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The first four of these CVEs affect a function in libntp that is only used by ntpq, but not by ntpd. The last CVE affects the driver for a hardware clock (GPS receiver), so ntpd might be vulnerable...

in2al5d p3in4er is a highly evasive new loader that has a detection ratio of 0 on VirusTotal. We explain how it works, and how to prevent it.

Discovery of a macOS variant of LockBit has caused alarm, but how serious a threat is it? We explore the malware and the threat of ransomware on Apple Macs.

Apple has fixed the three exploits used to deploy the Pegasus spyware, which did not require any interaction from the target.

We’d like to provide an update on our investigation into the suspicious activity detected in our Fortra GoAnywhere MFT solution. Working with Unit 42, we have completed our investigation and have compiled a factual summary of the investigation, as well as continuous improvement actions Fortra is taking to further strengthen our systems and recommended actions customers can take to secure their data and improve their security posture using available features in the GoAnywhere MFT solution.

One widely publicized case of disappearances relevant to this case of spyware infection occurred in September 2015 when a group of 43 students at a teacher

In early April, we detected a significant increase in attacks that use banking Trojans of the QBot family. The malware would be delivered through e-mails that were based on real business letters the attackers had gotten access to.

On April 12th, 2023, Microsoft released a slew of new patches for its Windows operating system, one of which was to fix CVE-2023-21554, a remotely-exploitable vulnerability in the obscure Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ) service that can lead to remote code execution (RCE).

The relevance of this macOS specimen is well articulated in their tweet:

“Lockbit ransomware group has created their first MacOS-based payload. We believe this is the first time a large ransomware threat group has developed a payload for Apple products.” vx-underground

Ok, so even though it’s the weekend, we have what appears to be a new macOS malware specimen from one of the more notorious ransomware gangs! Coupled with the fact that this may be, (as noted by @VXUnderground), “the first time a large ransomware threat group has developed a payload for Apple products” …I was intrigued to decided to dig right in!

Kernel 6.2 ditched a useful defense against ghostly chip design flaw

Google has released an emergency Chrome security update to address the first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year.

This is a story about a security vulnerability in Google that allowed me to run arbitrary code on the computers of 50+ Google employees. Although Google initially considered my finding a serious security incident, later on, it changed its mind and stated that my finding is not, in fact, a vulnerability, but the intended behavior of their software.

Mac Monitor is Red Canary’s newly available tool for collection and dynamic system analysis on macOS endpoints.
Red Canary Mac Monitor is a feature-rich dynamic analysis tool for macOS that leverages our extensive understanding of the platform and Apple’s latest APIs to collect and present relevant security events. Mac Monitor is practically the macOS version of the Microsoft Sysinternals tool, Procmon. Mac Monitor collects a wide variety of telemetry classes, including processes, interprocess, files, file metadata, logins, XProtect detections, and more—enabling defenders to quickly and effectively analyze enriched, high-fidelity macOS security events in a native, modern, and customizable user interface

CyberArk Labs discovered a new malware called Vare that is distributed over the popular chatting service, Discord. Vare has been used to target new malware operators by using social engineering tactics on them. Additionally, we have found that Vare uses Discord’s infrastructure as a backbone for its operations. This malware is linked to a new group called “Kurdistan 4455” based out of southern Turkey and is still early in its forming stage.

As the U.S. deals with a nationwide swatting wave, Motherboard has traced much of the activity to a particular swatting-as-a-service account on Telegram. Torswats uses synthesized voices to pressure law enforcement to specific locations.

The Military Counterintelligence Service and the CERT Polska team (CERT.PL) observed a widespread espionage campaign linked to Russian intelligence services

"There are advocacy groups for reptile owners but not hackers, so that seems like a miss," said Ilona Cohen of HackerOne.

The Vice Society ransomware gang exfiltrated victim network data using a custom Microsoft PowerShell script. We dissect how each function of it works.

One of the hackers who breached Western Digital provided some details about the hack, the data stolen, and what the hackers are demanding.