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Polyfill claims it has been 'defamed', returns after domain shut down

The owners of Polyfill.io have relaunched the JavaScript CDN service on a new domain after polyfill.io was shut down as researchers exposed it was delivering malicious code on upwards of 100,000 websites.. The Polyfill service claims that it has been "maliciously defamed" and been subject to "media messages slandering Polyfill."
- Ax Sharma
- June 27, 2024
- 06:57 AM
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Cloudflare: We never authorized polyfill.io to use our name

Cloudflare, a lead provider of content delivery network (CDN) services, cloud security, and DDoS protection has warned that it has not authorized the use of its name or logo on the Polyfill.io website, which has recently been caught injecting malware on more than 100,000 websites in a significant supply chain attack.
- Ax Sharma
- June 27, 2024
- 05:18 AM
- 1
Chinese Cyberspies Employ Ransomware in Attacks for Diversion

Cyberespionage groups have been using ransomware as a tactic to make attack attribution more challenging, distract defenders, or for a financial reward as a secondary goal to data theft.
- Bill Toulas
- June 27, 2024
- 12:20 AM
- 1
LockBit lied: Stolen data is from a bank, not US Federal Reserve

Recently-disrupted LockBit ransomware group, in a desperate attempt to make a comeback, claimed this week that it had hit the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. Except, the rumor has been quashed.
- Ax Sharma
- June 26, 2024
- 02:20 PM
- 6
CISA: Most critical open source projects not using memory safe code

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published research looking into 172 key open-source projects and whether they are susceptible to memory flaws.
- Bill Toulas
- June 26, 2024
- 01:56 PM
- 6
Exploit for critical Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow SQLi flaw released

The Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow is vulnerable to an SQL injection vulnerability that could allow remote unauthenticated attackers to create rogue admin users and manipulate data on the application database.
- Bill Toulas
- June 26, 2024
- 12:56 PM
- 0
Hackers target new MOVEit Transfer critical auth bypass bug

Threat actors are attempting to exploit a critical authentication bypass flaw impacting Progress MOVEit Transfer, which the vendor disclosed yesterday.
- Bill Toulas
- June 26, 2024
- 10:49 AM
- 2
Windows 11 KB5039302 update released with 9 changes or fixes

Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5039302 preview update for Windows 11 version 22H2, bringing several new features and fixes.
- Mayank Parmar
- June 26, 2024
- 10:47 AM
- 0
Windows 10 KB5039299 update released with 10 changes or fixes

Microsoft has released the KB5039299 update for Windows 10 version 22H2 with up to ten bug fixes or changes, including a fix for "Open With" dialog boxes being shown when using apps.
- Mayank Parmar
- June 26, 2024
- 10:32 AM
- 0
Snowblind malware abuses Android security feature to bypass security

A novel Android attack vector from a piece of malware tracked as Snowblind is abusing a security feature to bypass existing anti-tampering protections in apps that handle sensitive user data.
- Bill Toulas
- June 26, 2024
- 09:33 AM
- 1
Plugins on WordPress.org backdoored in supply chain attack

A threat actor modified the source code of at least five plugins hosted on WordPress.org to include malicious PHP scripts that create new accounts with administrative privileges on websites running them.
- Bill Toulas
- June 25, 2024
- 03:25 PM
- 2
Polyfill.io JavaScript supply chain attack impacts over 100K sites

Over 100,000 sites have been impacted in a supply chain attack by the Polyfill.io service after a Chinese company acquired the domain and the script was modified to redirect users to malicious and scam sites.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 25, 2024
- 02:10 PM
- 1
New Medusa malware variants target Android users in seven countries

The Medusa banking trojan for Android has re-emerged after almost a year of keeping a lower profile in campaigns targeting France, Italy, the United States, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Turkey.
- Bill Toulas
- June 25, 2024
- 01:02 PM
- 0
Neiman Marcus confirms data breach after Snowflake account hack

Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus confirmed it suffered a data breach after hackers attempted to sell the company's database stolen in recent Snowflake data theft attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 25, 2024
- 10:43 AM
- 0
FBI warns of fake law firms targeting crypto scam victims

The FBI is warning of cybercriminals posing as law firms and lawyers that offer cryptocurrency recovery services to victims of investment scams and steal funds and personal information.
- Bill Toulas
- June 25, 2024
- 10:11 AM
- 0
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- June 25, 2024
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P2PInfect botnet targets REdis servers with new ransomware module

P2PInfect, originally a dormant peer-to-peer malware botnet with unclear motives, has finally come alive to deploy a ransomware module and a cryptominer in attacks on Redis servers.
- Bill Toulas
- June 25, 2024
- 06:00 AM
- 0
Chemical facilities warned of possible data theft in CISA CSAT breach

CISA is warning that its Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT) environment was breached in January after hackers deployed a webshell on its Ivanti device, potentially exposing sensitive security assessments and plans.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 24, 2024
- 04:53 PM
- 1
Chrome for Android tests feature that securely verifies your ID with sites

Google is testing a new feature called "Digital Credential API" for Chrome on Android that will allow websites to request identity information from mobile wallets using Android's IdentityCredential system.
- Mayank Parmar
- June 24, 2024
- 03:50 PM
- 3
New attack uses MSC files and Windows XSS flaw to breach networks

A novel command execution technique dubbed 'GrimResource' uses specially crafted MSC (Microsoft Saved Console) and an unpatched Windows XSS flaw to perform code execution via the Microsoft Management Console.
- Bill Toulas
- June 24, 2024
- 03:03 PM
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