Defenders have disclosed critical cybersecurity issues in F5’s Next Central Manager, which are tracked as CVE-2024-21793 and CVE-2024-26026, giving potential adversaries the green light to seize control over the impacted installation. Upon successful exploitation, hackers can create accounts on any F5 assets to establish persistence and perform further malicious activities. Detecting CVE-2024-21793 & CVE-2024-26026 Exploits […]
Cybersecurity researchers have recently uncovered a novel malicious strain dubbed Cuckoo malware, which mimics the capabilities of spyware and an infostealer and can run on both Intel and Arm-based Mac computers. Detect Cuckoo Malware The surge in ongoing infostealing attacks using macOS malware fuels the need for strengthening defenses. SOC Prime Platform curates a set […]
While CVE-2024-21111 exploitation risks have been a serious concern for organizations leveraging Oracle Virtualbox software, another critical vulnerability has been hitting the headlines. CrushFTP has recently reported a novel largely exploited zero-day vulnerability impacting the servers. The maximum severity flaw tracked as CVE-2024-4040 can be weaponized in a series of in-the-wild attacks against organizations in […]
A new vulnerability assigned CVE-2024-21111 was recently discovered in Oracle Virtualbox, a widespread open-source virtualization software. The uncovered critical Oracle VirtualBox vulnerability enables adversaries to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM via Symbolic Link, with its exploitation potentially leading to either arbitrary file deletion or arbitrary file movement. Detect CVE-2024-21111 Exploitation Attempts With the exponential rise […]
The nefarious cyber-espionage hacking collective tracked as Forest Blizzard (aka Fancy Bear, STRONTIUM, or APT28) has been experimenting with a novel custom tool dubbed GooseEgg malware to weaponize the critical CVE-2022-38028 vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler. Adversaries are launching multiple intelligence-gathering attacks targeting organizations across the globe in diverse industry sectors. Successful privilege escalation and […]
For over a decade, the nefarious russia-backed Sandworm APT group (aka UAC-0133, UAC-0002, APT44, or FROZENBARENTS) has been consistently targeting Ukrainian organizations with a prime focus on the public sector and critical infrastructure. CERT-UA has recently unveiled the group’s malicious intentions to disrupt the information and communication systems of about 20 critical infrastructure organizations. UAC-0133 […]
FBI and CISA, in conjunction with the U.S. and leading international cybersecurity agencies, have recently issued a joint advisory AA24-109A warning defenders of a surge in cyber attacks leveraging Akira ransomware. According to investigations, related malicious campaigns have affected 250+ organizations and claimed around $42 million in ransom payments. Detect Akira Ransomware Attacks Escalating ransomware […]
The UAC-0184 hacking collective is back, once again setting its eyes on the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Adversaries attempt to gain access to the targeted computers to steal files and messaging data, according to the latest CERT-UA research. UAC-0184 Latest Attack Description Defenders have been observing a significant surge in the malicious activity of the […]
A novel command injection zero-day vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software hits the headlines. The highly critical flaw, identified as CVE-2024-3400, has been already exploited in a series of attacks in the wild. Detect CVE-2024-3400 Exploitation Attempts The number of vulnerabilities weaponized for in-the-wild attacks increases tremendously on a yearly […]
A new maximum severity vulnerability has been discovered in the Rust standard library. This vulnerability poses a serious threat to Windows users by enabling potential command injection attacks. The flaw tracked as CVE-2024-24576 specifically affects situations where batch files on Windows are executed with untrusted arguments. With the PoC code already publicly released, successful exploitation […]