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RansomHub claims Kawasaki cyberattack, threatens to leak stolen data
Kawasaki Motors Europe has announced that it’s recovering from a cyberattack that caused service disruptions as the RansomHub ransomware gang threatens to leak stolen data. The company says the attack targeted its EU headquarters, and it is currently analyzing and cleaning any “suspicious material,” such as malware, that may still be lurking on systems. “At the […]
Hackers targeting WhatsUp Gold with public exploit since August
Hackers have been leveraging publicly available exploit code for two critical vulnerabilities in the WhatsUp Gold network availability and performance monitoring solution from Progress Software. The two flaws exploited in attacks since August 30 are SQL injection vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2024-6670 and CVE-2024-6671 that allow retrieving encrypted passwords without authentication. Despite the vendor addressing the security issues more than two […]
Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files
Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to steal 440GB of files from the company’s Microsoft Sharepoint server. Fortinet is one of the largest cybersecurity companies in the world, selling secure networking products like firewalls, routers, and VPN devices. The company also offers SIEM, network management, and EDR/XDR […]
Adobe fixes Acrobat Reader zero-day with public PoC exploit
A cybersecurity researcher is urging users to upgrade Adobe Acrobat Reader after a fix was released yesterday for a remote code execution zero-day with a public in-the-wild proof-of-concept exploit. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2024-41869 and is a critical use after free vulnerability that could lead to remote code execution when opening a specially crafted PDF […]
RansomHub ransomware abuses Kaspersky TDSSKiller to disable EDR software
The RansomHub ransomware gang has been using TDSSKiller, a legitimate tool from Kaspersky, to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) services on target systems. After taking down the defenses, RansomHub deployed the LaZagne credential-harvesting tool to extract logins from various application databases that could help move laterally on the network. TDSSKiller abused in ransomware attacks Kaspersky […]
Chinese hackers use new data theft malware in govt attacks
New attacks attributed to China-based cyber espionage group Mustang Panda show that the threat actor switched to new strategies and malware called FDMTP and PTSOCKET to download payloads and steal information from breached networks. Researchers found that the hackers are using a variant of the HIUPAN worm to deliver the PUBLOAD malware stager through removable […]
Car rental giant Avis discloses data breach impacting customers
American car rental giant Avis notified customers that unknown attackers breached one of its business applications last month and stole some of their personal information. According to data breach notification letters sent to impacted customers on Wednesday and filed with California’s Office of the Attorney General, the company took action to stop the unauthorized access, launched an […]
Russian military hackers linked to critical infrastructure attacks
The United States and its allies have linked a group of Russian hackers (tracked as Cadet Blizzard and Ember Bear) behind global critical infrastructure attacks to Unit 29155 of Russia’s Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (also known as GRU). In a joint advisory published today, the Russian GRU military intelligence hackers, known for deploying WhisperGate […]
North Korean hackers exploit Chrome zero-day to deploy rootkit
North Korean hackers have exploited a recently patched Google Chrome zero-day (CVE-2024-7971) to deploy the FudModule rootkit after gaining SYSTEM privileges using a Windows Kernel exploit. “We assess with high confidence that the observed exploitation of CVE-2024-7971 can be attributed to a North Korean threat actor targeting the cryptocurrency sector for financial gain,” Microsoft said on Friday, […]
FBI: RansomHub ransomware breached 210 victims since February
Since surfacing in February 2024, RansomHub ransomware affiliates have breached over 200 victims from a wide range of critical U.S. infrastructure sectors. This relatively new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation extorts victims in exchange for not leaking stolen files and sells the documents to the highest bidder if negotiations fail. The ransomware group focuses on data-theft-based extortion […]