Check Point Research recently discovered that threat actors have been using novel (or previously unknown) tricks to lure Windows users for remote code execution. Specifically, the attackers used special Windows Internet Shortcut files (.url extension name), which, when clicked, would call the retired Internet Explorer (IE) to visit the attacker-controlled URL. An additional trick on IE is used to hide the malicious .hta extension name. By opening the URL with IE instead of the modern and much more secure Chrome/Edge browser on Windows, the attacker gained significant advantages in exploiting the victim’s computer, although the computer is running the modern Windows 10/11 operating system.

An advisory by CISA and multiple international cybersecurity agencies highlights the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of APT40 (aka

This advisory, authored by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC), the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the United States National Security Agency (NSA), the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ), the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), the Republic of Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIIS) and NIS’ National Cyber Security Center, and Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) and National Police Agency (NPA) – hereafter referred to as the “authoring agencies” – outlines a People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber group and their current threat to Australian networks. The advisory draws on the authoring agencies’ shared understanding of the threat as well as ASD’s ACSC incident response investigations.

Ubiquitous RADIUS scheme uses homegrown authentication based on MD5. Yup, you heard right.

Blast-RADIUS is a vulnerability that affects the RADIUS protocol. RADIUS is a very common protocol used for authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) for networked devices on enterprise and telecommunication networks.

Morphisec researchers have discovered an important Microsoft Outlook vulnerability. Read on for CVE-2024- 38021 details and technical impact.

OpenSSH vulnerability CVE-2024-6409 found in Red Hat Linux 9 may enable remote code execution. Discover more.

Russian media outlet RT ran the bot farm to pump out disinformation via 968 Twitter accounts, the US Justice Department says.

Turla, a well-known piece of malware, has taken to weaponising LNK-files to infect computers. We have observed a current example of this.

Learn about BlackSuit ransomware, its impact across sectors, and how to defend against its attacks.

Researchers from Avast have discovered a flaw in the cryptographic schema of the DoNex ransomware and its predecessors. In cooperation with law enforcement organizations, we have been silently providing the decryptor to DoNex ransomware victims since March 2024. The  cryptographic weakness was made public at Recon 2024 and therefore we have no reason to keep […]

All about Eldorado Ransomware and how its affiliates make their own samples for distribution.

The National Health Laboratory Service is the primary diagnostic service for 80% of the population, and no timeline for its restoration has been determined

Discover how the 'Indirector' attack threatens Intel CPUs and learn about the 'TIKTAG' vulnerability in Arm processors.

Apple has caved to pressure from Russian authorities and removed a number of the best iPhone VPN apps from the App Store in the country.

Rapid7 investigated suspicious behavior emanating from the installation of Notezilla, RecentX, & Copywhiz. These installers are distributed by Conceptworld.

Conceptworld software installers trojanized with data-stealing malware. Users of Notezilla, RecentX, and Copywhiz urged to check for compromise.

FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), the auto racing governing body since the 1950s, says attackers gained access to personal data after compromising several FIA email accounts in a phishing attack.

Investor beware: online promises of quick profits are not always as legitimate as they look. Swiss public broadcaster, SRF, looked into a Cyprus-based network of scam websites.

A sharp increase of DDoS attacks have been observed since the beginning of 2023. A new trend is to send high packet rate attacks though. This article introduces the findings of our teams in order to bring new insights regarding this threat.