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ngCERT recently observed several cases of watering hole attacks that target groups of people who are somehow connected - whether they work for the same company, belong to the same social club, or have a common interest/background. The goal of this attack is to compromise as many of these users' devices as possible and, in some cases, gain access to their organization's network. In other words, a watering hole attack occurs when cyber criminals use skills such as hacking and social engineering to target individuals, groups, or organizations on a website they frequent. Alternatively, the attacker can direct the victim(s) to a website that they have compromised.
Popular WordPress plugin “Essential Addons for Elementor” by WPDeveloper was found to contain a vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to escalate privileges to an administrator on the site. The plugin has more than a million active installations and the vulnerability affects versions 5.4.0 to 5.7.1.
A new method of bypassing user authentication on smartphones running the Android, HarmonyOS, and iOS operating systems has been discovered. The method has been dubbed 'BrutePrint' by its discoverers, Tencent Labs and Zhejiang University, because it employs brute force attacks to crack modern smartphone authentication mechanisms such as fingerprints to bypass user authentication and take control of the device.
Investigation revealed that the vulnerability ESXi versions 6.0, 6.5 and 6.7 running on any platform, and the Horizon cloud desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) platform version 8.x. could be exploited to perform remote code execution.
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) releases prior to 3.0.2 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying operating system.
ngCERT Advisory on Scranos Malware
Scranos is a Trojan horse that steals information from the compromised computer. It may also download potentially malicious files. Scranos cloaks itself as cracked software or apps that pose as legitimate programs, such as ebook readers, video players, drivers, and even security products. Upon execution, a rootkit driver is installed to hide the malware.
Windows 10 Task Scheduler Zero-Day Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler is a set of Microsoft Windows components that allows for the execution of scheduled tasks. The exploit "functions reliably on 32- and 64-bit Windows 10 platforms, as well as Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019.
Millions of computers powered by Intel processors are affected by vulnerabilities that can be exploited by malicious actors to obtain potentially sensitive information. The side-channel attack methods, named ZombieLoad, Rogue In-Flight Data Load,(RIDL) and Fallout, are similar to the notorious Meltdown and Spectre. The attack methods work against both PCs and cloud environments, and they can be launched against most Intel CPUs.
Windows BlueKeep Vulnerability
BlueKeep Vulnerability exists within the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) used by the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (OSs). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform remote code execution on an unprotected system.
ngCERT Advisory 19-years-old WinRAR vulnerability leads to over 100 malware exploits
ngCERT Advisory 19-years-old WinRAR vulnerability leads to over 100 malware exploits
ngCERT Advisory Microsoft Exchange 2013 and Newer are vulnerable to NTLM relay attacks
ngCERT Advisory Microsoft Exchange 2013 and Newer are vulnerable to NTLM relay attacks
