February 22, 2025

Countermeasures Against DDoS Attacks NISC

Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) took a significant step to bolster global cybersecurity defenses against Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, particularly those targeting edge devices. Collaborating with international partners, NISC co-published a comprehensive document titled “Mitigation Strategies for Edge Devices,” originally authored by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC).This joint advisory, […]
February 10, 2025

Kazakhstan to audit foreign ministry after suspected Russia-linked cyberattack

The government of Kazakhstan announced a comprehensive audit of its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to a significant cybersecurity breach believed to be orchestrated by Russia-linked threat actors. The cyberattack, which reportedly targeted internal communications and sensitive diplomatic data, raised immediate concerns regarding national security and the integrity of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy apparatus.According to official statements released by the […]
January 26, 2025

Hackers impersonate Ukraine’s CERT to trick people into allowing computer access

Concerning development in the cyber threat landscape, malicious actors have launched a sophisticated social engineering campaign by impersonating Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA). The attackers are leveraging the trusted reputation of CERT-UA to deceive victims into granting unauthorized access to their computer systems.According to cybersecurity analysts, this campaign began circulating in late December 2024 and gained significant traction in […]
January 22, 2025

Oracle To Address 320 Vulnerabilities in January Patch Update

Oracle Corporation announced a significant security release as part of its scheduled Critical Patch Update (CPU), aimed at addressing 320 newly discovered vulnerabilities across its extensive suite of products. This comprehensive update, in line with Oracle’s quarterly patch cycle, underscores the company’s continued commitment to enhancing the security posture of its enterprise solutions.The January CPU covers a broad spectrum of […]
January 14, 2025

Fortinet Warns of New Zero-Day Used in Attacks on Firewalls with Exposed Interfaces

On January 14, 2025, Fortinet publicly disclosed a critical zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2024-55591, affecting its FortiOS and FortiProxy products. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain super-admin access to affected systems by exploiting a flaw in the WebSocket interface of the web management portal. The issue is particularly dangerous for firewalls with exposed management interfaces accessible over the Internet.The vulnerability […]
December 25, 2024

UAC-0099 Using WinRAR Exploit to Target Ukrainian Firms with LONEPAGE Malware

The threat actor identified as UAC-0099 has been associated with ongoing cyberattacks targeting Ukraine, some of which exploit a critical vulnerability in WinRAR to deploy a malware variant known as LONEPAGE. According to cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct, “The threat actor primarily focuses on Ukrainian employees working for foreign companies.” This observation was made in a report published on Thursday. UAC-0099 […]
December 15, 2024

Over 25,000 SonicWall VPN Firewalls exposed to critical flaws

A recent analysis by cybersecurity firm Bishop Fox uncovered that over 25,000 publicly accessible SonicWall SSLVPN devices are vulnerable to critical security flaws, with 20,000 running outdated SonicOS/OSX firmware that is no longer supported by the vendor. The study identified a total of 430,363 publicly exposed SonicWall firewalls, significantly expanding the potential attack surface for cyber threats. Many of these […]
December 3, 2024

Suspected Ukrainian hackers impersonating Russian ministries to spy on industry

According to researchers, a hacker group believed to be linked to Ukraine is conducting a new cyber espionage campaign against the Russian scientific and industrial sectors. The Russian cybersecurity company F.A.C.C.T. detected fraudulent emails that appeared to be from Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade. These emails, detailed in a report published on Wednesday, urged local defense industry firms to […]
November 2, 2024

US continues investigation into Chinese cyber espionage campaign, as Volt Typhoon resurfaces

SecurityScorecard researchers revealed that the Chinese-affiliated threat group Volt Typhoon has rebuilt its botnet, which was disrupted by the FBI in January. In response, the U.S. government disclosed an ongoing cyber espionage campaign by China targeting commercial telecommunications infrastructure. The FBI and CISA confirmed that PRC-linked actors have compromised multiple telecom networks to steal customer call data, intercept private communications, […]
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