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FBI: Hackers target defence companies with ransomware using BadUSB

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FBI: Hackers target defence companies with ransomware using BadUSB

In a recently updated flash alert, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) cautioned US businesses that the financially driven FIN7 cybercriminal gang has been targeting the US military industry with packages carrying infected USB sticks to spread ransomware.

The attackers sent out shipments with “BadUSB” or “Bad Beetle USB” devices marked with the LilyGO brand, which are frequently sold online.

Since August 2021, they have been mailing harmful packages to companies in the transportation and insurance sectors as well as defence companies beginning in November 2021 via the United States Postal Service (USPS) and United Parcel Service (UPS).

Networks that have been hacked by ransomware such as BlackMatter or REvil
Targets were duped into opening the shipments and plugging the USB drives into their computers by FIN7 agents posing as representatives from Amazon and the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

According to reports the FBI has received since August, these harmful shipments may also include letters about COVID-19 regulations, fake gift cards, or forgeried thank-you notes, depending on the impersonated party.

The USB drive immediately registers as a Human Interface Device (HID) Keyboard as the targets plug it into their PCs (allowing it to operate even with removable storage devices toggled off).

Once keystrokes have been injected, malware payloads are subsequently installed on the infected systems.

FIN7’s ultimate objective in such assaults is to get access to the targets’ networks and use a variety of tools, including Metasploit, Cobalt Strike, Carbanak malware, the Griffon backdoor, and PowerShell scripts, to instal ransomware (including BlackMatter and REvil) within a compromised network.

Teddy bears were used to spread malware
The FBI previously issued a warning about a previous string of events in which FIN7 actors pretended to be Best Buy and sent similar shipments containing malicious flash drives to lodging facilities, dining establishments, and retail establishments via USPS.

Reports about these assailants first surfaced in February 2020. Additionally, some of the targets said that the hackers threatened them via phone or email to connect the discs to their systems. The infected parcels supplied by FIN7 also contained objects like teddy bears intended to deceive targets into relaxing their guard, starting at least in May 2020.

Assaults like the ones made by FIN7 are referred to be HID or USB drive-by attacks, and they are only effective if the targets are coerced into inserting unfamiliar USB devices into their workstations or voluntarily do so.

By limiting employee access to USB devices based on their hardware ID or if they have been approved by the company’s security staff, businesses can protect themselves from such assaults.

 

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Critical GitLab flaw permits account takeover by attackers

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Critical GitLab flaw permits account takeover by attackers

GitLab has patched a critical severity flaw that may have let remote attackers exploit hardcoded passwords to seize control of user accounts.

Both the Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition of GitLab are impacted by the flaw, which was identified internally and is designated CVE-2022-1162 (EE).

During OmniAuth-based registration in GitLab CE/EE, static passwords were unintentionally set, which led to this vulnerability.

In a security advisory released on Thursday, the GitLab team stated that “a hardcoded password was set for accounts registered using an OmniAuth provider (e.g. OAuth, LDAP, SAML) in GitLab CE/EE versions 14.7 prior to 14.7.7, 14.8 prior to 14.8.5, and 14.9 prior to 14.9.2 allowing attackers to potentially take over accounts.”

In order to thwart such assaults, GitLab strongly advised users to update all GitLab installations right away to the most recent versions (14.9.2, 14.8.5, or 14.7.7).

We STRONGLY RECOMMEND UPGRADING TO THE LATEST VERSION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR ALL INSTALLATIONS RUNNING A VERSION AFFECTED BY THE ISSUES DESCRIB

A code patch made two days ago reveals that GitLab removed the ‘lib/gitlab/password.rb’ file, which was used to give the ‘TEST DEFAULT’ constant a shoddy hardcoded password.

Some GitLab users had their passwords reset.
GitLab also stated that as part of the CVE-2022-1162 mitigation effort, it reset a select few GitLab.com users’ passwords.

Additionally, it did not discover any proof that any accounts had been compromised by hackers exploiting the hardcoded password security weakness.

As of 15:38 UTC, “We completed a reset of GitLab.com passwords for a chosen selection of users,” the GitLab staff stated.

Although there is no evidence to suggest that users’ or accounts’ security has been compromised, we are nonetheless taking precautions for our users’ safety.

A GitLab representative provided the information already included in the advisory with BleepingComputer when asked how many Gitlab.com users had their passwords reset, adding that they only did it for “a selected set of people.”

A programme to recognise affected user accounts
GitLab has developed a script that self-managed instance administrators can use to find user accounts that might be affected by CVE-2022-1162, despite the fact that the firm claims no user accounts have been compromised so far.

Administrators are urged to reset the users’ passwords after identifying any user accounts that might have been impacted.

GitLab claims that over 100,000 businesses utilise its DevOps platform, and it has over 30 million estimated registered users from 66 different nations.

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BOSTON-BASED VALO HEALTH, WHICH ANALYZES CLINICAL DATA TO IDENTIFY MOLECULES AND PREDICT THEIR CHANCES FOR USE IN DRUGS, RAISES $300M SERIES B (DANIEL MCCOY/WICHITA BUSINESS JOURNAL)

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BOSTON-BASED VALO HEALTH

Boston-based Valo Health, which analyzes clinical data to identify molecules and predict their chances for use in drugs, raises $300M Series B  —  A Boston-based company working to improve the way drugs are brought to the market has secured $110 million in Series B funding from Koch Disruptive Technologies.

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