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A notification from the U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) warns that threat actors are exploiting vulnerabilities in the Zabbix open-source tool for monitoring networks, servers, virtual machines, and cloud services. The agency is asking federal agencies to patch any Zabbix servers against security issues tracked as CVE-2022-23131 and CVE-2022-23134, to avoid “significant risk”
US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies today shared information on new malware deployed by the Iranian-backed MuddyWatter hacking group in attacks targeting critical infrastructure worldwide. This was revealed today in a joint advisory issued by CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), UK’s National
Microsoft Exchange Servers Hacked to Deploy Cuba Ransomware The Cuba ransomware operation is exploiting Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to gain initial access to corporate networks and encrypt devices. Cybersecurity firm Mandiant tracks the ransomware gang as UNC2596 and the ransomware itself as COLDDRAW. However, the ransomware is more commonly known as Cuba, which is how BleepingComputer
US Defense Contractors Hit by Stealthy SockDetour Windows Backdoor A new custom malware dubbed SockDetour found on systems belonging to US defense contractors has been used as a backup backdoor to maintain access to compromised networks. The malicious payload was spotted by Unit 42 security researchers, who believe that its operators kept the backdoor under