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Ransomware gangs automate payload delivery with SystemBC malware

SystemBC, a commodity malware sold on underground marketplaces, is being used by ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations to hide malicious traffic and automate ransomware payload delivery on the networks of compromised victims. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gangs-automate-payload-delivery-with-systembc-malware/
Malicious Chrome, Edge extensions with 3M installs still in stores

Malicious Chrome and Edge browser extensions with over 3 million installs, most of them still available on the Chrome Web Store and the Microsoft Edge Add-ons portal, are capable of stealing users' info and redirecting them to phishing sites. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-chrome-edge-extensions-with-3m-installs-still-in-stores/
FBI, CISA officially confirm US govt hacks after SolarWinds breach

The compromise of multiple US federal networks following the SolarWinds breach was officially confirmed for the first time in a joint statement released earlier today by the FBI, DHS-CISA, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-cisa-officially-confirm-us-govt-hacks-after-solarwinds-breach/
WordPress plugin with 5 million installs has a critical vulnerability

The team behind a popular WordPress plugin has disclosed a critical file upload vulnerability and issued a patch. The vulnerable plugin, Contact Form 7, has over 5 million active installations making this upgrade a necessity for WordPress site owners out there. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wordpress-plugin-with-5-million-installs-has-a-critical-vulnerability/
Bouncy Castle fixes cryptography API authentication bypass flaw

A severe authentication bypass vulnerability has been reported in Bouncy Castle, a popular open-source cryptography library. When exploited, the vulnerability (CVE-2020-28052) can allow an attacker to gain access to user and administrator accounts due to a cryptographic weakness in the manner passwords are checked. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bouncy-castle-fixes-cryptography-api-authentication-bypass-flaw/
NSA warns of hackers forging cloud authentication information

An advisory from the U.S. National Security Agency is providing Microsoft Azure administrators guidance to detect and protect against threat actors looking to access resources in the cloud by forging authentication information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nsa-warns-of-hackers-forging-cloud-authentication-information/