Cybersecurity Weekly: Palo Alto bug, Robinhood breach, Costco finds card skimmer
A zero-day bug was found in Palo Alto firewalls using GlobalProtect portal VPN. A Robinhood data breach exposes 7 million users' information. Costco discloses a data breach after finding a credit card skimmer. All this, and more, in this week’s edition of Cybersecurity Weekly.
1. Zero-day bug in Palo Alto firewalls using GlobalProtect portal VPN
A new zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed in Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN that could be abused by an unauthenticated network-based attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected devices with root user privileges. The security weakness impacts PAN-OS 8.1 versions earlier than PAN-OS 8.1.17.
2. Robinhood data breach exposes 7 million users' information
Last week, Robinhood disclosed a security breach affecting approximately 7 million customers, roughly a third of its user base, that resulted in unauthorized access of personal information by an unidentified threat actor. The attack has been contained and the company believes that no Social Security numbers, bank account numbers or debit card numbers were exposed.
3. Costco discloses data breach after finding credit card skimmer
Costco discovered the breach after finding a payment card skimming device in one of its warehouses during a routine check conducted by Costco personnel. The company removed the device, notified the authorities and is now working with law enforcement agents who are investigating the incident.
4. BotenaGo botnet targets millions of IoT devices with 33 exploits
The new BotenaGo malware botnet is using over thirty exploits to attack millions of routers and IoT devices. In the case of BotenaGo, only six out of 62 AV engines on VirusTotal flag the sample as malicious, and some identify it as Mirai.
5. State-based hackers infected Hong Kong websites to spy on Apple users
Suspected foreign government-backed hackers infected websites belonging to a Hong Kong-based media outlet and a pro-democracy group in a bid to install malware on visitors’ Apple devices, Google researchers say. Google’s Threat Analysis Group discovered the watering hole attack in August, which relied on a previously unreported backdoor.
6. Canadian health systems recovering from data breach
A security incident affecting the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, first detected October 30, took down multiple health networks. This led to the cancellation of thousands of appointments, including for chemotherapy treatments. The regional Eastern Health authority, which employs 13,000 people, recently announced that its email system was again functioning.
7. Check Point Software launches Mind to make cybersecurity knowledge accessible to all
Check Point is launching Check Point Mind, a knowledge training portal, in collaboration with over 200 of the world’s most recognized training partners. Users can sign up with the portal for free, and choose from a wide range of courses and programs available from over 200 partners.
8. Cybercrime group Void Balaur attacks high-profile targets for cash
After monitoring Void Balaur for more than a year, cybersecurity researchers released a report that identified more than 3,500 of the group’s targets. Amnesty International has likewise identified cyberattacks on activists and journalists working in Uzbekistan that were carried out by the cybermercenary service.
9. SMS about bank fraud as a pretext for voice phishing
KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader who received an SMS that said it was from her bank, and inquired whether she’d authorized a $5,000 payment from her account. The message said she should reply to accept or decline future fraud alerts. Shortly thereafter, the victim received a phone call requesting her account information.
10. Microsoft Patches actively exploited Excel, Exchange Server zero-day bugs
Microsoft released security updates as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday release cycle to address 55 vulnerabilities across Windows, Azure, Visual Studio, Windows Hyper-V and Office, including fixes for two actively exploited zero-day flaws in Excel and Exchange Server that could be abused to take control of an affected system.
In this Series
- Cybersecurity Weekly: Palo Alto bug, Robinhood breach, Costco finds card skimmer
- Canada Flipper Zero ban and new RustDoor macOS malware
- AnyDesk hack and iPhone patched kernel flaw
- Tesla Pwn2Own hacks and iOS push alerts abuse
- TeamViewer breach and Atlassian Jira outage
- Moscow ISP revenge hack and Microsoft Sharepoint bug warning
- X verified accounts hack and SpectralBlur macOS malware
- CISA default password alert and SOHO KV-botnet campaign
- New 5G modem flaws and Apple’s data breach report
- Staples cyberattack, Agent Racoon backdoor and other news
- British Library ransomware attack, Windows fingerprint authentication bypass
- Samsung UK data breach and ransomware actor’s SEC complaint
- ICBC ransomware attack and ChatGPT outage
- Boeing Lockbit ransomware attack, Apple’s vulnerability and WhatsApp mods spyware
- Octo Tempest hacking group and new iLeakage attack
- Okta support system breach and Google Ads fake KeePass campaign
- Skype DarkGate malware, Shadow PC breach and AvosLocker ransomware warning
- 23andMe data theft, MGM’s $100M ransomware loss and the Azure VM breach
- Malicious Bing Chat ads and FBI’s dual ransomware warning
- T-Mobile app glitch and fake Booking.com pages
- Airbus data leak, Cisco Webex ad malware and €345 million TikTok fine
- New Apple iMessage exploit and CISA’s Apache RocketMQ warning
- Forever 21 data breach and Android BadBazaar espionage
- Duolingo data leak and the Met Police IT hack
- Discord.io data breach and Ivanti Avalanche vulnerabilities
- UK Electoral Commission hack and Microsoft’s role in China email breach
- Salesforce email zero-day exploit and Microsoft Power Platform criticism
- Airlines disclose pilot data breach and the Microsoft Teams bug
- GravityRAT Android Trojan and new MOVEit Transfer flaw
- University of Manchester hack and Honda API flaws
- MOVEit zero-day exploit and the U.S. iPhone hack accusation
- Daam Android virus and Barracuda zero-day flaw
- TP-Link router exploit and 18-year-old charged with hacking DraftKings accounts
- Discord support hack and Toyota location data leak
- Twitter private tweets bug and Cisco phone router vulnerabilities
- Cisco XSS zero-day flaw and PaperCut vulnerabilities
- 3CX hackers hit critical infrastructure and secondhand routers cause security concerns
- Hyundai data breach and Microsoft’s warning to accountants
- Western Digital cloud breach and the MSI ransomware hack
- TMX loan data breach, Italy bans ChatGPT and WordPress Elementor Pro exploit
- ChatGPT data leak and Gmail message theft by North Korean hackers
- U.S. federal agency hack and the return of FakeCalls Android malware
- Massive AT&T data breach and fake jobs targeting security researchers
- U.S. Marshals service breach and TPM 2.0 security flaws
- Dangerous ChatGPT apps and food giant Dole ransomware attack
- GoDaddy malware installations, record-breaking DDoS attack and the new WhiskerSpy malware
- Reddit’s employees phished, healthcare firms targeted and the new Screenshotter malware
- JD Sports data breached, VMware ESXi servers attacked and the HeadCrab malware
- Yandex source code leaked, 4500+ WordPress sites hacked and the new SwiftSlicer malware
- PayPal accounts breached, Fortinet VPN flaw exploited, and the new Hook malware
- Twitter users’ emails leaked, ChatGPT used to write malware and Slack’s repository breach
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