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“Disappearing” implants, followed by first fixes for exploited Cisco IOS XE zero-day

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“Disappearing” implants, followed by first fixes for exploited Cisco IOS XE zero-day 23/10/2023 at 13:04 By Zeljka Zorz Cisco has released the first fixes for the IOS XE zero-day (CVE-2023-20198) exploited by attackers to ultimately deliver a malicious implant. The fixes were made available on Sunday, but a curious thing happened the day before: several […]

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Cisco IOS XE zero-day exploited by attackers to deliver implant (CVE-2023-20198)

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Cisco IOS XE zero-day exploited by attackers to deliver implant (CVE-2023-20198) 16/10/2023 at 22:33 By Zeljka Zorz A previously unknown vulnerability (CVE-2023-20198) affecting networking devices running Cisco IOS XE software is being exploited by a threat actor to take control of the devices and install an implant, Cisco Talos researchers have warned today. About CVE-2023-20198

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Dangerous vulnerability can be exploited to carry out massive DDoS attacks (CVE-2023-44487)

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Dangerous vulnerability can be exploited to carry out massive DDoS attacks (CVE-2023-44487) 10/10/2023 at 16:21 By Help Net Security Cloudflare, Google, and Amazon AWS revealed that a zero-day vulnerability in the HTTP/2 protocol has been used to mount massive, high-volume DDoS attacks, which they dubbed HTTP/2 Rapid Reset. Decoding HTTP/2 Rapid Reset (CVE-2023-44487) In late

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Why zero trust delivers even more resilience than you think

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Why zero trust delivers even more resilience than you think 10/10/2023 at 08:04 By Help Net Security Ten years ago, zero trust was an exciting, innovative perspective shift that security experts were excited to explore; today, it’s more likely to be framed as an inevitable trend than as a mere option on the security menu.

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Friend.tech users blame SIM swaps after more than 100 ETH drained in a week

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Friend.tech users blame SIM swaps after more than 100 ETH drained in a week 04/10/2023 at 10:03 By Cointelegraph By Jesse Coghlan In a short period of time, four friend.tech users reported their accounts were compromised and drained after hackers seized control of their mobile numbers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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Is your identity safe? Exploring the gaps in threat protection

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Is your identity safe? Exploring the gaps in threat protection 27/09/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security A recent study from Silverfort has identified the identity attack surface as today’s most substantial weakness in cybersecurity resilience. Traditional approaches, such as MFA and PAM, have notable limitations that can lead to the exploitation of stolen credentials.

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Balancer blames ‘social engineering attack’ on DNS provider for website hijack

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Balancer blames ‘social engineering attack’ on DNS provider for website hijack 21/09/2023 at 04:02 By Cointelegraph By Brayden Lindrea Blockchain security firms SlowMist and CertiK also believe the crypto wallet drainer Angel Drainer was involved in the estimated $238,000 exploit. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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DeFi protocol Balancer frontend is under attack, users urged to stay away

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DeFi protocol Balancer frontend is under attack, users urged to stay away 20/09/2023 at 04:01 By Cointelegraph By Brayden Lindrea The platform notified its community on Sept. 19 at 11:49 pm UTC, urging users to not interact with Balancer’s protocol until further notice. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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IEEE 802.11az provides security enhancements, solves longstanding problems

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IEEE 802.11az provides security enhancements, solves longstanding problems 25/08/2023 at 07:04 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Jonathan Segev, IEEE 802.11 Task Group (TG) Chair of next-generation positioning (TGaz) at IEEE, discusses IEEE 802.11az. The new standard will enable accuracy to less than 0.1 meters, which is a significant improvement from the

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Ransomware dwell time hits new low

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Ransomware dwell time hits new low 25/08/2023 at 06:34 By Help Net Security Median attacker dwell time—the time from when an attack starts to when it’s detected—shrunk from 10 to eight days for all attacks, and to five days for ransomware attacks during the first half of 2023, according to Sophos. In 2022, the median

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Almost all VPNs are vulnerable to traffic-leaking TunnelCrack attacks

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Almost all VPNs are vulnerable to traffic-leaking TunnelCrack attacks 14/08/2023 at 16:47 By Zeljka Zorz Several vulnerabilities that affect most VPN products out there can be exploited by attackers to read user traffic, steal user information, or even attack user devices, researchers have discovered. “Our attacks are not computationally expensive, meaning anyone with the appropriate

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How to accelerate and access DDoS protection services using GRE

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How to accelerate and access DDoS protection services using GRE 11/08/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security As we entered 2023, the cybersecurity landscape witnessed an increase in sophisticated, high-volume attacks, according to Gcore. The maximum attack power rose from 600 to 800 Gbps. UDP flood attacks were most common and amounted to 52% of

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Attack Surface Management: Identify and protect the unknown

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Attack Surface Management: Identify and protect the unknown 13/07/2023 at 07:33 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Brianna McGovern, Product Manager, Attack Surface Management, NetSPI, discusses Attack Surface Management (ASM). Attack Surface Management detects known, unknown, and potentially vulnerable public-facing assets and changes to your attack surface that may introduce risk.

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The rise in cyber extortion attacks and its impact on business security

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The rise in cyber extortion attacks and its impact on business security 03/07/2023 at 07:08 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Charl van der Walt, Head of Security Research at Orange Cyberdefense, discusses cyber extortion attacks and their expansion to new regions. A recent report revealed that cyber extortion activity reached

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MOVEit Transfer zero-day attacks: The latest info

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MOVEit Transfer zero-day attacks: The latest info 02/06/2023 at 12:41 By Zeljka Zorz There’s new information about the zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer solution exploited by attackers and – more importantly – patches and helpful instructions for customers. The MOVEit Transfer zero-day and updated mitigation and remediation advice Progress Software has updated the

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Critical zero-day vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer exploited by attackers!

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Critical zero-day vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer exploited by attackers! 01/06/2023 at 18:18 By Zeljka Zorz A critical zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software’s enterprise managed file transfer solution MOVEit Transfer is being exploited by attackers to grab corporate data. “[The vulnerability] could lead to escalated privileges and potential unauthorized access to the environment,” the company warned

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