Pay attention to Log4j attacks, Dutch National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) warns
The Dutch National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) warns organizations of risks associated with cyberattacks exploiting the Log4J vulnerability. The Dutch National...
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Vulnerabilities in Control Web Panel potentially expose Linux Servers to hack
Two critical security vulnerabilities in Control Web Panel potentially expose Linux servers to remote code execution attacks Researchers from Octagon Networks disclosed...
US Treasury Department sanctions 4 Ukrainian officials for working with Russian intelligence
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against four current and former Ukrainian government officials for collaborating with Russia. The U.S....
A bug in McAfee Agent allows running code with Windows SYSTEM privileges
McAfee addressed a security flaw in its McAfee Agent software for Windows that allows running arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges. McAfee...
Experts warn of anomalous spyware campaigns targeting industrial firms
Researchers spotted several spyware campaigns targeting industrial enterprises to steal credentials and conduct financial fraud. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab have...
Google Project Zero discloses details of two Zoom zero-day flaws
Google Project Zero experts disclosed details of two zero-day flaws impacting Zoom clients and Multimedia Router (MMR) servers. Google Project Zero researchers...
MoonBounce UEFI implant spotted in a targeted APT41 attack
Researchers have spotted China-linked APT41 cyberespionage group using a UEFI implant, dubbed MoonBounce, to maintain persistence. Kaspersky researchers spotted the...
Conti ransomware gang started leaking files stolen from Bank Indonesia
The central bank of the Republic of Indonesia, Bank Indonesia, confirmed the ransomware attack that hit it in December. Bank...
Emotet Spam Abuses Unconventional IP Address Formats to Spread Malware
We found waves of Emotet spam campaigns using unconventional IP addresses to evade detection. If you like the site, please...
Codex Exposed: Task Automation and Response Consistency
Being able to automate tasks or programmatically execute them unsupervised is an essential part of both regular and malicious computer...
This Week in Security News – January 21, 2022
This week, read about various cybersecurity threats that affect industrial control and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)’s latest cyberattack warnings....
CISA calls for urgent action against critical threats
In a CISA Insights bulletin the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that every organization in the United States...
MoonBounce: the dark side of UEFI firmware
What happened? At the end of 2021, we were made aware of a UEFI firmware-level compromise through logs from our...
Defending Users’ NAS Devices From Evolving Threats
In our latest research, we analyze the threats targeting well-known brands of network-attached storage (NAS) devices. If you like the...
Cybersecurity for Industrial Control Systems: Part 2
To cap off the series, we’ll discuss malware detection and distribution in various countries. Our team also rounds up several...
Microservice Security: How to Proactively Protect Apps
Microservices are growing in popularity—how can development teams embed seamless security into the entire pipeline? Fernando Cardoso, solutions architect at...
Red Cross begs attackers to “Do the right thing” after family reunion service compromised
Restoring Family Links is a program most commonly associated with The Red Cross. It’s been around since 1870, and aims...
Update now! Chrome patches critical RCE vulnerability in Safe Browsing
Google has issued an update for the Chrome browser which includes 26 security fixes. What stands out is that one...
Combatting SMS and phone fraud: UK government issues guidance
The UK’s National Cyber Secuity Centre (NCSC) has published a guide to help make your organization’s SMS and telephone messages...
Open Subtitles breach: The dangers of password reuse
Popular website Open Subtitles has been breached. The impact so far: almost seven million accounts “breached and ransomed” back in...
Steer clear of gift card balance scams
Rogue ads are a problem-causing menace which can strike in many ways. Malvertising often uses a combination of exploits to...
Campaigns abusing corporate trusted infrastructure hunt for corporate credentials on ICS networks
Main facts Kaspersky ICS CERT has uncovered a number of spyware campaigns targeting industrial enterprises. Operators of these campaigns hunt...
SolarWinds Serv-U bug exploited for Log4j attacks
SolarWinds has fixed a Serv-U vulnerability that threat actors actively exploited to carry out Log4j attacks to internal devices on...
New DDoS IRC Bot distributed through Korean webHard platforms
Researchers spotted an IRC bot written in GoLang that is being used to carry out DDoS attacks targeting users in Korea. Researchers...
