LockBit group falsely claimed the hack of the Federal Reserve

LockBit gang claimed responsibility for the attack on City of Wichita.
Microsoft fixed two zero-day bugs exploited in malware attacks.
HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Flood technique can be exploited in DoS attacks.
BianLian group exploits JetBrains TeamCity bugs in ransomware attacks.
Five Eyes alliance warns of attacks exploiting known Ivanti Gateway flaws.
CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks.
Multiple malware used in attacks exploiting Ivanti VPN flaws.
Barracuda fixed a new ESG zero-day exploited by Chinese group UNC4841.
APT group UAC-0099 targets Ukraine exploiting a WinRAR flaw.
Russia-linked APT28 group spotted exploiting Outlook flaw to hijack MS Exchange accounts.
Russia-linked APT29 group exploited WinRAR 0day in attacks against embassies.
SysAid zero-day exploited by Clop ransomware group.
Critical Confluence flaw exploited in ransomware attacks.
iLeakage attack exploits Safari to steal data from Apple devices.
Winter Vivern APT exploited zero-day in Roundcube webmail software in recent attacks.
CISA adds JetBrains TeamCity and Windows flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
NATO is investigating a new cyber attack claimed by the SiegedSec group.
Apple fixed the 17th zero-day flaw exploited in attacks.
Atlassian Confluence zero-day CVE-2023-22515 actively exploited in attacks.
Zero-day in Cisco ASA and FTD is actively exploited in ransomware attacks.


This Cyber News was published on securityaffairs.com. Publication date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:13:05 +0000


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