For services that allow user-uploaded content, if the user uploads malicious content (e.g., a malware executable) we consider that the Internet service is being abused. Second, an abused service may be a compromised domain on which attackers exploit a vulnerability (e.g., stored XSS, weak...
The actor’s activity is limited to the gaming sector specifically in China and does not appear to target enterprise environments. We are not attributing this to a nation-state actor at this time. The actor’s goal is to use the driver to spoof their geo-location to cheat the system and ...
The discovery and analysis of the malware attack using the open-source debugger tool x32dbg.exe shows us that DLL side loading is still used by threat actors today because it is an effective way to circumvent security measures and gain control of a target system. Despite advances in s...
for instance, might not need to exploit a vulnerability or spam infectious emails to gain initial access — now they can just buy their way in.
Finally, by comparing two instances of analyzed IoT-generated scanning campaigns, we highlight the persistence and evolution of IoT malware/botnets (e.g., ADB.Miner and Fbot), which exploit existing, and in some cases, possibly new vulnerabilities.Sadegh Torabi...
"Typically an attacker would entice a user to visit a malicious Web site or send a malicious PDF via e-mail," he writes. "Once the unsuspecting user visits the Web site or opens the PDF this exploit will allow further malware to be dropped onto the victim's machine. The malicious PDF...
What is known is that the flaws are not easily exploited -- an attacker must gain administrative privileges first, which can be obtained using malware to escalate a logged-in user's privileges. That level of access means a machine is already compromised. ...
After Barracuda patched the flaw, the hackers altered their malware and employed additional persistence mechanisms in an attempt to maintain their access, Mandiant said. Google estimates hackers targeted victims in 16 different countries. The FBI in August 2023 warned that a patch for the flaw was ...
Timeboxing: As the first known exploitation of this vulnerability was in April 2022 performance can be improved by prioritizing a search from 2022 onwards. It is still recommended to search further historically as well, however with lower priority, as it is possible this exploit was used p...
In October 2023, UK power and data manufacturer Volex fell victim to a cyber attack. During the same month, reports surfaced that VietnameseDarkGate malwaretargeted META accounts nationwide.