Cybersecurity

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

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New Malware Campaign Uses PureCrypter Loader to Deliver DarkVision RAT

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malware campaign that leverages a malware loader named PureCrypter to deliver a commodity remote access trojan (RAT) called DarkVision RAT. The activity, observed by Zscaler ThreatLabz in July 2024, involves a multi-stage process to deliver the RAT payload. “DarkVision RAT communicates with its command-and-control (C2) server using a custom […]

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New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists

North Korean threat actors have been observed using a Linux variant of a known malware family called FASTCash to steal funds as part of a financially-motivated campaign. The malware is “installed on payment switches within compromised networks that handle card transactions for the means of facilitating the unauthorized withdrawal of cash from ATMs,” a security […]

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The Rise of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: Why Traditional Security Solutions Fall Short

In recent years, the number and sophistication of zero-day vulnerabilities have surged, posing a critical threat to organizations of all sizes. A zero-day vulnerability is a security flaw in software that is unknown to the vendor and remains unpatched at the time of discovery. Attackers exploit these flaws before any defensive measures can be implemented, […]

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China Accuses U.S. of Fabricating Volt Typhoon to Hide Its Own Hacking Campaigns

China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) has doubled down on claims that the threat actor known as the Volt Typhoon is a fabrication of the U.S. and its allies. The agency, in collaboration with the National Engineering Laboratory for Computer Virus Prevention Technology, went on to accuse the U.S. federal government, intelligence agencies, […]