February 2024 – TheCyberThrone

Lazarus Group Exploits Windows Kernel Vulnerability -CVE-2024-21338

Avast has uncovered details surrounding a zero-day exploit actively used by the Lazarus Group, targeting a vulnerability in the Windows appid.sys driver. This kernel-level vulnerability allowed attackers to deploy an…

PravinKarthik February 29, 2024

BlackCat ransomware retaliation advisory notice from US authorities

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang is targeting the healthcare sector following its threats to retaliate against law enforcement interference, according to a joint advisory by the FBI, CISA and HHS released…

PravinKarthik February 29, 2024

WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Vulnerability – CVE-2023-40000

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was recently discovered in the WordPress plugin LiteSpeed Cache. With over 5 million active installations, this plugin is a popular choice for website performance optimization.…

PravinKarthik February 28, 2024

NIST Releases Cybersecurity framework 2.0

The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has released its Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. The draft was released last year. NIST released its first CSF in 2014, at the direction…

PravinKarthik February 27, 2024

ConnectWise Critical Vulnerability CVE-2024-1709

ConnectWise, a prevalent provider of remote desktop software, disclosed severe security flaws within their ScreenConnect product. These flaws pose an immediate danger, with active exploitation already observed. CVE-2024-1708 with a…

PravinKarthik February 26, 2024

Canadian RCMP discloses a Cyberattack

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the federal and national law enforcement agency of Canada, confirmed that it was the target of a cyber attack. RCMP also notified the Office…

PravinKarthik February 26, 2024

Resilience acquires BreachQuest

Resilience, a renowned cyber risk management platform, has announced the acquisition of BreachQuest, an innovative incident response technology firm. With this acquisition, resilience will combat BEC attacks BreachQuest is renowned…

PravinKarthik February 24, 2024