BeyondTrust fixes critical vulnerability in remote access, support solutions (CVE-2024-12356)

BeyondTrust has fixed an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-12356) in its Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products that may allow remote code execution, and is urging organizations with on-premise installat… Continue reading BeyondTrust fixes critical vulnerability in remote access, support solutions (CVE-2024-12356)→

Researchers reveal OT-specific malware in use and in development

Malware that’s made specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) control devices is still rare, but in the last few weeks security researchers have identified two salient threat… Continue reading Researchers reveal OT-specific malware in use and in development→

Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware

Serbian police and intelligence officers used Cellebrite forensic extraction software to unlock journalists’ and activists’ phones and install previously unknown Android spyware called NoviSpy, a new Amnesty International report claims. The… Continue reading Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware→

MUT-1244 targeting security researchers, red teamers, and threat actors

A threat actor tracked as MUT-1244 by DataDog researchers has been targeting academics, pentesters, red teamers, security researchers, as well as other threat actors, in order to steal AWS access keys, WordPress account credentials and other sensitive … Continue reading MUT-1244 targeting security researchers, red teamers, and threat actors→

Evasive Node.js loader masquerading as game hack

Malware peddlers are using NodeLoader, a loader written in Node.js, to foil security solutions and deliver infostealers and cryptominers to gamers. The malicious links in YouTube comments (Source: Zscaler ThreatLabz) Attackers leveraging the Node.js lo… Continue reading Evasive Node.js loader masquerading as game hack→

Cleo patches zero-day exploited by ransomware gang

Cleo has released a security patch to address the critical vulnerability that started getting exploited while still a zero-day to breach internet-facing Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom instances. Version 5.8.0.24 of the three products, which was pu… Continue reading Cleo patches zero-day exploited by ransomware gang→

Krispy Kreme cybersecurity incident disrupts online ordering

Popular US doughnut chain Krispy Kreme has been having trouble with its online ordering system as well as digital payments at their brick-and-mortar shops since late November, and now we finally know why: an 8-K report filed with the US Securities and … Continue reading Krispy Kreme cybersecurity incident disrupts online ordering→

27 DDoS-for hire platforms seized by law enforcement

As part of an ongoing international crackdown known as Operation PowerOFF, international law enforcement has seized over two dozen platforms used to carry out Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. These “booter” (aka “stresser… Continue reading 27 DDoS-for hire platforms seized by law enforcement→