It's been a pretty active 24 hours in the cyber world, with CISA warning about an actively exploited Oracle zero-day, new insights into China-linked APT31's stealthy operations against Russian IT, and a fresh look at a fileless, cross-platform phishing framework using browser notifications. Let's dive in:
Critical Oracle Identity Manager Zero-Day Under Active Exploitation ⚠️
- CISA has added CVE-2025-61757, a critical Oracle Identity Manager vulnerability (CVSS 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog due to active exploitation.
- This flaw allows pre-authenticated remote code execution by bypassing authentication for critical functions, stemming from a faulty security filter that can be tricked with "?WSDL" or ";.wadl" appended to URIs.
- Evidence suggests the vulnerability was exploited as a zero-day between August 30 and September 9, 2025, well before Oracle's October patch, with Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies mandated to patch by December 12, 2025.
📰 The Hacker News | https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/cisa-warns-of-actively-exploited.html
China-Linked APT31 Targets Russian IT with Cloud C2 🇨🇳
- The China-linked APT31 (aka Altaire, Violet Typhoon) has been attributed to stealthy cyberattacks against the Russian IT sector between 2024-2025, often remaining undetected for extended periods.
- The group leverages legitimate cloud services like Yandex Cloud for command-and-control (C2) and data exfiltration, blending in with normal traffic, and stages encrypted commands in social media profiles.
- APT31 employs a diverse arsenal of public and custom tools, including CloudyLoader, SharpADUserIP, Tailscale VPN, and unique backdoors like OneDriveDoor and VtChatter, to achieve persistence and exfiltrate sensitive data.
📰 The Hacker News | https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/china-linked-apt31-launches-stealthy.html
Matrix Push C2 Leverages Browser Notifications for Fileless Phishing 🎣
- A new command-and-control (C2) platform, Matrix Push C2, is being used by threat actors to conduct fileless, cross-platform phishing attacks via browser push notifications.
- Victims are socially engineered into allowing notifications, which then deliver fake alerts (e.g., suspicious logins, browser updates) with malicious links, effectively bypassing traditional security controls.
- Offered as a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) with tiered subscriptions, Matrix Push C2 includes configurable templates for impersonating brands and analytics, while separate research notes an uptick in legitimate DFIR tool Velociraptor misuse.
📰 The Hacker News | https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/matrix-push-c2-uses-browser.html
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