Critical Atlassian Flaw Exploited to Deploy Linux Variant of Cerber Ransomware

April 17, 2024 at 07:12AM Threat actors exploit an unpatched Atlassian server vulnerability (CVE-2023-22518) to deploy Linux Cerber ransomware. This creates a critical security risk, leading to loss of system control. Ransomware payloads are executed using a web shell, encrypting files and dropping ransom notes. The use of C++ payloads is noted, and new ransomware … Read more

Critical Atlassian Confluence bug exploited in Cerber ransomware attacks

November 6, 2023 at 12:40PM Attackers are exploiting a critical security flaw in Atlassian Confluence to encrypt files with Cerber ransomware. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-22518, received a severity rating of 9.1/10 and affects all versions of Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server software. Although there are currently no reports of active exploitation, Atlassian has … Read more