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2024 saw many high-profile cyber attacks, with major companies such as Dell and TicketMaster falling victim to data breaches and other infrastructure breaches. In 2025, this trend will continue. Therefore, to be prepared for any malware attacks, every organization must know their cyber enemy in advance. Here are 5 common malware families you can start preparing against right now. Lamma Lumma is a widely available malware designed to steal sensitive information. It has been openly sold on the Dark Web since 2022. This malware can effectively collect and extract data from targeted applications, including login credentials, financial information, and personal…
January 8, 2025Ravi LakshmananIoT Security / Compliance The US government on Tuesday announced launch of the US Cyber Trust Mark, a new cybersecurity mark for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices. “IoT products may be susceptible to a number of security vulnerabilities,” notes the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). said. “Under this program, qualifying consumer smart products that meet robust cybersecurity standards will carry a label, including a new ‘US Cyber Trust Mark.'” As part of the effort, the logo will be accompanied by a QR code that users can scan, taking them to an information register with easy-to-understand details…
January 8, 2025Ravi LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability A variant of the Mirai botnet has been found to be exploiting a recently discovered security flaw affecting Four-Faith industrial routers since early November 2024 to launch distributed DDoS attacks. The botnet maintains around 15,000 daily active IP addresses, with the infection mostly spread across China, Iran, Russia, Turkey and the US. Using an arsenal of more than 20 known security vulnerabilities and weak Telnet credentials for initial access, the malware is known to have been active since February 2024. The botnet was named “gameboy” due to the offensive term present in the source…
January 8, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added three flaws affecting Mitel MiCollab and Oracle WebLogic Server for its known vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog with reference to evidence of active operation. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2024-41713 (CVSS Score: 9.1) – Path traversal vulnerability in Mitel MiCollab that could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized and unauthenticated access CVE-2024-55550 (CVSS Score: 4.4) – Path traversal vulnerability in Mitel MiCollab that could allow an authenticated attacker with administrative privileges to read local files on the system due to insufficient…
January 7, 2025Ravi LakshmananFirmware Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered firmware security vulnerabilities in the Illumina iSeq 100 DNA sequencing instrument that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to block or install persistent malware on sensitive devices. “The Illumina iSeq 100 used a very outdated implementation BIOS firmware using CSM (Compatibility Support Mode) mode and without secure boot or standard firmware write protection,” Eclypsium said in a report shared with The Hacker News. “This would allow an attacker on the system to overwrite the system’s firmware to either ‘brick’ the device or install a firmware implant for the attacker’s…
It’s time to once again pay tribute to once-famous cybersecurity solutions whose usefulness died last year. The cybercriminal world is collectively mourning the loss of these solutions and the easy access they provide to victim organizations. These decisions, though celebrated at the best of times, succumbed to the twin forces of time and impending threats. As well as paying tribute to the celebrities who lost their lives in the past year, this article will look back at some of the brightest stars in cyber security who died last year. 1. Outdated Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Cause of death: Compromised by sophisticated…
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said on Monday that there was no indication that the cyber attack targeting the Treasury Department had affected other federal agencies. The agency said it is working closely with the Treasury Department and BeyondTrust to better understand and mitigate the breach. “The security of federal systems and the data they protect is critical to our national security,” CISA said. “We are actively working to guard against any further impacts and will provide updates as needed.” The latest statement came a week after the Ministry of Finance said it was the victim of…
January 7, 2025Ravi LakshmananCyber attack / hacking Internet service providers (ISPs) and government organizations in the Middle East have been targeted using an updated variant of the EAGERBEE malware system. A new version of EAGERBEE (aka Tumtais) comes with various components that allow the backdoor to deploy additional payloads, enumerate filesystems, and execute shell commands, showing significant evolution. “The main plug-ins can be divided according to their functionality into the following groups: plug-in orchestrator, file system manipulation, remote access manager, process study, list of network connections and service management,” Kaspersky researchers Saurabh Sharma and Vasil Berdnikov note. said in the…
January 7, 2025Ravi LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Taiwan’s Moxa has warned of two security vulnerabilities affecting cellular routers, secure routers, and network security devices that could allow elevation of privilege and command execution. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2024-9138 (CVSS Score 4.0: 8.6) – A hard-coded credential vulnerability that could allow an authenticated user to elevate privileges and gain root access to the system, leading to system compromise, unauthorized modification, data disclosure, or service failure CVE-2024-9140 (CVSS Score 4.0: 9.3) – The vulnerability allows attackers to use special characters to bypass input restrictions, which could lead to…
January 6, 2025Ravi LakshmananRegulatory Compliance / Data Privacy The Indian government has published draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules (DPDP) for public consultation. “Trustees must provide clear and accessible information about how personal data is processed, ensuring informed consent” – Press Information Bureau of India (PIB) said in a statement released on Sunday. “Citizens have the right to request data erasure, appoint digital nominees and access convenient mechanisms to manage their data.” The regulations, which aim to implement the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, also give citizens more control over their data, giving them the ability to…