AVRecon Botnet Leveraging Compromised Routers to Fuel Illegal Proxy Service
More details have emerged about a botnet called AVRecon, which has been observed making use of compromised small office/home office (SOHO) routers as part of a multi-year campaign active since at least May 2021. AVRecon was first disclosed by Lumen Black Lotus Labs earlier this month as malware capable of executing additional commands and stealing victim’s bandwidth for […]
Fruity Trojan Uses Deceptive Software Installers to Spread Remcos RAT
Threat actors are creating fake websites hosting trojanized software installers to trick unsuspecting users into downloading a downloader malware called Fruity with the goal of installing remote trojans tools like Remcos RAT. “Among the software in question are various instruments for fine-tuning CPUs, graphic cards, and BIOS; PC hardware-monitoring tools; and some other apps,” cybersecurity
RAM dump: Understanding its importance and the process
The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. In the realm of digital forensics and incident response, the analysis of volatile memory, commonly referred to as RAM (Random Access Memory), plays […]
Multiple Flaws Found in Ninja Forms Plugin Leave 800,000 Sites Vulnerable
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the Ninja Forms plugin for WordPress that could be exploited by threat actors to escalate privileges and steal sensitive data. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2023-37979, CVE-2023-38386, and CVE-2023-38393, impact versions 3.6.25 and below, Patchstack said in a report last week. Ninja Forms is installed on over 800,000 sites. A brief […]
Modern Warfare 2 Servers Were Offline Amid Malware Attack
By Deeba Ahmed The servers for classic games like Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 3, and Call of Duty Black Ops 1 and 2 were recently brought back online by Activision due to increasing demand from gamers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Modern Warfare 2 Servers Were Offline Amid Malware […]
Original BreachForums Breached, PII Data of 210K Users Sold Online
By Habiba Rashid Have I Been Pwned, a central repository for tracking online data breaches, has confirmed the legitimacy of the stolen BreachForums data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Original BreachForums Breached, PII Data of 210K Users Sold Online
New Android Malware CherryBlos Utilizing OCR to Steal Sensitive Data
A new Android malware strain called CherryBlos has been observed making use of optical character recognition (OCR) techniques to gather sensitive data stored in pictures. CherryBlos, per Trend Micro, is distributed via bogus posts on social media platforms and comes with capabilities to steal cryptocurrency wallet-related credentials and act as a clipper to substitute wallet addresses when a
Apple Sets New Rules for Developers to Prevent Fingerprinting and Data Misuse
Apple has announced plans to require developers to submit reasons to use certain APIs in their apps starting later this year with the release of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, tvOS 17, and watchOS 10 to prevent their abuse for data collection. “This will help ensure that apps only use these APIs for their […]
RFP Template for Browser Security
Increasing cyber threats and attacks have made protecting organizational data a paramount concern for businesses of all sizes. A group of experts have recognized the pressing need for comprehensive browser security solutions and collaborated to develop “The Definitive Browser Security RFP Template.” This resource helps streamline the process of evaluating and procuring browser security platforms
Ivanti Warns of Another Endpoint Manager Mobile Vulnerability Under Active Attack
Ivanti has disclosed yet another security flaw impacting Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), formerly known as MobileIron Core, that it said has been weaponized as part of an exploit chain by malicious actors in the wild. The new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-35081 (CVSS score: 7.8), impacts supported versions 11.10, 11.9, and 11.8, as well as those that are […]