Earth Baxia Uses Spear-Phishing and GeoServer Exploit to Target APAC

Credit to Author: Ted Lee| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

We observed Earth Baxia carrying out targeted attacks against APAC countries that involved advanced techniques like spear-phishing and customized malware, with data suggesting that the group operates from China.

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Scam ‘Funeral Streaming’ Groups Thrive on Facebook

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:43:51 +0000

Scammers are flooding Facebook with groups that purport to offer video streaming of funeral services for the recently deceased. Friends and family who follow the links for the streaming services are then asked to cough up their credit card information. Recently, these scammers have branched out into offering fake streaming services for nearly any kind of event advertised on Facebook. Here’s a closer look at the size of this scheme, and some findings about who may be responsible.

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Vulnerabilities in Cellular Packet Cores Part IV: Authentication

Credit to Author: Richard Y Lin| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Our research reveals two significant vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Private 5G Core (AP5GC). The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-20685) allows a crafted signaling message to crash the control plane, leading to potential service outages. The second (ZDI-CAN-23960) disconnects and replaces attached base stations, disrupting network operations. While these issues are implementation-specific, their exploitation is made possible by a systemic weakness: the lack of mandatory authentication procedures between base stations and packet-cores.

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