The recently disclosed critical Spring4Shell vulnerability is being actively exploited by threat actors to execute the Mirai botnet malware, particularly in the Singapore region since the start of April 2022. "The exploitation allows threat actors to download the Mirai sample to the '/tmp' folder and execute them after permission change using 'chmod,'" Trend Micro researchers … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploiting Spring4Shell Vulnerability to Deploy Mirai Botnet Malware
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U.S., U.K. and Australia Warn of Iranian Hackers Exploiting Microsoft, Fortinet Flaws
Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. on Wednesday released a joint advisory warning of active exploitation of Fortinet and Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell vulnerabilities by Iranian state-sponsored actors to gain initial access to vulnerable systems for follow-on activities, including data exfiltration and ransomware. The threat actor is believed to have … [Read more...] about U.S., U.K. and Australia Warn of Iranian Hackers Exploiting Microsoft, Fortinet Flaws
Alert! Hackers Exploiting GitLab Unauthenticated RCE Flaw in the Wild
A now-patched critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in GitLab's web interface has been detected as actively exploited in the wild, cybersecurity researchers warn, rendering a large number of internet-facing GitLab instances susceptible to attacks. Tracked as CVE-2021-22205, the issue relates to an improper validation of user-provided images that results in … [Read more...] about Alert! Hackers Exploiting GitLab Unauthenticated RCE Flaw in the Wild
Chinese Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Devices to Target U.S. Agencies
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a new advisory on Monday about a wave of cyberattacks carried by Chinese nation-state actors targeting US government agencies and private entities."CISA has observed Chinese [Ministry of State Security]-affiliated cyber threat actors operating from the People's Republic of China using commercially available … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Devices to Target U.S. Agencies
First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a new cyberattack, which is believed to be the very first but amateur attempt to weaponize the infamous BlueKeep RDP vulnerability in the wild to mass compromise vulnerable systems for cryptocurrency mining.In May this year, Microsoft released a patch for a highly-critical remote code execution flaw in the Windows Remote Desktop Services, … [Read more...] about First Cyber Attack ‘Mass Exploiting’ BlueKeep RDP Flaw Spotted in the Wild
Hackers Found Exploiting Oracle WebLogic RCE Flaw to Spread Ransomware
Taking advantage of newly disclosed and even patched vulnerabilities has become common among cybercriminals, which makes it one of the primary attack vectors for everyday-threats, like crypto-mining, phishing, and ransomware.As suspected, a recently-disclosed critical vulnerability in the widely used Oracle WebLogic Server has now been spotted actively being exploited to … [Read more...] about Hackers Found Exploiting Oracle WebLogic RCE Flaw to Spread Ransomware