#zero_day

There are some classics on this list — the ever-present “Password” password, Passw0rd (with a zero, not an “O”) and “123456.”

MOVEit drove a big chunk of the increase, but human vulnerability to social engineering and failure to patch known bugs led to a doubling of breaches since 2023, said Verizon Business.

As Kubernetes becomes increasingly integral to production environments, cyber adversaries are likewise becoming more skilled in cloud-native exploitation. According to the CrowdStrike 2024 Global Threat Report, cases involving exploitation of cloud services increased by 110% in 2023, far outpacing non-cloud cases, which grew only 60% year-over-year.CrowdStrike helps organizations stay ahead of these evolving adversaries by providing breach prevention solutions that span endpoints, Kubernetes, clouds, data and identity in the consolidated CrowdStrike Falcon® platform.This article talks about t

USBs have something the newest, hottest attack techniques lack: the ability to bridge air gaps.

View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 8.5 ATTENTION: Low attack complexity Vendor: Delta Electronics Equipment: CNCSoft-G2 DOPSoft Vulnerability: Stack-based Buffer Overflow 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following versions of Delta Electronics CNCSoft-G2, a Human-Machine Interface (HMI) software, are affected: CNCSoft-G2: Versions 2.0.0.5 (with DOPSoft v5.0.0.93) and prior 3.2 Vulnerability Overview 3.2.1 STACK-BASED BUFFER OVERFLOW CWE-121 Delta Electronics CNCSoft-G2 lacks proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. CVE-2024-4192 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H ). A C...

Likely China-linked adversary has blanketed the Internet with DNS mail requests over the past five years via open resolvers, furthering Great Firewall of China ambitions. But the exact nature of its activity is unclear.

By Deeba Ahmed Beware! Agent Tesla & Taskun Malware are targeting US Education & Gov. This cyberattack steals data & exploits vulnerabilities. Learn how to protect schools & government agencies from this double threat! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Agent Tesla and Taskun Malware Targeting US Education and Govt Entities

Plus: Google holds off on killing cookies, Samourai Wallet founders get arrested, and GM stops driver surveillance program.

By Deeba Ahmed Hackers are dusting off old tricks! A recent attack exploited vulnerabilities in systems running outdates Microsoft Office to deliver Cobalt Strike malware. Learn how to protect yourself! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 7-Year-Old 0-Day in Microsoft Office Exploited to Drop Cobalt Strike

The targeted operation utilized CVE-2017-8570 as the initial vector and employed a notable custom loader for Cobalt Strike, yet attribution to any known threat actor remains elusive.