Attackers frequently launch high-profile attacks by exploiting RCE vulnerabilities in popular software products. Cybersecurity researchers have recently identified the widespread exploitation of FortiManager instances, with 50+ potentially compromised devices across multiple industry verticals. Defenders disclosed a critical FortiManager API vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-47575, that was exploited in zero-day attacks by adversaries to execute arbitrary code […]
Hot on the heels of the “Rogue RDP” attacks exploiting the phishing attack vector and targeting Ukrainian state bodies and military units, CERT-UA researchers uncovered another wave of phishing attacks leveraging emails with invoice-related subject lures and weaponizing HOMESTEEL malware for file theft. The UAC-0218 group is believed to be behind the ongoing adversary operation. […]
Hard on the heels of a new wave of cyber-attacks by UAC-0050 involving cyber espionage and financial thefts and relying on a diverse number of tools, including MEDUZASTEALER, another suspicious activity comes to the spotlight in the Ukrainian cyber threat arena. CERT-UA recently launched a new alert covering spoofed phishing attacks spreading MEDUZASTEALER via Telegram […]
The UAC-0050 hacking collective notorious for its long-standing offensive operations against Ukraine steps back into the cyber threat arena. CERT-UA researchers have long been investigating the group’s activity, which primarily focuses on three key directions, including cyber espionage and financial theft, along with information and psychological operations tracked under the “Fire Cells Group” brand. Financially […]
Amid a spike in cyber-espionage efforts by North Korean APT groups targeting Southeast Asia under the SHROUDED#SLEEP campaign, cybersecurity experts are raising alarms about a parallel wave of attacks orchestrated by Iran-affiliated hackers. This newly discovered campaign focuses on spying on organizations across the UAE and Gulf regions. Known as Earth Simnavaz APT (also referred […]
Reaching Security Compliance Milestone for the Fourth Year in a Row We are excited to share that SOC Prime has successfully passed the SOC 2 Type II audit once again, conducted by I.S. Partners, LLC—a top-tier internal controls attestation firm accredited by the PCI Council as a Qualified Security Assessor. SOC 2® compliance, recognized as […]
North Korea-affiliated APT groups have consistently ranked among the most active adversaries over the past decade. This year, security experts have observed a significant uptick in their malicious operations, driven by enhanced toolsets and an expanded range of targets. In August 2024, North Korean hackers bolstered their arsenal with the MoonPeak Trojan. A month earlier, […]
The nefarious state-sponsored russia-aligned Gamaredon (aka Hive0051, UAC-0010, or Armageddon APT) has been launching a series of cyber-espionage campaigns against Ukraine since 2014, with cyber attacks intensifying since russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. ESET recently published an in-depth technical analysis, providing insights into Gamaredon’s cyber-espionage operations against Ukraine throughout 2022 and […]
In the first quarter of 2024, state-sponsored APT groups from regions such as China, North Korea, Iran, and russia demonstrated notably sophisticated and innovative adversary methods, creating significant challenges for the global cybersecurity landscape. Recently, a China-linked APT group known as Earth Baxia has targeted a state agency in Taiwan and potentially other countries in […]
Hackers are weaponizing PoC exploits for newly identified vulnerabilities in Progress Software WhatsUp Gold for in-the-wild attacks. Defenders have recently uncovered RCE attacks exploiting the critical SQL injection flaws tracked as CVE-2024-6670 and CVE-2024-6671. Notably, CVE-2024-6670 has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Detect CVE-2024-6670, CVE-2024-6671 Progress WhatsUp Gold Exploits In 2024, nearly […]