#zero_day

SUMMARY The Cl0p ransomware group has recently claimed responsibility for exploiting a critical vulnerability in Cleo’s managed file…

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Plus: The US indicts North Koreans in fake IT worker scheme, file-sharing firm Cleo warns customers to patch a vulnerability amid live attacks, and more.

Defenders running the Cleo managed file transfer are urged to be on the lookout for the Cleopatra backdoor and other indicators of an ongoing ransomware campaign, as patching details remain foggy, and no CVE has been issued.

SUMMARY The United States has taken strong action against a Chinese cybersecurity company, Sichuan Silence Information Technology, for…

The US State Department has offered a $10 million reward for Guan Tianfeng, who has been accused of developing and testing a critical SQL injection flaw with a CVSS score of 9.8 used in Sophos attacks.

The U.S. government on Tuesday unsealed charges against a Chinese national for allegedly breaking into thousands of Sophos firewall devices globally in 2020. Guan Tianfeng (aka gbigmao and gxiaomao), who is said to have worked at Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company, Limited, has been charged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Guan has been

Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 70 security holes in Windows and Windows software, including one vulnerability that is already being exploited in active attacks. The zero-day seeing exploitation involves CVE-2024-49138, a security weakness in the Windows Common… Read More »

The zero-day (CVE-2024-49138), plus a worryingly critical unauthenticated RCE security vulnerability (CVE-2024-49112), are unwanted gifts for security admins this season.

The threat actor group recently took credit for a similar attack on Blue Yonder that affected multiple organizations, including Starbucks.