Cybersecurity researchers are alerting users about phishing email campaigns using a toolkit called “Rockstar 2FA” to steal Microsoft 365 account credentials. These campaigns use advanced techniques to create fake landing pages resembling real Microsoft 365 login pages. Their main goal is to steal user credentials, targeting Microsoft accounts. This campaign …
Read More »Uganda confirms hack of central bank accounts, Refutes $17 Million Claim
Uganda’s finance ministry confirmed media reports that hackers breached the central bank’s systems and stole money, but refuted the claims to steal the money as much as $17 million. Uganda’s Minister of State for Finance, Henry Musasizi, addressed media reports alleging that a Southeast Asian hacker group hacked the Bank …
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CVE-2024-11667
Hackers actively exploiting Zyxel firewall to deploy Ransomware
CERT Germany and Zyxel have alerted about a serious vulnerability in Zyxel firewalls, identified as CVE-2024-11667. This flaw is being exploited to spread Helldown ransomware, with reports of at least five affected organizations in Germany. CVE-2024-11667 is a directory traversal vulnerability in Zyxel’s ZLD firmware versions 5.00 to 5.38. Exploiting …
Read More »CIRT-in flags Critical Flaw in Oracle Agile PLM Framework
CERT-In has flagged a security vulnerability in Oracle’s Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, identified as CVE-2024-21287 and cataloged as CIVN-2024-0350. This high-risk threat was detected on November 26, 2024. CVE-2024-21287 affects Oracle Agile PLM Framework version 9.3.6, which is commonly used by organizations for managing product lifecycles and enhancing …
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Cisco Talos
Over 60% of Emails with QR Codes are spam
Generally scanning a malicious QR code from an unknown source can be harmful. Cisco Talos research shows that many people underestimate potential threats. Anti-spam filters can’t detect QR codes in images, allowing many spam emails to go unnoticed. While only 1 in 500 emails contains a QR code, around 60% …
Read More »CERT-In Flags Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities in Zoom app
CERT-In issued a security advisory for multiple vulnerabilities in the Zoom app that could let attackers access sensitive information, escalate privileges, or disrupt service. Vulnerabilities exist in various Zoom products, including the Zoom Workplace App, Zoom Rooms Client, and Zoom Video SDK, across multiple operating systems: macOS, iOS, Windows, Linux, …
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SafetyDetectives’ Research
Malware evades Microsoft Defender and 2FA, stealing $24K in crypto (video)
SafetyDetectives researchers found that Microsoft Defender was tricked by malware which allowed cryptocurrency theft from a user while analyzing a misleading NFT game app that aimed to steal cryptocurrency. The application bypassed Google’s two-factor authentication, compromising the device and stealing over $24,000 in cryptocurrency. Researchers have found that this malware …
Read More »Over 145,000 ICS Across 175 Countries Found Exposed Online
A study by Censys found that more than 145,000 Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are exposed online in 175 countries, highlighting a significant security risk. The findings are alarming for the United States, which has over one-third of global exposures (48,000 systems). This shows a pressing need for improved cybersecurity in …
Read More »Hacker compromised over 2000 Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
Over 2,000 Palo Alto Networks firewalls have been compromised in a widespread attack using two recently patched vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-0012 and CVE-2024-9474), according to Shadowserver Foundation’s internet scanning. Palo Alto Networks security researchers reported on Wednesday that they detected a “limited set of exploitation activity” involving two vulnerabilities in PAN-OS, the …
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CVE-2024-51503
Trend Micro released updates for Deep Security Agent RCE
Trend Micro released a security update for Deep Security 20 Agent Manual Scan Command Injection RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2024-51503) that resolves a manual scan command injection remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. On 18 November, Trend Micro released the update Severity rating level “High”, CVSS 3.0 score: 8.0. Vulnerability Details: CVE-2024-51503: Security …
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