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Water Facilities Targeted in Active Exploitation of Unitronics PLCs
CISA's latest advisory alerts about the active exploitation of Unitronics PLCs, crucial in Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS). A breach in a U.S. water facility's Unitronics PLC highlights the risk to water treatment processes. CISA's measures for securing PLC devices include changing default passwords, implementing multifactor authentication, disconnecting PLCs from the internet, and using firewalls/VPNs.
Okta Expands Impact Scope of the October Customer Support Portal Breach
Okta's ongoing probe into the October 2023 breach of its customer support portal, the Okta Help Center, has uncovered that a threat actor accessed and downloaded a report containing names and email addresses of all Okta customer support system users on September 28th, 2023. This breach affected all Okta Workforce Identity Cloud (WIC) and Customer Identity Solution (CIS) customers, excluding those in FedRamp High and DoD IL4 environments, and the Auth0/CIC support case management system was not impacted.
The Dual Threat of KandyKorn and RustBucket Campaigns by North Korean Hackers
In 2023, North Korean threat actors launched two distinct but interconnected campaigns, KandyKorn and RustBucket, primarily targeting the financial sector and blockchain engineers. SentinelOne, building upon research by Elastic Security Labs and JAMF Threat Labs, uncovers the intricate methods employed in these attacks. KandyKorn, a multi-stage operation, deceives blockchain engineers of a crypto exchange through a malicious Python application disguised as a cryptocurrency arbitrage bot distributed via Discord.
New Gh0st RAT Variant "SugarGh0st RAT" Runs Espionage Campaigns
Cisco Talos has identified a cyberespionage campaign using a new variant of the Gh0st RAT, dubbed SugarGh0st RAT, targeting users primarily in Uzbekistan and South Korea. This campaign, suspected to be orchestrated by a Chinese threat actor, uses sophisticated tactics including two distinct infection chains employing malicious RAR files and DynamicWrapperX loaders.
Cactus Ransomware Strikes Through Qlik Sense Vulnerabilities
Arctic Wolf Labs has identified a new cyber threat where Cactus ransomware operators exploit vulnerabilities in Qlik Sense applications. Utilizing CVE-2023-41266, CVE-2023-41265, and CVE-2023-48365, the attackers gain initial access, subsequently deploying Cactus ransomware.
Job Centric Themes Fueling Two North Korean Campaigns
Unit 42 reveals two North Korean state-sponsored cyber campaigns, "Contagious Interview" and "Wagemole," exploiting job-centric themes. "Contagious Interview" targets software developers with simulated job interviews and collaboration hubs like GitHub, deploying malware like BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret for cryptocurrency theft, keylogging, and credential theft.
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