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Category: Cyber Warfare

Cloud Atlas Deploys VBCloud Malware: Over 80% of Targets Found in Russia

Cloud Atlas Deploys VBCloud Malware: Over 80% of Targets Found in Russia

The threat actor known as Cloud Atlas has been observed using a previously undocumented malware called VBCloud as part of its cyber attack campaigns targeting “several dozen users” in 2024. “Victims get infected via phishing emails containing a malicious document that exploits a vulnerability in the formula editor (CVE-2018-0802) to download and execute malware code,” Kaspersky researcher

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Palo Alto Releases Patch for PAN-OS DoS Flaw — Update Immediately

Palo Alto Releases Patch for PAN-OS DoS Flaw — Update Immediately

Palo Alto Networks has disclosed a high-severity vulnerability impacting PAN-OS software that could cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on susceptible devices. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-3393 (CVSS score: 8.7), impacts PAN-OS versions 10.X and 11.X, as well as Prisma Access running PAN-OS versions 10.2.8 and later or prior to 11.2.3. It has been addressed in

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FICORA and Kaiten Botnets Exploit Old D-Link Vulnerabilities for Global Attacks

FICORA and Kaiten Botnets Exploit Old D-Link Vulnerabilities for Global Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a spike in malicious activity that involves roping vulnerable D-Link routers into two different botnets, a Mirai variant dubbed FICORA and a Kaiten (aka Tsunami) variant called CAPSAICIN. “These botnets are frequently spread through documented D-Link vulnerabilities that allow remote attackers to execute malicious commands via a GetDeviceSettings action on the HNAP (Home Network

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Ruijie Networks’ Cloud Platform Flaws Could’ve Exposed 50,000 Devices to Remote Attacks

Ruijie Networks’ Cloud Platform Flaws Could’ve Exposed 50,000 Devices to Remote Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered several security flaws in the cloud management platform developed by Ruijie Networks that could permit an attacker to take control of the network appliances. “These vulnerabilities affect both the Reyee platform, as well as Reyee OS network devices,” Claroty researchers Noam Moshe and Tomer Goldschmidt said in a recent analysis. “The vulnerabilities, if

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