Insights

23 Sep

CISA Releases Advisory on Lessons Learned from an Incident Response Engagement

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, CISA released a cybersecurity advisory detailing lessons learned from an incident response engagement following the detection of potential malicious activity identified through security alerts generated by the agency’s endpoint detection and response tool.  This advisory, CISA Shares Lessons Learned from an Incident Response Engagement, highlights takeaways that illuminate the urgent need for timely patching, comprehensive incident response planning, and proactive threat monitoring to mitigate risks from similar vulnerabilities. The advisory also outlines the tactics,…

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23 Sep

Widespread Supply Chain Compromise Impacting npm Ecosystem

Attacks, Insights, Malware

CISA is releasing this Alert to provide guidance in response to a widespread software supply chain compromise involving the world’s largest JavaScript registry, npmjs.com. A self-replicating worm—publicly known as “Shai-Hulud”—has compromised over 500 packages.[i] After gaining initial access, the malicious cyber actor deployed malware that scanned the environment for sensitive credentials. The cyber actor then targeted GitHub Personal Access Tokens (PATs) and application programming interface (API) keys for cloud services, including Amazon Web Services (AWS),…

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22 Sep

SonicWall Releases Advisory for Customers after Security Incident

Attacks, Insights, Malware

SonicWall released a security advisory to assist their customers with protecting systems impacted by the MySonicWall cloud backup file incident. SonicWall’s investigation found that a malicious actor performed a series of brute force techniques against their MySonicWall.com web portal to gain access to a subset of customers’ preference files stored in their cloud backups. While credentials within the files were encrypted, the files also included information that actors can use to gain access to customers’…

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18 Sep

CISA Releases Malware Analysis Report on Malicious Listener Targeting Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Systems

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, CISA released a Malware Analysis Report detailing the functionality of two sets of malware obtained from an organization compromised by cyber threat actors exploiting CVE-2025-4427 and CVE-2025-4428 in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (Ivanti EPMM).   The Malware Analysis Report, Malicious Listener for Ivanti EPMM Systems, provides guidance to help organizations detect and mitigate these threats, including indicators of compromise and YARA and SIGMA rules. Mitigations include highlighting the need to upgrade Ivanti EPMM systems to…

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16 Sep

Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ Software Packages

Information, Insights

At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on GitHub, experts warn. The malware, which briefly infected multiple code packages from the security vendor CrowdStrike, steals and publishes even more credentials every time an infected package is installed. Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandworm_(Dune) The novel malware strain is being dubbed Shai-Hulud — after the name for the giant sandworms…

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11 Sep

Bulletproof Host Stark Industries Evades EU Sanctions

Information, Insights

In May 2025, the European Union levied financial sanctions on the owners of Stark Industries Solutions Ltd., a bulletproof hosting provider that materialized two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine and quickly became a top source of Kremlin-linked cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns. But new findings show those sanctions have done little to stop Stark from simply rebranding and transferring their assets to other corporate entities controlled by its original hosting providers. Image: Shutterstock. Materializing just two weeks…

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09 Sep

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, September 2025 Edition

Information, Insights

Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known “zero-day” or actively exploited vulnerabilities in this month’s bundle from Redmond, which nevertheless includes patches for 13 flaws that earned Microsoft’s most-dire “critical” label. Meanwhile, both Apple and Google recently released updates to fix zero-day bugs in their devices. Microsoft assigns security flaws a “critical” rating when malware or miscreants can exploit…

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08 Sep

18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto

Data Breaches, Information, Insights

At least 18 popular JavaScript code packages that are collectively downloaded more than two billion times each week were briefly compromised with malicious software today, after a developer involved in maintaining the projects was phished. The attack appears to have been quickly contained and was narrowly focused on stealing cryptocurrency. But experts warn that a similar attack with a slightly more nefarious payload could lead to a disruptive malware outbreak that is far more difficult…

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05 Sep

GOP Cries Censorship Over Spam Filters That Work

Information, Insights

The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week sent a letter to Google’s CEO demanding to know why Gmail was blocking messages from Republican senders while allegedly failing to block similar missives supporting Democrats. The letter followed media reports accusing Gmail of disproportionately flagging messages from the GOP fundraising platform WinRed and sending them to the spam folder. But according to experts who track daily spam volumes worldwide, WinRed’s messages are getting blocked…

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03 Sep

CISA, NSA, and Global Partners Release a Shared Vision of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) Guidance

Attacks, Insights, Malware

CISA, in collaboration with NSA and 19 international partners, released joint guidance outlining A Shared Vision of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for Cybersecurity. This marks a significant step forward in strengthening software supply chain transparency and security worldwide. An SBOM is a formal record detailing the components and supply chain relationships used in building software. SBOMs act as a software “ingredients list” providing organizations with essential visibility into software dependencies, enabling them to identify…

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