We found an internet of things (IoT) Mirai botnet downloader exploiting CVE-2020-5902 in the wild, two weeks after getting a 10 out of 10 CVSS rating in its disclosure. Analyzing the said variant, it can also abuse nine other recently discovered security bugs in other devices.
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We discovered a new version of SLUB delivered via another unique watering hole website. This malicious site used CVE-2019-0752, an Internet Explorer vulnerability discovered by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) that was just patched this April. This is the first time we found this exploit used in the wild. This new version of the SLUB malware has stopped using GitHub as a way to communicate, heavily using Slack instead via two free workspaces.
Read MoreWhen it comes to exploit kits, it’s all about the timing. Exploit kits often integrate new or zero-day exploits in the hopes of getting a larger number of victims with systems that may not be as up-to-date with their patches. We found two vulnerabilities that were now being targeted by exploit kits, with one being…
Read MoreOur analysis of the Adobe Flash zero-day vulnerability used in the latest Pawn Storm campaign reveals that the previous mitigation techniques introduced by Adobe were not enough to secure the platform. Used in Pawn Storm to target certain foreign affairs ministries, the vulnerability identified as CVE-2015-7645 represents a significant change in tactics from previous exploits. It is…
Read MoreEarlier this week Oracle’s CSO released a blog post that talked about why people should stop looking for vulnerabilities in their software products. Needless to say, this did not go down well with the security community – and the post was soon taken down with a statement from the company adding that the post “does not reflect our…
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