Category Security

Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Container Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a security flaw impacting Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Services that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to escalate their privileges and access credentials for services used by the cluster.…

A former Republican lawmaker is facing jail time after pleading guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. George Santos, 36, of Queens, New York, was US representative for New York’s third congressional district from January to December 2023 before…

In today’s rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape, organizations face increasingly sophisticated attacks targeting their applications. Understanding these threats and the technologies designed to combat them is crucial. This article delves into the mechanics of a common application attack, using the…

Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has uncovered cyber-attacks which use malicious emails with photos of alleged prisoners of war (POWs) from the Kursk direction. In July 2024, Ukraine launched a series of attacks into the Kursk region of Russia…

Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence A previously undocumented backdoor named Msupedge has been put to use against a cyber attack targeting an unnamed university in Taiwan. “The most notable feature of this backdoor is that it communicates with…

The US government has confirmed that Iranian actors were behind recent cyber-attacks on Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign. The announcement comes after the Trump campaign revealed that it had been informed by Microsoft that one of its websites had been hacked…

Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Ransomware The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical security flaw impacting Jenkins to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following its exploitation in ransomware attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-23897…

Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a threat actor known as Blind Eagle that has persistently targeted entities and individuals in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, and other Latin American nations. Targets of these…

Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Data Breach Cybersecurity researchers are warning about the discovery of thousands of externally-facing Oracle NetSuite e-commerce sites that have been found susceptible to leaking sensitive customer information. “A potential issue in NetSuite’s SuiteCommerce platform…

A leading cryptocurrency firm has admitted that its employees were unable to use their corporate productivity apps for four days after a threat actor removed access. Unicoin is the official cryptocurrency of reality TV show Unicorn Hunters, self-described as a…