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Cybercriminals Exploit HTTP Headers for Credential Theft via Large-Scale Phishing Attacks https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/cybercriminals-exploit-http-headers-for.html Cybersecurity researchers have warned of ongoing phishing campaigns that abuse refresh entries in HTTP headers to deliver spoofed email login pages that are designed to harvest users' credentials. "Unlike other phishing webpage distribution behavior through HTML content, these attacks use the response header sent by a server, which occurs before the processing of the HTML content," Palo Alto

CosmicBeetle joins the ranks of RansomHub affiliates – Week in security with Tony Anscombe https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/videos/cosmicbeetle-joins-ranks-ransomhub-affiliates-week-security-tony-anscombe/ ESET research also finds that CosmicBeetle attempts to exploit the notoriety of the LockBit ransomware gang to advance its own ends

Ivanti Warns of Active Exploitation of Newly Patched Cloud Appliance Vulnerability https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/ivanti-warns-of-active-exploitation-of.html Ivanti has revealed that a newly patched security flaw in its Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-8190 (CVSS score: 7.2), which allows remote code execution under certain circumstances. "An OS command injection vulnerability in Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance versions 4.6 Patch 518 and before allows

Apple Vision Pro Vulnerability Exposed Virtual Keyboard Inputs to Attackers https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/apple-vision-pro-vulnerability-exposed.html Details have emerged about a now-patched security flaw impacting Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset that, if successfully exploited, could allow malicious attackers to infer data entered on the device's virtual keyboard. The attack, dubbed GAZEploit, has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-40865. "A novel attack that can infer eye-related biometrics from the avatar image to

17-Year-Old Arrested in Connection with Cyber Attack Affecting Transport for London https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/17-year-old-arrested-in-connection-with.html British authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a 17-year-old male in connection with a cyber attack affecting Transport for London (TfL). "The 17-year-old male was detained on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses in relation to the attack, which was launched on TfL on 1 September," the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) said. The teenager, who's from Walsall, is said to have been

TrickMo Android Trojan Exploits Accessibility Services for On-Device Banking Fraud https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/trickmo-android-trojan-exploits.html Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new variant of an Android banking trojan called TrickMo that comes packed with new capabilities to evade analysis and display fake login screens to capture victims' banking credentials. "The mechanisms include using malformed ZIP files in combination with JSONPacker," Cleafy security researchers Michele Roviello and Alessandro Strino said. "In addition,

Say Goodbye to Phishing: Must-Haves to Eliminate Credential Theft https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/say-goodbye-to-phishing-must-haves-to.html Even as cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, the number one attack vector for unauthorized access remains phished credentials (Verizon DBIR, 2024). Solving this problem resolves over 80% of your corporate risk, and a solution is possible.  However, most tools available on the market today cannot offer a complete defense against this attack vector because they were architected to

Progress WhatsUp Gold Exploited Just Hours After PoC Release for Critical Flaw https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/progress-whatsup-gold-exploited-just.html Malicious actors are likely leveraging publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for recently disclosed security flaws in Progress Software WhatsUp Gold to conduct opportunistic attacks. The activity is said to have commenced on August 30, 2024, a mere five hours after a PoC was released for CVE-2024-6670 (CVSS score: 9.8) by security researcher Sina Kheirkhah of the Summoning Team, who

New Linux Malware Campaign Exploits Oracle Weblogic to Mine Cryptocurrency https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/new-linux-malware-campaign-exploits.html Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malware campaign targeting Linux environments to conduct illicit cryptocurrency mining. The activity, which specifically singles out the Oracle Weblogic server, is designed to deliver malware dubbed Hadooken, according to cloud security firm Aqua. "When Hadooken is executed, it drops a Tsunami malware and deploys a crypto miner," security researcher

6 common Geek Squad scams and how to defend against them https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/scams/6-common-geek-squad-scams-how-defend/ Learn about the main tactics used by scammers impersonating Best Buy’s tech support arm and how to avoid falling for their tricks

