Month: May 2023

  • #StopRansomware: BianLian Ransomware Group

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    Summary Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and ransomware threat actors. These #StopRansomware advisories include recently and historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) to help organizations protect against ransomware. Visit stopransomware.gov… Read more

  • CISA and Partners Release BianLian Ransomware Cybersecurity Advisory

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    CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) with known BianLian ransomware and data extortion group technical details. Microsoft and Sophos contributed to the advisory. To reduce the likelihood and impact of BianLian and other ransomware incidents, CISA encourages organizations to implement mitigations… Read more

  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of May 8, 2023

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    The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in the past week. NVD is sponsored by CISA. In some cases, the vulnerabilities in the bulletin may not yet have assigned CVSS scores. Please visit NVD for… Read more

  • Babuk Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Gaining Popularity

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    In early 2021, the Babuk ransomware operation emerged, targeting businesses through double-extortion attacks. Multiple large enterprises were attacked, with one victim having to pay $85,000 after negotiations. However, the group faced a setback when their ransomware source code and various encryptors and decryptors were leaked on a Russian-speaking hacking forum in September 2021. Their activities… Read more

  • New “Greatness” Phishing-as-a-Service Tool Already Active in Phishing Campaigns

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    A new phishing tool called “Greatness” has been discovered and deployed in various phishing campaigns since mid-2022. Security researchers identified several features commonly found in advanced phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings like multi-factor authentication (MFA) bypass, IP filtering, and integration with Telegram bots. Greatness specifically targets victims through Microsoft 365 phishing pages and provides affiliates with an… Read more

  • CISA and FBI Release Joint Advisory in Response to Active Exploitation of PaperCut Vulnerability

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    CISA and FBI have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), Malicious Actors Exploit CVE-2023-27350 in PaperCut MF and NG. This joint advisory provides details related to an exploitation of PaperCut MF/NG vulnerability (CVE-2023-27350). FBI observed malicious actors exploit CVE-2023-27350 beginning in mid-April 2023 and continuing through the present. In early May 2023, FBI observed a group… Read more

  • Malicious Actors Exploit CVE-2023-27350 in PaperCut MF and NG

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    SUMMARY The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) in response to the active exploitation of CVE-2023-27350. This vulnerability occurs in certain versions of PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF and enables an unauthenticated actor to execute malicious code remotely without credentials. PaperCut released… Read more

  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of May 1, 2023

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    The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in the past week. NVD is sponsored by CISA. In some cases, the vulnerabilities in the bulletin may not yet have assigned CVSS scores. Please visit NVD for updated vulnerability entries, which… Read more

  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of April 24, 2023

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       The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in the past week. NVD is sponsored by CISA. In some cases, the vulnerabilities in the bulletin may not yet have assigned CVSS scores. Please visit NVD for updated vulnerability entries,… Read more

  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of April 17, 2023

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    The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database (NVD) in the past week. NVD is sponsored by CISA. In some cases, the vulnerabilities in the bulletin may not yet have assigned CVSS scores. Please visit NVD for updated vulnerability entries, which… Read more