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Fake Job Applications Deliver Dangerous More_eggs Malware to HR Professionals

A spear-phishing email campaign has been observed targeting recruiters with a JavaScript backdoor called More_eggs, indicating persistent efforts to single out the sector under the guise of fake job applicant lures. "A sophisticated spear-phishing lure tricked a recruitment officer into downloading and executing a malicious file disguised as a resume, leading to a more_eggs backdoor infection,"

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Alert: Adobe Commerce and Magento Stores Under Attack from CosmicSting Exploit

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that 5% of all Adobe Commerce and Magento stores have been hacked by malicious actors by exploiting a security vulnerability dubbed CosmicSting. Tracked as CVE-2024-34102 (CVSS score: 9.8), the critical flaw relates to an improper restriction of XML external entity reference (XXE) vulnerability that could result in remote code execution. The shortcoming,

Andariel Hacking Group Shifts Focus to Financial Attacks on U.S. Organizations

Three different organizations in the U.S. were targeted in August 2024 by a North Korean state-sponsored threat actor called Andariel as part of a likely financially motivated attack. "While the attackers didn't succeed in deploying ransomware on the networks of any of the organizations affected, it is likely that the attacks were financially motivated," Symantec, part of Broadcom, said in a

Russian Cyber Offensive Shifts Focus to Ukraine’s Military Infrastructure

SSSCIP reports a strategic shift in Russian cyber operations in H1 2024. Targeting Ukraine’s defence sectors, attacks doubled,…

Cyberattackers Use HR Targets to Lay More_Eggs Backdoor

The FIN6 group is the likely culprit behind a spear-phishing campaign that demonstrates a shift in tactics, from targeting job seekers to going after those who hire.

New Cryptojacking Attack Targets Docker API to Create Malicious Swarm Botnet

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign targeting the Docker Engine API with the goal of co-opting the instances to join a malicious Docker Swarm controlled by the threat actor. This enabled the attackers to "use Docker Swarm's orchestration features for command-and-control (C2) purposes," Datadog researchers Matt Muir and Andy Giron said in an analysis. The attacks

Sloppy Entra ID Credentials Attract Hybrid Cloud Ransomware

Microsoft warns that ransomware group Storm-0501 has shifted from buying initial access to leveraging weak credentials to gain on-premises access before moving laterally to the cloud.

Backdoor.Win32.Benju.a MVID-2024-0700 Remote Command Execution

Backdoor.Win32.Benju.a malware suffers from a remote command execution vulnerability. This is the 700th release of a malvuln finding.

Backdoor.Win32.Amatu.a MVID-2024-0698 Arbitrary File Write

Backdoor.Win32.Amatu.a malware suffers from a remote arbitrary file write vulnerability.