The Clop ransomware gang started to extort victims of its Cleo data theft attacks and announced on its dark web portal that 66 companies have 48 hours to respond to the demands.
The new variant of bots implemented an authentication mechanism to communicate with C2 servers and their proxies. Includes IP address blocklisting, presumably to hinder the tracking of the project.
The data-loss startup says it was targeted as part of a "wider campaign to target Chrome extension developers."
On 18 November 2024, Palo Alto Networks issued a security advisory for an authentication bypass vulnerability in the PAN-OS management web interface. The vulnerability is tracked under CVE-2024-0012 [1] and has a CVSS score for this is 9.3 [2]. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to gain PAN-OS administrator privileges. As the Northwave CERT has already observed mass exploitation by multiple threat actors, we urge all recipients to implement mitigation measures and patch their systems.
An analysis of benign internet scanner behavior across 24 new sensors in November 2024, examining discovery speed, port coverage, and vulnerability scanning capabilities of major services like ONYPHE, Censys, and ShadowServer. The study reveals most scanners found new assets within 5 minutes, with Censys leading in port coverage and ShadowServer in vulnerability detection.
The LockBit ransomware group will soon launch a comeback with the planned release of LockBit 4.0 in February 2025, Cyble
Cybersecurity experts, who work with human rights defenders and journalists, agree that Apple is doing the right thing by sending notifications to victims of mercenary spyware — and at the same time refusing to forensically analyze the devices.
European Space Agency's official web shop was hacked as it started to load a piece of JavaScript code that generates a fake Stripe payment page at checkout.
Japan Airlines has been hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to more than 20 domestic flights, but it managed to restore its systems within hours.
An investigation into an information security incident has allowed virus analysts at Doctor Web to uncover an ongoing campaign that incorporates many modern trends employed by cybercriminals.
FortiGuard Labs recently noticed that attackers still use and deliver two different botnets via D-Link exposing a HNAP interface weakness. Learn more.
"All the Justice Ministry's data has been saved. Recovery is underway," Deputy PM and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said.
Palo Alto Networks has disclosed a high-severity vulnerability impacting PAN-OS software that could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on susceptible devices.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-3393 (CVSS score: 8.7), impacts PAN-OS versions 10.X and 11.X, as well as Prisma Access running PAN-OS versions. It has been addressed in PAN-OS 10.1.14-h8, PAN-OS 10.2.10-h12, PAN-OS 11.1.5, PAN-OS 11.2.3, and all later PAN-OS versions.
Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.
Sanctions have complicated Russia's trade with its major partners such as China or Turkey, as local banks are extremely cautious with Russia-related transactions to avoid scrutiny from Western regulators.
Retired Israeli case agents behind Mossad's boobytrapped pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon explain how they got Hezbollah to buy the devices and the plots' impact on the Middle East.
Les modèles d'intelligence artificielle (IA) peuvent être manipulés malgré les mesures de protection existantes. Avec des attaques ciblées, des scientifiques lausannois ont pu amener ces systèmes à générer des contenus dangereux ou éthiquement douteux.
"Recently, various intelligence and threat analysis teams have identified a concerning trend: North Korean state actors are infiltrating companies and organizations around the world in an attempt to facilitate the clandestine transfer of funds to support North Korea’s state apparatus. Specifically, these actors have favored the use of Astrill VPN to obscure their digital footprints while applying for remote positions."
"While it’s been several months since these articles were published, we continue to see reports from our customers of fraudulent re mote worker campaigns originating from Astrill VPN IP addresses."
U.K. investigators tell the story of how examining a cybercrime group's extortion funds helped to unravel a money-laundering network reaching from the illegal drug trade to Moscow's elite.
Deux câbles de télécommunications avaient été coupés les 17 et 18 novembre dans les eaux territoriales suédoises de la mer Baltique. Les soupçons s’étaient rapidement portés sur un navire battant pavillon chinois, le « Yi Peng 3 ».
