CISA Issues Warning on Active Exploitation of ZK Java Web Framework Vulnerability
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Feb 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Cyber Attack
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a high-severity flaw affecting the ZK Framework to its Known Exploited...
State-Backed Hackers Targeting Journalists in Widespread Espionage Campaigns
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Nation-state hacking groups aligned with China, Iran, North Korea, and Turkey have been targeting journalists to conduct espionage and spread malware as part of a series of...
Black Kingdom Ransomware Hunting Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
More than a week after Microsoft released a one-click mitigation tool to mitigate cyberattacks targeting on-premises Exchange servers, the company disclosed that patches have been applied to...
Hackers Steal Over $600 Million Worth of Cryptocurrencies from Poly Network
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Hackers have siphoned $611 million worth of cryptocurrencies from a blockchain-based financial network in what's believed to be one of the largest heists targeting the digital asset...
Experts Uncover ‘Crutch’ Russian Malware Used in APT Attacks for 5 Years
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers today took the wraps off a previously undocumented backdoor and document stealer that has been deployed against specific targets from 2015 to early 2020.
Codenamed "Crutch"...
Tonto Team Uses Anti-Malware File to Launch Attacks on South Korean Institutions
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Apr 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Threat
South Korean education, construction, diplomatic, and political institutions are at the receiving end of new attacks perpetrated by a China-aligned threat actor...
Chinese Hackers Targeting South American Diplomatic Entities with ShadowPad
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Feb 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat Intelligence
Microsoft on Monday attributed a China-based cyber espionage actor to a set of attacks targeting diplomatic entities in South America.
The tech giant's Security...
Watering Hole Attack Was Used to Target Florida Water Utilities
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
An investigation undertaken in the aftermath of the Oldsmar water plant hack earlier this year has revealed that an infrastructure contractor in the U.S. state of Florida...
Chinese Hackers Target Taiwanese Financial Institutions with a new Stealthy Backdoor
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been targeting Taiwanese financial institutions as part of a "persistent campaign" that lasted for at least 18 months.
The intrusions,...
Threat Actors Targeting Microsoft SQL Servers to Deploy FreeWorld Ransomware
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Sep 01, 2023THNDatabase Security / Ransomware
Threat actors are exploiting poorly secured Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers to deliver Cobalt Strike and a ransomware strain called FreeWorld.
Cybersecurity firm Securonix,...
