Adversaries have found a way to obtain full admin rights to the Active Directory (AD) domains by weaponizing CVE-2021-42287 and CVE-2021-42278 vulnerabilities. The nefarious exploitation chain enables Active Directory domain impersonation in just a couple of clicks. A batch of vulnerabilities tied to this exploitation chain drove the attention of security professionals in November 2021. […]
Brace yourself for the new zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild. A recently-disclosed flaw affects Grafana, multi-platform open source analytics and interactive visualization app used by organizations globally to track and understand the metrics of their data. After the vulnerability details were occasionally leaked online, the multitude of proof-of-concept exploits spread over Twitter and GitHub, […]
Stay alert! Threat actors are actively leveraging the new zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-44515) in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central products to attack businesses worldwide. The flaw is a critical authentication bypass issue that enables hackers to gain unauthorized access and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable servers. CVE-2021-44515 Description Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central is a widely-used management utility […]
Cyber Monday is over, but not the hot deals from SOC Prime. In December 2021, we launch the Cyber Threat Intelligence Promo to break the limits on Community content views for SOC Prime users for the remainder of the year! Powered by its Detection as Code Platform, SOC Prime curates Threat Detection Marketplace, the world’s […]
Another day —  another major challenge for security practitioners. Meet BlackByte, a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) ring that is hard forging the way to the top of the threat list. First incidents attributed to the BlackByte collective were detected in July 2021, and since then adversaries evolved their tactics and tools significantly. Currently, security researchers observe […]
Meet Babadeda, a new notorious crypter in the arsenal of threat actors. The malware has been actively leveraged by adversaries since May 2021 to bypass security protections and covertly deliver a variety of threats to unsuspecting victims. Multiple infostealers and remote access Trojans (RATs) have been deployed with the help of Babadeda. Moreover, LockBit maintainers […]
Relying on Public Sources of Information Think about it — every time we open a blog post with the latest malware analysis, combing through it looking for the IoCs our threat teams so desperately need, – doesn’t it feel a bit lethargic? Fingers crossed, our favorite security vendor has already done the same, and the […]
A moment of luck for threat actors and yet another major headache for cyber defenders! On November 22, 2021, security researcher Abdelhamid Naceri released a fully-functional proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for the new Windows Installer zero-day vulnerability. The flaw (CVE-2021-41379) allows adversaries to obtain SYSTEM privileges on any device running Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows […]
Make sure you have secured your Microsoft Exchange Servers against ProxyShell vulnerabilities since hackers are inventing new tricks to benefit from the exposed instances. Currently, researchers observe multiple phishing campaigns that utilize the nefarious flaws for malware delivery. Additionally, ProxyShell bugs are increasingly used in a range of operations aimed at ransomware infection. New Attack […]
SOC Prime’s Detection as Code platform for collaborative cyber defense, threat hunting, and discovery continuously evolves to empower the global community with more accessible and efficient cyber defense capabilities. Striving to unlock threat hunting to a wider cybersecurity audience, SOC Prime introduced Quick Hunt, a new cutting-edge module, enabling both newcomers and seasoned experts alike […]