Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

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Silent Patch Tuesday mitigation ends ability to hide malicious commands in .lnk files Microsoft has quietly closed off a critical Windows shortcut file bug long abused by espionage and cybercrime networks.…

Hacking Group UNC6148 Steals Credentials With New OVERSTEP Rootkit, Google SaysA cybercrime group used a backdoor in a fully patched SonicWall appliance to steal credentials and may have sold the stolen data to ransomware groups as part of an ongoing campaign, Google Threat Intelligence Group found. The firm attributed the campaign to a cybercrime group it tracks as UNC6148.

In Other Cybercrime Market Drama, BreachForums Marketplace Reboot Branded a FakeJust three months after being disrupted by an intelligence law enforcement operation, the notorious online cybercrime marketplace called Cracked appears to have patched itself up and restarted operations. The recently disrupted BreachForums also claims to be back - although experts remain skeptical.

A recently patched security vulnerability in the 7-Zip archiver tool was exploited in the wild to deliver the SmokeLoader malware

LockBit and Nation-State Groups Using Session Tokens to Access Patched DevicesWith experts warning that NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices are being exploited by nation-state and cybercrime groups, the manufacturer has again urged all users to "patch immediately as well as terminate active sessions, which attackers can otherwise use to access devices even post-patch.

LockBit and Nation-State Groups Using Session Tokens to Access Patched DevicesWith experts warning that NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices are being exploited by nation-state and cybercrime groups, the manufacturer has again urged all users to "patch immediately as well as terminate active sessions, which attackers can otherwise use to access devices even post-patch.

Admins need to patch immediately, as the prolific cybercrime group pivots from cryptomining to going after cloud secrets and credentials.

Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 incident response team warns of patch speedups Palo Alto Networks' annual Unit 42 incident response report is out, warning of an ever-decreasing gap between vulnerability disclosures and an increase in cybercrime.…

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Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) took the wraps off a new initial access broker that it said is closely affiliated to a Russian cyber crime gang notorious for its Conti and Diavol ransomware operations