Trend Micro researchers identified a sophisticated malware campaign that aims at Middle East organizations. The campaign tricks victims into infecting their devices by pretending to be a real Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN client. The attack begins with the distribution of a malicious file named “setup.exe,” which masquerades as a legitimate …

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 …

The BlackByte ransomware group is suspected of using a recently fixed security issue in VMware ESXi hypervisors. They are also taking advantage of weak drivers to bypass security measures. A vulnerability named CVE-2024-37085 lets attackers bypass authentication on VMware ESXi systems connected to an Active Directory domain. By using this …