Threat actors compromised over 3.2 billion credentials last year, using stolen data to perpetuate cybercrime, including the deployment of malware such as IOCONTROL. IOCONTROL, allegedly created by hacktivist group Cyber Av3ngers, poses significant risk to IoT devices and Linux-based systems, with samples found in fuel-management systems cyberattacks. Flashpoint analysts have found attempts from the developer to sell the malware, indicating a potential increase in its use.
CISA Warns of Linux Kernel Improper Authentication Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-0492, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog,
