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Earlier Supply Chain Attack Led to 3CX Intrusion

An intrusion at a separate company led to the supply chain attack on 3CX that was disclosed last month, investigators said.

Supply Chain Security

Google Fixes Chrome Zero-Day Flaw

The Chrome flaw is the second zero-day bug in a week that Google has addressed.

Google, Google Chrome, Chromeos Security, Zero Day

GitHub Launches Private Bug Reporting, Package Provenance Features

GitHub is launching two new features that enable developers to create a private vulnerability reporting channel and provide provenance attestations for their packages.

Github, Supply Chain Security

Play Ransomware Attacks Utilize New Custom Tools

More ransomware groups are developing custom tools for data exfiltration, to deploy second-stage malware and more.

Malware, Ransomware

APT28 Exploiting Old Flaw to Install Jaguar Tooth Malware

The Russian APT28 group is exploiting a six-year-old vulnerability in some Cisco IOS and IOS XE router software to install malware known as Jaguar Tooth.

Malware, Russia

LockBit Ransomware Variant Targets MacOS

LockBit’s macOS ransomware version is in active development and currently poses no risk to Mac users, but security researchers are concerned about future ransomware threats to the macOS landscape.

Macos, Macos Security, Ransomware

Researchers Warn of Uptick in Qakbot Malware Attacks

Researchers warn of a "significant increase" in emails aiming to deliver the Qakbot malware.

Banking Malware, Phishing

New Domino Malware Used to Deliver Infostealers, Cobalt Strike

Researchers believe that the Domino malware is being deployed by former Conti members and has been developed by FIN7, indicating “at least some level of collaboration between the two groups."

Malware, Conti, Trickbot

Cyberspace Solarium Commission: Space Systems Need Critical Infrastructure Label

The cybersecurity issues challenging space systems warrant the attention and resources that come with the critical infrastructure designation, the CSC argues.

Cyberspace Solarium Commission

Tech Companies Unveil New Hacking Policy Council, Legal Defense Fund for Researchers

Google, Luta Security, Bugcrowd and other companies have started a new hacking Policy Council and Security Research Legal Defense Fund to help security researchers work more safely.

Google, Government

Transparent Tribe APT Hits Indian Education Sector

Researchers at SentinelLabs recently observed Transparent Tribe evolving its tactics in recent attacks against the Indian education sector.

Apt, Education

QuaDream Spyware Used to Target Journalists, Activists

QuaDream's spyware has been used in hacks against journalists, political dissidents and non-government organization workers in North America, Central Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

Malware, Spyware

‘Assume the Humans are Human and Bad Things Will Happen’

Building resilient networks that are resistant to attack and allow users to do their jobs can change the way organizations handle security.

NSA, Government

Microsoft Patches Windows CLFS Zero Day

Microsoft has patched a zero day in the Windows common log file system driver that has been actively exploited.

Microsoft

Critical Flaw Patched in VM2 Sandbox

A critical flaw (CVE-2023-29017) has been patched in the VM2 sandbox that runs on Node.js.

Vulnerabilities