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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1,700 spoof apps targeted over 11 million devices in massive ad fraud scheme
Researchers have successfully dismantled an extensive ad fraud scheme, known as VASTFLUX, that affected over 1,700 applications from 120 publishers and impacted around 11 million devices. According to fraud prevention firm HUMAN, VASTFLUX was a malvertising attack that injected malicious JavaScript code into digital ad creatives, allowing the fraudsters to stack multiple invisible video ad
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Cyberattacks launched against Ukraine by Gamaredon Group through Telegram
According to a report by the BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team, the Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage group known as Gamaredon has continued its digital attacks against Ukraine, utilizing the popular messaging app Telegram to target the country’s military and law enforcement sectors. The group, also known by various other names such as Actinium, Armageddon, Iron
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Researchers discover 3 PyPI packages that spread malware to developer systems
An individual going by the name of Lolip0p has uploaded three malicious packages to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository, which are designed to install malware on developer systems that download them. The packages, named color slab (versions 4.6.11 and 4.6.12), httpslib (versions 4.6.9 and 4.6.11), and libhttps (version 4.6.12), were uploaded by the author
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An attacker targeted a CircleCI engineer’s laptop, causing a recent security incident
On Friday, DevOps platform CircleCI announced that it had experienced a data breach as a result of a “sophisticated attack” on December 16, 2022. The incident involved an employee’s laptop being compromised by unknown actors, who then used malware to steal the employee’s two-factor authentication-backed credentials to gain access to the company’s systems and data.
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The majority of Cacti servers fail to patch critical vulnerabilities, leaving them vulnerable to attack
A significant portion of internet-exposed Cacti servers remain unpatched against a recently discovered critical security vulnerability that has been actively exploited in the wild, according to attack surface management platform Censys. Out of a total of 6,427 servers, only 26 were found to be running a patched version of Cacti (1.2.23 and 1.3.0). The vulnerability
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Latest Gootkit malware attacks target Australian healthcare sector
A recent surge in attacks utilizing the Gootkit malware loader has targeted the Australian healthcare sector, according to cybersecurity firm Trend Micro. The malware, also known as Gootloader, is known for using search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning tactics to gain initial access. It typically works by compromising legitimate infrastructure and planting malware on those sites
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Governments and military in APAC are targeted by a Dark Pink APT Group
A previously unknown actor of an “advanced persistent threat” (APT) is targeting government and military organizations in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report from Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB.The group, which is tracking the campaign under the name “Dark Pink,” has attributed seven successful attacks to the adversarial collective between June and December 2022.The majority
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Cybersecurity 2023: Are You Ready for the SaaS Threats Ahead?
As of 2023, it is important for SaaS companies to be aware of the potential cybersecurity threats that may arise. In order to ensure the safety of your systems and data, it is crucial to focus on the following four key areas: web application weaknesses, misconfiguration mistakes, vulnerable software and patching, and weak internal security
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