Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) found a large Mirai botnet campaign that is using a new zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-7029) in AVTECH IP cameras. The vulnerability, which allows for remote code execution, has been leveraged to propagate a Mirai variant dubbed “Corona,” raising significant concerns about critical infrastructure security. CVE-2024-7029 …
Read More »NSA Unveils Best Practices for Event Log & Threat Detection – 2024
NSA has released Best Practices for Event Logging and Threat Detection to make sure important systems keep working. These practices apply to cloud services, enterprise networks, mobile devices, and operational technology networks. The Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI) was created with international co-authors, including the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security …
Read More »0.0.0.0 Day: Exploiting Localhost APIs From the Browser
A recent study found a vulnerability in major internet browsers that has existed for 18 years. This vulnerability makes private and corporate networks open to cyberattacks. Researchers from Oligo Security discovered that hackers can take advantage of how browsers handle requests to the IP address 0.0.0.0 by redirecting them to …
Read More »CISA, FBI released joint advisory for Blacksuit ransomware
The FBI and CISA updated their advisory to confirm that the Royal ransomware group now goes by the name “BlackSuit” and still demands very high ransom amounts, up to $60 million. The advisory has new technical information to help defenders detect the activity of the group, known as Royal ransomware …
Read More »Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor resigned
Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Kazi Saidur Rahman resigned on the second day of opening office after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. On Wednesday (August 7) he resigned handing over the responsibility to Executive Director-1. Kazi Saidur Rahman became the Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank on 22 November 2020. …
Read More »CISA Includes Three Recently Exploited Vulnerabilities in Catalog
CISA added three new vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog of actively exploited vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-4879 ServiceNow Improper Input Validation Vulnerability: ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in Vancouver and Washington DC Now Platform releases. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code within the …
Read More »“EchoSpoofing” Exploited Proofpoint flaw to Send Millions of Phishing Emails
A scam campaign linked to an unknown threat actor is using an email routing misconfiguration in Proofpoint’s defenses to send millions of fake emails pretending to be from companies like Best Buy, IBM, Nike, and Walt Disney. Guardio Labs named the campaign EchoSpoofing. It started in January 2024. The threat …
Read More »Malware Attacks Increase 30% in First Half of 2024
Malware based threats increased by 30% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to SonicWall’s 2024 Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report. Malware attacks increased significantly from March to May, with a 92% year-on-year increase in May. The firm also observed an average of 526 …
Read More »CISA Unveils advisories for Two Industrial Control Systems
CISA released two advisories about security issues for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) on July 25, 2024. These advisories offer important information about current vulnerabilities and exploits for ICS. ICSA-24-207-01 Siemens SICAM Products: Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to perform an unauthorized password reset which could lead …
Read More »AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records: Wired
AT&T paid a hacker over $300,000 to delete stolen call records and prove the deletion with a video. The hacker from the ShinyHunters group said that AT&T paid the ransom in May. He gave the address of the cryptocurrency wallet where the payment was sent and the address that received …
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