New Android Malware 'Ajina.Banker' Steals Financial Data and Bypasses 2FA via Telegram https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/new-android-malware-ajinabanker-steals.html Bank customers in the Central Asia region have been targeted by a new strain of Android malware codenamed Ajina.Banker since at least November 2024 with the goal of harvesting financial information and intercepting two-factor authentication (2FA) messages. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB, which discovered the threat in May 2024, said the malware is propagated via a network of Telegram channels

Urgent: GitLab Patches Critical Flaw Allowing Unauthorized Pipeline Job Execution https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/urgent-gitlab-patches-critical-flaw.html GitLab on Wednesday released security updates to address 17 security vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw that allows an attacker to run pipeline jobs as an arbitrary user. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-6678, carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of a maximum of 10.0 "An issue was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions starting from 8.14 prior to 17.1.7, starting from 17.2 prior to

Beware: New Vo1d Malware Infects 1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Worldwide https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/beware-new-vo1d-malware-infects-13.html Nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes running outdated versions of the operating system and belonging to users spanning 197 countries have been infected by a new malware dubbed Vo1d (aka Void). "It is a backdoor that puts its components in the system storage area and, when commanded by attackers, is capable of secretly downloading and installing third-party software," Russian antivirus

Exposed Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/exposed-selenium-grid-servers-targeted.html Internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances are being targeted by bad actors for illicit cryptocurrency mining and proxyjacking campaigns. "Selenium Grid is a server that facilitates running test cases in parallel across different browsers and versions," Cado Security researchers Tara Gould and Nate Bill said in an analysis published today. "However, Selenium Grid's default configuration lacks

Top 3 Threat Report Insights for Q2 2024 https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/top-3-threat-report-insights-for-q2-2024.html Cato CTRL (Cyber Threats Research Lab) has released its Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report. The report highlights critical findings based on the analysis of a staggering 1.38 trillion network flows from more than 2,500 of Cato’s global customers, between April and June 2024. Key Insights from the Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report The report is packed with unique insights that are based on

Iranian Cyber Group OilRig Targets Iraqi Government in Sophisticated Malware Attack https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/iranian-cyber-group-oilrig-targets.html Iraqi government networks have emerged as the target of an "elaborate" cyber attack campaign orchestrated by an Iran state-sponsored threat actor called OilRig. The attacks singled out Iraqi organizations such as the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, cybersecurity company Check Point said in a new analysis. OilRig, also called APT34, Crambus, Cobalt Gypsy, GreenBug,

Ireland's Watchdog Launches Inquiry into Google's AI Data Practices in Europe https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/irelands-watchdog-launches-inquiry-into.html The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it has commenced a "Cross-Border statutory inquiry" into Google's foundational artificial intelligence (AI) model to determine whether the tech giant has adhered to data protection regulations in the region when processing the personal data of European users. "The statutory inquiry concerns the question of whether Google has complied

WordPress Mandates Two-Factor Authentication for Plugin and Theme Developers https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/wordpress-mandates-two-factor.html WordPress.org has announced a new account security measure that will require accounts with capabilities to update plugins and themes to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatorily. The enforcement is expected to come into effect starting October 1, 2024. "Accounts with commit access can push updates and changes to plugins and themes used by millions of WordPress sites worldwide," the

Quad7 Botnet Expands to Target SOHO Routers and VPN Appliances https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/quad7-botnet-expands-to-target-soho.html The operators of the mysterious Quad7 botnet are actively evolving by compromising several brands of SOHO routers and VPN appliances by leveraging a combination of both known and unknown security flaws. Targets include devices from TP-LINK, Zyxel, Asus, Axentra, D-Link, and NETGEAR, according to a new report by French cybersecurity company Sekoia. "The Quad7 botnet operators appear to be

DragonRank Black Hat SEO Campaign Targeting IIS Servers Across Asia and Europe https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/dragonrank-black-hat-seo-campaign.html A "simplified Chinese-speaking actor" has been linked to a new campaign that has targeted multiple countries in Asia and Europe with the end goal of performing search engine optimization (SEO) rank manipulation. The black hat SEO cluster has been codenamed DragonRank by Cisco Talos, with victimology footprint scattered across Thailand, India, Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, and China. "