Energy giant Shell latest victim in Accellion FTA cyberattacks
Energy giant Shell was the latest victim in a series of cyberattacks on customers of Accellion’s legacy File Transfer Appliance (FTA) product used to transfer large files.
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Cyber attackers exploit Accellion FTA 0-day vulnerabilities to steal data
Cyber attackers have been exploiting Accellion File Transfer (FTA) appliance 0-day vulnerabilities to steal data and threaten their victims with extortion attempts.
Microsoft and FireEye reveal new details on SolarWinds cyberattack
Microsoft and FireEye have revealed new details on the infamous SolarWinds cyberattack used to spread a virus to 18,000 government and corporate computer networks.
CISA: Threat actors behind SolarWinds hack pose ‘grave risk’ (updated)
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned the recent compromise by threat actors of SolarWinds poses a ‘grave risk’ to critical infrastructure, government and private sector organizations.
Attackers reverse Outlook vulnerability CVE-2017-11774 patch functionality
Researchers at FireEye have spotted an uptick in active exploits of CVE-2017-11774, an Outlook security feature bypass vulnerability. Attackers are also actively reversing Outlook vulnerability patch functionality. To help protect against such exploits, FireEye has provided Outlook hardening guidelines.
Xenotime hackers target electric utilities
A hacker group known for intrusions against oil and gas facilities is now expanding attacks against the electric utility sector.
FIN6 intrusion links to LockerGoga and Ryuk ransomware
Researchers at FireEye have discovered links between the FIN6 cyber criminal group and LockerGoga and Ryuk ransomware used in recent cyber attacks.
DNS hijacking cyber attacks on domains worldwide
Security researchers from FireEye have identified a wave of DNS hijacking attacks on domains owned by government, telecom and internet infrastructure organizations around the globe.
Fallout exploit kit used in malvertising campaign
A new exploit kit (EK) dubbed Fallout has been used in a cybersecurity malvertising campaign affecting users in Japan, Korea, the Middle East, Southern Europe, and other countries in the Asia Pacific region, according to a new FireEye report.
TEMP.Periscope cyber espionage group targets Engineering and Maritime Industries
A suspected Chinese-linked cyber espionage campaign dubbed Temp.Periscope has been targeting engineering and maritime industries. FireEye has observed a spike in the campaign activity since early 2018 and has tracked the activity since 2013.