Dive into today’s Hak Attack for your rapid-fire cyber chaos update! We expose SharePoint’s zero-day espionage crisis hitting hundreds of orgs, NASCAR’s ransomware blowout, and Indian APT Patchwork’s slick phishing targeting defense firms. Discover how Chinese Fire Ant is exploiting VMware infra, and why CastleLoader’s malware delivery tricks are soaring. Plus, urgent patches from Sophos, SonicWall, and Mitel could save your network from disaster. If you manage tech or just crave unfiltered cyber news, this is your essential 3-minute briefing. Like and share to keep your community ahead of breaches and hacks. Stay sharp, patch fast, and never trust a shady link! 2025 07 26 #CyberSecurity #DataBreach #Ransomware #SharePointHack #APTThreats #VMwareExploit #MalwareLoader #PatchNow #HakAttack
00:00Welcome to Hawk Attack, your daily dose of cyber carnage from the past 24 hours.
00:04I'm your guide through the digital dumpster fire serving up the latest breaches, hacks, and exploits with zero sugarcoating.
00:10From state-sponsored spies to ransomware clowns, we've got a fresh batch of chaos to dissect.
00:15Buckle up, let's dive into the muck.
00:17First up, Microsoft SharePoint espionage dumpster fire, part two.
00:22I called it first when SharePoint's zero day got lit up, and now it's a full-blown inferno.
00:28Chinese crews Violet Typhoon, Linen Typhoon Storm 2603 are still slipping past authentication like it's a screen door.
00:37Over 100 organizations hit maybe 400 United States and German governments, banks, hospitals, the works.
00:43They're snatching files, running code in Storm 2603s, flirting with ransomware to brick servers, victim counts spiking, and they're chaining exploits to roam networks.
00:53On-prem SharePoint? Patch it yesterday or your data's gone.
00:56Cloud safe, but if you're still self-hosting, why?
01:00Check logs for sketchy access now.
01:02You audited those SharePoint logs since my last drop, or you think you're too small fry for the hit list?
01:07Next, NASCAR's high-speed data wipeout.
01:10NASCAR got smoked by Medusa's ransomware gang.
01:13Four million ransom for a March data heist.
01:15Name social security numbers Raceway Maps.
01:17Employee emails IT credentials missed till June 24th.
01:21Medusa's been dumping unpaid loot since 2021.
01:25NASCAR's tossing out credit monitoring, but that's a Band-Aid on a blown tire.
01:29No word on paying up.
01:31If you're tied to NASCAR, watch your accounts hackers don't break.
01:34How long's it take your organization to spot a breach?
01:36Weeks, like NASCAR's crew.
01:38Now, patchwork APT fishing with a side of drones.
01:41Indian APT patchworks back spear-fishing Turkish defense firms with fake UAV conference baits.
01:46Malicious LNK files drop back doors while a decoy PDF distracts stealing data and snapping screens.
01:52They're chasing geopolitical dirt, likely on Turkey-Pakistan defense ties.
01:56Defense sector?
01:56Eyeball weird email attachments, unsolicited invites, or bad news.
02:00Patchworks dodging detection?
02:02Tweaking tools like pros?
02:03When'd you last train your team on fishing?
02:05Think they'd bite a fake drone conference?
02:07Fire Ant.
02:08Virtual infrastructure takedown.
02:10Chinese Fire Ants gutting VMware ESXIV Center VPNs load balancers.
02:14They exploit bugs like CVE-2023-34048 to own hypervisors.
02:19Pivot to virtual machines plant Python back doors.
02:22Tied to UNC-3886, they kill logs, swap tools to dodge defenders, unpatched virtualization.
02:28You're begging for a full-stack takeover.
02:30Patch VMware, lock network gear, log everything Fire Ants betting you won't.
02:34Got eyes on your virtualization layer?
02:36Or are your hypervisors open season?
02:39Castle Loader, malware's new delivery boy.
02:42Castle Loaders, a slick malware loader writing fake Cloudflare captchas and spoofed GitHub repos.
02:48Users paste dodgy PowerShell or run fake installers and bam deer stealer redline worse.
02:54Since May, 1,634 attempts, 469 infections, 29% hit rate.
03:01Encrypted, memory-only sandbox proof.
03:03Don't run random web code or trust every GitHub repo.
03:06Lock PowerShell, verify URLs, or you're screwed.
03:10Ever pasted a command from a sketchy site?
03:12Why trust?
03:13A captcha fix.
03:15Critical patches?
03:16Sophos, SonicWall, Mattel.
03:18Sophos Firewall, 2.9.8 out of 10.
03:21Remote code execution bugs and email protection SQL injection.
03:24Patch now only 1% of setups at risk, but don't roll dice.
03:27SonicWall, SMA100, CVSS 9.1, flaw in VPN web interface.
03:34Admins can be tricked into malicious uploads.
03:36Patch to 10.2.2.1-90 SV kill external management.
03:41Add multi-factor authentication.
03:43UNC6148 sniffing.
03:45Mattel MiVoice and MyCollab 9.4 out of 10.
03:48Auth Bypass and MyVoice MX1 plus MyCollab SQL injection.
03:53Patch or yank management offline.
03:55No exploits yet, but Mattel's a repeat target.
03:57How fast can you patch edge devices?
03:59A week's delay hands, hackers the keys.
04:01That's your hack attack fix for today.
04:03SharePoint's a spy fest, NASCAR's leaking like a sieve.
04:06Patchwork and Fire Ant are state-backed terrors,
04:08castle loaders playing users,
04:10and unpatched gears, a hacker's dream.
04:12Stay sharp, patch fast, trust nothing.
04:15Catch me tomorrow for more Tales from the Cyber Abyss.
