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Daily Cybersecurity Update, June-23, 2023

An unsecured database belonging to RateForce ended up exposing 93.93 GB of personal information of users. This is a reminder to secure your cloud buckets. We also have two more victims of the MOVEit ransomware attack. This time, it is the largest public pension fund in the U.S. and an insurance firm. In other news, there is an update on the Dole ransomware attack that took place in February this year. The corporation disclosed the number of impacted individuals. Read on to know more.

RateForce Data Leak

Russia detects first SuperCard malware attacks via NFC

Russian cybersecurity experts discovered the first local data theft attacks using a modified version of legitimate near field communication (NFC)...
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Russia detects first SuperCard malware attacks via NFC

Income Property Investments exposes 170,000+ Individuals record

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unsecured database with 170,360 records belonging to a real estate company. It contained personal...
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Income Property Investments exposes 170,000+ Individuals record

ALERT (CVE: 2023-28771)
Zyxel Firewalls Under Attack via CVE-2023-28771 by 244 IPs

GreyNoise found attempts to exploit CVE-2023-28771, a vulnerability in Zyxel's IKE affecting UDP port 500. The attack centers around CVE-2023-28771,...
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ALERT (CVE: 2023-28771)  Zyxel Firewalls Under Attack via CVE-2023-28771 by 244 IPs

CISA Flags Active Exploits in Apple iOS and TP-Link Routers

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has recently included two high-risk vulnerabilities in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)...
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CISA Flags Active Exploits in Apple iOS and TP-Link Routers

10K Records Allegedly from Mac Cloud Provider’s Customers Leaked Online

SafetyDetectives’ Cybersecurity Team discovered a public post on a clear web forum in which a threat actor claimed to have...
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10K Records Allegedly from Mac Cloud Provider’s Customers Leaked Online

Canada 2nd largest airlines “WestJet” investigates cyberattack disrupting internal systems

WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, is looking into a cyberattack that has affected some internal systems during its response to the...
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Canada 2nd largest airlines “WestJet” investigates cyberattack disrupting internal systems

Paraguay 7.4 Million Citizen Records Leaked on Dark Web

Resecurity found 7.4 million records of Paraguayan citizens' personal information leaked on the dark web today. Last week, cybercriminals attempted...
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Paraguay 7.4 Million Citizen Records Leaked on Dark Web

High-Severity Flaw in HashiCorp Nomad Allows Privilege Escalation

HashiCorp has revealed a critical vulnerability in its Nomad tool that may let attackers gain higher privileges by misusing the...
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High-Severity Flaw in HashiCorp Nomad Allows Privilege Escalation

SoftBank: Over 137,000 personal info leaked

SoftBank has disclosed that personal information of more than 137,000 mobile subscribers—covering names, addresses, and phone numbers—might have been leaked...
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SoftBank: Over 137,000 personal info leaked

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Trend Micro Apex One Flaw Allow Attackers to Inject Malicious Code

Serious security vulnerabilities in Trend Micro Apex One could allow attackers to inject malicious code and elevate their privileges within...
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Alert  Trend Micro Apex One Flaw Allow Attackers to Inject Malicious Code

An unsecured database belonging to the U.S. auto insurance price comparison site RateForce leaked 255,756 records (93.93 GB) containing scans and images of vehicle registrations, driver’s licenses, state Medicaid health coverage cards, and others.

MOVEit Ransomware Attacks

The MOVEit ransomware attack has claimed two more victims: the largest public pension fund in the U.S. and an insurance firm. The attack on the pension fund compromised the personal data of 2.5 million Genworth Financial policyholders, while the attack on the insurance firm compromised the personal information, including Social Security numbers, of 769,000 retired California state employees.

GitHub RepoJacking

Aqua Nautilus has warned that millions of GitHub repositories are potentially vulnerable to RepoJacking, a type of attack that steals sensitive data from repositories. Some vulnerable repositories belong to Google, Lyft, and other anonymous firms.

New JS Dropper Variant

Deep Instinct has spotted a new variant of JS dropper, named PindOS, that is deploying next-stage payloads such as IcedID and Bumblebee. These malware, in turn, serve as loaders for other malware, including ransomware.

Dole Ransomware Attack Update

Dole has confirmed that the February ransomware attack compromised the names, addresses, driver’s license numbers, passport numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers, and other employment information of 3,885 employees.

Chinese APT Groups Exploit Microsoft Office Vulnerability

SentinelOne has revealed that Chinese APT groups exploited a 17-year-old Microsoft Office vulnerability to launch malware attacks against foreign government officials who attended a G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan.

NIST Creates First-Ever Cybersecurity Framework for Water Infrastructure

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is creating the first-ever cybersecurity framework for water infrastructure to address unique cyber challenges impacting America’s complex water systems.

Microsoft Discovers Cryptomining Campaign

Microsoft has discovered a cryptomining campaign targeting IoT devices and internet-facing Linux systems. The attackers are using a backdoor that deploys a broad range of tools and an IRC bot to steal device resources for mining.

NSA Issues Guidance on Defending Against BlackLotus UEFI Bootkit Malware

The National Security Agency (NSA) has issued guidance on defending against BlackLotus UEFI bootkit malware attacks. The guidance recommends that system administrators apply the latest security updates, update recovery media, and customize UEFI Secure Boot to block older signed Windows boot loaders.

Unit 42 Researchers Observe Mirai Botnet Variant

Unit 42 researchers have observed a variant of the Mirai botnet that is targeting multiple vulnerabilities in popular IoT devices, with a focus on D-Link, Zyxel, and Netgear devices. The variant has been identified in two ongoing campaigns that started on March 14 and spiked in April and June.

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