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Updating our Vulnerability Severity Classification for AI Systems

The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) is always looking for ways to provide clarity and transparency around how we assess the impact of vulnerabilities reported in our products and services. To this end, we are announcing the Microsoft Vulnerability Severity Classification for AI Systems, an update to Microsoft’s existing vulnerability severity classification (i.

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North Korean Hackers Targets Russian Missile Engineering Firm

Two different North Korean nation-state actors have been linked to a cyber intrusion against the major Russian missile engineering company NPO Mashinostroyeniya. Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said it identified "two instances of North Korea related compromise of sensitive internal IT infrastructure," including a case of an email server compromise and the deployment of a Windows backdoor dubbed

Elite North Korean Hackers Breach Russian Missile Developer

By Waqas North Korean hackers from OpenCarrot and Lazarus breached NPO Mashinostroyeniya, a major Russian missile developer, for at least five months last year. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Elite North Korean Hackers Breach Russian Missile Developer

Reptile Rootkit: Advanced Linux Malware Targeting South Korean Systems

Threat actors are using an open-source rootkit called Reptile to target Linux systems in South Korea. "Unlike other rootkit malware that typically only provide concealment capabilities, Reptile goes a step further by offering a reverse shell, allowing threat actors to easily take control of systems," the AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) said in a report published this week. "Port

Microsoft Teams used in phishing campaign to bypass multi-factor authentication

Categories: Business Categories: News Tags: Microsoft Teams Tags: social engineering Tags: bypass Tags: MFA Tags: authenticator Attackers are using Microsoft Teams chats from compromised Microsft 365 tenants as credential theft phishing lures (Read more...) The post Microsoft Teams used in phishing campaign to bypass multi-factor authentication appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Researchers Leverage ChatGPT to Expose Notorious macOS Malware

By Habiba Rashid Dubbed HVNC, the malware is being sold on a Russian hacker and cybercrime forum for $60,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Researchers Leverage ChatGPT to Expose Notorious macOS Malware

Malicious Apps Use Sneaky Versioning Technique to Bypass Google Play Store Scanners

Threat actors are leveraging a technique called versioning to evade Google Play Store's malware detections and target Android users. "Campaigns using versioning commonly target users' credentials, data, and finances," Google Cybersecurity Action Team (GCAT) said in its August 2023 Threat Horizons Report shared with The Hacker News. While versioning is not a new phenomenon, it's sneaky and hard

Microsoft Exposes Russian Hackers' Sneaky Phishing Tactics via Microsoft Teams Chats

Microsoft on Wednesday disclosed that it identified a set of highly targeted social engineering attacks mounted by a Russian nation-state threat actor using credential theft phishing lures sent as Microsoft Teams chats. The tech giant attributed the attacks to a group it tracks as Midnight Blizzard (previously Nobelium). It's also called APT29, BlueBravo, Cozy Bear, Iron Hemlock, and The Dukes.

CVE-2023-33493: [CVE-2023-33493] Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in the Ajaxmanager File and Database explorer (ajaxmanager) module from RSI for PrestaShop

An Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in the Ajaxmanager File and Database explorer (ajaxmanager) module for PrestaShop through 2.3.0, allows remote attackers to upload dangerous files without restrictions.

China's APT31 Suspected in Attacks on Air-Gapped Systems in Eastern Europe

A nation-state actor with links to China is suspected of being behind a series of attacks against industrial organizations in Eastern Europe that took place last year to siphon data stored on air-gapped systems. Cybersecurity company Kaspersky attributed the intrusions with medium to high confidence to a hacking crew called APT31, which is also tracked under the monikers Bronze Vinewood,