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February 4, 2024

Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’

A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong police.

Leaky Vessels flaws allow hackers to escape Docker, runc containers

Four vulnerabilities collectively called "Leaky Vessels" allow hackers to escape containers and access data on the underlying host operating system.

The flaws were discovered by Snyk security researcher Rory McNamara in November 2023, who reported them to impacted parties for fixing.

Snyk has found no signs of active exploitation of the Leaky Vessels flaws in the wild, but the publicity could change the exploitation status, so all impacted system admins are recommended to apply the available security updates as soon as possible.

Zyxel VPN Series Pre-auth Remote Command Execution

Summary Chaining of three vulnerabilities allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary command with root privileges on Zyxel VPN firewall (VPN50, VPN100, VPN300, VPN500, VPN1000). Due to recent attack surface changes in Zyxel, the chain described below broke and become unusable – we have decided to disclose this even though it is no longer exploitable. Credit … SSD Advisory – Zyxel VPN Series Pre-auth Remote Command Execution Read More »

“Scammers Paradise” Exploring Telegram’s Dark Markets, Breeding Ground for Modern Phishing Operations

Explore the shift in phishing from Dark web to Telegram, where cybercriminals trade tools and data, and uncover Guardio's insights on countering this menace.

Une action civile à la suite d’une cyberattaque

À la suite d’une cyberattaque ayant touché SolarWinds Corp., la SEC a déposé une action civile contre la société qui aurait trompé les investisseurs sur ses pratiques en matière de cybersécurité. Cette action civile met en évidence, d’une part, les mauvaises pratiques adoptées par la société, et d’autre part, l’importance accrue que la SEC porte sur les informations en matière de cybersécurité que les sociétés publient à l’attention des investisseurs.

AnyDesk Incident: Customer Credentials Leaked and Published for Sale on the Dark Web

Resecurity identified bad actors offering a significant number of AnyDesk customer credentials for sale on the Dark Web.

Investigation: Apparent Russian disinformation group posing as ex-president Poroshenko targets foreign fighters in Ukraine
  • An apparent Russian state-aligned group is targeting Ukraine’s International Legion in a disinformation campaign
  • The Kyiv Independent obtained and analyzed exclusive video that shows the group used doctored footage to pose as the Ukrainian ex-president on a Zoom call that took place in early January
  • Legion members are being tricked into agreeing with incendiary statements against Zelensky
  • Lack of cultural context, morale issues and low pay in some units have made the International Legion more susceptible to such attacks
  • The attack appears linked to the Russian government-aligned provocateurs Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, known as Vovan and Lexus
  • The effort highlights ongoing disinformation threats in the Ukraine-Russia war as well as possible information security vulnerabilities of Ukraine’s foreign fighters