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QakBot Exploiting Windows MSDT CVE-2022-30190
ProofPoint reports that QakBot affiliate TA570 is exploiting CVE-2022-30190 via hijacked email threads. Malicious IMG files containing a Word document, LNK file, and QBot DLL are used to load Qbot. The Word document exploits the vulnerability, executing PowerShell code to download further payloads. TA570 continues to adapt its phishing tactics.
Ransomware Cancels Final Exams in Tenafly, New Jersey
A ransomware attack on Tenafly Public Schools in New Jersey on June 2nd, 2022, forced the cancellation of final exams. The attack disrupted access to system files, grading systems, and class notes. Cybersecurity experts and the FBI were engaged, and full system restoration is still in progress. The attackers remain unidentified.
MSDT a Package Path Traversal Vulnerability Named DogWalk
Security researchers have identified a new vulnerability in Microsoft's Diagnostic Tool (MSDT), called "DogWalk." Discovered by security researcher Imre Rad and known since 2020, this package path traversal vulnerability exploits the Windows Troubleshooting service diagnostic file, diagcab, to save a malicious executable in the victim's startup folder, which executes during the next login. The vulnerability lies in the sdiageng.dll library, which processes attacker-supplied folder paths from the package configuration XML file inside the diagcab archive. Microsoft is unlikely to patch the vulnerability, having dismissed it when initially reported.
Follina Vulnerability Targets Government Entities
ProofPoint has detected the exploitation of CVE-2022-30190/Follina in phishing campaigns targeting European and US government entities. The attackers use malicious RTF documents, luring victims with promises of salary increases. Upon execution, a PowerShell script downloads the attacker's payload, gathering reconnaissance data. Attribution is currently unknown, though ProofPoint suggests a state-aligned actor.
8220 Gang Exploits Atlassian Zero-Day for Cyptomining
The 8220 gang exploited a recently patched Atlassian zero-day, CVE-2022-26134, to install cryptominers. CheckPoint details the attack targeting Linux and Windows, using PowerShell for Windows and creating system persistence.
Blackcat Ransomware Hits Alexandria, Louisiana
On June 2, 2022, the city of Alexandria, Louisiana, was targeted by BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware. The attackers claimed to have stolen 80GB of city data. Despite the breach, city operations continue as scheduled. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards was directly addressed and mocked in the attacker's post, referencing a similar 2019 ransomware attack. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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