Cyberattacks
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Ransomware gangs increasingly brandish EDR bypass tools
Custom tool developed by RansomHub, dubbed “EDRKillShifter,” is used by several other rival ransomware gangs.
By Rob Wright • March 27, 2025 -
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Russian threat actor weaponized Microsoft Management Console flaw
A threat actor known as “EncryptHub” began exploiting the zero-day vulnerability before it was patched earlier this month.
By Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Reporter • Updated March 26, 2025 -
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Critical Apache Tomcat RCE vulnerability exploited
Attack attempts via CVE-2025-24813 are underway, but successful attacks require specific, non-default configurations, according to GreyNoise.
By Rob Wright • March 24, 2025 -
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Coinbase originally targeted during GitHub Action supply chain attack
Researchers from Palo Alto Networks said the hackers likely planned to leverage an open source project of the company for additional attacks.
By David Jones • March 21, 2025 -
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Medusa ransomware using malicious driver as EDR killer
"ABYSSWORKER" imitates a CrowdStrike Falcon driver.
By Rob Wright • March 21, 2025 -
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11 nation-state groups exploit unpatched Microsoft zero-day
The tech giant has yet to address a vulnerability that allows for malicious payloads to be delivered via Windows shortcut files and has been under active attack for eight years.
By Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Reporter • March 19, 2025 -
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RansomHub using FakeUpdates scheme to attack government sector
The ransomware gang is collaborating with SocGholish, an extensive malware operation that employs compromised websites and fake browser updates.
By Rob Wright • March 18, 2025 -
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Supply chain attack against GitHub Action triggers massive exposure of secrets
The incident highlights ongoing security concerns in the software supply chain.
By David Jones • March 17, 2025 -
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Black Basta uses brute-forcing tool to attack edge devices
The ransomware gang developed an automated framework to guess weak and reused passwords on VPNs and firewalls.
By Rob Wright • March 17, 2025 -
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Medusa ransomware slams critical infrastructure organizations
The ransomware-as-a-service gang tallied more than 300 victims in industries such as healthcare, manufacturing and technology.
By Rob Wright • March 13, 2025 -
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CISA: 3 Ivanti endpoint vulnerabilities exploited in the wild
Researchers last month published a proof-of-concept exploit for the critical flaws in Endpoint Manager.
By Rob Wright • March 11, 2025 -
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Critical PHP vulnerability under widespread cyberattack
Telemetry data shows spikes in exploits of CVE-2024-4577 across several countries in recent months.
By Rob Wright • March 10, 2025 -
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Cobalt Strike takedown effort cuts cracked versions by 80%
Fortra, Microsoft and Health-ISAC partnership reduced unauthorized copies of red team tool over the last two years.
By Rob Wright • March 7, 2025 -
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37K+ VMware ESXi instances vulnerable to critical zero-day
Some customers have been unable to download the patches for three VMware zero-day vulnerabilities due to an issue with the Broadcom Support Portal.
By Rob Wright • March 6, 2025 -
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Cyberattacks targeting IT vendors intensify, causing bigger losses
Ransomware criminals are on the hunt for prime targets that can yield bigger payouts, according to cyber risk management firm Resilience.
By Alexei Alexis • March 6, 2025 -
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Broadcom urges customers to patch 3 zero-day VMware flaws
Cyberattackers with administrative access are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in ESXi, Workstation and Fusion products.
By Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Reporter • March 5, 2025 -
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More than 86K IoT devices compromised by fast-growing Eleven11 botnet
The Iran-linked botnet has a large presence in the U.S. and is targeting telecom and other firms with DDoS attacks.
By David Jones • March 4, 2025 -
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Rubrik discloses server breach, compromise of ‘access information’
The data security and backup vendor said it found no evidence that the stolen data was used by cyber threat actors.
By Rob Wright • March 4, 2025 -
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Microsoft-signed driver used in ransomware attacks
Threat actors are exploiting a privilege escalation flaw in Paragon Partition Manager for “bring your own vulnerable driver” (BYOVD) attacks.
By Rob Wright • March 3, 2025 -
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Lee Enterprises investigating ransomware claim, data leak threat
The newspaper chain previously confirmed the attack would likely have a material impact on its financial condition.
By David Jones • March 3, 2025 -
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Leaked ransomware chat logs reveal Black Basta’s targeted CVEs
Cybercrime group focused on Microsoft vulnerabilities as well as flaws in network edge devices and communications software.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 27, 2025 -
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Attackers exploiting Cisco vulnerabilities tied to Salt Typhoon campaign
GreyNoise observed exploitation of CVE-2018-0171, which Cisco Talos researchers said was used in a recent attack by the China-backed threat group.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 25, 2025 -
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Sponsored by Palo Alto NetworksIs your browser ground zero for cyber-attacks?
Organizations must not overlook web browser threats – or the new technologies that can defeat them.
By Anupam Upadhyaya, Vice President Product Management – Prisma SASE at Palo Alto Networks • Feb. 24, 2025 -
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Tech investment firm Insight Partners discloses data breach
The company holds equity in several major technology companies, including Wiz and Kaseya.
By Rob Wright • Feb. 19, 2025 -
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Lee Enterprises says cyberattack will likely have material impact
The newspaper chain said attackers encrypted critical applications and impacted billing, payments and print distribution.
By David Jones • Feb. 18, 2025
