Kinsing cryptojacking hacker group continuously expanding its exploitation arsenal, which now includes various flaws in Apache ActiveMQ, Log4j, NiFi, Atlassian Confluence, Citrix, Linux, Openfire, WebLogic Server, and SaltStack.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/kinsing-hacker-group-exploits-more.html

⚠️ Grandoreiro banking trojan is back, targeting 1,500+ banks in 60+ countries. It now uses infected Outlook to spread phishing emails, with updated domain-generating algorithm and anti-malware evasion capability.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/grandoreiro-banking-trojan-resurfaces.html

🚨 Two Chinese nationals arrested for laundering $73 million in a massive pig butchering scam. The DoJ charges them with managing an international syndicate that tricked victims into crypto investment scams.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/chinese-nationals-arrested-for.html

Researchers have observed a surge in email phishing campaigns delivering Latrodectus, a new malware loader believed to be the successor to IcedID.

Details here > https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/latrodectus-malware-loader-emerges-as.html

A multi-faceted campaign is targeting Android, macOS, and Windows users with various stealer malware and banking trojans.

Find out how they're using fake profiles and repositories to trick users into downloading malicious files.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/cyber-criminals-exploit-github-and.html

🚨 New vulnerabilities emerge daily, forcing developers to refactor code & update dependencies.

With GitGuardian SCA, you can easily scan for CVEs locally & automatically before making a pull request.

Learn how you can create secure code effortlessly: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/defending-your-commits-from-known-cves.html

Foxit PDF Reader users, beware! A design flaw is being weaponized to deliver malware including Agent Tesla, AsyncRAT, DCRat, NanoCore RAT, NjRAT, Pony, Remcos RAT, and XWorm.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/foxit-pdf-reader-flaw-exploited-by.html

Void Manticore, an Iranian threat actor affiliated with the MOIS, has been identified as the culprit behind destructive wiping malware attacks targeting Albania and Israel.

Learn more about their tactics: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/iranian-mois-linked-hackers-behind.html

🚨 Critical security vulnerability discovered in Fluent Bit, a widely used logging and metrics utility.

Nicknamed "Linguistic Lumberjack," it could lead to DoS, information disclosure, or even RCE attacks.

Learn more about CVE-2024-4323: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/linguistic-lumberjack-vulnerability.html

🕵️‍♂️ Unpatched Vulnerability Exploited!

CISA has added a critical security flaw (CVE-2023-43208) affecting NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/nextgen-healthcare-mirth-connect-under.html

Update to version 4.4.1 or later ASAP!

Microsoft has announced new security measures to strengthen Windows11, including deprecating NTLM in favor of Kerberos for authentication and AI-powered Smart App Control to block malware.

Details here > https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/windows-11-to-deprecate-ntlm-add-ai.html

Researchers found security flaws in popular software packages: llama_cpp_python for AI models and PDF.js for the Firefox browser, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code if exploited.

Details here > https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/researchers-uncover-flaws-in-python.html

🔒 SolarMarker malware evolves with a multi-tiered infrastructure, making it harder for law enforcement to take down and evade detection.

Learn about the latest tactics: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/solarmarker-malware-evolves-to-resist.html

Non-compliance with IT security rules can cause data loss, financial harm, and reputational damage.

Discover how Wazuh's open-source solution monitors files in real-time and detects unauthorized changes.

https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/streamlining-it-security-compliance.html

🚨 Alert - New CLOUD#REVERSER attack campaign uses Google Drive and Dropbox to stage malware, disguising executables as Excel files with the right-to-left override Unicode trick.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/malware-delivery-via-cloud-services.html

🔒 Secure modern applications without compromising DevOps velocity or developer experience.

Discover the five guiding principles essential for building a highly effective DevSecOps practice in this latest article.

Read on > https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/five-core-tenets-of-highly-effective.html

⚡ Alert for GitHub Enterprise Server users.

A critical flaw (CVE-2024-4985) has been found, allowing attackers to gain admin privileges by forging SAML responses.

More details in the article > https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/critical-github-enterprise-server-flaw.html

Check if your instance is affected & update immediately.

⚠️ Attention: Veeam has disclosed 4 new vulnerabilities in its Backup Enterprise Manager, including a critical security flaw (CVE-2024-29849) that could allow attackers to bypass authentication.

🔗 Learn more here: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/critical-veeam-backup-enterprise.html

Don't wait - update your software now.

Zoom has announced the rollout of NIST-approved post-quantum Kyber-768 End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) for Zoom Meetings to protect users against sophisticated attacks.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/zoom-adopts-nist-approved-post-quantum.html

Attention QNAP users! Make sure to update your QTS and QuTS hero to the latest versions to address recently discovered vulnerabilities.

Read the article to learn more about the researchers' findings and QNAP's response: https://thehackernews.com/2024/05/qnap-patches-new-flaws-in-qts-and-quts.html