n Wednesday, December 11, 2024, several customers reported suspicious behavior on their Session Smart Network (SSN) platforms. These systems have been infected with the Mirai malware and were subsequently used as a DDOS attack source to other devices accessible by their network. The impacted systems were all using default passwords. Any customer not following recommended best practices and still using default passwords can be considered compromised as the default SSR passwords have been added to the virus database.
A large-scale malvertising campaign distributed the Lumma Stealer info-stealing malware through fake CAPTCHA verification pages that prompt users to run PowerShell commands to verify they are not a bot.
A phishing campaign targeting European companies used fake forms made with HubSpot's Free Form Builder, leading to credential harvesting and Azure account takeover. A phishing campaign targeting European companies used fake forms made with HubSpot's Free Form Builder, leading to credential harvesting and Azure account takeover.
The Russia-linked APT29 threat actor has been observed repurposing a legitimate red teaming attack methodology as part of cyber attacks leveraging malicious Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration files.
The activity, which has targeted governments and armed forces, think tanks, academic researchers, and Ukrainian entities, entails adopting a "rogue RDP" technique that was previously documented by Black Hills Information Security in 2022, Trend Micro said in a report.
The precedent-setting ruling from a Northern California federal judge could lead to massive damages against NSO Group, whose notorious spyware has been reportedly used by various governments worldwide.
BeyondTrust identified a security incident that involved a limited number of Remote Support SaaS customers. On December 5th, 2024, a root cause analysis into a Remote Support SaaS issue identified an API key for Remote Support SaaS had been compromised. BeyondTrust immediately revoked the API key, notified known impacted customers, and suspended those instances the same day while providing alternative Remote Support SaaS instances for those customers.
12/12/24 While the security incident forensics investigation remains ongoing, there are no material updates to provide at this time. We continue to pursue all possible paths as part of the forensic analysis, with the assistance of external forensic parties, to ensure we conduct as thorough an investigation as possible. We continue to communicate, and work closely with, all known affected customers. We will continue to provide updates here until our investigation is concluded.
