#zero_day

The newly discovered Chinese nation-state actor known as Volt Typhoon has been observed to be active in the wild since at least mid-2020, with the hacking crew linked to never-before-seen tradecraft to retain remote access to targets of interest. The findings come from CrowdStrike, which is tracking the adversary under the name Vanguard Panda. "The adversary consistently employed ManageEngine

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a batch of six flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. This comprises three vulnerabilities that Apple patched this week (CVE-2023-32434, CVE-2023-32435, and CVE-2023-32439), two flaws in VMware (CVE-2023-20867 and CVE-2023-20887), and one shortcoming impacting Zyxel

Plus: Discord has a child predator problem, fears rise of China spying from Cuba, and hackers try to blackmail Reddit.

Integration provides threat intel teams with an early warning system for geopolitical events that could trigger cyberattacks.

A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4. An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4, macOS Big Sur 11.7.7, macOS Monterey 12.6.6. An app may be able to modify protected parts of the file system

The issue was addressed with additional permissions checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, macOS Monterey 12.6.6. A sandboxed app may be able to observe system-wide network connections

A denial-of-service issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4. Opening a PDF file may lead to unexpected app termination

This issue was addressed by restricting options offered on a locked device. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5. An attacker with physical access to a locked Apple Watch may be able to view user photos or contacts via accessibility features

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5. An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges