Prolific Chinese APT Caught Using ‘MoonBounce’ UEFI Firmware Implant
Threat hunters at Kaspersky have spotted a well-known Chinese APT actor using an UEFI implant to maintain stealthy persistence across reboots, disk formatting or disk replacements.
NSA Authorized to Issue Binding Operational Directives to Boost NSS Cybersecurity
Project Zero: Zoom Platform Missed ASLR Exploit Mitigation
A prominent security researcher poking around at the Zoom video conferencing platform found worrying signs the company failed to enable a decades-old anti-exploit mitigation, a blunder that greatly increased exposure to malicious hacker attacks.
Multi-Factor Authentication Bypass Led to Box Account Takeover
A vulnerability in Box’s implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) allowed attackers to take over victim’s accounts without having access to the victim’s phone, according to new research from Varonis.
Cyber Insights 2022: Supply Chain
Details Published on AWS Flaws Leading to Data Leaks
Researchers at cloud security startup Orca Security have publicly documented a pair of vulnerabilities in AWS CloudFormation and AWS Glue that attackers could use to leak sensitive files or access other customers’ data.
FCC Chair Proposes New Policies for Carrier Data Breach Reporting
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel this week proposed updated policies around telecom providers’ reporting of data breaches.
Mozilla Patches High-Risk Firefox, Thunderbird Security Flaws
Mozilla has released Firefox 96 with patches for 18 security vulnerabilities affecting its flagship web browser and the Thunderbird mail program.
Of the newly patched security flaws, nine are rated high-severity while six carry a “medium-severity” rating.
U.S. Issues Fresh Warning Over Russian Cyber Threats as Ukraine Tensions Mount
Several U.S. government agencies have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to provide an overview of cyber operations linked to Russia. The advisory comes as tensions mount over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.