Tag: CVE-2024-4577

The Androxgh0st botnet, active since January 2024, has evolved to incorporate Mozi botnet payloads, expanding its attack surface from web servers to IoT devices. It exploits vulnerabilities in various platforms, including Cisco ASA, Atlassian JIRA, and PHP frameworks, utilizing remote code executio…

The AndroxGh0st malware has expanded its capabilities by incorporating the Mozi botnet to target IoT devices and cloud services. This Python-based tool, known for attacking Laravel applications, now exploits a wider range of vulnerabilities in internet-facing applications. The malware uses remote c…

PRC-linked cyber actors have compromised thousands of Internet-connected devices to create a botnet for malicious activities. Integrity Technology Group, a PRC-based company with government links, has controlled a botnet of over 260,000 devices since mid-2021. The botnet uses Mirai-based malware to…

A previously undiscovered backdoor malware, Backdoor.Msupedge, has been deployed in an attack against a university in Taiwan. This backdoor utilizes an atypical technique, communicating with a command-and-control server through DNS traffic. It receives commands by resolving structured host names, a…

One of the most recent examples of this onslaught lies in a critical vulnerability discovered in PHP (versions 8.1.*, before 8.1.29, 8.2.* before 8.2.20, and 8.3.* before 8.3.8). The vulnerability is caused by the way PHP and CGI handlers parse certain Unicode characters, which can enable an attack…

While overall activity levels dipped slightly in the first quarter of 2024, the number of claimed attacks remained high, with LockBit accounting for over 20%. The report explores the changing tactics employed by ransomware actors, including the exploitation of vulnerabilities, the use of Bring-Your…

The report describes an attack campaign leveraging the CVE-2024-4577 vulnerability to deliver the "TellYouThePass" ransomware. The attackers use the vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP code and run a malicious HTML application that loads a .NET variant of the ransomware into memory. Upon executi…