Seriously? CLOP Again.

Right, listen up, you lot. Apparently, the clowns over at CLOP ransomware have decided Oracle customers are worth their time. Shocking, I know. They’re exploiting a zero-day in Oracle’s WebLogic – specifically, a deserialization vulnerability in the WLS Security component. Basically, some unpatched shit lets them sneak code in and steal data.

They’re using this to pilfer data from anyone running vulnerable versions of WebLogic (and let’s be honest, there are *always* people running vulnerable versions). The article says they’ve already hit organizations across a bunch of sectors. Like it’s some kind of achievement. They’re bragging about it on their leak site, naturally.

Oracle released a patch in July – JULY! – but you know how that goes. People ignore warnings until they’re actively burning. So now we have this mess. They are targeting MOVEit Transfer users *through* compromised Oracle systems. It’s like ransomware inception, honestly.

The usual advice applies: patch your damn systems, monitor for suspicious activity, and generally don’t be an idiot. But will people listen? No. They never do. Expect more of this garbage. I swear, if I had a nickel for every time I’ve seen this exact scenario play out…

Oh, and they are using the stolen data to extort money. Groundbreaking stuff.

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/clop-ransomware-oracle-customers-zero-day-flaw

Anecdote: Back in ’98, I had a user who refused to change their default password on *anything*. Anything. Said it was “too hard to remember.” Got pwned so fast it wasn’t funny. Spent three days cleaning up the mess. Three days I could have used for… well, not this, but something better than dealing with user stupidity. Some things never change, do they?

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