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Linux kernel impacted by new SLUBStick cross-cache attack
A novel Linux Kernel cross-cache attack named SLUBStick has a 99% success in converting a limited heap vulnerability into an arbitrary memory read-and-write capability, letting the researchers elevate privileges or escape containers. The discovery comes from a team of researchers from the Graz University of Technology who demonstrated the attack on Linux kernel versions 5.9 and 6.2 (latest) using […]
Sitting Ducks DNS attacks let hackers hijack over 35,000 domains
Threat actors have hijacked more than 35,000 registered domains in so-called Sitting Ducks attacks that allow claiming a domain without having access to the owner’s account at the DNS provider or registrar. In a Sitting Ducks attack, cybercriminals exploit configuration shortcomings at the registrar level and insufficient ownership verification at DNS providers. Researchers at DNS-focused security vendor Infoblox […]
Massive SMS stealer campaign infects Android devices in 113 countries
A malicious campaign targeting Android devices worldwide utilizes thousands of Telegram bots to infect devices with SMS-stealing malware and steal one-time 2FA passwords (OTPs) for over 600 services. Zimperium researchers discovered the operation and have been tracking it since February 2022. They report finding at least 107,000 distinct malware samples associated with the campaign. The cybercriminals are motivated […]
Fraud ring pushes 600+ fake web shops via Facebook ads
A malicious fraud campaign dubbed “ERIAKOS” promotes more than 600 fake web shops through Facebook advertisements to steal visitors’ personal and financial information. The sites promote products from well-known brands and include significant discounts to draw in visitors but are only accessible via mobile devices to evade detection by security scanners. Recorded Future discovered the […]
Android spyware ‘Mandrake’ hidden in apps on Google Play since 2022
A new version of the Android spyware ‘Mandrake’ has been found in five applications downloaded 32,000 times from Google Play, the platform’s official app store. Bitdefender first documented Mandrake in 2020, with the researchers highlighting the malware’s sophisticated spying capabilities and noting that it has operated in the wild since at least 2016. Kaspersky now reports that […]
Misconfigured Selenium Grid servers abused for Monero mining
Threat actors are exploiting a misconfiguration in Selenium Grid, a popular web app testing framework, to deploy a modified XMRig tool for mining Monero cryptocurrency. Selenium Grid is open-source and enables developers to automate testing across multiple machines and browsers. It is used in cloud environments and it has more than 100 million pulls on Docker Hub. The tests […]
WhatsApp for Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning
A security issue in the latest version of WhatsApp for Windows allows sending Python and PHP attachments that are executed without any warning when the recipient opens them. For the attack to be successful, Python needs to be installed, a prerequisite that may limit the targets to software developers, researchers, and power users. The problem […]
Google Chrome now warns about risky password-protected archives
Google Chrome now warns when downloading risky password-protected files and provides improved alerts with more information about potentially malicious downloaded files. These new, more detailed warning messages help users quickly learn the nature of the danger presented by each file downloaded from the Internet. For this, Google introduced a two-tier download warning system that uses AI-powered […]
VMware ESXi servers targeted by new Linux ransomware variant
A string of attacks on VMware ESXi servers were launched by the Play ransomware group, best known for its double-extortion tactics. In a July 19 blog post, Trend Micro researchers said most of the attacks have been concentrated in the United States. The researchers explained that the ransomware will first verify if it’s running on […]
Critical Cisco bug lets hackers add root users on SEG devices
Cisco has fixed a critical severity vulnerability that lets attackers add new users with root privileges and permanently crash Security Email Gateway (SEG) appliances using emails with malicious attachments. Tracked as CVE-2024-20401, this arbitrary file write security flaw in the SEG content scanning and message filtering features is caused by an absolute path traversal weakness […]