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U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/us-doj-indicts-north-korean-hacker-for.html The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare facilities in the country and funneling the payments to orchestrate additional intrusions into defense, technology, and government entities across the world. "Rim Jong Hyok and his co-conspirators deployed

Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/ongoing-cyberattack-targets-exposed.html Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign that's leveraging internet-exposed Selenium Grid services for illicit cryptocurrency mining. Cloud security firm Wiz is tracking the activity under the name SeleniumGreed. The campaign, which is targeting older versions of Selenium (3.141.59 and prior), is believed to be underway since at least April 2023. "Unbeknownst to

CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/crowdstrike-warns-of-new-phishing-scam.html CrowdStrike is alerting about an unfamiliar threat actor attempting to capitalize on the Falcon Sensor update fiasco to distribute dubious installers targeting German customers as part of a highly targeted campaign. The cybersecurity company said it identified what it described as an unattributed spear-phishing attempt on July 24, 2024, distributing an inauthentic CrowdStrike Crash Reporter

Critical Flaw in Telerik Report Server Poses Remote Code Execution Risk https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/critical-flaw-in-telerik-report-server.html Progress Software is urging users to update their Telerik Report Server instances following the discovery of a critical security flaw that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6327 (CVSS score: 9.9), impacts Report Server version 2024 Q2 (10.1.24.514) and earlier. "In Progress Telerik Report Server versions prior to 2024 Q2 (10.1.24.709), a remote code

North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/north-korean-hackers-shift-from-cyber.html A North Korea-linked threat actor known for its cyber espionage operations has gradually expanded into financially-motivated attacks that involve the deployment of ransomware, setting it apart from other nation-state hacking groups linked to the country. Google-owned Mandiant is tracking the activity cluster under a new moniker APT45, which overlaps with names such as Andariel, Nickel Hyatt,

6 Types of Applications Security Testing You Must Know About https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/6-types-of-applications-security.html Application security testing is a critical component of modern software development, ensuring that applications are robust and resilient against malicious attacks. As cyber threats continue to evolve in complexity and frequency, the need to integrate comprehensive security measures throughout the SDLC has never been more essential. Traditional pentesting provides a crucial snapshot of an

Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion Scams https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/meta-removes-63000-instagram-accounts.html Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it took steps to remove around 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were found to target people with financial sextortion scams. "These included a smaller coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts that we were able to link to a group of around 20 individuals," the company said. "They targeted primarily adult men in the U.S. and used fake accounts to mask

Webinar: Securing the Modern Workspace: What Enterprises MUST Know about Enterprise Browser Security https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/webinar-securing-modern-workspace-what.html The browser is the nerve center of the modern workspace. Ironically, however, the browser is also one of the least protected threat surfaces of the modern enterprise. Traditional security tools provide little protection against browser-based threats, leaving organizations exposed. Modern cybersecurity requires a new approach based on the protection of the browser itself, which offers both

Researchers Reveal ConfusedFunction Vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/experts-expose-confusedfunction.html Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Google Cloud Platform's Cloud Functions service that an attacker could exploit to access other services and sensitive data in an unauthorized manner. Tenable has given the vulnerability the name ConfusedFunction. "An attacker could escalate their privileges to the Default Cloud Build Service Account and

Critical Docker Engine Flaw Allows Attackers to Bypass Authorization Plugins https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/critical-docker-engine-flaw-allows.html Docker is warning of a critical flaw impacting certain versions of Docker Engine that could allow an attacker to sidestep authorization plugins (AuthZ) under specific circumstances. Tracked as CVE-2024-41110, the bypass and privilege escalation vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity. "An attacker could exploit a bypass using an API request with Content-Length set

CISA Warns of Exploitable Vulnerabilities in Popular BIND 9 DNS Software https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/cisa-warns-of-exploitable.html The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities in the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) 9 Domain Name System (DNS) software suite that could be exploited to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. "A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service condition," the U.S. Cybersecurity and

New Chrome Feature Scans Password-Protected Files for Malicious Content https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/new-chrome-feature-scans-password.html Google said it's adding new security warnings when downloading potentially suspicious and malicious files via its Chrome web browser. "We have replaced our previous warning messages with more detailed ones that convey more nuance about the nature of the danger and can help users make more informed decisions," Jasika Bawa, Lily Chen, and Daniel Rubery from the Chrome Security team said. To that

Building cyber-resilience: Lessons learned from the CrowdStrike incident https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/cybersecurity/building-cyber-resilience-lessons-learned-crowdstrike-incident/ Organizations, including those that weren’t struck by the CrowdStrike incident, should resist the temptation to attribute the IT meltdown to exceptional circumstances

The tap-estry of threats targeting Hamster Kombat players https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/tap-estry-threats-targeting-hamster-kombat-players/ ESET researchers have discovered threats abusing the success of the Hamster Kombat clicker game

How a Trust Center Solves Your Security Questionnaire Problem https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/how-trust-center-solves-your-security.html Security questionnaires aren’t just an inconvenience — they’re a recurring problem for security and sales teams. They bleed time from organizations, filling the schedules of professionals with monotonous, automatable work. But what if there were a way to reduce or even altogether eliminate security questionnaires? The root problem isn’t a lack of great questionnaire products — it’s the

How to Reduce SaaS Spend and Risk Without Impacting Productivity https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/how-to-reduce-saas-spend-and-risk.html There is one simple driver behind the modern explosion in SaaS adoption: productivity. We have reached an era where purpose-built tools exist for almost every aspect of modern business and it’s incredibly easy (and tempting) for your workforce to adopt these tools without going through the formal IT approval and procurement process. But this trend has also increased the attack surface—and with

Patchwork Hackers Target Bhutan with Advanced Brute Ratel C4 Tool https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/patchwork-hackers-target-bhutan-with.html The threat actor known as Patchwork has been linked to a cyber attack targeting entities with ties to Bhutan to deliver the Brute Ratel C4 framework and an updated version of a backdoor called PGoShell. The development marks the first time the adversary has been observed using the red teaming software, the Knownsec 404 Team said in an analysis published last week. The activity cluster, also

CrowdStrike Explains Friday Incident Crashing Millions of Windows Devices https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/crowdstrike-explains-friday-windows.html Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Wednesday blamed an issue in its validation system for causing millions of Windows devices to crash as part of a widespread outage late last week. "On Friday, July 19, 2024 at 04:09 UTC, as part of regular operations, CrowdStrike released a content configuration update for the Windows sensor to gather telemetry on possible novel threat techniques," the company

Microsoft Defender Flaw Exploited to Deliver ACR, Lumma, and Meduza Stealers https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/microsoft-defender-flaw-exploited-to.html A now-patched security flaw in the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen has been exploited as part of a new campaign designed to deliver information stealers such as ACR Stealer, Lumma, and Meduza. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said it detected the stealer campaign targeting Spain, Thailand, and the U.S. using booby-trapped files that exploit CVE-2024-21412 (CVSS score: 8.1). The high-severity

CISA Adds Twilio Authy and IE Flaws to Exploited Vulnerabilities List https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/cisa-adds-twilio-authy-and-ie-flaws-to.html The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below - CVE-2012-4792 (CVSS score: 9.3) - Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2024-39891 (CVSS score: 5.3) - Twilio Authy Information Disclosure