Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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GHOSTENGINE Exploits Vulnerable Drivers to Disable EDRs in Cryptojacking Attack

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new cryptojacking campaign that employs vulnerable drivers to disable known security solutions (EDRs) and thwart detection in what's called a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attack. Elastic Security Labs is tracking the campaign under the name REF4578 and the primary payload as GHOSTENGINE. Previous research from Chinese

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100 Groups Urge Feds to Put UHG on Hook for Breach Notices

Over 100 medical associations and industry groups, representing thousands of U.S. doctors and healthcare professionals, have urged the HHS to hold Change Healthcare accountable for breach notifications following a massive February ransomware attack.

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Veeam Warns of Critical Backup Enterprise Manager Auth Bypass Bug

?Veeam warned customers today to patch a critical security vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to sign into any account via the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager (VBEM).

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Zoom Adds ‘Post-Quantum’ Encryption for Video Conferencing

To enable E2EE, all meeting participants must join from the Zoom desktop or mobile app. While those hosting a meeting on a free account can use E2EE, they will still need to verify their phone number via an SMS-delivered code.

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AI Chatbots Highly Vulnerable to Jailbreaks, UK Researchers Find

In a May 2024 update published ahead of the AI Seoul Summit 2024, co-hosted by the UK and South Korea on 21-22 May, the UK AISI shared the results of a series of tests performed on five leading AI chatbots.

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MS Exchange Server Flaws Exploited to Deploy Keylogger in Targeted Attacks

An unknown threat actor is exploiting known security flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server to deploy a keylogger malware in attacks targeting entities in Africa and the Middle East. Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies said it identified over 30 victims spanning government agencies, banks, IT companies, and educational institutions. The first-ever compromise dates back to 2021. "This

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QNAP Patches New Flaws in QTS and QuTS hero Impacting NAS Appliances

Taiwanese company QNAP has rolled out fixes for a set of medium-severity flaws impacting QTS and QuTS hero, some of which could be exploited to achieve code execution on its network-attached storage (NAS) appliances. The issues, which impact QTS 5.1.x and QuTS hero h5.1.x, are listed below - CVE-2024-21902 - An incorrect permission assignment for critical resource

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Zoom Adopts NIST-Approved Post-Quantum End-to-End Encryption for Meetings

Popular enterprise services provider Zoom has announced the rollout of post-quantum end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Zoom Meetings, with support for Zoom Phone and Zoom Rooms coming in the future. "As adversarial threats become more sophisticated, so does the need to safeguard user data," the company said in a statement. "With the launch of post-quantum E2EE, we are doubling down on

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Critical Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass

Users of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager are being urged to update to the latest version following the discovery of a critical security flaw that could permit an adversary to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-29849 (CVSS score: 9.8), the vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated attacker to log in to the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager web interface as

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Why Your Wi-Fi Router Doubles as an Apple AirTag

Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geo-locate devices. Researchers from the University of Maryland say they relied on publicly available data from Apple to track the location of billions of devices globally -- including non-Apple devices like Starlink systems -- and found they could use this data to monitor the destruction of Gaza, as well as the movements and in many cases identities of Russian and Ukrainian troops.

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Critical GitHub Enterprise Server Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass

GitHub has rolled out fixes to address a maximum severity flaw in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-4985 (CVSS score: 10.0), the issue could permit unauthorized access to an instance without requiring prior authentication. "On instances that use SAML single sign-on (SSO) authentication with the

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Malware Delivery via Cloud Services Exploits Unicode Trick to Deceive Users

A new attack campaign dubbed CLOUD#REVERSER has been observed leveraging legitimate cloud storage services like Google Drive and Dropbox to stage malicious payloads. "The VBScript and PowerShell scripts in the CLOUD#REVERSER inherently involves command-and-control-like activities by using Google Drive and Dropbox as staging platforms to manage file uploads and downloads," Securonix

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SolarMarker Malware Evolves to Resist Takedown Attempts with Multi-Tiered Infrastructure

The persistent threat actors behind the SolarMarker information-stealing malware have established a multi-tiered infrastructure to complicate law enforcement takedown efforts, new findings from Recorded Future show. "The core of SolarMarker's operations is its layered infrastructure, which consists of at least two clusters: a primary one for active operations and a secondary one likely

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New ‘Siren’ Mailing List Aims to Share Threat Intelligence for Open Source Projects

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) announced a new email mailing list named Siren that aims to spread threat intelligence related to open-source projects. It will be publicly viewable and will only require registration to post on the list.

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QNAP QTS Zero-Day in Share Feature Gets Public RCE Exploit

An extensive security audit of QNAP QTS, the operating system for the company's NAS products, has uncovered fifteen vulnerabilities of varying severity, with eleven remaining unfixed.

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Report: Generative AI bots are susceptible to user manipulation

Generative AI bots can be manipulated by users of any skill level — not just cyber experts.

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Five Core Tenets Of Highly Effective DevSecOps Practices

One of the enduring challenges of building modern applications is to make them more secure without disrupting high-velocity DevOps processes or degrading the developer experience. Today’s cyber threat landscape is rife with sophisticated attacks aimed at all different parts of the software supply chain and the urgency for software-producing organizations to adopt DevSecOps practices that deeply

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Void Manticore Launches Destructive Attacks on Albania and Israel

Void Manticore utilizes five different methods to conduct disruptive operations against its victims. This includes several custom wipers for both Windows and Linux, alongside manual deletion of files and shared drives.

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Chinese Telco Gear May Get Banned in Germany

Germany is considering banning the use of Huawei and ZTE equipment in its 5G networks due to national security concerns, despite industry opposition and the potential high costs associated with the removal of the Chinese-made technology.

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CISA Warns of Actively Exploited NextGen Mirth Connect Pre-Auth RCE Vulnerability

The CISA has required federal agencies to update to a patched version of Mirth Connect (version 4.4.1 or later) by June 10, 2024, to secure their networks against active threats.