Cybersecurity

CISA Warns of Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical security flaw impacting Jenkins to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following its exploitation in ransomware attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-23897 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a path traversal flaw that could lead to code execution. “Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) contains a

Cybersecurity

New UULoader Malware Distributes Gh0st RAT and Mimikatz in East Asia

A new type of malware called UULoader is being used by threat actors to deliver next-stage payloads like Gh0st RAT and Mimikatz. The Cyberint Research Team, which discovered the malware, said it’s distributed in the form of malicious installers for legitimate applications targeting Korean and Chinese speakers. There is evidence pointing to UULoader being the […]

Cybersecurity

Cybercriminals Exploit Popular Software Searches to Spread FakeBat Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a surge in malware infections stemming from malvertising campaigns distributing a loader called FakeBat. “These attacks are opportunistic in nature, targeting users seeking popular business software,” the Mandiant Managed Defense team said in a technical report. “The infection utilizes a trojanized MSIX installer, which executes a PowerShell script to

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