Iran-linked TA453 targeted a religious figure with a fake podcast interview invitation, attempting to deliver the BlackSmith malware toolkit. The initial lure involved an email leading to a malicious link containing the AnvilEcho PowerShell trojan.

The vulnerability stems from how Outlook handles hyperlink objects in image tags in emails, enabling attackers to exploit a composite moniker to trigger remote code execution.

A new threat known as “WireServing” has been identified in Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) by Mandiant. This vulnerability could have allowed attackers to escalate privileges and access sensitive credentials within compromised clusters.

CVE-2024-7272 is a critical heap overflow vulnerability found in FFmpeg, the popular multimedia framework. The vulnerability affects versions up to 5.1.5 and has a CVSS score of 8.8.

It’s no great revelation to say that SaaS applications have changed the way we operate, both in our personal and professional lives. We routinely rely on cloud-based and remote applications to conduct our basic functions, with the result that the only true perimeter of our networks has become the identities with which we log into […]

In what’s a case of an operational security (OPSEC) lapse, the operator behind a new information stealer called Styx Stealer leaked data from their own computer, including details related to the clients, profit information, nicknames, phone numbers, and email addresses. Styx Stealer, a derivative of the Phemedrone Stealer, is capable of stealing browser data, instant […]

Hackers have been using a PHP vulnerability to deploy a stealthy backdoor called Msupedge. This backdoor was recently used in a cyberattack against an unnamed university in Taiwan.

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new macOS malware strain dubbed TodoSwift that they say exhibits commonalities with known malicious software used by North Korean hacking groups. “This application shares several behaviors with malware we’ve seen that originated in North Korea (DPRK) — specifically the threat actor known as BlueNoroff — such as KANDYKORN and RustBucket,” […]