March 13, 2024

Researchers Uncover Kubernetes Flaw allowing Full Control of Windows Nodes

There is a vulnerability that allows remote code execution with SYSTEM privileges on all Windows machines within a Kubernetes cluster. Tracked as CVE-2023-5528 (CVSS score: 7.2), the shortcoming affects all versions of Kubelet, both prior to and after version 1.8.0. A successful exploit of the vulnerability could result in the complete takeover of all Windows nodes in a cluster, and it […]
March 5, 2024

New WogRAT malware abuses online notepad service to store malware

A new malware dubbed ‘WogRAT’ targets both Windows and Linux in attacks abusing an online notepad platform named ‘aNotepad’ as a covert channel for storing and retrieving malicious code. aNotepad isn’t blocklisted or treated suspiciously by security tools, which helps make the infection chain stealthier. When the malware is first executed on the victim’s machine, it is unlikely to be […]
February 29, 2024

A North Korean-linked APT group exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows AppLocker driver (appid.sys) to gain kernel-level access to a target system

An APT group linked to North Korea is exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the appid.sys AppLocker driver using an admin-to-kernel exploit. A zero-day exploit, identified as CVE-2024-21338, was addressed by Microsoft in February. The flaw CVE-2024-21338 resides within the IOCTL (Input and Output Control) dispatcher of the driver appid.sys. In the AppLocker application, this driver controls which apps and files […]
February 29, 2024

Black Basta ransomware attacks ZircoDATA company

ZircoDATA is the leading provider of secure document storage and records management (RIM) solutions from information governance and digital conversion to storage, language services and secure shredding since 1995.ZircoDATA has been attacked by the Black Basta Group, claiming 395 GB of data, including financial documents, personal user folders, and confidentiality agreements. There are at least 46 passport scans and 12 […]
June 9, 2023

HWL Ebsworth declare they won’t meet APLHV ransomware gang’s demands

On Friday 9th of June 2023, one of Australia’s largest law firms HWL Ebsworth confirmed to local media outlets that its network was hacked after the ALPHV ransomware gang began leaking data they claim was stolen from the company. The ALPHV ransomware gang has published 1.45 terabytes of data containing over a million documents allegedly stolen from the law firm’s […]
June 8, 2023

MOVEit extortion attacks claimed by Clop ransomware gang

The Clop ransomware gang has confirmed that they are behind the MOVEit Transfer attacks where they have been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability to breach servers belonging to “hundreds of companies” and steal data. It has been revealed that the gang had started exploiting the vulnerability on Saturday 27th of May 2023, during the US Memorial Day holiday. At this time, the […]
June 8, 2023

Japanese pharmaceutical giant Eisai discloses ransomware attack

On Tuesday 6th of June 2023, Eisai, a Tokyo-based pharmaceutical company Eisai disclosed it suffered a ransomware incident over the weekend that impacted its operations following the threat actors encrypting some of its servers. In response to the attack, Eisai has taken many of its IT systems offline to contain the damage and prevent the spread of the locker to […]
June 1, 2023

2.5 million individuals impacted following ransomware against Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Last week, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC), a Massachusetts-based non-profit health services provider released a data breach notice disclosing that a ransomware attack it suffered in April 2023 impacted 2,550,922 people, as well as the threat actors stealing their sensitive data from compromised systems. The notice revealed that the threat actors had maintained access to HPHC’s systems between March 28 […]
May 29, 2023

8.9 million people impacted by MCNA Dental data breach after ransomware attack

On Friday 26th of May 2023, one of the largest government-sponsored (Medicaid and CHIP) dental care and oral health insurance providers in the U.S., Managed Care of North America (MCNA) Dental released a data breach notification, disclosing almost 9 million patients had their personal data were compromised. MCNA announced in the notice that it had become aware of unauthorized access […]