A security breach at Reddit exposed internal documents and source code
Reddit, the well-known social news aggregation platform, has fallen victim to a vicious and calculated phishing attack. On February 5th, 2023, the attackers targeted Reddit’s employees with plausible-sounding prompts that redirected them to a fake website that appeared to be Reddit’s intranet portal. The sole purpose of this deceitful act was to steal credentials and
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New OpenSSL updates fix multiple security flaws
The OpenSSL Project has taken immediate action to safeguard its users by releasing critical fixes to address several severe security vulnerabilities in its open-source encryption toolkit. One such vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-0286, is a high-severity bug that could potentially put users at risk of malicious attacks. According to the advisory issued by the maintainers, the
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The vulnerability of multiple document management systems has been exposed in an unprecedented manner
Eight unpatched security vulnerabilities have been found in open-source and freemium document management systems (DMS) offered by four vendors, LogicalDOC, Mayan, ONLYOFFICE, and OpenKM.These flaws were revealed by cybersecurity firm Rapid7 and allow for a malicious actor to trick a user into saving a harmful document on the platform, and once indexed, the attacker can
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Hackers in Russia use Graphiron malware to steal Ukrainian data
A Russia-affiliated adversary has been caught utilizing new information-stealing malware in cyberattacks aimed at Ukraine. Named Graphiron by Symantec, a subsidiary of Broadcom, the malware is the work of an espionage group known as Nodaria, which is monitored by the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) under the label UAC-0056. According to the Symantec
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Russian hacker pleads guilty to money laundering using Ryuk Ransomware attacks
On February 7, 2023, a Russian national, Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov, admitted to money laundering and concealing the source of funds obtained through Ryuk ransomware attacks in a U.S. court. Dubnikov, who was arrested in Amsterdam in November 2021 and later extradited from the Netherlands in August 2022, will be sentenced on April 11, 2023. According
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Ukrainian State Authorities are being alerted to Remcos software-driven cyberattacks
The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) has issued a warning about ongoing cyber attacks targeting state authorities in the country that use a legitimate remote access software named Remcos. The widespread phishing campaign has been traced back to a threat actor known as UAC-0050, and the agency has described the nature of the attacks
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Joint law enforcement cracks encrypted messaging app used by criminal groups
A collaborative law enforcement effort by Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland resulted in the dismantling of the encrypted messaging platform Exclu.Eurojust reported the arrests of 45 individuals in Belgium and the Netherlands, including users, administrators, and owners of the service. During raids in 79 locations, authorities seized €5.5 million, 300,000 ecstasy tablets, 20 firearms, and
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The GitHub Desktop and Atom Code-Signing Certificates were stolen by hackers
GitHub, a subsidiary of Microsoft, announced that unknown attackers managed to extract encrypted code signing certificates related to some versions of GitHub Desktop for Mac and Atom applications. To ensure security, the company is revoking the affected certificates. As a result, certain versions of GitHub Desktop for Mac, including 3.0.2 to 3.1.2 and Atom versions
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Components and obfuscations of Gootkit malware continue to evolve
The actors responsible for the Gootkit malware have made significant modifications to their toolset, incorporating new components and obfuscations into their infection methods. The Google-owned cybersecurity firm, Mandiant, is keeping a close eye on the cluster of activity known as UNC2565 and has determined that the usage of the Gootkit malware is exclusive to this
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New Golang-based ‘SwiftSlicer’ malware attacks Ukraine
Ukraine has been the target of a recent cyber attack from Russia, utilizing a previously unseen data wiper called SwiftSlicer. The attack was attributed to Sandworm, a state-sponsored group linked to Military Unit 74455 of the GRU, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. ESET disclosed
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