Critical RCE flaw impacts VMware Aria Operations Networks

VMware fixed two security flaws in Aria Operations for Networks that could be exploited to bypass authentication and gain remote code execution. VMware has released security updates to address two vulnerabilities in Aria Operations for Networks, respectively tracked as CVE-2023-34039 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2023-20890 (CVSS score: 7.2). The vulnerability CVE-2023-34039 is an authentication bypass […]

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August 30, 2023
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FBI: Operation ‘Duck Hunt’ dismantled the Qakbot botnet

FBI coordinated an international law enforcement operation, named Operation ‘Duck Hunt’, that dismantled the Qakbot botnet. The FBI announced that the Qakbot botnet has been dismantled as a result of an international law enforcement operation named Operation ‘Duck Hunt.’ Qakbot, also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active […]

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August 30, 2023
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UNC4841 threat actors hacked US government email servers exploiting Barracuda ESG flaw

China-linked threat actors breached government organizations worldwide with attacks exploiting Barracuda ESG zero-day. In June, Mandiant researchers linked the threat actor UNC4841 to the attacks that exploited the recently patched Barracuda ESG zero-day vulnerability to China. “Through the investigation, Mandiant identified a suspected China-nexus actor, currently tracked as UNC4841, targeting a subset of Barracuda ESG […]

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August 29, 2023
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Hackers infiltrated Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) for months

Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) has been infiltrated for months. Threat actors have infiltrated Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) for as much as nine months. The intruders China-linked hackers may have gained access to sensitive data, according to three government and private sector […]

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August 29, 2023
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FIN8-linked actor targets Citrix NetScaler systems

A financially motivated actor linked to the FIN8 group exploits the CVE-2023-3519 RCE in attacks on Citrix NetScaler systems in massive attacks. Sophos X-Ops is tracking an ongoing campaign, which is targeting Citrix NetScaler systems, conducted by threat actors linked to the FIN8 group. The hackers are exploiting the remote code execution, tracked as CVE-2023-3519, […]

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August 29, 2023
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Japan’s JPCERT warns of new ‘MalDoc in PDF’ attack technique

Japan’s JPCERT warns of a new recently detected ‘MalDoc in PDF’ attack that embeds malicious Word files into PDFs. Japan’s computer emergency response team (JPCERT) has recently observed a new attack technique, called ‘MalDoc in PDF’, that bypasses detection by embedding a malicious Word file into a PDF file. The researchers explained that a file […]

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August 29, 2023
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Attackers can discover IP address by sending a link over the Skype mobile app

A security researcher demonstrated how to discover a target’s IP address by sending a link over the Skype mobile app. The security researcher Yossi discovered that is possible to discover a target’s IP address by sending a link over the Skype mobile app. The researcher pointed out that the attack only requires the target to […]

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August 29, 2023
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Researchers published PoC exploit code for Juniper SRX firewall flaws

Researchers published a PoC exploit code for Juniper SRX firewall flaws that can be chained to gain RCE in Juniper’s JunOS. watchTowr Labs security researchers published a proof-of-concept exploit (PoC) exploit code for vulnerabilities in Juniper SRX firewalls. An unauthenticated attacker can chain the vulnerabilities to gain remote code execution in Juniper JunOS on vulnerable […]

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August 28, 2023
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Rhysida ransomware group claims the hack of Prospect Medical

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked Prospect Medical Holdings and sensitive information from the company. In early August, a cyberattack disrupted the computer systems of multiple hospitals operated by Prospect Medical Holdings, which are located in multiple states, including California, Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. Some emergency rooms in multiple hospitals in […]

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August 28, 2023
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