In this blog, the global experts across our Rapid7 Labs and Managed Services teams share real-time vulnerability insights and threat intelligence so that our customers can anticipate and prevent breaches, pinpoint critical threats, and confidently take command of their attack surface.
The Rapid7 Labs team has rounded up statistics and trends that caught their eye throughout the year, spanning ransomware, initial access vectors, common malware strains, notable CVE exploitation, and more.
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Malwarebytes Labs researchers identified a new wave of phishing for banking credentials that targets consumers via Microsoft’s search engine. A Bing search query for ‘Keybank login’ currently returns malicious links on the first page, and sometimes as the top search result. Malwarebytes Labs has reported the fraudulent sites to Microsoft already. While Microsoft’s Bing only has ...
- GoZone Ransomware Adopts Coercive Tactics to Extract Payment
November 4, 2024
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- New Trend in MSI File Abuse: New OceanLotus Group First to Use MST Files to Deliver Tromas
November 4, 2024
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- Stealc Malware Checks Everything – Even the Screen Resolution
November 4, 2024
This week, the SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team reviewed a sample of Stealc malware. This is an infostealer that digs through a victim’s system to extract credentials from browsers, cryptocurrency wallets and fileshare servers. Processes are monitored, as well as keystrokes, active windows and mouse clicks. It will also disable security applications and change network ...
- Telematics giant Microlise suffers cyber attack
November 1, 2024
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- CVE-2024-9379: Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance Authenticated SQL Injection
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The SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team became aware of an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability affecting Ivanti Cloud Service Appliances (CSA). Identified as CVE-2024-9379 and with a moderate score of 6.5 CVSSv3, the vulnerability is more severe than it initially appears due to reported exploitation attempts. Recently, in its October security update, Ivanti announced, “We are ...