News – May 2024


  • Scaly Wolf’s new loader: the right tool for the wrong job

    May 2, 2024

    The BI.ZONE Threat Intelligence team has uncovered a fresh campaign by the group targeting Russian and Belarusian organizations. The threat actors are distributing phishing emails under the guise of a federal agency. The emails have a legitimate document as an attachment. It aims to lull the recipient’s vigilance and prompt them to open the other file, ...

  • Dropbox Warns Hacker Accessed Customer Passwords And 2FA Data

    May 2, 2024

    Dropbox has confirmed that a hacker has accessed customer information including emails and usernames, phone numbers and hashed passwords, OAuth tokens and multi-factor authentication information. Dropbox has issued a statement confirming that it became aware of unauthorized access to the production environment of the Dropbox Sign platform on April 24. That statement confirms that customer information ...

  • Australia: Cybercrime detectives arrest man following alleged 1 million NSW clubs customer records data breach

    May 2, 2024

    A Sydney man has been arrested by police over an alleged data breach of personal information of members and patrons from at least 17 licensed clubs in New South Wales and the ACT. An unauthorised website claimed to have published online the personal details of many customers, with a threat to publish those of more than ...

  • UnitedHealth data breach caused by lack of multifactor authentification

    May 1, 2024

    Hackers breached the computer system of a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary and released ransomware after stealing someone’s password, CEO Andrew Witty testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The cybercriminals entered through a portal that didn’t have multifactor authentification (MFA) enabled. During an hourslong congressional hearing, Witty told lawmakers that the company has not yet determined how many patients ...

  • “Dirty stream” attack: Discovering and mitigating a common vulnerability pattern in Android apps

    May 1, 2024

    Microsoft discovered a path traversal-affiliated vulnerability pattern in multiple popular Android applications that could enable a malicious application to overwrite files in the vulnerable application’s home directory. The implications of this vulnerability pattern include arbitrary code execution and token theft, depending on an application’s implementation. Arbitrary code execution can provide a threat actor with full control ...

  • New “Goldoon” Botnet Targeting D-Link Devices

    May 1, 2024

    In April, FortiGuard Labs observed a new botnet targeting a D-Link vulnerability from nearly a decade ago, CVE-2015-2051. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a GetDeviceSettings action on the HNAP interface. As a result, an attacker can create a crafted HTTP request with a malicious command embedded in the header. Fortinet IPS ...

  • UK: Cyber attack recovery could cost council £500,000

    May 1, 2024

    The total cost of restoring systems following a cyber attack could cost the Western Isles local authority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar £500,000. A suspected ransomware attack in November caused significant disruption to IT systems at the local authority. The impact led to some bills, including council tax, being delayed. Malcolm Burr, the council’s chief executive, said ...

  • Australia’s Qantas probing reports of data breach at loyalty app

    May 1, 2024

    Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Wednesday it was investigating issues impacting its frequent flyer application, after media reports suggested there was a data breach allowing users access to other passengers’ travel information. Multiple local media outlets, citing Qantas customers, are reporting that some users can see strangers’ full travel information, with at least one user being ...

  • Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia

    March 4, 2022

    Microsoft has now committed over $35 million to support humanitarian assistance and relief efforts for Ukraine. This includes more than $18 million worth of Microsoft technology to help organizations such as the Polish Humanitarian Action respond to critical needs and others providing services on the ground. Microsoft employee donations are being matched by the company 2:1, ...