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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet that customers can rent access to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets of interest. The ShadowV2 botnet, according to Darktrace, predominantly targets misconfigured Docker containers on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud servers to deploy a Go-based malware that turns infected systems into attack nodes

Cybersecurity researchers have tied a fresh round of cyber attacks targeting financial services to the notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider, casting doubt on their claims of going "dark." Threat intelligence firm ReliaQuest said it has observed indications that the threat actor has shifted their focus to the financial sector. This is supported by an increase in lookalike domains

Microsoft on Tuesday addressed a set of 80 security flaws in its software, including one vulnerability that has been disclosed as publicly known at the time of release. Of the 80 vulnerabilities, eight are rated Critical and 72 are rated Important in severity. None of the shortcomings has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day. Like last month, 38 of the disclosed flaws are related to

Noah Michael Urban, the 20-year-old hacker from the notorious Scattered Spider group, was sentenced to 10 years in…

Cisco Talos discovered UAT-7237, a Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) group active since at least 2022, which has significant overlaps with UAT-5918.

View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 9.4 ATTENTION: Low attack complexity Vendor: Rockwell Automation Equipment: Lifecycle Services with VMware Vulnerabilities: Out-of-bounds Write, Use of Uninitialized Resource 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to code execution on the host or leakage of memory from processes communicating with vSockets. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS Rockwell Automation reports the following Lifecycle Services with VMware are affected: Industrial Data Center (IDC) with VMware: Generations 1 – 4 VersaVirtual Appliance (VVA) with VMware: Series A & B Threat Detection Managed Services (TDMS) with VMware: All versions Endpoint Protection Service with Rockwell Automation Proxy & VMware only: All versions Engineered and Integrated Solutions with VMware: All versions 3.2 Vulnerability Overview 3.2.1 Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 An integer-overflow vulnerability exists in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter used in VM...

Specops Software's analysis reveals how Scattered Spider's persistent help desk exploitation cost Clorox $400 million. Understand the August 2023 breach, its operational disruption, and critical steps organisations must take to protect against similar social engineering threats.

A new report from Google's GTIG reveals how UNC3944 (0ktapus) uses social engineering to compromise Active Directory, then exploits VMware vSphere for data theft and direct ransomware deployment. Understand their tactics and learn vital mitigation steps.

The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider is targeting VMware ESXi hypervisors in attacks targeting retail, airline, and transportation sectors in North America. "The group's core tactics have remained consistent and do not rely on software exploits. Instead, they use a proven playbook centered on phone calls to an IT help desk," Google's Mandiant team said in an extensive

Suspected China-nexus threat actors targeted virtual environments and used several tools and techniques to bypass security barriers and reach isolated portions of victims' networks.