A nifty way for adversaries to acquire passwords during post-exploitation is to spoof credential dialogs and perform a local phishing attack. This means tricking a user on a compromised computer to enter their password.
Unfortunately, users are conditioned to enter their credentials frequently and therefore don’t question random passwords prompts too much.
Long, long time ago… but nothing has changed The idea to spoof a credential dialog is one of the most simple ideas one might come up with.
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Summary
Zscaler has identified a threat actor spreading malicious android apps via WhatsApp and SMS. The apps are specifically targeting JIO telecom users in India. Those targeted are tricked into thinking that TikTok is available again in India or that they are installing an app to register to receive a free Lenovo laptop, courtesy of the Government of India.
Threat Type
Malware, Phishing, Smishing
Overview
An unnamed threat actor has been identified as actively operating since as early as March 20, 2020.
Summary
In its April 2021 security updates, Microsoft list 108 CVE numbered vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products. Of those, nineteen are rated as Critical, eighty-eight rated as Important, and one as Moderate. One of the vulnerabilities is reported to have been exploited in the wild. Six vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Chromium based browser, Edge, were addressed in a prior update. Microsoft rated these vulnerabilities as Unknown.
Threat Type
Vulnerability
Overview
In its April 2021 security updates
Summary
Adobe has released four security updates. The updates are for Photoshop, Digital Editions, Bridge, and RoboHelp. Three of the updates address at least one vulnerability rated by Adobe as Critical and one is rated Important.
Threat Type
Vulnerability
Overview
Adobe has released four security updates. The updates are for Photoshop, Digital Editions, Bridge, and RoboHelp. Three of the updates address at least one vulnerability rated by Adobe as Critical and one is rated Important. The potential impact
Summary
CVE-2021-28310 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows' Desktop Window Manager. It was discovered by Kaspersky being used in-the-wild by BITTER APT.
Threat Type
Vulnerability, Exploit, APT
Overview
Kaspersky published a blog post detailing CVE-2021-28310, a zero-day vulnerability they discovered being exploited by BITTER APT. It is a privilege escalation vulnerability, and Kaspersky believes it was used in combination with other browser exploits. Since the full exploit chain wasn't captur
Summary
SAP has released its April 2021 security patches for a variety of products. Each product and a link to details on the vulnerability are listed below. In all, 14 security notes were released. Of these, 1 is rated critical, 4 are rated high, 9 are rated as medium, and 5 are updates to previously released patches. The potential impact from successful exploitation of the most serious vulnerability is remote code execution. In addition, privilege escalation, accessing sensitive files, and other nefarious