CyberSecurity Updates

01 Feb

Potential KeePass Flaw Discovered Allowing Plaintext Vault Export

Attacks, Malware

This “vulnerability” is controversial from the perspective of KeePass and other information security practitioners. Both parties point out that a user’s failure to secure write access to the KeePass configuration file isn’t an inherent vulnerability with KeePass itself. Furthermore, if a threat actor is able to access a properly protected configuration file, the potential to steal the contents of the victims KeePass vault is nearly endless. For example, a threat actor could replace the KeePass…

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01 Feb

Hackers Use New IceBreaker Malware to Breach Gaming Companies

Attacks, Malware

At this time, not much is known about the IceBreaker group, but Security Joes decided to publish a report on their findings and share all captured IoCs (indicators of compromise) to help defenders detect and tackle this threat. The researchers have published a technical report describing the threat actor’s modus operandi and how their backdoor works. YARA rules have also been published to help organizations detect the malware. Additionally, Security Joes recommends companies suspecting a…

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01 Feb

ESET APT Activity Report T3 2022

Information

An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in T3 2022 ESET APT Activity Report T3 2022 summarizes the activities of selected advanced persistent threat (APT) groups that were observed, investigated, and analyzed by ESET researchers from September until the end of December 2022. In the monitored timespan, Russia-aligned APT groups continued to be particularly involved in operations targeting Ukraine, deploying destructive wipers and ransomware. Among many other…

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01 Feb

VMware Releases Security Update for VMware vRealize Operations

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: February 1, 2023 VMware released a security update that addresses a cross-site request forgery bypass vulnerability affecting VMware vRealize Operations. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2023-0002 and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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01 Feb

JD Sports data breach affects 10 million customers

Attacks, Data Breaches

British sports clothing retailer JD Sports has reported a data breach that has affected more than 10 million customers. The retailer said on January 30 that the data breach occurred after a malicious party gained unauthorized access to a system containing customer data relating to orders placed between November 2018 and October 2020. This included orders from other JD Sports group companies including JD, Blacks, Size?, Scotts, Millets and MilletSport. JD Sports told the London…

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01 Feb

Dutch, European Hospitals ‘Hit by Pro-Russian Hackers’

Information, News

Dutch cyber authorities said Wednesday that several hospital websites in the Netherlands and Europe were likely targeted by a pro-Kremlin hacking group because of their countries’ support for Ukraine. The UMCG hospital in the northern Dutch city of Groningen, one of the largest in the country, saw its website crash in a cyberattack on Saturday. “European hospitals including in the Netherlands have most likely been hit by the pro-Russian hacking group Killnet,” said the Dutch…

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01 Feb

Misconfiguration and vulnerabilities biggest risks in cloud security: Report

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

The two biggest cloud security risks continue to be misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, which are being introduced in greater numbers through software supply chains, according to a report by Sysdig.  While zero trust is a top priority, data showed that least privilege access rights, an underpinning of zero trust architecture, are not properly enforced. Almost 90% of granted permissions are not used, which leaves many opportunities for attackers who steal credentials, the report noted.  The data…

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01 Feb

Phishing Resistance – Protecting the Keys to Your Kingdom

Insights

Credit: Shutterstock If you own a computer, watch the news, or spend virtually any time online these days you have probably heard the term “phishing.” Never in a positive context…and possibly because you have been a victim yourself. Phishing refers to a variety of attacks that are intended to convince you to forfeit sensitive data to an imposter. These attacks can take a number of different forms; from spear-phishing (which targets a specific individual within…

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01 Feb

Why you might not be done with your January Microsoft security patches

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

The January patching window for your firm has probably come and gone. But has it? While January included a huge release of patches, several releases in other months have provided more than one headache for the patch management community. These are the patches and updates you need to evaluate if you haven’t already done so. BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability In January, additional information came out about CVE-2022-41099, the BitLocker Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. If…

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01 Feb

US DOJ applies carrot-and-stick approach to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act policy

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken a carrot-and-stick approach to its corporate enforcement policy in regard to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in an effort to entice companies to self-report when in violation of the FCPA. Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., shared the 2022 success of the Criminal Division of the DOJ in its pursuit of corrupt and criminal activities within corporations that “threaten the public safety and national security, [and] wrongfully…

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