The NJCCIC observed a DarkGate malware campaign being deployed via malicious software installers embedded in phishing email attachments. Threat actors were also observed exploiting the Windows Defender SmartScreen vulnerability (CVE-2024-21412).
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a public service announcement warning of an uptick in unpaid road toll SMiShing scams. Threat actors impersonate the target state’s toll service name and change the sender’s phone number and link in the message depending on the state.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released Joint Cybersecurity Information that provides best practices to secure the deployment environment, validate and protect the artificial intelligence (AI) system, and secure AI operation and maintenance.
A command injection vulnerability in the GlobalProtect feature of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software for specific PAN-OS versions and distinct feature configurations may enable an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall.
In November 2023, researchers discovered a new loader, dubbed Latrodectus, due to a string identified in the malware’s code. As of February, Latrodectus has been identified and delivered in nearly a dozen phishing campaigns, downloading payloads undetected.
The NJCCIC observed an uptick in reported SocGholish infections targeting public sector websites. The MS-ISAC also reported that SocGholish was the most observed malware in Q4 of 2023, comprising 60 percent of the top 10 malware incidents.
According to the FBI IC3 Internet Crime Report 2023, business email compromise (BEC) scams are the second most expensive type of cybercrime. Over the past three years, the number of US victims increased from 19,954 (2021) to 21,832 (2022) but decreased slightly to 21,489.
The threat actors behind BazaCall (also known as BazarCall), have been observed using multiple tactics to breach targeted networks and lure unsuspecting victims into downloading its malicious malware. Read this to learn more on how to protect against this threat.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated that over $1.1 billion in losses from impersonation scams were reported in 2023. The report shows that 330,000 incidents were business impersonation scams, and nearly 160,000 were government impersonation scams.
The NJCCIC is receiving reports of ransomware incidents impacting private organizations and the public sector. Threat actors primarily targeted critical infrastructure and educational institutions, likely due to budgetary restraints, limited resources, among other reasons.
