EastWind Attack Deploys PlugY and GrewApacha Backdoors Using Booby-Trapped LNK Files

12/08/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The Russian government and IT organizations are the target of a new campaign that delivers a number of backdoors and trojans as part of a spear-phishing campaign codenamed EastWind. The

Rogue PyPI Library Solana Users, Steals Blockchain Wallet Keys

11/08/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades as a library from the Solana blockchain platform but is actually designed to

Researchers Uncover 10 Flaws in Google’s File Transfer Tool Quick Share

10/08/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

As many as 10 security flaws have been uncovered in Google’s Quick Share data transfer utility for Android and Windows that could be assembled to trigger remote code execution (RCE)

New Malware Hits 300,000 Users with Rogue Chrome and Edge Extensions

10/08/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

An ongoing, widespread malware campaign has been observed installing rogue Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions via a trojan distributed via fake websites masquerading as popular software. “The trojan malware

Microsoft Warns of Unpatched Office Vulnerability Leading to Data Exposure

10/08/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Microsoft has disclosed an unpatched zero-day in Office that, if successfully exploited, could result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information to malicious actors. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38200 (CVSS score:

Experts Uncover Severe AWS Flaws Leading to RCE, Data Theft, and Full-Service Takeovers

10/08/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered multiple critical flaws in Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings that, if successfully exploited, could result in serious consequences. “The impact of these vulnerabilities range between remote

Microsoft Reveals Four OpenVPN Flaws Leading to Potential RCE and LPE

09/08/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Microsoft on Thursday disclosed four medium-severity security flaws in the open-source OpenVPN software that could be chained to achieve remote code execution (RCE) and local privilege escalation (LPE). “This attack

New Flaws in Sonos Smart Speakers Allow Hackers to Eavesdrop on Users

09/08/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered weaknesses in Sonos smart speakers that could be exploited by malicious actors to clandestinely eavesdrop on users. The vulnerabilities “led to an entire break in the

DOJ Charges Nashville Man for Helping North Koreans Get U.S. Tech Jobs

09/08/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday charged a 38-year-old individual from Nashville, Tennessee, for allegedly running a “laptop farm” to help get North Koreans remote jobs with American

CISA Warns of Hackers Exploiting Legacy Cisco Smart Install Feature

09/08/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has disclosed that threat actors are abusing the legacy Cisco Smart Install (SMI) feature with the aim of accessing sensitive data. The