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Microsoft Security Blog: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network

Nov 1, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/31/chinese-threat-actor-storm-0940-uses-credentials-from-password-spray-attacks-from-a-covert-network/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network Feedly Summary: Since August 2023, Microsoft has observed intrusion activity targeting and successfully stealing credentials from multiple Microsoft customers that is enabled by highly evasive password spray attacks. Microsoft has linked the source…

Alerts: Foreign Threat Actor Conducting Large-Scale Spear-Phishing Campaign with RDP Attachments

Oct 31, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/31/foreign-threat-actor-conducting-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-rdp-attachments Source: Alerts Title: Foreign Threat Actor Conducting Large-Scale Spear-Phishing Campaign with RDP Attachments Feedly Summary: CISA has received multiple reports of a large-scale spear-phishing campaign targeting organizations in several sectors, including government and information technology (IT). The foreign threat actor, often posing as a trusted entity, is sending spear-phishing emails containing malicious…

Cisco Talos Blog: Threat actors use copyright infringement phishing lure to deploy infostealers

Oct 31, 2024

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-actors-use-copyright-infringement-phishing-lure-to-deploy-infostealers/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Threat actors use copyright infringement phishing lure to deploy infostealers Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos has observed an unknown threat actor conducting a phishing campaign targeting Facebook business and advertising account users in Taiwan. The decoy email and fake PDF filenames are designed to impersonate a company’s legal department,…

The Register: Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years

Oct 31, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/31/canada_cybersec_threats/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years Feedly Summary: India makes it onto list of likely threats for the first time A report by Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) revealed that state-backed actors have collected valuable information from government networks for five years.… AI Summary…

Alerts: Fortinet Updates Guidance and Indicators of Compromise following FortiManager Vulnerability Exploitation

Oct 30, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/30/fortinet-updates-guidance-and-indicators-compromise-following-fortimanager-vulnerability Source: Alerts Title: Fortinet Updates Guidance and Indicators of Compromise following FortiManager Vulnerability Exploitation Feedly Summary: Fortinet has updated their security advisory addressing a critical FortiManager vulnerability (CVE-2024-47575) to include additional workarounds and indicators of compromise (IOCs). A remote, unauthenticated cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive…

Cloud Blog: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives

Oct 28, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/russian-espionage-influence-ukrainian-military-recruits-anti-mobilization-narratives/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Hybrid Russian Espionage and Influence Campaign Aims to Compromise Ukrainian Military Recruits and Deliver Anti-Mobilization Narratives Feedly Summary: In September 2024, Google Threat Intelligence Group (consisting of Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) and Mandiant) discovered UNC5812, a suspected Russian hybrid espionage and influence operation, delivering Windows and Android…

Alerts: Cisco Releases Security Bundle for Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software

Oct 24, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/24/cisco-releases-security-bundle-cisco-asa-fmc-and-ftd-software Source: Alerts Title: Cisco Releases Security Bundle for Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Feedly Summary: Cisco released its October 2024 Semiannual Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication to address vulnerabilities in Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to…

Cisco Talos Blog: Talos IR trends Q3 2024: Identity-based operations loom large

Oct 24, 2024

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/incident-response-trends-q3-2024/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Talos IR trends Q3 2024: Identity-based operations loom large Feedly Summary: Credential theft was the main goal in 25% of incidents last quarter, and new ransomware variants made their appearance – read more about the top trends, TTPs, and security weaknesses that facilitated adversary actions. AI Summary…

Cloud Blog: Investigating FortiManager Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2024-47575)

Oct 24, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/fortimanager-zero-day-exploitation-cve-2024-47575/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Investigating FortiManager Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2024-47575) Feedly Summary: Written by: Foti Castelan, Max Thauer, JP Glab, Gabby Roncone, Tufail Ahmed, Jared Wilson Summary In October 2024, Mandiant collaborated with Fortinet to investigate the mass exploitation of FortiManager appliances across 50+ potentially compromised FortiManager devices in various industries. The vulnerability,…

The Cloudflare Blog: 4.2 Tbps of bad packets and a whole lot more: Cloudflare’s Q3 DDoS report

Oct 23, 2024

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Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/ddos-threat-report-for-2024-q3 Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: 4.2 Tbps of bad packets and a whole lot more: Cloudflare’s Q3 DDoS report Feedly Summary: The number of DDoS attacks spiked in the third quarter of 2024. Cloudflare mitigated nearly 6 million DDoS attacks, representing a 49% increase QoQ and 55% increase YoY. AI Summary and…

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