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North Korean ScarCruft Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Spread RokRAT Malware

The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been linked to the zero-day exploitation of a now-patched security flaw in Windows to infect devices with malware known as RokRAT. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-38178 (CVSS score: 7.5), a memory corruption bug in the Scripting Engine that could result in remote code execution when […]

600 million daily cyberattacks target Microsoft users, DDoS attacks up 4x year-over-year

Microsoft reports over 600 million daily cyberattacks, mainly from nation-state actors. At least 1.25 million DDoS attacks also happened. The post 600 million daily cyberattacks target Microsoft users, DDoS attacks up 4x year-over-year appeared first on MSPoweruser.

5 Techniques for Collecting Cyber Threat Intelligence

To defend your organization against cyber threats, you need a clear picture of the current threat landscape. This means constantly expanding your knowledge about new and ongoing threats. There are many techniques analysts can use to collect crucial cyber threat intelligence. Let’s consider five that can greatly improve your threat investigations. Pivoting on С2 IP […]

LiveWebinar Review: How Good is the Cloud Webinar Software?

In this LiveWebinar review, I got hands-on with the cloud-based platform. I will show you its key features, benefits, shortcomings, pricing, and everything else you need to know to decide if it’s right for you. But what is LiveWebinar? LiveWebinar Overview LiveWebinar is an online platform for hosting webinars, meetings, virtual events, and live streams. […]

Astaroth Banking Malware Resurfaces in Brazil via Spear-Phishing Attack

A new spear-phishing campaign targeting Brazil has been found delivering a banking malware called Astaroth (aka Guildma) by making use of obfuscated JavaScript to slip past security guardrails. “The spear-phishing campaign’s impact has targeted various industries, with manufacturing companies, retail firms, and government agencies being the most affected,” Trend Micro said in a new analysis. […]

GitHub Patches Critical Flaw in Enterprise Server Allowing Unauthorized Instance Access

GitHub has released security updates for Enterprise Server (GHES) to address multiple issues, including a critical bug that could allow unauthorized access to an instance. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-9487, carries a CVS score of 9.5 out of a maximum of 10.0 “An attacker could bypass SAML single sign-on (SSO) authentication with the optional encrypted […]

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in SolarWinds Help Desk Software Vulnerability

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. Tracked as CVE-2024-28987 (CVSS score: 9.1), the vulnerability relates to a case of hard-coded credentials that could be abused to gain