Exploits stories
The widely-used java logging library, log4j, has been actively exploited, according to an update from CERT NZ and Catalyst.
Rapid7 Vulnerability Intelligence Report finds attackers developing and deploying exploits faster, with an 87% increase in first-week exploitation since 2020.
Secureworks has found that the Iranian threat group, Cobalt Sapling, has reemerged with a new persona, Abraham's Ax.
Claroty's research team, Team82, has examined the GE Proficy Historian, finding five exploitable vulnerabilities capable of causing damage to the system.
GreyNoise Intelligence unveils its 2022 Mass Exploitation Report, delving deep into threat detection events from the past year.
Almost 300 loan apps found in Africa, Southeast Asia, India, Colombia, and Mexico exhibit predatory behavior, says Lookout.
Attackers are advancing to keep pace with cloud adoption and response time, according to a new report from Lacework.
The exploitation in remote services has become the primary initial access vector in ransomware attacks over the past year.
In terms of the share of vulnerabilities with publicly available exploits, three countries out of top five are located in Southeast Asia.
Threat activity has spiked in Q2 2022, with malware events rising by 25%, botnets doubling, and exploit activity growing almost 150%, says Nuspire's report.
One constant that remains as organisations approach a sense of normalcy after a disruptive year is that cyber criminals continue to target and exploit people.
Nuspire's Q1 2022 Threat Report reveals surge in threat actor activity as new vulnerabilities emerge. Mirai, STRRAT and Emotet see a resurgence.
Attackers exploit weak WiFi, remote endpoints, and the cloud, costing 50% of organisations over $1.3 million in breach damages.
Malware, botnet, and exploit activity increased in Q1 2022, according to a report by managed security services provider Nuspire.
WordPress vulnerabilities have more than doubled in 2021, with 77% of them being exploitable, according to Risk Based Security.
84% of companies have high-risk vulnerabilities on their network perimeter, with half of them fixable through software updates, says Positive Technologies.
Radiflow launches iRISK, a risk analytics service for industrial networks, enhancing visibility and mitigation of vulnerabilities with NIST-recommended actions.
Microsoft has announced the Speculative Execution Side Channel Bounty Program that is offering up to USD$250,000 to people who reveal novel bugs.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued an official alert to those who use Cisco's Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA).
An exploit that targeted an Adobe Flash vulnerability looks to be the work of a North Korean group called TEMP.Reaper.
