Attacks

04 Jan

How to foster secure and efficient data practices

Attacks, Data Breaches

Companies rely on data transfers to communicate between departments and with clients. When transferring data between different people, however, there are several risks if these data transfers are insecure. If insecure file transfer methods such as unencrypted email or cloud services are used, companies can open themselves up to potential exploitation by malicious actors. These actors could look to utilize methods including poisoning uploads with malware or intercepting files to gain access to confidential data.…

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04 Jan

Synology Patches Severe Vulnerabilities in VPN Product

Attacks, Malware

Synology urges all VPN Plus Server for SRM (Synology Router Manager) users patch as soon as possible to the latest version. Users can apply updates by: 1. Logging into Synology Desktop environment2. Opening the Package Center app3. Click Update on the left panel to see available updates. Click the Update buttons or Update All to update packages. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/synology-fixes-maximum-severity-vulnerability-in-vpn-routers/ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43931 https://www.synology.com/en-us/security/advisory/Synology_SA_22_26 https://kb.synology.com/en-nz/SRM/help/SRM/PkgManApp/manage?version=1_2

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04 Jan

Ongoing Flipper Zero Phishing Attacks Target Infosec Community

Attacks, Malware

As long as the interest and shortages continue, cybercriminals will continue to attempt to impersonate Flipper Zero through fake shops to trick security enthusiasts into giving up their personal information and crypto. Due to this, it is vital to be on the lookout for these promotions and shops claiming immediate product availability and only buy from the official store. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ongoing-flipper-zero-phishing-attacks-target-infosec-community/

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04 Jan

Fortinet Releases Security Updates for FortiADC

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: January 4, 2023 Fortinet has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in multiple versions of FortiADC. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker “to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted HTTP requests.” CISA encourages users and administrators to review Fortinet security advisory FG-IR-22-061 and apply the recommended updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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04 Jan

Investigation launched into Twitter after 400m user details posted on hacking fo…

Attacks, Data Breaches

A dataset allegedly containing the email addresses and phone numbers of more than 400 million Twitter users has been put up for sale on hacking forum Breached Forums. The dataset was uploaded to Breached Forums on December 23, 2022, by a hacker going by the screen name ‘Ryushi’. The hacker claimed to have collected the data using data scraping techniques and a now-patched vulnerability in the social media site’s software in 2021 and demanded US$200,000…

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03 Jan

New Malware Campaign Uses Stolen Bank Information as Lure

Attacks, Malware

Threat actors with access to stolen, sensitive data have many options to utilize this data in a malicious manner. In this case, the threat group decided to use confidential data as lures in phishing emails to carry out a second attack against victims. Whenever a company is alerted to a breach and makes it public, all customers who believe they may have had data compromised should remain vigilant to the use of this data in…

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03 Jan

Recently Discovered Linux Malware Packs 30 Plugin Exploits for WordPress

Attacks, Malware

WordPress is a very common website platform because it is free and easy to use, but this also makes it a more desirable target for threat actors. Keeping a WordPress site up to date is crucial. Fortunately, WordPress does have an automatic update feature which Binary Defense strongly recommends that users enable. Because many plug-ins are community created and distributed, often times critical updates can be slow to release, if an update comes at all.…

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03 Jan

Netgear WiFi Routers Receive Update For Critical Vulnerability

Attacks, Malware

Users of the above Netgear devices should update their firmware as soon as possible. Netgear support documentation provides update instructions for affected users: 1. Visit NETGEAR Support: https://www.netgear.com/support/2. Start typing your model number in the search box, then select your model from the drop-down menu as soon as it appears.3. If you do not see a drop-down menu, make sure that you entered your model number correctly, or select a product category to browse for…

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29 Dec

Thousands of Citrix Servers Vulnerable to Patched Critical Flaws

Attacks, Malware

It is highly recommended to patch any Citrix devices in an organization’s environment as soon as possible if they are vulnerable to either of these vulnerabilities. Since at least one of them is known to have threat actors actively exploiting it, the sooner the devices can be patched, the less chance that a threat actor will be able to compromise it and spread throughout an organization. It is recommended that organizations update their Citrix applications…

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