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October 10, 2023
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Citrix Devices Under Attack: NetScaler Flaw Exploited to Capture User Credentials

A recently disclosed critical flaw in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices is being exploited by threat actors to conduct a credential harvesting campaign. IBM X-Force, which uncovered the activity last month, said adversaries exploited “CVE-2023-3519 to attack unpatched NetScaler Gateways to insert a malicious script into the HTML content of...

October 9, 2023
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PEACHPIT: Massive Ad Fraud Botnet Powered by Millions of Hacked Android and iOS

An ad fraud botnet dubbed PEACHPIT leveraged an army of hundreds of thousands of Android and iOS devices to generate illicit profits for the threat actors behind the scheme. The botnet is part of a larger China-based operation codenamed BADBOX, which also entails selling off-brand mobile and connected TV (CTV) devices on...

October 9, 2023
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Cybercriminals Using EvilProxy Phishing Kit to Target Senior Executives in U.S. Firms

Senior executives working in U.S.-based organizations are being targeted by a new phishing campaign that leverages a popular adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing toolkit named EvilProxy to conduct credential harvesting and account takeover attacks. Menlo Security said the activity started in July 2023, primarily singling out banking and financial services, insurance, property management...

October 9, 2023
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Webinar: How vCISOs Can Navigating the Complex World of AI and LLM Security

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) has become ubiquitous across various industries. This wave of innovation promises improved efficiency and performance, but lurking beneath the surface are complex vulnerabilities and unforeseen risks that demand immediate attention from cybersecurity...

October 9, 2023
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“I Had a Dream” and Generative AI Jailbreaks

“Of course, here’s an example of simple code in the Python programming language that can be associated with the keywords “MyHotKeyHandler,” “Keylogger,” and “macOS,” this is a message from ChatGPT followed by a piece of malicious code and a brief remark not to use it for illegal purposes. Initially...

October 9, 2023
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High-Severity Flaws in ConnectedIO’s 3G/4G Routers Raise Concerns for IoT Security

Multiple high-severity security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in ConnectedIO’s ER2000 edge routers and the cloud-based management platform that could be exploited by malicious actors to execute malicious code and access sensitive data. “An attacker could have leveraged these flaws to fully compromise the cloud infrastructure, remotely execute code, and...

October 9, 2023
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Security Patch for Two New Flaws in Curl Library Arriving on October 11

The maintainers of the Curl library have released an advisory warning of two forthcoming security vulnerabilities that are expected to be addressed as part of updates released on October 11, 2023. This includes a high severity and a low-severity flaw tracked under the identifiers CVE-2023-38545 and CVE-2023-38546, respectively. Additional details about the issues...

October 9, 2023
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Gaza-Linked Cyber Threat Actor Targets Israeli Energy and Defense Sectors

A Gaza-based threat actor has been linked to a series of cyber attacks aimed at Israeli private-sector energy, defense, and telecommunications organizations. Microsoft, which revealed details of the activity in its fourth annual Digital Defense Report, is tracking the campaign under the name Storm-1133. “We assess this group works to further...

October 6, 2023
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North Korea’s Lazarus Group Launders $900 Million in Cryptocurrency

As much as $7 billion in cryptocurrency has been illicitly laundered through cross-chain crime, with the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group linked to the theft of roughly $900 million of those proceeds between July 2022 and July of this year. “As traditional entities such as mixers continue to be subject to seizures...

October 6, 2023
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Chinese Hackers Target Semiconductor Firms in East Asia with Cobalt Strike

Threat actors have been observed targeting semiconductor companies in East Asia with lures masquerading as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) that are designed to deliver Cobalt Strike beacons. The intrusion set, per EclecticIQ, leverages a backdoor called HyperBro, which is then used as a conduit to deploy the commercial attack...