Researchers have discovered three vulnerabilities affecting various Lenovo consumer laptop models. The vulnerabilities were found in UEFI firmware drivers originally...
Cybercriminals Deliver IRS Tax Scams & Phishing Campaigns By Mimicking Government Vendors
Threat intelligence firm Resecurity details how crooks are delivering IRS tax scams and phishing attacks posing as government vendors. Cybercriminals...
Beware of fake Twitter philanthropists offering to put $750 into your Cash App account
Twitter philanthropists are a controversial emergence on the social media platform. In essence, Twitter-based philanthropy is about incredibly rich people...
Static SSH host key in Cisco Umbrella allows stealing admin credentials
Cisco addressed a high severity vulnerability in the Cisco Umbrella Virtual Appliance (VA) that could allow stealing admin credentials. Cisco...
It’s legal to scrape public data—US appeals court
Web scraping—the automated extraction of data from websites—has been around for a long time. Simultaneously cursed and praised, with nobody...
