CyberSecure Specialist

Open-source file-sharing and collaboration software ownCloud is plagued by critical vulnerabilities that could lead to the exposure of credentials and other sensitive information and to authentication and validation bypass. The most serious issue, which carries a CVSS score of 10/10, impacts the graphapi app, which uses a third-party library providing a URL that, when accessed, reveals the PHP environment’s configuration details (phpinfo). “This information includes all the environment variables of the webserver. In containerized deployments,…

A North Korean threat group breached a Taiwanese software company and leveraged its systems to deliver malware to devices in North America and Asia, Microsoft reported this week. The threat actor is tracked by the tech giant as Diamond Sleet (Zinc). Previously described as a sub-group of the notorious Lazarus, the hacker gang has been conducting attacks for data theft, espionage, destruction and financial gain. In the past, it was observed targeting security researchers, penetration…

SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we will curate and present a collection of noteworthy developments, ranging from the latest vulnerability discoveries and emerging attack techniques to significant policy changes and…