Tag: threat
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Surveillance Firm Exploits SS7 Flaw to Track User Locations
Tags: attack, cyber, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, intelligence, international, mobile, phone, threat, vulnerabilityA sophisticated surveillance operation has been discovered exploiting critical vulnerabilities in the global telecommunications infrastructure to track mobile phone users’ locations without authorization, security researchers have revealed. The attack leverages weaknesses in the decades-old SS7 (Signaling System No. 7) protocol that underpins international cellular networks. New Attack Method Discovered Security experts at Enea’s Threat Intelligence…
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Microsoft AppLocker Flaw Lets Malicious Apps Bypass Security Restrictions
Security researchers at Varonis Threat Labs have identified a subtle but significant vulnerability in Microsoft’s AppLocker security feature that could allow malicious applications to bypass established security restrictions. While not classified as a critical vulnerability, the discovery highlights important gaps in enterprise security configurations that organizations should address. AppLocker serves as Microsoft’s enterprise-grade application control…
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From hardcoded credentials to auth gone wrong: Old bugs continue to break modern systems
Tags: ai, automation, ciso, credentials, endpoint, infrastructure, network, router, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerabilityWhy are we still here?: For all the industry talk about development practices, threat modelling, and DevSecOps, the same root causes keep surfacing with surprising regularity. “Developing code without vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and shortcomings is hard,” Sampson said. “Despite advances in tooling, doing a quick fix that you promise to revisit later has less friction than…
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Is AI here to take or redefine your cybersecurity role?
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, conference, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, governance, intelligence, jobs, monitoring, phishing, risk, skills, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, training, vulnerability“AI is coming, and will take some jobs, but no need to worry.”That headline ran atop a CSO story published in 2016. Nine years later, the prediction feels closer to coming true, with questions around jobs being replaced or redefined and whether cybersecurity pros should be worried taking on greater nuance, and still hanging in…
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CISA Issues Alert on Microsoft SharePoint 0-Day RCE Exploited in Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, microsoft, rce, remote-code-execution, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent security alert regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server that is being actively exploited in cyberattacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53770, represents a significant threat to organizations running on-premises SharePoint installations. The flaw stems from a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability within…
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PoisonSeed Hackers Bypass FIDO Keys Using QR Phishing and Cross-Device Sign-In Abuse
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a novel attack technique that allows threat actors to bypass Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) key protections by deceiving users into approving authentication requests from spoofed company login portals.The activity, observed by Expel as part of a phishing campaign in the wild, has been attributed to a threat actor named PoisonSeed, which…
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World Health Organization CISO on securing global health emergencies
In this Help Net Security interview, Flavio Aggio, CISO at the World Health Organization (WHO), explains how the organization prepares for and responds to cyber threats during … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/21/flavio-aggio-world-health-organization-health-emergencies-cybersecurity/
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PoisonSeed Attack Tricks Users into Scanning Malicious MFA QR Codes
A sophisticated new cyber attack technique has emerged that exploits the cross-device sign-in features of FIDO keys, effectively bypassing one of the most secure forms of multifactor authentication (MFA) available today. Security researchers have identified this adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attack, attributed to the PoisonSeed threat group, which demonstrates how attackers can circumvent hardware-based authentication protections through…
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CrushFTP 0-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Breach Servers
A critical zero-day vulnerability in CrushFTP servers is being actively exploited by threat actors to compromise systems worldwide. The vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-54309, was first observed in active exploitation on July 18th at 9:00 AM CST, though security researchers believe the attacks may have been ongoing for longer periods before detection. Vulnerability Details and Attack Vector…
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EncryptHub Targets Web3 Developers Using Fake AI Platforms to Deploy Fickle Stealer Malware
The financially motivated threat actor known as EncryptHub (aka LARVA-208 and Water Gamayun) has been attributed to a new campaign that’s targeting Web3 developers to infect them with information stealer malware.”LARVA-208 has evolved its tactics, using fake AI platforms (e.g., Norlax AI, mimicking Teampilot) to lure victims with job offers or portfolio review requests,” Swiss…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 54
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape KongTuke FileFix Leads to New Interlock RAT Variant Code highlighting with Cursor AI for $500,000 Contagious Interview Campaign Escalates With 67 Malicious npm Packages and New Malware Loader Threat Analysis: SquidLoader Still Swimming Under the […]…
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Diebstahl von Zugangsdaten auf neuem Höchststand
Der Diebstahl von Zugangsdaten ist für Unternehmen eine der größten Bedrohungen durch Cyberkriminelle das zeigt der aktuelle Threat Report von aDvens, einem europäischen Unternehmen für Cybersicherheit [1]. Rund ein Viertel aller Cyberattacken 2024 basierte auf dieser Strategie. Dabei haben es Infostealer wie LummaC2, RisePro und Stealc auf Login-Daten von Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern abgesehen. … First…
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Threat actors downgrade FIDO2 MFA auth in PoisonSeed phishing attack
A PoisonSeed phishing campaign is bypassing FIDO2 security key protections by abusing the cross-device sign-in feature in WebAuthn to trick users into approving login authentication requests from fake company portals. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/threat-actors-downgrade-fido2-mfa-auth-in-poisonseed-phishing-attack/
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Hackers Exploit FIDO MFA With Novel Phishing Technique
