Tag: Vulnerability

LockBit 3.0 Ransomware Attack Detection: CISA, FBI, and International Cyber Authorities Warn Defenders of CVE 2023-4966 Citrix Bleed Vulnerability Exploitation
LockBit 3.0 Ransomware Attack Detection: CISA, FBI, and International Cyber Authorities Warn Defenders of CVE 2023-4966 Citrix Bleed Vulnerability Exploitation

A critical vulnerability impacting Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway products tracked as CVE-2023-4966 is actively exploited in real-world attacks despite its patching in October 2023. Due to a surge in LockBit 3.0 ransomware attacks weaponizing this flaw dubbed Citrix Bleed vulnerability, CISA and FBI, in collaboration with other international authorities, recently released a joint advisory […]

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CVE-2023-37580 Detection: Four Hacking Groups Exploit a Zimbra Zero-Day Vulnerability Targeting State Bodies
CVE-2023-37580 Detection: Four Hacking Groups Exploit a Zimbra Zero-Day Vulnerability Targeting State Bodies

Vulnerabilities affecting popular software products, like Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS), continuously expose organizations in multiple industry vectors, including the public sector, to increasing risks. Defenders exposed a minimum of four offensive operations employing a Zimbra zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-37580, specifically designed to extract sensitive data from government entities across multiple countries. Detect CVE-2023-37580 Exploitation […]

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CVE-2023-47246 Detection: Lace Tempest Hackers Actively Exploit a Zero-Day Vulnerability in SysAid IT Software
CVE-2023-47246 Detection: Lace Tempest Hackers Actively Exploit a Zero-Day Vulnerability in SysAid IT Software

This November, a set of new zero-days in the popular software products are emerging in the cyber domain, like CVE-2023-22518 affecting all versions of Confluence Data Center and Server. Shortly after its disclosure, another zero-day flaw in SysAid IT software tracked under CVE-2023-47246 comes to the scene. Microsoft revealed traces of vulnerability exploitation, with the […]

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What Is Threat-Informed Defense?
What Is Threat-Informed Defense?

Organizations have to constantly struggle with an avalanche of threats while relying on a straightforward and proactive method to dynamically assess the performance of their security programs. Introducing a threat-informed defense strategy empowers organizations to focus on known threats and dynamically test defenses by equipping teams with better data and insights into their security program […]

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China-Backed APT Attack Detection: Withstanding the Escalating Sophistication & Maturity of Chinese State-Sponsored Offensive Operations Based on the Recorded Future’s Insikt Group Research
China-Backed APT Attack Detection: Withstanding the Escalating Sophistication & Maturity of Chinese State-Sponsored Offensive Operations Based on the Recorded Future’s Insikt Group Research

In the last five years, Chinese nation-backed offensive campaigns have evolved into more sophisticated, stealthy, and well-coordinated threats as compared to previous years. This transformation is characterized by the extensive exploitation of zero-days and known vulnerabilities in publicly accessible security and network instances. Additionally, there is a stronger focus on operational security, aimed at reducing […]

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CVE-2023-22518 Detection: Exploitation of a New Critical Vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Leads to Cerber Ransomware Deployment 
CVE-2023-22518 Detection: Exploitation of a New Critical Vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Leads to Cerber Ransomware Deployment 

Just over a month after the disclosure of a critical Confluence zero-day tracked as CVE-2023-22515, a novel vulnerability emerges in the cyber threat arena impacting Atlassian products. Adversaries are setting eyes on a recently fixed and maximum severity vulnerability known as CVE-2023-22518 in all versions of Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server, which enables them […]

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CVE-2023-46604 Detection: HelloKitty Ransomware Maintainers Exploits RCE Vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ
CVE-2023-46604 Detection: HelloKitty Ransomware Maintainers Exploits RCE Vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ

At the turn of November, hot over the heels of disclosing CVE-2023-43208, the Mirth Connect vulnerability, another security bug comes to the scene. Defenders notify the global community of a newly uncovered the highest severity RCE bug that affects Apache ActiveMQ products. Detect CVE-2023-46604 With emerging vulnerabilities being a juicy target for adversaries seeking to […]

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CVE-2023-43208 Detection: NextGen’s Mirth Connect RCE Vulnerability Exposes Healthcare Data to Risks
CVE-2023-43208 Detection: NextGen’s Mirth Connect RCE Vulnerability Exposes Healthcare Data to Risks

Vulnerabilities affecting popular software expose thousands of organizations in diverse industry sectors to severe threats. October has been rich in uncovering critical security flaws in widely used software products, like CVE-2023-4966, a hazardous Citrix NetScaler vulnerability, and CVE-2023-20198 zero-day affecting Cisco IOS XE. In the last decade of October 2023, defenders warned the global community […]

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CVE-2023-4966 Detection: Critical Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Actively Exploited In the Wild
CVE-2023-4966 Detection: Critical Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability Actively Exploited In the Wild

Adding to the list of critical Citrix NetScaler zero-days, security researchers warn of a new dangerous vulnerability (CVE-2023-4966) continuously exploited in the wild despite a patch issued in October. Marked as an information-disclosure flaw, CVE-2023-4966 enables threat actors to hijack existing authenticated sessions and potentially result in a multifactor authentication (MFA) bypass. According to security […]

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CVE-2023-20198 Detection: Cisco IOS XE Zero-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Install Implants
CVE-2023-20198 Detection: Cisco IOS XE Zero-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploited to Install Implants

Hard on the heels of a new surge in the long-running Balada Injector campaign exploiting CVE-2023-3169, another critical security bug in popular software products comes to the spotlight. A new privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Cisco IOS XE software is actively exploited in the wild to help install implants on the impacted devices. The uncovered zero-day […]

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