Nov. 2021 seizure was valued at staggering $3.36 billion at the time [300 words]. What: James Zhong, of Gainesville, Georgia on Nov. 4th, 2022, pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining 50,000 Bitcoin from…
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Black Basta ransomware operators are exploiting “PrintNightMare”, “ZeroLogon” and “NoPac” Flaws
New data that researchers at SentinelOne uncovered show that the notorious, financially-motivated FIN7 threat group may be behind—or has strong ties—to the Black Basta ransomware operation [300 words]. Why that matters: FIN7…
RomCom threat actor using spoofed SolarWinds, KeePass apps to distribute RAT
Targets have been Ukraine-based but IT companies, food brokers, and food manufacturers in the U.S., Brazil, and the Philippines are also in its crosshairs, BlackBerry says [300 words]. What: The operators of…
VMware patches critical authorization bypass vulnerability in Spring Security
A critical authorization rules bypass vulnerability exists in Spring Security versions 5.7.0 to 5.7.4 and versions 5.6.0 to 5.6.8. The vulnerability gives attackers a way to potentially bypass an API gateway and…
Two new mobile malware threats that researchers are keeping an eye on
Organizations that have BYOD policies need to make sure personally owned mobile devices don’t offer a path into their apps and network, for attackers [277 words]. Here are the two threats Malicious…
5 things to know about the bugs patched in OpenSSL version 3.0.7
The first: This isn’t Heartbleed redux [298 words]. What bugs were fixed: OpenSSL version 3.0.7 fixes two “high” severity vulnerabilities in OpenSSL versions 3.0.0 to 3.0.6. The vulnerabilities are CVE-2022-3786 an X.509…
Five useful lists and tools for identifying resources with vulnerable OpenSSL in them
The OpenSSL project team will release a new version of the OpenSSL library (version 3.0.7) on Tuesday to address a critical vulnerability in version 3.0 to 3.6 of the widely used open…
ConnectWise patches critical flaw in its Recover and R1Soft Server Backup Manager technology
Vulnerability gives attackers a way to target thousands of MSPs and their downstream customers. Company urges customers to treat issue as a top priority [298 words]. What: ConnectWise has patched a critical,…
Four quick things to know about the critical bug in OpenSSL that will be disclosed Nov.1
The OpenSSL project team will release a new version of the OpenSSL library (version 3.0.7) on Tuesday to address a critical vulnerability in version 3.0 to 3.6 of the widely used open…
CISA will adopt TLP version 2.0 on Nov. 1
Prepare now for move to the new version of FIRST’s standard for sharing security information [300 words]. What: Beginning Nov. 1, 2022, CISA will officially adopt version 2.0 of the Forum of…