Infosecurity News

Azure AD Credentials Exposed in Public App Settings File
Experts have revealed an Azure AD vulnerability exposing ClientId and ClientSecret in a publicly accessible appsettings.json file

Jaguar Cyber Incident "Severely Disrupts" Sales and Operations
Jaguar has proactively shut down systems to mitigate the impact of the incident, amid reports that workers at a UK manufacturing plant had been told to stay at home

UK NCSC Supports Public Disclosure for AI Safeguard Bypass Threats
The UK National Cyber Security Centre thinks public disclosure programs could help mitigate AI safety threats

Zscaler Customer Info Taken in Salesloft Breach
Zscaler has emerged as the latest corporate victim of a supply chain attack targeting Salesforce data

Silver Fox Exploits Signed Drivers to Deploy ValleyRAT Backdoor
Silver Fox APT abuses Microsoft-signed drivers to kill antivirus and deploy ValleyRAT remote-access backdoor

High-Risk SQLi Flaw Exposes WordPress Memberships Plugin Users
A vulnerability in the WordPress Paid Memberships Subscription plugin could lead to unauthenticated SQL injection on affected sites

Ransomware Attack on Pennsylvania’s AG Office Disrupts Court Cases
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General confirmed the OAG had refused to pay a ransom demand to the attackers after files were encrypted

Amazon Stops Russian APT29 Watering Hole Attack Exploiting Microsoft Auth
The campaign shows APT29’s intentions to “cast a wider net in their intelligence collection efforts,” said Amazon

Salesloft Attacks Target Google Workspace
Adversaries targeting the Salesloft Drift application integration with Salesforce have also compromised Google Workspace accounts

WhatsApp Patches Zero-Day, Zero-Click Flaw
WhatsApp has fixed a zero-day vulnerability linked to a sophisticated cyber-attack

North Korean Hackers Weaponize Seoul Intelligence Files to Target South Koreans
Pyongyang-backed hacking group APT37 leveraged an internal South Korean intelligence briefing in a spear phishing campaign

Npm Package Hijacked to Steal Data and Crypto via AI-Powered Malware
A software supply chain attack targeting Nx marks the first known case where attackers have leveraged developer AI assistants, according to StepSecurity

State-Sponsored Hackers Behind Majority of Vulnerability Exploits
Recorded Future highlighted the vast capabilities of state actors to rapidly weaponize newly disclosed vulnerabilities for geopolitical purposes

TransUnion Data Breach Impacts 4.5 Million US Customers
The credit rating giant revealed that the breach, which occurred on July 28, was caused by unauthorized access to a third-party application

Fake IT Support Attacks Hit Microsoft Teams
Fake IT support lures are being used to trick employees into installing remote‑access tools via Microsoft Teams

Netherlands Confirms China's Salt Typhoon Targeted Small Dutch Telcos
Salt Typhoon’s primary Dutch targets were small internet service providers and hosting providers

Malicious VS Code Extensions Exploit Name Reuse Loophole
Visual Studio Code extensions have been identified exploiting a loophole that allows reuse of names from removed packages

Nevada Confirms Ransomware Attack, State Data Stolen
Nevada’s CIO confirmed in a press conference that ransomware actors had exfiltrated data from state networks, amid an ongoing incident investigation

Chinese Tech Firms Linked to Salt Typhoon Espionage Campaigns
The US, UK and allies have called out China’s “commercial cyber ecosystem” for enabling large-scale Salt Typhoon campaigns

Crypto Companies Freeze $47m in Romance Baiting Funds
Chainalysis, OKX, Binance and Tether have managed to stop nearly $50m reaching romance baiting fraudsters



