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Google TAG Detects State-Backed Threat Actors Exploiting WinRAR Flaw

Google TAG Detects State-Backed Threat Actors Exploiting WinRAR Flaw

A number of state-back threat actors from Russia and China have been observed exploiting a recent security flaw in the WinRAR archiver tool for Windows as part of their operations. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2023-38831 (CVSS score: 7.8), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user attempts to view a benign file within a

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ExelaStealer: A New Low-Cost Cybercrime Weapon Emerges

ExelaStealer: A New Low-Cost Cybercrime Weapon Emerges

A new information stealer named ExelaStealer has become the latest entrant to an already crowded landscape filled with various off-the-shelf malware designed to capture sensitive data from compromised Windows systems. “ExelaStealer is a largely open-source infostealer with paid customizations available from the threat actor,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher James Slaughter said in a technical report. Written in Python and incorporating support

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September 2023’s Most Wanted Malware: Remcos Wreaks Havoc in Colombia and Formbook Takes Top Spot after Qbot Shutdown

September 2023’s Most Wanted Malware: Remcos Wreaks Havoc in Colombia and Formbook Takes Top Spot after Qbot Shutdown

Check Point Research reported on a new large-scale phishing campaign targeting more than 40 organizations in Colombia. Meanwhile there was change at the top with Formbook ranked the most prevalent malware following the collapse of Qbot in August Our latest Global Threat Index for September 2023 saw researchers report on a new stealth phishing campaign

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CISA Warning: Nation-State Hackers Exploit Fortinet and Zoho Vulnerabilities

CISA Warning: Nation-State Hackers Exploit Fortinet and Zoho Vulnerabilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday warned that multiple nation-state actors are exploiting security flaws in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN and Zoho ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus to gain unauthorized access and establish persistence on compromised systems. “Nation-state advanced persistent threat (APT) actors exploited CVE-2022-47966 to gain unauthorized access to a public-facing application (Zoho

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