Alerts and Advisories
Alerts & Advisories
“NullMixer” Infecting Windows PCs With Dozens Of Malware
29 Sep 2022
Cybercriminals are targeting users who search for cracked software by promoting malicious websites to download installers which deploy a malware called NullMixer. This new malware dropper is infecting Windows devices with a dozen malware families simultaneously.
Whatsapp Vulnerabilities
29 Sep 2022
Two "remote code execution" vulnerabilities affecting WhatsApp could allow attackers to gain complete control of a targeted user's mobile application.
Spell-Jacking: Chrome and Edge Web Browsers Leaking Sensitive Information
23 Sep 2022
Researchers have found that add-on spellchecking features added to popular web browsers Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge have been leaking sensitive information back to their parent companies Google and Microsoft respectively.
Malicious Gaming Videos on YouTube Spreading Malware
20 Sep 2022
A new malware bundle uses victims' YouTube channels to upload malicious video tutorials advertising fake cheats for popular video games. The videos contain links to download the fake cracks and cheats which will actually install a collection of self-spreading malware.
Zero-click Hikvision Cameras RCE Flaw (CVE-2021-36260)
31 Aug 2022
More than 80,000 Hikvision cameras have been discovered to be vulnerable to exploitation and exposed on the public Internet. These vulnerabilities were fixed by Hikvision last year, however there are still cameras that have not been updated with the latest firmware thus remain unfixed. Hikvision has released four repair firmware since the first repair.
Telegram Takeover
5 Aug 2022
An increasing number of local Telegram users have reported to BruCERT since April this year that their accounts had been hacked or taken over. It is suspected that the number of unreported cases could be much higher.
Microsoft Ransomware Targeting OneDrive and SharePoint Files By Abusing Versioning Configurations
19 Jul 2022
A proof-of-concept exploit could give hackers access to Office 365 or Microsoft 365 documents stored on OneDrive or SharePoint and make it inaccessible to the compromised user. It involves “file versioning” which is a feature in both OneDrive and SharePoint where a document is autosaved whenever an edit is made.
Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool Vulnerability
6 Jun 2022
A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2022-30190, known as "Follina", is affecting the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) in Windows. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can run arbitrary code with the privileges of the calling application.
Conti Ransomware
8 Apr 2022
Conti is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group, which allows affiliates to rent access to its infrastructure to launch attacks. This group has encrypted the networks of hospitals, businesses and government agencies, and in many cases, receiving a significant ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key.
BitRAT malware
24 Mar 2022
Security research has discovered a new malware campaign that disguises itself in the form of a Windows 10 Pro license activator. It is a remote access trojan known as BitRAT and is being distributed via webhards, which are an online file sharing services popular in South Korea.
Good Practices to Protecting your Instagram account
12 Mar 2022
Instagram is one of the most popular social media used in Negara Brunei Darussalam, with almost half of the population is using it for communicating. Losing access to your account can be a nightmare scenario for users.
Organisations are encouraged to urgently strengthen cyber security posture
1 Mar 2022
Cyber threats are expected to increase globally as a result of the current conflict in Europe. All organizations in Brunei Darussalam are advised to increase awareness and strengthen all critical systems to safeguard data against potential cyber-attacks, such as website defacement, distributed denial of service (DDoS), and ransomware attacks.