Malicious npm Packages Found Using Image Files to Hide Backdoor Code
Cybersecurity researchers have identified two malicious packages on the npm package registry that concealed backdoor code to execute malicious commands sent from a remote server. The packages in question – img-aws-s3-object-multipart-copy and legacyaws-s3-object-multipart-copy – have been downloaded 190 and 48 times each. As of writing, they have been taken down by the npm security team. […]
Comment AT&T a payé une rançon pour le vol de ses données
Selon le magazine Wired, AT&T aurait payé près de 400 000 $ à un pirate informatique pour supprimer le cache de ses données client volées en avril dernier.
CISA Warns of Actively Exploited RCE Flaw in GeoServer GeoTools Software
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a critical security flaw impacting OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. GeoServer is an open-source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. It is the reference implementation […]
Kaspersky Exits U.S. Market Following Commerce Department Ban
Russian security vendor Kaspersky has said it’s exiting the U.S. market nearly a month after the Commerce Department announced a ban on the sale of its software in the country citing a national security risk. News of the closure was first reported by journalist Kim Zetter. The company is expected to wind down its U.S. […]
GitHub Token Leak Exposes Python’s Core Repositories to Potential Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers said they discovered an accidentally leaked GitHub token that could have granted elevated access to the GitHub repositories of the Python language, Python Package Index (PyPI), and the Python Software Foundation (PSF) repositories. JFrog, which found the GitHub Personal Access Token, said the secret was leaked in a public Docker container hosted on […]
Bulletin d’actualité CERTFR-2024-ACT-031 (15 juillet 2024)
Ce bulletin d’actualité du CERT-FR revient sur les vulnérabilités significatives de la semaine passée pour souligner leurs criticités. Il ne remplace pas l’analyse de l’ensemble des avis et alertes publiés par le CERT-FR dans le cadre d’une analyse de risques pour prioriser l’application des…
Compromission de la bibliothèque polyfill[.]io (11 juillet 2024)
Résumé Le 25 juin 2024, l’éditeur Sansec indique que des redirections malveillantes sont déployées par la bibliothèque polyfill.js. Cette dernière est employée par plusieurs centaines de milliers de sites à travers le monde et permet à des sites web de supporter des navigateurs obsolètes comme…
Bulletin d’actualité CERTFR-2024-ACT-029 (08 juillet 2024)
Ce bulletin d’actualité du CERT-FR revient sur les vulnérabilités significatives de la semaine passée pour souligner leurs criticités. Il ne remplace pas l’analyse de l’ensemble des avis et alertes publiés par le CERT-FR dans le cadre d’une analyse de risques pour prioriser l’application des…
CRYSTALRAY Hackers Infect Over 1,500 Victims Using Network Mapping Tool
A threat actor that was previously observed using an open-source network mapping tool has greatly expanded their operations to infect over 1,500 victims. Sysdig, which is tracking the cluster under the name CRYSTALRAY, said the activities have witnessed a 10x surge, adding it includes « mass scanning, exploiting multiple vulnerabilities, and placing backdoors using multiple [open-source […]
10,000 Victims a Day: Infostealer Garden of Low-Hanging Fruit
Imagine you could gain access to any Fortune 100 company for $10 or less, or even for free. Terrifying thought, isn’t it? Or exciting, depending on which side of the cybersecurity barricade you are on. Well, that’s basically the state of things today. Welcome to the infostealer garden of low-hanging fruit. Over the last few […]