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CRON#TRAP phishing campaign

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Threat update

A new phishing campaign, identified as CRON#TRAP, are targeting Windows systems with a preloaded Linux virtual machine (VM) to evade detection to conduct malicious acts. Continue reading this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn how to protect against this phishing campaign. 

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Windows infected with backdoored Linux VMs in new phishing attacks

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A new phishing campaign dubbed 'CRON#TRAP' infects Windows with a Linux virtual machine that contains a built-in backdoor to give stealthy access to corporate networks.

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Microsoft SharePoint RCE bug exploited to breach corporate network

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A recently disclosed Microsoft SharePoint remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-38094 is being exploited to gain initial access to corporate networks.

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LA housing authority confirms breach claimed by Cactus ransomware

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The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), one of the largest public housing authorities in the United States, confirmed that a cyberattack hit its IT network after recent breach claims from the Cactus ransomware gang.

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OpenAI's new ChatGPT Search Chrome extension feels like a search hijacker

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OpenAI's new "ChatGPT search" Chrome extension feels like nothing more than a typical search hijacker, changing Chrome's settings so your address bar searches go through ChatGPT Search instead.

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LastPass warns of fake support centers trying to steal customer data

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LastPass is warning about an ongoing campaign where scammers are writing reviews for its Chrome extension to promote a fake customer support phone number. However, this phone number is part of a much larger campaign to trick callers into giving scammers remote access to their computers.

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Synology hurries out patches for zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own

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Synology, a Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker, patched two critical zero-days exploited during last week's Pwn2Own hacking competition within days.

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Sophos reveals 5-year battle with Chinese hackers attacking network devices

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Sophos disclosed today a series of reports dubbed "Pacific Rim" that detail how the cybersecurity company has been sparring with Chinese threat actors for over 5 years as they increasingly targeted networking devices worldwide, including those from Sophos.

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VMware critical vulnerability

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VMware has recently released software updates to address a security flaw believed to have already been patched in vCenter Server. The vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-38812 with a CVSS score of 9.8, is a heap-overflow vulnerability. Continue reading this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to mitigate your risk.

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SonicWall VPN vulnerability

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Fog and Akira ransomware operators are exploiting a critical SonicWall SSL VPN vulnerability, CVE-2024-40766, to breach corporate networks.

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Black Basta ransomware poses as IT support on Microsoft Teams to breach networks

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The BlackBasta ransomware operation has moved its social engineering attacks to Microsoft Teams, posing as corporate help desks contacting employees to assist them with an ongoing spam attack.

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Amazon seizes domains used in rogue Remote Desktop campaign to steal data

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Amazon has seized domains used by the Russian APT29 hacking group in targeted attacks against government and military organizations to steal Windows credentials and data using malicious Remote Desktop Protocol connection files.

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QNAP, Synology, Lexmark devices hacked on Pwn2Own Day 3

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The third day of Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 continued to showcase the expertise of white hat hackers as they exposed 11 zero-day vulnerabilities, adding $124,750 to the total prize pool, which now stands at $874,875.

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UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare breach

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UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the largest healthcare data breach in recent years.

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Henry Schein discloses data breach a year after ransomware attack

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Henry Schein has finally disclosed a data breach following at least two back-to-back cyberattacks in 2023 by the BlackCat Ransomware gang, revealing that over 160,000 people had their personal information stolen.

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Insurance admin Landmark says data breach impacts 800,000 people

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Insurance administrative services company Landmark Admin warns that a data breach impacts over 800,000 people from a May cyberattack.

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Mandiant says new Fortinet flaw has been exploited since June

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A new Fortinet FortiManager flaw dubbed "FortiJump" and tracked as CVE-2024-47575 has been exploited since June 2024 in zero-day attacks on over 50 servers, according to a new report by Mandiant.

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Over 6,000 WordPress sites hacked to install plugins pushing infostealers

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WordPress sites are being hacked to install malicious plugins that display fake software updates and errors to push information-stealing malware.

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Microsoft creates fake Azure tenants to pull phishers into honeypots

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Microsoft is using deceptive tactics against phishing actors by spawning realistic-looking honeypot tenants with access to Azure and lure cybercriminals in to collect intelligence about them.

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Cisco takes DevHub portal offline after hacker publishes stolen data

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Cisco confirmed today that it took its public DevHub portal offline after a threat actor leaked "non-public" data, but it continues to state that there is no evidence that its systems were breached.

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Top Breaches Of 2023

Customers Affected In T-Mobile Breach
Accounts Affected In MOVEit Breach
Customers Affected In MCNA Insurance Data Breach
Individuals Affected In PharMerica Data Breach
Users Affected In ChatGPT Major Data Breach
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