Orgs should immediately apply the patches that Microsoft issued for the flaws if they haven’t done so already. Researchers at Singapore-based StarLabs have released details of a chained remote code execution exploit…
Category: Emerging Threats
Australian Federal Police say Russian threat actor behind Medibank breach
“We will be holding talks with Russian law enforcement about these individuals,” AFP Commissioner says [300 words]. What: The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has identified the threat actor behind the catastrophic attack…
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…
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…
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…
Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Apache Commons Text
Is this the next Log4J? [297 words] What: The Apache Foundation appears to have quietly fixed a critical remote code execution (RCE) in Apache Common Text versions 1.5 through 1.9. The vulnerability…
More than 29K+ Fortinet systems in US have admin login screen exposed to the Internet—and two other updates on CVE-2022-40684
Here’s the latest on the authentication bypass flaw (CVE-2022-40684) in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiSwitchManager [300 words] As of October 13, 2022, there were 24,924 servers in the US and 196,668 units globally,…
CISA ups the ante on asset discovery and vulnerability detection on federal networks
Key takeaway: If you aren’t already doing continuous automated asset discovery and vulnerability enumeration on discovered assets, now is a good time to get started. [259 words] What: The US Cybersecurity and…
Newly disclosed vulnerability in PHP package repository highlights growing software supply chain risks
Key takeaway: Attackers are increasingly trying to infiltrate software development environments via malicious and poisoned packages on public code repositories. Robust SBOM and SCA practices are key to mitigating the threat [289…
Attackers Demonstrate Novel Way to Compromise EXSi Hypervisors
Key takeaway: Don’t allow vSphere Installation Bundles (VIBs) to become a vehicle for sneaking malware into your environment. (276 words) What happened: A China-based threat actor installed multiple backdoors on ESXi hypervisors…