Hackers exploit Log4Shell to drop Khonsari Ransomware on Windows systems
Bitdefender researchers discovered that threat actors are attempting to exploit the Log4Shell flaw to deliver the new Khonsari ransomware on Windows...
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5 security lessons from 18 months of working from home
A little more than 20 months ago, many people around the world were asked or instructed to work from home...
US CISA orders federal agencies to fix Log4Shell by December 24th
US CISA ordered federal agencies to address the critical Log4Shell vulnerability in the Log4j library by December 24th, 2021. US...
Kronos crippled by ransomware, service may be out for weeks
Human resources platform provider UKG has put out a statement saying it’s fallen prey to ransomware that has disrupted the...
Jektor – A Windows User-Mode Shellcode Execution Tool That Demonstrates Various Techniques That Malware Uses
This utility focuses on shellcode Anti-virus detection?:Pre-pending a set of NOPs to a Msfvenom XOR encrypted shellcode payload while using...
Google fixed the 17th zero-day in Chrome since the start of the year
Google has released Chrome 96.0.4664.110 to address a high-severity zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-4102, exploited in the wild. Google released security updates to address...
TinyNuke banking malware targets French organizations
The TinyNuke malware is back and now was used in attacks aimed at French users working in manufacturing, technology, construction, and...
CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability in Apache Log4j library
CVE-2021-44228 summary Last week information security media reported the discovery of the critical vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 in the Apache Log4j library...
Practical coexistence attacks on billions of WiFi chips allow data theft and traffic manipulation
Boffins discovered bugs in WiFi chips that can be exploited to extract passwords and manipulate traffic by targeting a device’s...
Haptyc – Test Generation Framework
Haptyc is a python library which was built to add payload position support and Sniper/Clusterbomb/Batteringram/Pitchfork attack types into Turbo Intruder....
Spear phish, whale phish, regular phish: What’s the difference?
There are many types of phishing attack nowadays, to the extent it can be tricky to keep up with them...
CISA adds Log4Shell Log4j flaw to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
The U.S. CISA added 13 new vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, including Apache Log4Shell Log4j and Fortinet FortiOS issues....
A week in security (Dec 6 – 12)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Log4j zero-day “Log4Shell” arrives just in time to ruin your weekendClick “OK” to defeat MFAFake...
FiddleZAP – A Simplified Version Of EKFiddle For OWASP ZAP
FiddleZAP is a simplified version of There are 2 Select the following parameters:It now shows under standalone: Passive RulesNext, install the...
Log4Shell was in the wild at least nine days before public disclosure
Threat actors are already abusing Log4Shell vulnerability in the Log4j library for malicious purposes such as deploying malware. A few...
Two Linux botnets already exploit Log4Shell flaw in Log4j
Immediately after the disclosure of the Log4Shell flaw in Log4j library threat actors started including the exploit code in Linux...
Quebec shuts down thousands of sites as disclosure of the Log4Shell flaw
Quebec shut down nearly 4,000 of its sites in response to the discovery of the Log4Shell flaw in the Apache Log4j Java-based logging...
Russian nation sentenced to 48 months in prison for helping Kelihos Botnet to evade detection
A United States court has sentenced to four years in prison for the Russian citizen Oleg Koshkin for his role...
A phishing campaign targets clients of German banks using QR codes
Cofense researchers discovered a new phishing campaign using QR codes targeting German e-banking users in the last weeks. Threat actors continue...
CloudSpec – An Open Source Tool For Validating Your Resources In Your Cloud Providers Using A Logical Language
CloudSpec is an open source tool for validating your resources in your cloud providers using a logical language that everybody...
Security Affairs newsletter Round 344
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free...
Western Digital SanDisk SecureAccess flaws allow brute force and dictionary attacks
Vulnerabilities in the Western Digital SanDisk SecureAccess can be exploited to access user data through brute force and dictionary attacks....
CaptfEncoder – An Extensible Cross Platform Network Security Tool Suite
Captfencoder is an extensible CaptfEncoder all functions provided are based on UseMethod always downloads the executablehttps://github.com/guyoung/CaptfEncoder/releasesBaidu network disk https://pan.baidu.com/s/1q2N1w44bvYIXLe5gCI5oKA Password:...
New ‘Karakurt’ cybercrime gang focuses on data theft and extortion
Accenture researchers detailed the activity of a new sophisticated cybercrime group, called Karakurt, behind recent cyberattacks. Accenture researchers detailed the...
