Alerts and Advisories
Alerts & Advisories
Brunei Postal Services Dept Phishing Scam
1 Nov 2021
BruCERT has received a report of a phishing scam involving Brunei Postal Services Department. An SMS message which appears to be from "Brunei Post" informs the recipient that their package has been relocated to a post office branch due to unpaid postage fees. The message includes a shortened link which will redirect the user to a fake website post-bn.com where they will be asked to enter their full name and credit card details.
School Website Compromised with Trojan in Phishing Attack
23 Sep 2021
BruCERT has received a report of a phishing website which claims to be St Andrew's School Brunei. The link which appears as https://saintandrew.edu.bn/wp-content/plugins/wp-embed- uses a common WordPress vulnerability which has been tested and found that it is able to run malicious activities in the system background.
Fake COVID-19 Relief Fund
18 Sep 2021
BruCERT has received reports of scam text messages shared via WhatsApp, offering a COVID-19 relief fund from the government. The message includes a malicious link which appears as http://bit.ly/COVID19_SUPPORT-FUND
Critical security update for Apple devices
17 Sep 2021
Apple has released security updates for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and Mac computers to address vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-30860 and CVE-2021-30858) that were being exploited by Pegasus spyware. The bug allowed for a "zero-click" install of the spyware which is capable of stealing data, passwords, and activating a phone's microphone or camera.
Extortion scheme
24 Aug 2021
An extortion scam is being spread through spam emails, claiming to have hacked users by utilizing a 'zero-click' vulnerability to install Pegasus spyware software on their phone.
Extortion scam utilizing Pegasus spyware
24 Aug 2021
An extortion scam is being spread through spam emails, claiming to have hacked users by utilizing a 'zeroclick' vulnerability to install Pegasus spyware software on their phone.
Fake Fast Food Delivery Website
18 Aug 2021
Due to the challenging pandemic situation in Brunei Darussalam where the population is advised to stay at home, cybercriminals are taking the opportunity to phish sensitive and confidential information by creating a fake websites for well known fast food chains.
Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerability 'ProxyShell'
16 Aug 2021
Attackers are now actively exploiting Microsoft Exchange Servers using ProxyShell vulnerability to install backdoors for later access, which uses three chained MS vulnerabilities to perform unauthenticated, remote code execution. These chained vulnerabilities are exploited remotely through Microsoft Exchange's Client Access Service (CAS) running on port 443 in IIS.
Android Trojan 'FlyTrap'
11 Aug 2021
Researchers have identified a new Android trojan named FlyTrap, which has affected more than 10,000 victims in over 140 countries since March. It has been able to spread through social media hijacking, third-party app stores, and sideloaded applications.
Staying Cyber Safe When Working From Home
11 Aug 2021
In view of the recent directive for organizations to activate their business continuity plan (BCP) protocols, most organizations are requiring employees to work from home (WFH). Remote working creates additional opportunities for cyber threat actors to perform malicious cyber activities by exploring open vulnerabilities in less secured networks, thus gaining access to users’ data or the organization's network.
Petitpotam Attack
4 Aug 2021
PetitPotam is a newly uncovered security flaw in the Windows operating system which can be used to attack remote Windows servers including Domain Controllers, to authenticate with a malicious destination, allowing an attacker to stage an NTLM relay attack and completely take over a Windows domain.
MosaicLoader malware distributed via ads in search results
23 Jul 2021
MosaicLoader is a Trojan horse-style malware which is being delivered through paid ads in search results designed to lure users looking for cracked software. Links to the malware will appear at the top of search results when people search for cracked versions of popular software.