SoumniBot: the new Android banker’s unique techniques

The creators of widespread malware programs often employ various tools that hinder code detection and analysis, and Android malware is no exception. As an example of this, droppers, such as Badpack and Hqwar, designed for stealthily delivering Trojan bankers or Read More …

Attackers exploiting new critical OpenMetadata vulnerabilities on Kubernetes clusters

Attackers are constantly seeking new vulnerabilities to compromise Kubernetes environments. Microsoft recently uncovered an attack that exploits new critical vulnerabilities in OpenMetadata to gain access to Kubernetes workloads and leverage them for cryptomining activity. OpenMetadata is an open-source platform designed Read More …

Botnets Continue Exploiting CVE-2023-1389 for Wide-Scale Spread

Last year, a command injection vulnerability, CVE-2023-1389, was disclosed and a fix developed for the web management interface of the TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800). FortiGuard Labs has developed an IPS signature to tackle this issue. Recently, their researchers observed multiple Read More …

Trust Wallet Issues Warning to Apple Users About Zero-Day Exploit in iMessage

Trust Wallet, a popular web3 wallet, has issued a warning to Apple users, urging them to disable iMessage due to “credible intel” regarding a zero-day exploit. The company shared the alert on X, stating that the exploit, which is being Read More …

Cisco Duo says a third-party data breach stole MFA SMS logs

Cisco Duo has confirmed some sensitive customer data was stolen after a third-party cyber-incident. In a breach notification letter sent to affected customers, Cisco Duo said that its telephony provider, which it didn’t name, was compromised on April 1 2024. Read More …

South Africa’s trade regulator ITAC hit by cyber attack

According to the organisation, the attack happened in January, leading to the exposure of the personal information of stakeholders. ITAC is an institution dedicated to promoting fair trade in South Africa in order to enhance economic growth and development. The Read More …

MGM files suit against FTC to block cyber attack investigation

MGM filed the suit yesterday (15 April) in Washington’s federal court against both the FTC and Lina M Khan as FTC chair. The suit refers to the large-scale cyber attack launched against MGM in September last year. MGM was forced Read More …

SteganoAmor campaign: TA558 mass-attacking companies and public institutions all around the world

Researchers from the Positive Technologies Expert Security Center discovered more than three hundred attacks worldwide, which they confidently attributed to the well-known TA558 group. As originally described by researchers at ProofPoint, TA558 is a relatively small financially motivated cybercrime group Read More …

Change Healthcare faces another ransomware threat – and it looks credible

For months, Change Healthcare has faced an immensely messy ransomware debacle that has left hundreds of pharmacies and medical practices across the United States unable to process claims. Now, thanks to an apparent dispute within the ransomware criminal ecosystem, it Read More …