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Exploit Available for Critical VMware Bug CVE-2022-31656

A researchers has released a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2022-31656, a critical authentication bypass in VMware ONE Access.

Vmware

How Three Ransomware Groups Targeted One Vulnerable Network

Researchers warn of an uptick in multiple ransomware groups targeting the same vulnerable networks, as seen in a recent attack that involved Hive, LockBit and BlackCat/ALPHV affiliates.

Ransomware

Treasury Department Sanctions Tornado Cash Crypto Mixer

Tornado Cash is the second virtual currency mixer in three months to be sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department.

Lazarus, Cryptocurrency

Decipher Podcast: Megan Stifel

Megan Stifel, the chief strategy officer at the Institute for Security and Technology and co-chair of the Ransomware Task Force, talks about ransomware mitigation measures for organizations at a global scale and for small and medium-sized businesses.

Podcast, Ransomware

Twilio Customer, Employee Accounts Compromised In Text Phishing Attack

Attackers compromised some customer and employee accounts at Twilio through a text-based phishing campaign.

Phishing, 2fa

Linux Botnet Targets Weak SSH Server Credentials

A new botnet targets weak SSH server credentials, but its limited DDoS capabilities and "curious changes" leave researchers questioning its motivations.

Botnet, Mirai

Slack Reset Some Users’ Passwords Due to Bug in Invite Links

Slack has automatically reset the passwords of a small number of users after discovering a bug in invitation links that sent hashed passwords to other users.

Slack

Decipher Podcast: Source Code 8/5

Welcome back to Source Code, Decipher's weekly security news podcast with input from our sources.

Podcast, Source Code

Meta: Bitter APT Espionage Attack Leveraged Apple’s TestFlight Service

Meta said it took down the accounts linked to the APT attacks, blocked their domain infrastructure from being shared on its services and notified victims.

APT

F5 Patches Serious Flaws in BIG-IP

F5 has patched more than 20 vulnerabilities in BIG-IP, including one that an attacker could use to take complete control of a target appliance.

F5

NVIDIA Fixes High-Severity Flaws in Graphics Drivers For Windows, Linux

The flaws could lead to denial-of-service attacks, information disclosure, privilege escalation, and in some cases, code execution.

Nvidia, Vulnerability

VMware Warns of Critical Authentication Bypass Flaw

VMware said it has not observed exploitation of the vulnerability in the wild.

Vmware

Firefox 103 Fixes Serious Memory Safety Flaws

Firefox 103 fixes a number of security vulnerabilities, including several memory safety flaws.

Mozilla, Firefox

Manjusaka Attack Framework Primed For Cybercriminal Adoption

The attack framework's C2 is freely available and its implants contain various credential theft capabilities.

Cybercrime

Qakbot Attack Uses Email Threads Hijacked From ProxyLogon Compromises

The Qakbot emails show the long tail of exploitation efforts against the Microsoft ProxyLogon flaw.

Malware, Email