Cybersecurity

Vulnerability Exploitation on the Rise as Attackers Ditch Phishing

In a move away from traditional phishing scams, attackers are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in computer systems to gain initial network access, according to Mandiant’s M-Trends 2024 Report. In 2023, attackers gained initial access through exploiting vulnerabilities in 38% of intrusions, a 6% increase from the previous year. Mandiant also found phishing’s prevalence declined from 22% […]

Cybersecurity

CISA to issue list of software products critical to agency security by end of September

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is targeting a Sept. 30 deadline to give federal agencies a list of example software products deemed critical for the federal government’s cyber posture. The target date comes from the agency’s responses to a Thursday Government Accountability Office oversight report that examines implementation of a major 2021 cybersecurity executive […]

Cybersecurity

GuptiMiner: Hijacking Antivirus Updates for Distributing Backdoors and Casual Mining – Avast Threat Labs

Key Points Avast discovered and analyzed a malware campaign hijacking an eScan antivirus update mechanism to distribute backdoors and coinminers Avast disclosed the vulnerability to both eScan antivirus and India CERT. On 2023-07-31, eScan confirmed that the issue was fixed and successfully resolved The campaign was orchestrated by a threat actor with possible ties to […]