‘TIDrone’ Cyberattackers Target Taiwan’s Drone Manufacturers

September 8, 2024 at 09:02PM Researchers have identified a threat actor named “TIDrone” targeting military and satellite supply chains, specifically drone manufacturers in Taiwan. Trend Micro has linked TIDrone to Chinese-speaking groups, using ERP software and remote desktop tools to deploy advanced malware. The actor utilizes specialized toolsets including “CXCLNT” and “CLNTEND” to compromise targets … Read more

Misconfigured Selenium Grid servers abused for Monero mining

July 29, 2024 at 02:09AM Threat actors exploit a misconfiguration in Selenium Grid to deploy XMRig for mining Monero. With over 100 million pulls on Docker Hub, the open-source framework allows testing across various environments. Wiz researchers discovered a year-long “SeleniumGreed” attack due to Selenium Grid’s lack of default authentication. Attackers gain remote access via … Read more

North Korea building cash reserves using ransomware, video games

May 29, 2024 at 09:07AM A new cybercrime group named “Moonstone Sleet,” associated with North Korea and tracked by Microsoft, deceives targets with fake job offers to distribute malware and ransomware for financial gain. The group deployed trojanized software via LinkedIn, Telegram, and freelancing platforms, and has been linked to the deployment of a new … Read more

TeamCity Vulnerability Exploits Lead to Jasmin Ransomware, Other Malware Types

March 20, 2024 at 03:06AM Critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-27198 and CVE-2024-27199) in TeamCity On-Premises platform allow attackers to gain administrative control. Exploitation includes deploying Jasmin ransomware, XMRig cryptocurrency miner, Cobalt Strike beacons, SparkRAT backdoor, and executing domain discovery and persistence commands. Organizations must promptly update affected systems to prevent widespread exploitation. Based on the meeting notes, … Read more

Websites Hacked via Vulnerability in Bricks Builder WordPress Plugin

February 20, 2024 at 09:03AM Attackers are leveraging a recently patched vulnerability in the Bricks Builder plugin for WordPress to execute arbitrary PHP code on affected websites, warns Patchstack. Tracked as CVE-2024-25600, this remote code execution flaw can be exploited without authentication. Exploitation attempts have already been observed, with attackers deploying malware to disable security … Read more