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Government Approaches to Regulating Open Source Software In mid-September, two different approaches to securing open source software were highlighted, each with potential implications for the open source ecosystem. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) agency released its “Open Source Software Security Roadmap,” focusing on working with the open source software community to promote secure…
Cybercrime Google Feature Blamed for Retool Breach That Led to Cryptocurrency Firm Hacks A recently introduced Google account sync feature has been blamed for a cyberattack that targeted over two dozen cryptocurrency firms through Retool, a software development company based in San Francisco, California. Retool provides a development platform that allows businesses to build custom…
The W3LL Gang: A Sophisticated Phishing Empire The Scale of the Threat In a recent investigation conducted by Group-IB, it has been revealed that a threat actor known as W3LL has successfully compromised over 8,000 corporate Microsoft 365 business accounts in the last 10 months. The operations of the W3LL gang have extended globally, with…
New PaperCut Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution A new vulnerability has been discovered in the PaperCut MF/NG print management software that can be exploited for unauthenticated, remote code execution. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-39143 and rated ‘high severity’, allows attackers to read or write arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution in certain configurations…
Citrix Vulnerability Exposes Critical Remote Code Execution Bug Cybersecurity Threat: A Zero-Day Exploit Citrix, a leading provider of application delivery and remote access technologies, has recently fallen victim to a critical remote code execution (RCE) bug. Cyberattackers are actively exploiting the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-3519, which does not require authentication to exploit. This zero-day vulnerability…
Cybersecurity in a Chaotic World: Analyzing the Scary Scene An Explanation of the Scary Scene In the scary scene portrayed above, we witness a chaotic circus involving politicians, depicted as clowns, and the world of cybersecurity. This caption excellently captures the underlying message of the image, emphasizing the importance of understanding the intersection between politics,…
Mandiant Analyzes New Russia-Linked ICS Malware Designed to Disrupt Electric Grids On May 25th, 2023, security firm Mandiant revealed its analysis of a new piece of malware specifically targeting industrial computer systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT). The malware, named CosmicEnergy, is believed to be linked to Russia and designed to cause power disruption in…