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Hackers Weaponize Visual Studio Code Remote Tunnels for Cyber Espionage

A suspected China-nexus cyber espionage group has been attributed to an attacks targeting large business-to-business IT service providers in Southern Europe as part of a campaign codenamed Operation Digital Eye. The intrusions took place from late June to mid-July 2024, cybersecurity companies SentinelOne SentinelLabs and Tinexta Cyber said in a joint report shared with The Hacker News, adding

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Sprawling 'Operation Digital Eye' Attack Targets European IT Orgs

A Chinese threat actor infiltrated several IT and security companies in a bring-your-own VS code, with an eye to carrying out a supply-chain-based espionage attack.

Ongoing Phishing and Malware Campaigns in December 2024

Cyber attackers never stop inventing new ways to compromise their targets. That's why organizations must stay updated on the latest threats.  Here's a quick rundown of the current malware and phishing attacks you need to know about to safeguard your infrastructure before they reach you. Zero-day Attack: Corrupted Malicious Files Evade Detection by Most Security Systems  The analyst

CERT-UA Warns of Phishing Attacks Targeting Ukraine’s Defense and Security Force

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new set of cyber attacks that it said were aimed at defense companies in the country as well as its security and defense forces. The phishing attacks have been attributed to a Russia-linked threat actor called UAC-0185 (aka UNC4221), which has been active since at least 2022. "The phishing emails mimicked official messages

CVE-2024-49138: Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

**What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?** An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.

CVE-2024-49128: Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

**How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?** An attacker could successfully exploit this vulnerability by connecting to a system with the Remote Desktop Gateway role, triggering the race condition to create a use-after-free scenario, and then leveraging this to execute arbitrary code.

CVE-2024-49127: Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

**According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

CVE-2024-49112: Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

**How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?** An unauthenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain code execution through a specially crafted set of LDAP calls to execute arbitrary code within the context of the LDAP service.

CVE-2024-49110: Windows Mobile Broadband Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

**According to the CVSS metric, the Attack Vector is Physical (AV:P). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** An attacker needs physical access to the target computer to plug in a malicious USB drive.

CVE-2024-49082: Windows File Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

**According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required are none (PR:N). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** An unauthorized attacker must wait for a user to initiate a connection.