Malware

09 Dec

Uptycs launches agentless cloud workload scanning

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

CNAPP (cloud native application protection platform) and XDR (extended detection and response ) provider Uptycs announced Friday that it has added agentless scanning to its existing cloud workload protection platform, which it said will open up a range of new use cases and attract new potential customers. The company said that its agentless workload scanning system will be fully interoperable with its agent-based Uptycs sensors, providing security metadata in the same format and letting users…

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09 Dec

Credit card skimming – the long and winding road of supply chain failure

Information, Malware

by Paul Ducklin Researchers at application security company Jscrambler have just published a cautionary tale about supply chain attacks… …that is also a powerful reminder of just how long attack chains can be. Sadly, that’s long merely in terms of time, not long in terms of technical complexity or the number of links in the chain itself. Eight years ago… The high-level version of the story published by the researchers is simply told, and it…

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08 Dec

JSON-based SQL injection attacks trigger need to update web application firewalls

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Security researchers have developed a generic technique for SQL injection that bypasses multiple web application firewalls (WAFs). At the core of the issue was WAF vendors failing to add support for JSON inside SQL statements, allowing potential attackers to easily hide their malicious payloads. The bypass technique, discovered by researchers from Claroty’s Team82, was confirmed to work against WAFs from Palo Alto Networks, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloudflare, F5, and Imperva. These vendors have released…

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08 Dec

Internet Explorer 0-day exploited by North Korean actor APT37

Attacks, Malware

TAG also identified other documents likely exploiting the same vulnerability and with similar targeting, which may be part of the same campaign. Although this campaign mainly targets South Korea, the tactic of using current events to lure potential victims into downloading malware is common and individuals should always verify the source of a link or document.Organizations should use the following preventative measures to protect themselves from an attack:• Implement network segmentation.• Install updates/patch operating systems,…

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08 Dec

New Zerobot Malware Has 21 Exploits for BIG-IP, Zyxel, D-Link Devices

Attacks, Malware

It is highly recommended to make sure that all devices, including any network or IoT devices, that are exposed to the Internet are up-to-date on patching. The main infection vector of Zerobot is using one of the 21 exploits it supports to infect an Internet accessible device and propagating within the network from there. By making sure that all devices are properly patched, the attack surface that Zerobot can use to infect an environment is…

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08 Dec

MENA IKEA Locations Affected by Vice Society

Attacks, Malware

Vice Society tends to target organizations that have the potential to pay out higher ransoms. To protect against Vice Society and other ransomware groups, companies should consider adopting a defense in depth strategy. Some suggestions for protecting against ransomware from the FBI and CISA include: • Maintain offline backups of data, and regularly maintain backup and restoration. By instituting this practice, the organization ensures they will not be severely interrupted, and/or only have irretrievable data.•…

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08 Dec

CISA Releases Phishing Infographic

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: December 8, 2022 Today, CISA published a Phishing Infographic to help protect both organizations and individuals from successful phishing operations. This infographic provides a visual summary of how threat actors execute successful phishing operations. Details include metrics that compare the likelihood of certain types of “bait” and how commonly each bait type succeeds in tricking the targeted individual. The infographic also provides detailed actions organizations and individuals can take to prevent successful phishing…

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08 Dec

CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Advisories

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: December 8, 2022 CISA has released three (3) Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on 08 December 2022. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisories for technical details and mitigations: ICSA-22-342-01 Advantech iView ICSA-22-342-02 AVEVA InTouch Access Anywhere ICSA-22-342-03 Rockwell Automation Logix Controllers   This product is provided subject to this Notification and this…

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08 Dec

Microsoft’s rough 2022 security year in review

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

We soon close out the security year of 2022. Only time will tell what 2023 will bring, but for IT and security admins of Microsoft networks, 2022 has been the year of blended attacks, on-premises Exchange Server flaws, and vulnerabilities needing more than patching to mitigate. Here’s a month-by-month look at the past year. January: A bad start for on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities It seems fitting that 2022 began with the release of the…

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07 Dec

Apple finally adds encryption to iCloud backups

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Apple today introduced several new security features focused on fending off threats to user data in the cloud, including end-to-end encryption for backups for iCloud users. Along with end-to-end encryption for iCloud, Apple’s cloud storage and computing platform, the company announced iMessage Contact Key Verification, allowing users to verify they are communicating only with whom they intend. Apple Apple also announced hardware Security Keys for Apple ID, giving users the choice to require two-factor authentication to sign…

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