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β€ŠHackers are exploiting critical bug in LiteSpeed Cache plugin

Hackers have already started to exploit the critical severity vulnerability that affects LiteSpeed Cache, a WordPress plugin used for accelerating response times, a day after technical details become public. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-are-exploiting-critical-bug-in-litespeed-cache-plugin/
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β€ŠGreasy Opal's CAPTCHA solver still serving cybercrime after 16 years

A developer that researchers now track as Greasy Opal, operating as a seemingly legitimate business, has been fueling the cybercrime-as-a-service industry with a tool that bypasses account security solutions and allows bot-led CAPTCHA solving at scale. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/greasy-opals-captcha-solver-still-serving-cybercrime-after-16-years/
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β€ŠRussian laundering millions for Lazarus hackers arrested in Argentina

The federal police in Argentina (PFA) have arrested a 29-year-old Russian national in Buenos Aires, who is facing money laundering charges related to cryptocurrency proceeds of the notorious North Korean hackers' Lazarus Group.' [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/russian-laundering-millions-for-lazarus-hackers-arrested-in-argentina/
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β€ŠUS oil giant Halliburton confirms cyberattack behind systems shutdown

​Halliburton, one of the world's largest providers of services to the energy industry, has confirmed a cyberattack that forced it to shut down some of its systems earlier this week. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-oil-giant-halliburton-confirms-cyberattack-behind-systems-shutdown/
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β€ŠHackers now use AppDomain Injection to drop CobaltStrike beacons

A wave of attacks that started in July 2024 rely on a less common technique called AppDomain Manager Injection, which can weaponize any Microsoft .NET application on Windows. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-use-appdomain-injection-to-drop-cobaltstrike-beacons/
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β€ŠAmerican Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) paid a $1 million ransom for a decryptor that helped restore systems encrypted in a May ransomware attack [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/american-radio-relay-league-confirms-1-million-ransom-payment/
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β€ŠStealthy 'sedexp' Linux malware evaded detection for two years

A stealthy Linux malware named 'sedexp' has been evading detection since 2022 by using a persistence technique not yet included in the MITRE ATT&CK framework. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stealthy-sedexp-linux-malware-evaded-detection-for-two-years/
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β€ŠAudit finds notable security gaps in FBI's storage media management

An audit from the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) identified "significant weaknesses" in FBI's inventory management and disposal of electronic storage media containing sensitive and classified information. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/audit-finds-notable-security-gaps-in-fbis-storage-media-management/
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β€ŠSeattle-Tacoma Airport IT systems down due to a cyberattack

The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has confirmed that a cyberattack is likely behind the ongoing IT systems outage that disrupted reservation check-in systems and delayed flights over the weekend. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/seattle-tacoma-airport-it-systems-down-due-to-a-cyberattack/
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β€ŠVersa fixes Director zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks

Versa Networks has fixed a zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild that allows attackers to upload malicious files by exploiting an unrestricted file upload flaw in the Versa Director GUI. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/versa-fixes-director-zero-day-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/
β€ŠUber fined $325 million for moving driver data from Europe to US

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, AP) has imposed a fine of  β‚¬290,000,000 ($325 million) on Uber Technologies Inc. and Uber B.V. over GDPR violations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/uber-fined-325-million-for-moving-driver-data-from-europe-to-us/
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β€ŠMicrosoft: Exchange Online mistakenly tags emails as malware

Microsoft is investigating an Exchange Online false positive issue causing emails containing images to be wrongly tagged as malicious and sent to quarantine. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-exchange-online-mistakenly-tags-emails-as-malware/
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β€ŠMicrosoft Sway abused in massive QR code phishing campaign

​A massive QR code phishing campaign abused Microsoft Sway, a cloud-based tool for creating online presentations, to host landing pages to trick Microsoft 365 users into handing over their credentials. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-sway-abused-in-massive-qr-code-phishing-campaign/
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β€ŠHow to identify unknown assets while pen testing

External Attack Surface Management (EASM) coupled with Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS) can help find those blind spots and hidden assets exposed on your network. Learn more from Outpost24 about how combining EASM and PTaaS can help reveal these hidden pitfalls. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-identify-unknown-assets-while-pen-testing/
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