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RA World Ransomware Attack in South Asia Links to Chinese Espionage Toolset

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()4 min read1
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-20198
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Cisco IOS XE Web UI (Actively Exploited)
10.0100%KEV
KEV
CVE-2023-20273
Authenticated Command Injection (Root) in Cisco IOS XE Web UI
7.293%KEV
KEV
CVE-2024-0012
Authentication Bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Management Interface
9.3100%KEVRansomwarePoC
KEV

From the original article

4 min read at thehackernews.com

An RA World ransomware attack in November 2024 targeting an unnamed Asian software and services company involved the use of a malicious tool exclusively used by China-based cyber espionage groups, raising the possibility that the threat actor may be moonlighting as a ransomware player in an individual capacity.

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