Russian APT28 hackers, also known as Fancy Bear and other aliases, have been targeting unpatched Cisco routers in a malware operation since 2021. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the US' National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the FBI issued a joint advisory outlining the APT28 exploitation tactics. The attackers exploited CVE-2017-6742, a bug in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)...
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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released seven advisories this week about vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software from various vendors. These advisories cover critical flaws, two of which have public exploits. The affected products include ScadaFlex II controllers made by Industrial Control Links, Screen Creator Advance 2 and Kostac PLC programming software from JTEKT...
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Microsoft Unveils 'Security Copilot' Tool to Boost Cybersecurity Efforts. Microsoft has launched a new tool designed to help cyber security professionals detect and identify breaches and threat signals more efficiently. Called 'Security Copilot', the tool is powered by OpenAI's latest GPT-4 generative artificial intelligence model. Its primary function is to aid security analysts in tasks such as summarising incidents, analysing vulnerabilities, and sharing information with colleagues...
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Moyne Shire Council Detects and Halts Unauthorized Access Incident at Kindergarten. Officials at Moyne Shire Council, located in Victoria, have reported that they have identified and terminated an unauthorised access incident on a device at a council-run kindergarten. The council disclosed that the incident occurred on March 3 and targeted an "electronic device...
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Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to stolen credentials as a valuable commodity on the underground market. According to a report by cybersecurity firm Flashpoint, last year saw 4,518 data breaches reported, with attackers stealing or exposing 22.62 billion credentials and personal records. Over 60% of these were stolen from organizations in the information sector. Flashpoint's database of threat intelligence includes 575 million posts on illegal forums, 3.6...
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Chinese online fashion retailer, Shein, has been found to have had a bug in an older version of its Android application that periodically captured and transmitted clipboard contents to a remote server. The issue was discovered by the Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team in version 7.9.2 of the app, which was released on December 16, 2021. The issue has since been addressed as of May...
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A new information stealer called SYS01stealer has been discovered by cybersecurity researchers, targeting critical government infrastructure employees, manufacturing companies, and other sectors. The attack is designed to steal sensitive information, including login data, cookies, and Facebook ad and business account information. The Israeli cybersecurity company Morphisec reported that the campaign was initially tied to a financially motivated cybercriminal operation dubbed Ducktail by Zscaler. However, WithSecure, which...
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Six Law Firms Targeted in GootLoader and SocGholish Malware Campaigns Mar 01, 2023 - In January and February 2023, six different law firms were targeted in two separate threat campaigns distributing GootLoader and FakeUpdates (aka SocGholish) malware strains. GootLoader is a first-stage downloader that is capable of delivering a wide range of secondary payloads such as Cobalt Strike and ransomware. It employs search engine optimization (SEO)...
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Today marks a significant milestone in the cyber threat landscape, as the first publicly known malware capable of bypassing Secure Boot defenses has been discovered. Dubbed BlackLotus, the stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit is being offered for sale at $5,000 and is programmed in Assembly and C. According to ESET, a Slovak cybersecurity company, BlackLotus is capable of running on fully up-to-date Windows 11...
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The Australian Government is taking steps to become the most cyber secure country in the world by 2030, with the announcement of a new national office for cyber security and the launch of a consultation on a seven-year cyber security strategy. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said the office would be led by a new senior official with the title of coordinator for cyber security, with...
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