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New Campaign Targets Middle East Governments with IronWind Malware

14 November 2023
Government entities in the Middle East are the target of new phishing campaigns that are designed to deliver a new initial access downloader dubbed IronWind. The activity, detected between July and October 2023, has been attributed by Proofpoint to a threat actor it tracks under the name TA402, which is also known as Molerats, Gaza Cyber Gang, and shares tactical overlaps with a pro-Hamas

Passive SSH Server Private Key Leakage is Real but Limited

14 November 2023
Certain devices' SSH connections can be snooped on, allowing attackers to impersonate the equipment and observe users' login details and activities. The vulnerability is caused by errors in signature generation.

Intel Faces 'Downfall' Bug Lawsuit

14 November 2023
The complaint alleges that Intel knew about the faulty instructions that led to the recent "Downfall" bug years before it released a fix. The lawsuit raises questions about whether Intel's negligence could be considered a legal offense.

Update: Israel Warns of BiBi Wiper Attacks Targeting Linux and Windows

14 November 2023
The data wiping malware overwrites files, deletes system snapshots, and disables recovery options, making data recovery difficult and rendering affected systems unusable.

Dragos Says No Evidence of Breach After Ransomware Gang Claims Hack via Third Party

14 November 2023
This is not the first time false claims have been made against Dragos by ransomware groups. In May, Dragos confirmed a limited data breach, but the extortion scheme failed.

Crooks Leverage Google Quiz Messages as Part of Crypto Scam

14 November 2023
A recent cryptocurrency scam used Google Forms quizzes to direct recipients to a fake website, where they were instructed to pay an "exchange fee" in Bitcoin to claim a large sum of money.

Vietnamese Hackers Using New Delphi-Powered Malware to Target Indian Marketers

14 November 2023
The Vietnamese threat actors behind the Ducktail stealer malware have been linked to a new campaign that ran between March and early October 2023, targeting marketing professionals in India with an aim to hijack Facebook business accounts. "An important feature that sets it apart is that, unlike previous campaigns, which relied on .NET applications, this one used Delphi as the programming

Update: Henry Schein Says Customer Data Breached in Cyber Incident

14 November 2023
Customer bank accounts and credit card numbers may have been affected, as well as the bank account information of some suppliers. The incident primarily affected the company's dental and medical distribution operations in North America and Europe.

CISA Sets a Deadline - Patch Juniper Junos OS Flaws Before November 17

14 November 2023
Juniper Networks confirmed that successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities can lead to pre-authenticated remote code execution, and recommends disabling J-Web or limiting access to trusted hosts as a workaround.

CISA Sets a Deadline - Patch Juniper Junos OS Flaws Before November 17

14 November 2023
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has given a November 17, 2023, deadline for federal agencies and organizations to apply mitigations to secure against a number of security flaws in Juniper Junos OS that came to light in August. The agency on Monday added five vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active

NCSC warns of enduring and significant threat to UK's critical infrastructure

13 November 2023
The NCSC's seventh Annual Review raises awareness of the increasingly unpredictable threat landscape.

NCSC warns of enduring and significant threat to UK's critical infrastructure

13 November 2023
The NCSC's seventh Annual Review raises awareness of the increasingly unpredictable threat landscape.

Lorenz Ransomware Gang Hit Texas-Based Cogdell Memorial Hospital

13 November 2023
The Lorenz extortion group has targeted and leaked data from the Texas-based Cogdell Memorial Hospital, adding to the rising number of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations in the US.

Dragos Says No Evidence of Breach After Ransomware Gang Claims Hack via Third Party

13 November 2023
Dragos finds no evidence of a data breach after the BlackCat ransomware group claimed to have hacked the security firm via a third party. The post Dragos Says No Evidence of Breach After Ransomware Gang Claims Hack via Third Party appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Chess.com Faces Second Data Leak; 476,000 Scraped User Records Leaked

13 November 2023
The leaked data includes personal details such as full names, email addresses, usernames, and profile links, posing a significant threat to Chess.com users for potential identity theft and phishing attacks.

Ransomware Group RansomedVC Closes Shop

13 November 2023
The ransomware and data extortion group RansomedVC announced plans to shut down the project and sell parts of its infrastructure. The post Ransomware Group RansomedVC Closes Shop appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Update: Lockbit Ransomware Leaks Gigabytes of Boeing Data

13 November 2023
The leaked data includes backups of various systems, with the most recent files having an October 22 timestamp, raising concerns about potential vulnerabilities in Boeing's IT infrastructure.

More Than $100 Million Stolen From Poloniex Crypto Platform

13 November 2023
The platform confirmed the theft and plans to reimburse affected users. Poloniex offered a 5% bounty to the hacker for the return of the funds and urged a response within 7 days.

Malicious Python packages targets developers

13 November 2023
New research recently released reveals an increase in malicious code disguised as Python obfuscation packages. 

2.2 Million Impacted by Data Breach at McLaren Health Care

13 November 2023
McLaren Health Care is informing roughly 2.2 million individuals of a data breach impacting their personal information. The post 2.2 Million Impacted by Data Breach at McLaren Health Care appeared first on SecurityWeek.