exploits & vulnerabilities

Unpacking Cloud-Based Cryptocurrency Miners That Abuse GitHub Actions and Azure Virtual Machines

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Unpacking Cloud-Based Cryptocurrency Miners That Abuse GitHub Actions and Azure Virtual Machines

In this section, we cover how malicious actors are leveraging Windows runners in their attempts to mine cryptocurrency, as well as the persistence techniques they use to dodge detection by GitHub to prevent their Actions from being disabled. GitHub provides the runner, a server designed to run workflows (aka Actions). Workflows are deployed on Azure and terminated after an enterprise’s automation is completed. While this service has its limits, users do not pay anything to…

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Data Distribution Service: Exploring Vulnerabilities and Risks Part 2

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Data Distribution Service: Exploring Vulnerabilities and Risks Part 2

Data Distribution Service: Exploring Vulnerabilities and Risks Part 2 Privacy & Risks In part two of our series, we’ll highlight both known and new DDS vulnerabilities and what they mean for mission critical operations. By: Trend Micro July 06, 2022 Read time:  ( words) In part one, we have an exhaustive overview of Data Distribution Services (DDS). We also highlighted where this middleware software is used, which includes systems that drive systems such as railways,…

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Data Distribution Service: An Overview Part 1

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Data Distribution Service: An Overview Part 1

In this three-part series, we focus on Data Distribution Service (DDS), which drives systems such as railways, autonomous cars, spacecraft, diagnostic imaging machines, luggage handling, and military tanks, among others. We’ll also explore the current status of DDS and highlight recommendations enterprises can take to minimize the threats associated with this middleware. But first, let’s discuss what DDS is and how it is applied in various industries. Overview DDS is a standardized middleware software based…

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Log4Shell Vulnerability in VMware Leads to Data Exfiltration and Ransomware

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Log4Shell Vulnerability in VMware Leads to Data Exfiltration and Ransomware

Lateral movement to machines in the network After the initial infection with Cobalt Strike, we observed that the threat actor dropped node.exe, which is a stowaway proxy tool that is publicly available on Github. The tool is written in the GO language and can provide many capabilities to threat actors: remote shell execution, upload/downloading files, and more. In this case, the tool is used to provide a reverse shell to threat actors on IP: 45[.]32.108.54…

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Misunderstood Private Network 5G Security Risks & Vulnerabilities

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Misunderstood Private Network 5G Security Risks & Vulnerabilities

The move towards 5G is accelerating as enterprises seek greater security, flexibility, and reliability in 5G than earlier cellular, wireless, or wired connectivity. And while the underlying security capabilities of 5G NPN are superior to earlier communications media, they are not flawless. Recent research outlined four attack routes into a private 5G network, three areas where communications network topology presents opportunities to intercept signal traffic, and six methods for attacking the physical process infrastructure via…

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State of OT Security in 2022: Big Survey Key Insights

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State of OT Security in 2022: Big Survey Key Insights

State of OT Security in 2022: Big Survey Key Insights Compliance & Risks Learn about the state of OT Security in 2022 by reading the key insights found through surveying more than 900 ICS business and security leaders in the US, Germany and Japan. By: Hiroyuki Ueno June 15, 2022 Read time:  ( words) Industrial sectors affected by cyberattacks It has become evident that critical infrastructure and manufacturing industries worldwide are under threat from cyberattacks,…

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Patch Your WSO2: CVE-2022-29464 Exploited to Install Linux-Compatible Cobalt Strike Beacons, Other Malware

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Patch Your WSO2: CVE-2022-29464 Exploited to Install Linux-Compatible Cobalt Strike Beacons, Other Malware

Conclusion Users with the affected products should immediately patch or apply the temporary mitigation procedures recommended by following the steps identified in the WSO2 security advisory. We also released an initial notification in April after we made a preliminary analysis to inform users and organizations. Three days after the vulnerability was disclosed and a day after the PoC was published, attacks abusing this gap have since been observed and are notably aggressive in installing web…

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Celebrating 15 Years of Pwn2Own

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Celebrating 15 Years of Pwn2Own

Exploits & Vulnerabilities Join Erin Sindelar, Mike Gibson, Brian Gorenc, and Dustin Childs as they discuss Pwn2Own’s 15th anniversary, what we’ve learned, and how the program will continue to serve the cybersecurity community in the future. By: Trend Micro May 25, 2022 Read time:  ( words) Source link

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Uncovering a Kingminer Botnet Attack Using Trend Micro Managed XDR

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Uncovering a Kingminer Botnet Attack Using Trend Micro Managed XDR

Uncovering a Kingminer Botnet Attack Using Trend Micro Managed XDR Trend Micro’s Managed XDR team addressed a Kingminer botnet attack conducted through an SQL exploit. We discuss our findings and analysis in this report. By: Buddy Tancio, Jed Valderama May 18, 2022 Read time:  ( words) We observed malicious activities in a client’s SQL server that flagged a potential exploit in one public-facing device. A quick look at the Trend Micro Vision One™ Workbench showed…

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ICS Security Event S4 2022 Review

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ICS Security Event S4 2022 Review

Technology and International Relation Niloofar Razi Howe one of the unique and strong influencers in the cybersecurity world, investor of technology ventures, directors of consulting firms, and advisors to public agencies such as the Department of Defense delivered the keynote speech for the event. Howe spoke about how technologies are affecting real-world international relations, saying that decentralized, distributed and personalized capabilities blur the line between cybercrime and national attacks. She added that the modern war…

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