PoisonSeed Threat Actor Uses Cross-Device Login Feature and QR Code to Trick Users. Expel researchers have found a novel adversary-in-the-middle phishing technique used by PoisonSeed, a cybercrime group previously tied to large-scale cryptocurrency thefts, to sidestep one of the most secure forms of multifactor authentication – FIDO2 physical keys. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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New CrushFTP zero-day exploited in attacks to hijack servers
CrushFTP is warning that threat actors are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-54309, which allows attackers to gain administrative access via the web interface on vulnerable servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-crushftp-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks-to-hijack-servers/
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Threat actors scanning for apps incorporating vulnerable Spring Boot tool
Tags: access, attack, authentication, ciso, compliance, country, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, flaw, governance, group, hacker, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, kev, nist, organized, password, risk, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day/health endpoints, commonly used to detect internet-exposed Spring Boot deployments. If vulnerable implementations of apps, including TeleMessage SGNL, are found, they could be exploited to steal sensitive data in heap memory, including plaintext usernames and passwords. The hole is serious enough that it was added this week to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Known Exploited…
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CrushFTP zero-day exploited in attacks to gain admin access on servers
CrushFTP is warning that threat actors are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-54309, which allows attackers to gain administrative access via the web interface on vulnerable servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crushftp-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks-to-gain-admin-access-on-servers/
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CrushFTP zero-day exploited to gain admin access on servers
CrushFTP is warning that threat actors are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-54309, which allows attackers to gain administrative access via the web interface on vulnerable servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crushftp-zero-day-exploited-to-gain-admin-access-on-servers/
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Botnet Abuses GitHub Repositories to Spread Malware
Hackers Using Amadey Bot to Drops Payloads From Fake GitHub Accounts. Threat actors are using public GitHub repositories to host and distribute malware through the Amadey botnet in an ongoing campaign linked to a broader malware-as-a-service operation, Cisco Talos said in a report published Thursday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/botnet-abuses-github-repositories-to-spread-malware-a-29014
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UK ties GRU to stealthy Microsoft 365 credential-stealing malware
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has formally attributed ‘Authentic Antics’ espionage malware attacks to APT28 (Fancy Bear), threat actor already linked to Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-ties-russian-gru-to-authentic-antics-credential-stealing-malware/
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ISMG Editors: Seychelles Bank Breach Echoes ‘Panama Papers’
Also: Train Hack Risks Outed by CISA Alert; AI Comprehension Issues Won’t Go Away. In this week’s update, four ISMG editors discussed the potential global implications of the Seychelles Commercial Bank data breach; the real-world threat of train hacks following an alert about a critical railway vulnerability; and growing concerns around AI’s comprehension problem. First…
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UNG0002 Group Hits China, Hong Kong, Pakistan Using LNK Files and RATs in Twin Campaigns
Multiple sectors in China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan have become the target of a threat activity cluster tracked as UNG0002 (aka Unknown Group 0002) as part of a broader cyber espionage campaign.”This threat entity demonstrates a strong preference for using shortcut files (LNK), VBScript, and post-exploitation tools such as Cobalt Strike and Metasploit, while consistently…
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Ivanti Zero-Days Exploited to Drop MDifyLoader and Launch In-Memory Cobalt Strike Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware called MDifyLoader that has been observed in conjunction with cyber attacks exploiting security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) appliances.According to a report published by JPCERT/CC today, the threat actors behind the exploitation of CVE-2025-0282 and CVE-2025-22457 in intrusions observed between December 2024 and July First…
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Google Sues the Operators Behind the BadBox 2.0 Botnet
Google is suing the operators behind BadBox 2.0, accusing multiple Chinese threat groups of playing different roles in the operation of the massive botnet that rolled up more than 10 million devices to run large-scale ad fraud and other malicious campaigns. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/google-sues-the-operators-behind-the-badbox-2-0-botnet/
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Snake Keylogger Bypasses Windows Defender and Uses Scheduled Tasks to Steal Credentials
Threat actors have been using a sophisticated phishing operation to impersonate Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAÅž) in order to attack Turkish businesses, especially those in the defense and aerospace sectors. The campaign distributes malicious emails masquerading as contractual documents, such as the file >>TEKLÄ°F Ä°STEĞİ TUSAÅž TÜRK HAVACILIK UZAY SANAYÄ°Ä°_xlsx.exe
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The Challenges of Operationalizing Threat Intelligence
Most security teams subscribe to more threat”‘intel feeds than they can digest, yet attackers keep winning. Cyware’s Jawahar Sivasankaran explains why: Outside the Fortune”¯500 and federal agencies, many organizations still treat cyberthreat intelligence (CTI) as another inbox rather than an engine for action. They know intel is “absolutely critical,” but legacy tools and skill gaps..…
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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Gets Enhanced Threat Dashboard
Microsoft has announced significant transparency improvements for its email security platform, introducing a new customer-facing dashboard that provides detailed visibility into threat protection effectiveness across organizations. The enhanced dashboard for Microsoft Defender for Office 365 represents a major step toward data-driven cybersecurity decision-making, offering security teams unprecedented insight into how their email protection systems perform…
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Threat Actors Exploit Ivanti Connect Secure Flaws to Deploy Cobalt Strike Beacon
Threat actors have been actively exploiting vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure, specifically CVE-2025-0282 and CVE-2025-22457, to deploy advanced malware including MDifyLoader and Cobalt Strike Beacon. These attacks, observed from December 2024 through July 2025, build on prior incidents involving SPAWNCHIMERA and DslogdRAT, demonstrating persistent targeting of VPN appliances. Attackers leverage these flaws for initial access,…