Jul 21, 2023THNEmail Security / Cyber Attack The recent attack against Microsoft's email infrastructure by a Chinese nation-state actor referred to as Storm-0558 is said to have a broader scope than previously thought. According to cloud security company Wiz, the inactive Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key used to forge Azure Active Directory (Azure AD or AAD) … [Read more...] about Azure AD Token Forging Technique in Microsoft Attack Extends Beyond Outlook, Wiz Reports
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Researchers Uncover SideWinder’s Latest Server-Based Polymorphism Technique
May 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threat The advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as SideWinder has been accused of deploying a backdoor in attacks directed against Pakistan government organizations as part of a campaign that commenced in late November 2022. "In this campaign, the SideWinder advanced persistent threat (APT) group used a server-based … [Read more...] about Researchers Uncover SideWinder’s Latest Server-Based Polymorphism Technique
Dragon Breath APT Group Using Double-Clean-App Technique to Target Gambling Industry
May 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threat An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Dragon Breath has been observed adding new layers of complexity to its attacks by adopting a novel DLL side-loading mechanism. "The attack is based on a classic side-loading attack, consisting of a clean application, a malicious loader, and an encrypted payload, with … [Read more...] about Dragon Breath APT Group Using Double-Clean-App Technique to Target Gambling Industry
Researchers Break Intel SGX With New ‘SmashEx’ CPU Attack Technique
A newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Intel processors could be abused by an adversary to gain access to sensitive information stored within enclaves and even run arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. The vulnerability (CVE-2021-0186, CVSS score: 8.2) was discovered by a group of academics from ETH Zurich, the National University of Singapore, and the Chinese National … [Read more...] about Researchers Break Intel SGX With New ‘SmashEx’ CPU Attack Technique
Online Trackers Increasingly Switching to Invasive CNAME Cloaking Technique
With browser makers steadily clamping down on third-party tracking, advertising technology companies are increasingly embracing a DNS technique to evade such defenses, thereby posing a threat to web security and privacy. Called CNAME Cloaking, the practice of blurring the distinction between first-party and third-party cookies not only results in leaking sensitive private … [Read more...] about Online Trackers Increasingly Switching to Invasive CNAME Cloaking Technique