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CROSS-SITE WEBSOCKET HIJACKING EXPLOITATION IN 2025

Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking is a vulnerability that arises from WebSockets being unprotected by the Same Origin Policy, allowing malicious sites to connect to targeted sites impersonating the user. Modern browsers have implemented security features that make CSWSH harder to exploit, such as Chrome's SameSite=Lax default cookie and Firefox's Total Cookie Protection. However, proper Origin validation during the server-side WebSocket handshake is the most reliable defense, as browser settings can change, and Chrome still permits CSWSH under certain conditions.

USING AI TO ANALYSE CYBER INCIDENTS

This post shows how to use AI to create a timeline of the April 2025 Marks & Spencer cybersecurity incident, which impacted contactless payments and click-and-collect services, ultimately escalating to a suspension of online orders by April 25. The timeline details the progression from initial reports on April 19th to April 26th, documenting customer experiences, official communications, and media coverage with timestamps. Although M&S has not confirmed the nature of the attack, the company's response involved taking processes offline and consulting cybersecurity experts, causing operational disruptions across over 1,000 stores and a temporary 5% drop in their share price.

SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES TARGETED BY LAZARUS VIA WATERING HOLE ATTACKS, ZERO-DAYS

North Korean APT Lazarus targeted six South Korean organizations in finance, IT, semiconductors, software, and telecommunications through Operation SyncHole. They employed watering hole attacks and exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in security software, targeting Cross EX and Innorix Agent for online banking and government sites. The attack utilized malware such as ThreatNeedle, wAgent, SignBT, and CopperHedge for reconnaissance and access maintenance, while Lazarus further developed tools to evade detection.

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