A Nemzetbiztonsági Szakszolgálat Nemzeti Kiberbiztonsági Intézet (NBSZ NKI) riasztást ad ki a Semmelweis Egyetem nevében küldött, káros csatolmányt tartalmazó e-mail üzenetekkel kapcsolatban. Intézetünkhöz több bejelentés érkezett arról, hogy ismeretlen elkövetők a Semmelweis Egyetem nevével és arculati elemeivel visszaélő e-maileket küldenek, amelyek célja a címzettek munkaállomásainak kompromittálása és hitelesítési adatok megszerzése. A levelek közös jellemzője, hogy […]
Introduction We have been tracking two new backdoors, OctLurk and SilkLurk, observed in attacks against government organizations primarily in Central Asia since January 2025. Identified victims are located in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and the Syrian Arab Republic. These organizations operate across several sectors, including healthcare, research, government offices, ministries of foreign affairs, logistics, law‑enforcement agencies, urban planning and…
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 13th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES U.S. auto insurer AssuranceAmerica has disclosed a data breach affecting approximately 7 million people. Attackers targeted an employee and used compromised credentials to access company systems, stealing names, contact information, driver’s license numbers, insurance policy and account data, vehicle information, and claims details. Latvia’s state…
Hrvatski predstavnici sudjelovali su na četvrtom izdanju International Ethical Hacking Bootcampa, koji je održan od 2. do 5. srpnja 2026. godine u Beču, u organizaciji TU Wien Cybersecurity Centra i Cybersecurity Austria. Na kampu je sudjelovalo oko 150 sudionika iz 12 europskih zemalja. Sudjelovanje na kampu jedinstvena je prilika za učenje i razmjenu ideja među mladima zainteresiranima za kibernetičku sigurnost. Deset sudionika iz Hrvatske, koji su svoje znanje pokazali na domaćim CTF…
Written by: Patrick Whitsell, John McGuiness, Muhammad Umair Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a sophisticated campaign attributed to UNC6508, a People's Republic of China (PRC)-nexus threat actor, targeting institutions in the North American academic, medical, and military research community. While remaining undetected for over a year, the threat actor compromised externally facing web applications, deployed bespoke malware, pivoted to sensitive internal systems, and…
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Written by: Takahiro Sugiyama, Peter Revelant, Mathew Potaczek Introduction In late 2025, Mandiant responded to a security incident involving a compromised web server running KnowledgeDeliver. KnowledgeDeliver is a Learning Management System (LMS) developed by Digital Knowledge commonly used in Japan. Mandiant identified a critical vulnerability that allowed unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE). An unknown threat actor leveraged this access to inject malicious code into the LMS platform,…
The Instructure Canvas breach affects universities, K–12 school districts, and teaching hospitals globally. This blog entry intends to provide context and practical guidance.
The first quarter of 2026 has reinforced a hard truth: U.S. government agencies and educational institutions are operating in the most hostile cyber threat environment ever recorded.
Національною командою реагування на кіберінциденти, кібератаки, кіберзагрози CERT-UA 26-27 березня 2026 року зафіксовано випадки розповсюдження електронних листів нібито від імені CERT-UA із закликом завантажити з сервісу Files.fm захищений паролем архів ("CERT_UA_protection_tool.zip", "protection_tool.zip") та встановити "спеціалізоване програмне забезпечення". Серед отримувачів листів: державні організації, медичні центри, охоронні фірми, навчальні заклади, фінансові установи, компанії…
Hello, this is Shihono from the Global Coordination Division. In early March, we traveled to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, and had the opportunity to visit five organizations, including CSIRTs and facilities involved in cyber security workforce development. In this article, I would like to introduce an overview of these visits. Azerbaijan, the “Land of Fire,” and Its Capital Baku, the “City of Winds” Baku cityscape and the Caspian Sea Azerbaijan is located in the Caucasus region, which…
The education sector is notoriously short on cash, but rich in assets for threat actors to target. How can managed detection and response (MDR) help learning institutions regain the initiative?