The threat actor group Magnet Goblin is rapidly exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities to target public-facing servers and edge devices, warned Check Point. The gang has been active since at least January 2022 and has used unpatched Ivanti Connect Secure VPN, Magento, Qlik Sense, and possibly Apache ActiveMQ servers to gain unauthorized access. Diving into details […]
Key Points Magnet Goblin is a financially motivated threat actor that quickly adopts and leverages 1-day vulnerabilities in public-facing services as an initial infection vector. At least in one case of Ivanti Connect Secure VPN (CVE-2024-21887), the exploit entered the group’s arsenal as fast as within 1 day after a POC for it was published. […]