Iran-linked Charming Kitten APT enhanced its POWERSTAR Backdoor

Iran-linked Charming Kitten group used an updated version of the PowerShell backdoor called POWERSTAR in a spear-phishing campaign. Security firm Volexity observed the Iran-linked Charming Kitten (aka APT35, Phosphorus, Newscaster, and Ajax Security Team)... Read more »

North Korea-linked Andariel APT used a new malware named EarlyRat last year

North Korea-linked cyberespionage group Andariel used a previously undocumented malware called EarlyRat. Kaspersky researchers reported that the North Korea-linked APT group Andariel used a previously undocumented malware dubbed EarlyRat in attacks exploiting the Log4j Log4Shell vulnerability... Read more »

miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin was affected by a critical auth bypass bug

A critical authentication bypass flaw in miniOrange’s WordPress Social Login and Register plugin, can allow gaining access to any account on a site. Wordfence researchers discovered an authentication bypass vulnerability in miniOrange’s... Read more »

The phone monitoring app LetMeSpy disclosed a data breach

Android app LetMeSpy disclosed a security breach, sensitive data associated with thousands of Android users were exposed. The phone monitoring app LetMeSpy disclosed a security breach, threat actors have stolen sensitive... Read more »

Previously undetected ThirdEye malware appears in the threat landscape

A new Windows information stealer dubbed ThirdEye appeared in the threat landscape, it has been active since April. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs discovered a previously undetected information stealer named ThirdEye. The malicious... Read more »

Former Group-IB manager has been arrested in Kazahstan

The former head of network security at Group-IB has been arrested in Kazakhstan based on a request from U.S. law enforcement. Nikita Kislitsin who worked as the head of... Read more »

Experts published PoC exploits for Arcserve UDP authentication bypass issue

Data protection firm Arcserve addressed an authentication bypass vulnerability in its Unified Data Protection (UDP) backup software. Data protection vendor Arcserve addressed a high-severity bypass authentication flaw, tracked as... Read more »

Using Electromagnetic Fault Injection Attacks to take over drones

Electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) attacks on drones can potentially allow attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution and take over them. While the use of drones continues to grow, researchers... Read more »

Experts warn of a spike in May and June of 8Base ransomware attacks

Researchers warn of a massive spike in May and June 2023 of the activity associated with the ransomware group named 8Base. VMware Carbon Black researchers observed an intensification of the... Read more »

Critical SQL Injection flaws in Gentoo Soko can lead to Remote Code Execution

SQL injection vulnerabilities in Gentoo Soko could lead to remote code execution (RCE) on impacted systems. SonarSource researchers discovered two SQL injection vulnerabilities in Gentoo Soko, collectively tracked as... Read more »
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