November 2024 – Page 10 – Learn and Explore

November 12, 2024
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New Flaws in Citrix Virtual Apps Enable RCE Attacks via MSMQ Misconfiguration

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed new security flaws impacting Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop that could be exploited to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) The issue, per findings from watchTowr, is rooted in the Session Recording component that allows system administrators to capture user activity, and record keyboard and...

November 12, 2024
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North Korean Hackers Target macOS Using Flutter-Embedded Malware

Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK aka North Korea) have been found embedding malware within Flutter applications, marking the first time this tactic has been adopted by the adversary to infect Apple macOS devices. Jamf Threat Labs, which made the discovery based on...

November 12, 2024
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5 Ways Behavioral Analytics is Revolutionizing Incident Response

Behavioral analytics, long associated with threat detection (i.e. UEBA or UBA), is experiencing a renaissance. Once primarily used to identify suspicious activity, it’s now being reimagined as a powerful post-detection technology that enhances incident response processes. By leveraging behavioral insights during alert triage and investigation, SOCs can transform their...

November 12, 2024
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New Ymir Ransomware Exploits Memory for Stealthy Attacks; Targets Corporate Networks

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new ransomware family called Ymir that was deployed in an attack two days after systems were compromised by a stealer malware called RustyStealer. “Ymir ransomware introduces a unique combination of technical features and tactics that enhance its effectiveness,” Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky said. “Threat...

November 11, 2024
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New GootLoader Campaign Targets Users Searching for Bengal Cat Laws in Australia

In an unusually specific campaign, users searching about the legality of Bengal Cats in Australia are being targeted with the GootLoader malware. “In this case, we found the GootLoader actors using search results for information about a particular cat and a particular geography being used to deliver the payload:...

November 11, 2024
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The ROI of Security Investments: How Cybersecurity Leaders Prove It

Cyber threats are intensifying, and cybersecurity has become critical to business operations. As security budgets grow, CEOs and boardrooms are demanding concrete evidence that cybersecurity initiatives deliver value beyond regulation compliance. Just like you wouldn’t buy a car without knowing it was first put through a crash test, security...

November 11, 2024
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THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Nov 04 – Nov 10)

⚠️ Imagine this: the very tools you trust to protect you online—your two-factor authentication, your car’s tech system, even your security software—turned into silent allies for hackers. Sounds like a scene from a thriller, right? Yet, in 2024, this isn’t fiction; it’s the new cyber reality. Today’s attackers have...

November 11, 2024
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HPE Issues Critical Security Patches for Aruba Access Point Vulnerabilities

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities impacting Aruba Networking Access Point products, including two critical bugs that could result in unauthenticated command execution. The flaws affect Access Points running Instant AOS-8 and AOS-10 – AOS-10.4.x.x: 10.4.1.4 and below Instant AOS-8.12.x.x: 8.12.0.2 and below...

November 11, 2024
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Security Flaws in Popular ML Toolkits Enable Server Hijacks, Privilege Escalation

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered nearly two dozen security flaws spanning 15 different machine learning (ML) related open-source projects. These comprise vulnerabilities discovered both on the server- and client-side, software supply chain security firm JFrog said in an analysis published last week. The server-side weaknesses “allow attackers to hijack important...

November 11, 2024
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Cybercriminals Use Excel Exploit to Spread Fileless Remcos RAT Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign that spreads a new fileless variant of known commercial malware called Remcos RAT. Remcos RAT “provides purchases with a wide range of advanced features to remotely control computers belonging to the buyer,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Xiaopeng Zhang said in an...