FBI Releases Alert on Currently Exploited FatPipe VPN Zero-Day Bug

The FBI has disclosed that a yet to be identified threat actor has been exploiting a previously known weakness in the FatPipe MPVPN networking devices at least since May 2021 using it to obtain initial foothold as well as maintain persistent access into the vulnerable networks. This allowed APT actors to gain unrestricted file upload

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Microsoft Discloses 6 Iranian Hacking Groups Turning to Ransomware

There has been an increase in the adoption of ransomware as a means of generating revenue for nation-state operators with affiliations with Iran. So far, six threat actors with the West Asian country have been discovered deploying ransomware to achieve their strategic objectives, researchers from Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) revealed, adding that the ransomware

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Cybersecurity Agencies Release Warnings on Exploitation of Microsoft, Fortinet Flaws by Iranian Hackers

A joint advisory warning of active exploitation of Fortinet and Microsoft Exchange Proxyshell has been released by cybersecurity agencies from Australia, U.S and the U.K. Iranian state-sponsored actors are believed to be behind this attacks and are leveraging multiple Fortinets FortiOS vulnerabilities dating back to March 2021 as well as a a remote code execution

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Researchers Discover “Void Balaur” the Hacker-for-Hire Group Active since 2015

Researchers have discovered a hacker-for-hire group called “Void Balaur” which has been linked to strings of cyberespionage and data theft activities targeting politicians, human right activists and government officials since 2015 for financial gain. The group was only recently unmasked when advertisements of its services was cited in a Russia-speaking underground forum dating all the

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ISPs and Telecomms are Currently Targets of Iranian Hackers Lyceum

Threat actors believed to be affiliated with Iran has been linked to series of targeted attacks aimed at telecommunication operators and internet service providers (ISPs) in Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Isreal and a few ministries of foreign affairs (MFA) in Africa. The group tracked as Lyceum is believed to have occurred between July and October

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Palo Alto Warns of Zero-Day Bug in Firewalls Using GlobalProtect Portal VPN

A Zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN capable of being abused by an unauthenticated network-based attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected devices using root privileges Tracked as CVE-2021-3064 (CVSS score:9.8), the security weakness impacts PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.1.17. This flaw was discovered and reported by Masachusetts-based

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REvil Ransomware Associates Arrested in Global Takedown

Law enforcement authorities in Romania on November 4 arrested two individuals for their role played as affiliates of REvill ransomware. The suspects have been linked to more than 5,000 ransomware attacks and extorted close to $600,000 from victims. The arrest is a part of a coordinated operation called GoldDust, which has resulted in arrest of

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Robinhood Trading App Suffers Data Breach of over 7 Million Users’ Account

Robinhood has disclosed a security breach incidence which took place “late in the evening of November 3” and affected over 7 million customers eventually resulting in unauthorized access of personal information by an unidentified threat actor. They have however stated that the attack has been contained and no Social Security, bank account numbers or debit

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