Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2022

The vulnerability resides in the Merge Tag feature of the plugin. “One feature of Ninja Forms is the ability to add “Merge Tags” to forms that will auto-populate values from other areas of WordPress like Post IDs and logged in user’s names. ” added the researchers. ” reads the advisory published by Wordfence.

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NetSpi Technical

MARCH 11, 2024

The first attachment of the form description and a special property, 0x6902001F , determines what registry keys need to be added under the CLSID to install the form. This property tag contained the COM GUID that we have assigned in the configuration file, which ultimately defines what COM CLSID the form was eventually registered as.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization. ” Upon installing the malware on the target system, it queries Google Sheets to obtain attacker commands. .”The

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Security Affairs

JULY 8, 2023

July security updates for Android addressed more than 40 vulnerabilities, including three flaws that were actively exploited in targeted attacks. “There are indications that the following may be under limited, targeted exploitation.” ” reads the security bulletin.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Google warned more than 14,000 Gmail users that they have been the target of nation-state spear-phishing campaigns. On Wednesday, Google announced to have warned approximately 14,000 Gmail users that they had been targeted by nation-state hackers. TAG sent a above average batch of government-backed security warnings yesterday.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

February's Patch Tuesday tackles three zero-days Four EU telco giants will start asking users if they want personalized targeted ads WordPress sites backdoored with ad fraud plugin Fake Hogwarts Legacy cracks lead to adware, scams Arris router vulnerability could lead to complete takeover Ransomware pushes City of Oakland into state of emergency TikTok (..)

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Google Security

APRIL 26, 2024

This can be a tedious and time-consuming process that heavily depends on the target group and the complexity of the incident. For that, we first replaced long and noisy sections of codes/logs by self-closing tags ( and ) both to keep the structure while saving tokens for more important facts and to reduce risk of hallucinations.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2023

US CISA has added Veritas Backup Exec flaws, which were exploited in ransomware attacks, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Mandiant researchers first observed this affiliate targeting Veritas issues in the wild on October 22, 2022.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2021

Researchers from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that North Korea-linked hackers are targeting security researchers via social media. ” reads the post published by Google TAG. The post North Korea-linked hackers target security experts again appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

At the time of publication, the exploitation of CVE-2024-21893 appears to be targeted. The company warned that the situation is still evolving and multiple threat actors can rapidly adapt their tactics, techniques, and procedures to exploit these issues in their campaigns. “At reads the advisory.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 16, 2023

While it added legitimacy to the overall gameplan, it ran the risk of someone realising that one of the security researchers actually worked somewhere else. It’s not unusual for security researchers themselves to be targeted by scams and attacks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

. “All critical operational systems are functioning; however, as a measure of abundant precaution, restricted access and preventive checks have been put in place for employee and customer facing portals and touch points, it added.” ” reported The Economic Times.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 19, 2023

the global leader in safeguarding enterprises from digital attacks with modern defense , today announced the takedown of a highly sophisticated ad fraud operation where more than 1,700 apps were spoofed, targeting 120 publishers, running ads within apps on nearly 11 million devices, and reaching a peak volume of 12 billion ad requests a day.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2019

In this case, attackers used a common HTML5 attribute, the <a> tag ping, to trick these users to unwittingly participate in a major DDoS attack that flooded one web site with approximately 70 million requests in four hours.” This was the first case of a DDoS attack using the <a> tag ping attribute.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A new malvertising campaign, code-named Dormant Colors, is delivering malicious Google Chrome extensions that hijack targets’ browsers. Experts noticed that in its initial state, the code of Chrome extensions doesn’t include malicious components, but later malicious snippets are added to the code.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Outlook NTLM exploit “Additionally, Microsoft confirmed that the flaw had been exploited as a zero day as part of limited attacks against government, transportation, energy, and military targets organizations in Europe by a Russia-based threat actor,” Narang said. This vulnerability could result in remote code execution.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Regarding that flaw, Microsoft observed, “An attacker can craft a malicious file that would evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses, resulting in a limited loss of integrity and availability of security features such as Protected View in Microsoft Office, which rely on MOTW tagging.” Prioritizing Fixes.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2023

In March, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) shared details about two distinct campaigns which used several zero-day exploits against Android, iOS and Chrome. The experts pointed out that both campaigns were limited and highly targeted. The exploit chains were used to install commercial spyware and malicious apps on targets’ devices.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2022

LockBit ransomware group claims to have hacked Bridgestone Americas Attackers use website contact forms to spread BazarLoader malware Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram Ubisoft suffered a cyber security incident that caused a temporary disruption Anonymous hacked Roskomnadzor agency revealing Russian disinformation Open (..)

