Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Microsoft Fixes ASCII Smuggling Flaw That Enabled Data Theft from Microsoft 365 Copilot

New details have emerged about a patched vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot that could lead to the theft of sensitive user information through a technique known as ASCII smuggling.

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New QR Code Phishing Campaign Exploits Microsoft Sway to Steal Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new QR code phishing (aka quishing) campaign that leverages Microsoft Sway infrastructure to host fake pages, once again highlighting the abuse of legitimate cloud offerings for malicious purposes. "By using legitimate cloud applications, attackers provide credibility to victims, helping them to trust the content it serves," Netskope Threat

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CISA Flags Critical Apache OFBiz Flaw Amid Active Exploitation Reports

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw affecting the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-38856, carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating critical severity.

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Critical WPML Plugin Flaw Exposes WordPress Sites to Remote Code Execution

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the WPML WordPress multilingual plugin that could allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary code remotely under certain circumstances. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6386 (CVSS score: 9.9), impacts all versions of the plugin before 4.6.13, which was released on August 20, 2024. Arising due to missing input validation and sanitization,

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Report: A Third of Organizations Suffer SaaS Data Breaches Last Year

According to AppOmni, one-third of organizations experienced SaaS data breaches last year due to a lack of visibility and control, as revealed by a survey of 644 enterprises globally.

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Lateral Movement: Clearest Sign of Unfolding Ransomware Attack

Lateral movement is a key indicator of ransomware attacks, with 44% of attacks being spotted during this phase, as reported by Barracuda Networks. Additionally, file modifications and off-pattern behavior were also significant triggers for detection.

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New Cheana Stealer Threat Targets VPN Users Across Multiple Operating Systems

This campaign is notable for its malicious apps for Windows, Linux, and macOS users. The attackers have created different versions of Cheana Stealer for each OS to widen their attack surface.

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India's Critical Infrastructure Suffers Spike in Cyberattacks

India is experiencing a rise in cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure, particularly in the financial and government sectors, prompting the Reserve Bank of India to issue warnings about the need for enhanced cybersecurity measures.

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Google Tags a Tenth Chrome Zero-Day as Exploited This Year

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7965 and reported by a security researcher known as TheDog, involved a bug in the compiler backend that could allow remote attackers to exploit heap corruption through a crafted HTML page.

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Top Universities to Battle in Cybersecurity at UNSW’s Upcoming Australian Cybersecurity Games

Top universities in Australia will compete in the Australian Cybersecurity Games at UNSW from September 2-30, 2024. This event, organized by SECedu, features cybersecurity experts collaborating with leading universities like UNSW.

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macOS Version of HZ RAT Backdoor Targets Chinese Messaging App Users

Users of Chinese instant messaging apps like DingTalk and WeChat are the target of an Apple macOS version of a backdoor named HZ RAT. The artifacts "almost exactly replicate the functionality of the Windows version of the backdoor and differ only in the payload, which is received in the form of shell scripts from the attackers' server," Kaspersky researcher Sergey Puzan said. HZ RAT was first

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SonicWall Patches Critical Flaw Affecting its Firewalls (CVE-2024-40766)

SonicWall has addressed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-40766) in its next-gen firewalls, which could be exploited by remote attackers to gain unauthorized access and potentially crash the devices.

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Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure increased by 30% in one year

A new report highlights the rising threat of cyber incidents against critical infrastructure. 

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Two Strategies to Protect Your Business From the Next Large-Scale Tech Failure

Diversifying suppliers and systems can help minimize risks, as shown by corporations that purchase networking equipment from multiple vendors to prevent total network failure in case of vendor issues.

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PythonAnywhere Cloud Platform Abused for Hosting Ransomware

Researchers found that attackers are leveraging PythonAnywhere cloud platform to host and distribute malicious files using Razr ransomware discreetly. The ransomware generates a unique machine ID, encryption key, and IV to begin operations.

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In a Kyiv Hangar, Ukraine Launches a Cyber Range for Everyone

The project is led by Ukrainian cyber entrepreneur Yehor Aushev and is unique in that it is free and open to a wide range of citizens, including students, researchers, and state officials.

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New 0-Day Attacks Linked to China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’

Malicious hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director, a software product used by many Internet and IT service providers. Researchers believe the activity is linked to Volt Typhoon, a Chinese cyber espionage group focused on infiltrating critical U.S. networks and laying the groundwork for the ability to disrupt communications between the United States and Asia during any future armed conflict with China.

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NASA IV&V Facility Expands Cybersecurity Work and Educational Outreach

NASA's IV&V Facility is expanding its cybersecurity services to enhance the safety of its missions. This initiative includes incorporating cybersecurity assessments into their traditional roles of software examination.

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Chinese Volt Typhoon Exploits Versa Director Flaw, Targets U.S. and Global IT Sectors

The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as Volt Typhoon has been attributed with moderate confidence to the zero-day exploitation of a recently disclosed high-severity security flaw impacting Versa Director. The attacks targeted four U.S. victims and one non-U.S. victim in the Internet service provider (ISP), managed service provider (MSP) and information technology (IT) sectors as early

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Nuclei: Open-Source Vulnerability Scanner

Nuclei is an open-source vulnerability scanner known for its speed and customizable YAML-based templates. It offers flexibility in security checks by allowing customization of templates to send requests to multiple targets.