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Previous Issues of Mandos Brief

Brief #47: Palo Alto Zero-Day Exploited, AI-Powered Malware, CISO Burnout, and the Value of Mentorship

Week 15: State-sponsored attackers exploit Palo Alto Networks zero-day, cybercrime group uses AI-generated scripts to load malware, CISOs face burnout, and the importance of mentorship.

  • Nikoloz Kokhreidze
by Nikoloz Kokhreidze | | 7 min read

Brief #46: HTTP/2 Flaws, Latrodectus Malware, Microsoft Exchange Breach

Week 14: Severe HTTP/2 vulnerabilities enable DoS attacks, new Latrodectus malware emerges, and the US Cyber Safety Board reports on a preventable Microsoft Exchange breach.

  • Nikoloz Kokhreidze
by Nikoloz Kokhreidze | | 7 min read

Brief #45: NHS Ransomware, XZ Utils Backdoor, PyPI Malware Flood

Week 13: UK's NHS suffers ransomware attack, critical backdoor found in XZ Utils, and PyPI suspends new projects after malicious package uploads.

  • Nikoloz Kokhreidze
by Nikoloz Kokhreidze | | 6 min read

Brief #44: $1.13M Pwn2Own, M-Chip Flaw, 19M Plaintext Passwords

Week 12: Hackers win $1.13M at Pwn2Own, critical Apple M-chip vulnerability exposed, and 19 million plaintext passwords leaked from Firebase.

  • Nikoloz Kokhreidze
by Nikoloz Kokhreidze | | 6 min read

Brief #43: ChatGPT Flaws, Roku Hacked, Tor's WebTunnel

Week 11: ChatGPT plugin vulnerabilities exposed, Roku suffers a credential stuffing breach impacting 15,000, and Tor Project unveils WebTunnel.

  • Nikoloz Kokhreidze
by Nikoloz Kokhreidze | | 7 min read

Brief #42: Google AI Theft, Microsoft Breach, Apple Zero-Days, RA World Ransomware & More

Google AI trade secrets theft, Microsoft source code breach, Apple zero-days, QNAP vulnerabilities, RA World ransomware targeting healthcare and finance.

  • Nikoloz Kokhreidze
by Nikoloz Kokhreidze | | 7 min read

Brief #41: 100k Infected Repos, Lazarus Zero-Day, Ubiquiti Hack

Ad fraud campaign using 8k+ domains, Lazarus Group's Windows zero-day exploit, and Russian hackers' Ubiquiti routers hijack.

  • Nikoloz Kokhreidze
by Nikoloz Kokhreidze | | 6 min read

Brief #40: APT Hacks US Pharmacies, Apple Shortcuts Flaw

US pharmacies hit by nation-state cyberattack, Apple Shortcuts vulnerability, Microsoft's PyRIT for AI security, SSH-Snake exploited, LockBit disrupted.

  • Nikoloz Kokhreidze
by Nikoloz Kokhreidze | | 6 min read

Brief #39: iOS Trojan Steals FaceID, Akira Attacks & More

Week's focus: iOS Trojan GoldPickaxe targeting APAC, Akira ransomware exploits Cisco vulnerability. Plus, Exchange Server risk and state-sponsored attacks.

  • Nikoloz Kokhreidze
by Nikoloz Kokhreidze | | 5 min read