Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

A China-linked threat cluster has been exploiting vulnerable Roundcube servers at U.S. and Canadian universities to steal credentials and deploy backdoor malware. [...]

A suspected China-aligned threat activity cluster has been observed exploiting Roundcube webmail software belonging to physics and engineering departments of U.S. and Canadian universities as part of a new campaign

Proofpoint researchers said attackers targeted physics and engineering departments, and warn that the campaign is likely ongoing. The post Suspected Chinese espionage group used a Roundcube exploit chain to burrow into universities appeared first on CyberScoop.

Also: F5 Revenue Dips, Swedish Utility Operator BreachedThis week, critical infrastructure breaches in Canada, a Swedish grid operator breached, an Australian guilty of selling cyber exploits, Gmail wasn't breached, F5 projected a revenue dip, PhantomRaven targeted developers, a Pakistan-linked actor targeted India and Dentsu confirmed a data breach.

Microsoft Urges Immediate Mitigation as State Actors Target SharePoint FlawHackers breached a sensitive database containing office locations and personal details of elected officials and staff in Canada's House of Commons. Hackers were able to "exploit a recent Microsoft vulnerability," according to an internal email sent to members and staff.

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued an advisory warning of cyber attacks mounted by the China-linked Salt Typhoon actors to breach major global telecommunications providers as part of a cyber espionage campaign

The U.S. Justice Department has charged a Canadian man with stealing roughly $65 million after exploiting two decentralized finance (DeFI) protocols. [...]

Slack patching remains a problem – which is worrying as crooks increasingly target zero-day vulns The cyber security agencies of the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have issued a list of the 15 most exploited vulnerabilities in 2023, and warned that attacks on zero-day exploits have become more common.…

Slack patching remains a problem – which is worrying as crooks increasingly target zero-day vulns The cyber security agencies of the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have issued their annual list of the 15 most exploited vulnerabilities, and warned that attacks on zero-day exploits have become more common.…

Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the U.K., and the U.S. have released a joint advisory about a China-linked cyber espionage group called APT40, warning about its ability to co-opt exploits for newly disclosed security flaws within hours or days of public release

Cybersecurity agencies have warned about the emergence of new variants of the TrueBot malware. This enhanced threat is now targeting companies in the U.S. and Canada with the intention of extracting confidential data from infiltrated systems