Remove 2024 Remove Authentication Remove Government Remove Military
article thumbnail

Security Affairs newsletter Round 460 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Iran Crisis Russia-Aligned TAG-70 Targets European Government and Military Mail Servers in New Espionage Campaign U.S.

Military 105
article thumbnail

Threat actors exploit Ivanti VPN bugs to deploy KrustyLoader Malware

Security Affairs

In early January 2024, software firm Ivanti reported that threat actors were exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities ( CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887 ) in Connect Secure (ICS) and Policy Secure to remotely execute arbitrary commands on targeted gateways. The second flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-21887 (CVSS score 9.1)

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

China-linked APT Volt Typhoon exploited a zero-day in Versa Director

Security Affairs

China-linked APT Volt Typhoon exploited a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-39717 , in Versa Director, to deploy a custom webshell on breached networks. Exploitation requires successful authentication by a user with the necessary privileges. Versa Director servers between June 12 and mid-July 2024.

article thumbnail

North Korea-linked hackers target construction and machinery sectors with watering hole and supply chain attacks

Security Affairs

According to the South Korean authorities, the government of Pyongyang’s goal is to steal intellectual property and trade secrets from the South. In January 2024, the Kimsuky APT group was spotted distributing malware through the website of a construction industry association in South Korea.

article thumbnail

Experts warn of mass exploitation of Ivanti Connect Secure VPN flaws

Security Affairs

Last week, software firm Ivanti reported that threat actors are exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Connect Secure (ICS) and Policy Secure to remotely execute arbitrary commands on targeted gateways. is an Authentication Bypass issue that resides in the web component of Ivanti ICS 9.x,

article thumbnail

Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report.

article thumbnail

North Korea-linked APT37 exploited IE zero-day in a recent attack

Security Affairs

A North Korea-linked threat actor, tracked as APT37 (also known as RedEyes, TA-RedAnt, Reaper, ScarCruft , Group123 ), exploited a recent Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38178 (CVSS score 7.5), in a supply chain attack. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft, which addressed the flaw in August.

Military 125