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 14, 2023

An attacker could craft a malicious file that would evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses, resulting in a limited loss of integrity and availability of security features such as Protected View in Microsoft Office, which rely on MOTW tagging. This flaw can lead to arbitrary code execution, making it a high-priority target for attackers.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered a watering hole campaign in Hong Kong, targeting journalists and pro-democracy political groups. This allowed attackers to target individuals running Catalina and Safari 13 without detection. The second was apparently also fixed in Big Sur 11.2, Only Apple could say.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 30, 2021

Today’s websites integrate dozens of third-party service providers, from user analytics to marketing tags, CDNs , ads, media and these third-party services load their code and content into the browser directly. Once the attacker has identified a suitable target, various methods like credential theft, SQL injection, RDP attacks, etc.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The IT giant also removed 1,183 Google accounts, 908 cloud projects, and 870 Google Ads accounts used by the operators. Glupteba disruption over last year: 63M Google Docs 1,183 Google Accounts, 908 Cloud Projects, and 870 Google Ads accounts. TAG also partnered with CloudFlare and others take down servers.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 28, 2023

CISA added the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog which means that all Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies must remediate this vulnerability by August 17, 2023. An XSS vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious code into otherwise benign websites.

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NetSpi Technical

MARCH 11, 2024

The first attachment of the form description and a special property, 0x6902001F , determines what registry keys need to be added under the CLSID to install the form. This property tag contained the COM GUID that we have assigned in the configuration file, which ultimately defines what COM CLSID the form was eventually registered as.

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Google Security

APRIL 30, 2024

Cookies and other credentials remain a high value target for attackers, and we are trying to tackle this ongoing threat in multiple ways, including working on web standards like DBSC that will help disrupt the cookie theft industry since exfiltrating these cookies will no longer have any value.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2024

Leaked names, addresses, and purchase history constitute a privacy intrusion, potentially enabling attackers to craft highly targeted schemes," Jones said. This incident highlights the potential for misuse of seemingly innocuous data. I’d like to see more assurance that there wasn't a broader compromise."

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2019

The Exchangeable image file format is a standard that specifies the formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras. S igler added.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2020

Google is warning that nation-state actors are exploiting the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic to target health care organizations and entities involved in the fight against the pandemic. The following image shows location of users targeted by government-backed COVID-19 related attacks. government employees. ” continues Google.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 1, 2022

Social media and tech giants, including Google , are already looking at other business models to replace tracking cookies since they are the ones that benefited the most from targeted advertising, by providing the most useful information to the advertisers. Imagine how much money advertisers could save by effectively tackling ad fraud.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2019

A malvertising campaign that involved more than 100 publisher websites targeted iPhone users to deliver the Smart Krampus-3PC Malware. iPhone users visiting any of the impacted websites were also displayed a fraudulent popup masquerading as a grocery store reward ad. ” reads the analysis published by the DSO experts.

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SecureList

JANUARY 30, 2023

Dark web forums contain ads for selling and buying stolen data, offers to code malware and hack websites, posts seeking like-minded individuals to participate in attacks on companies, and many more. Job ads seeking developers are the most frequent ones, at 61% of the total. Just as any other business, cybercrime needs labor.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

They’re exceptionally useful for tasks that require a high level of legitimacy and are less likely to be blocked or banned, making them ideal for sensitive operations like web scraping, ad verification, and accessing geo-restricted content. So, how do you choose between the knight and the maverick? The beauty lies in the balance.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Earlier this year, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) experts uncovered an iPhone hacking campaign, initially, they spotted a limited number of hacked websites used in watering hole attacks against iPhone users. Earlier this year Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) discovered a small collection of hacked websites. ” added Sainz.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cybercrime isn’t just a futuristic Hollywood plotline, it’s a real threat that targets everyone—from wide-eyed kids to seasoned adults and wise grandparents. Those pesky software updates aren’t just about adding a new emoji, they often contain vital updates to fix security issues. And guess what?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

. “It took Microsoft more than two months to provide the patch, even though the company admitted that ProxyNotShell actively exploited the vulnerabilities in targeted attacks against at least 10 large organizations,” Mike Walters, vice president of vulnerability and threat research at Action1, said by email.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2021

APT28, also known as FancyBear, is at the heart of another targeted campaign. They didn’t go into detail about which industries were key targets, but this campaign “compromised 86% of the batch of warnings we sent for this month”. This time, it’s sniffing around users of Google services. When did this happen?

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