Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Since April 2021, Russian state-sponsored hackers have exploited vulnerabilities, including Zimbra’s CVE-2022-27924 for injecting commands to access credentials and emails, and JetBrains TeamCity’s CVE-2023-42793 for arbitrary code execution through an authentication bypass.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

11, 2023, USDoD resurfaced after a lengthy absence to leak sensitive employee data stolen from the aerospace giant Airbus , while promising to visit the same treatment on top U.S. By stealing these tokens, attackers can often reuse them in their own web browser, and bypass any authentication normally required for that account.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Fortinet warned of a now-patched Wireless LAN Manager (FortiWLM) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34990 (CVSS score of 9.6), that could lead to admin access and sensitive information disclosure. Authenticated users’ session ID tokens in FortiWLM remain static per device boot. ” reads the advisory published by the vendor.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 7, 2020

Another major vulnerability discovered in the operating system in 2019, called BlueKeep, has been traced back to several major hacking campaigns. . Use two-factor authentication where possible. The post Windows 7 End of Life Presents Hacking Risk, FBI Warns appeared first on Adam Levin.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Netgear addressed two critical vulnerabilities, internally tracked as PSV-2023-0039 and PSV-2021-0117 , impacting multiple WiFi router models and urged customers to install the latest firmware. The two flaws are, respectively, a remote code execution issue and an authentication bypass vulnerability. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS flaw CVE-2023-28461 (CVSS score: 9.8) Attackers can exploit the SSL VPN gateway by accessing the filesystem via an HTTP header flags attribute and a vulnerable URL without authentication. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2025

In October 2024, VMware warned customers of the availability of a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for another authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-34051 , in VMware Aria Operations for Logs (formerly known as vRealize Log Insight). The vulnerability CVE-2023-34051 (CVSS score 8.1)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The second vulnerability, tracked CVE-2025-26466 (CVSS score: 5.9), affects both the OpenSSH client and server, allowing a pre-authentication denial-of-service attack. Introduced in December 2014 (OpenSSH 6.8p1), this flaw remained active, with FreeBSD enabling VerifyHostKeyDNS by default from 2013 to 2023, increasing exposure.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The two vulnerabilities are: CVE-2023-34192 Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVE-2024-49035 Microsoft Partner Center Improper Access Control Vulnerability The first vulnerability, CVE-2023-34192 (CVSS score: 9.0), is a cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in Synacor ZCS.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In March 2023, Lumen Black Lotus Labs researchers uncovered a sophisticated campaign called HiatusRAT that infected over 100 edge networking devices globally. Starting in mid-June through August 2023, Black Lotus Labs observed multiple newly compiled versions of the HiatusRAT malware discovered in the wild.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2023

Cisco is aware of attacks conducted by Akira ransomware threat actors targeting Cisco ASA VPNs that are not configured for multi-factor authentication. “This highlights the importance of enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) in VPN implementations. . ” reads a post published by Cisco PSIRT. 200 and 162.35.92[.]242

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2024

Researchers published a proof-of-concept (PoC) code for the recently disclosed critical flaw CVE-2023-51467 in the Apache OfBiz. Researchers from cybersecurity firm VulnCheck have created a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for the recently disclosed critical flaw CVE-2023-51467 (CVSS score: 9.8) in the Apache OfBiz.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

VMware disclosed a critical bypass vulnerability in VMware Cloud Director Appliance that can be exploited to bypass login restrictions when authenticating on certain ports. “VMware Cloud Director Appliance contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in case VMware Cloud Director Appliance was upgraded to 10.5

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Researcher released PoC exploit code for a recent critical flaw (CVE-2023-34039) in VMware Aria Operations for Networks. At the end of August, VMware released security updates to address two vulnerabilities in Aria Operations for Networks (formerly vRealize Network Insight), respectively tracked as CVE-2023-34039 (CVSS score: 9.8)

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2024

The three flaws fixed are: CVE-2024-21899 : an improper authentication vulnerability could allow users to compromise the security of the system via a network. CVE-2024-21900 : an injection vulnerability could allow authenticated users to execute commands via a network. x QTS 5.1.3.2578 build 20231110 and later QTS 4.5.x

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Experts warn that threat actors started exploiting the critical flaw CVE-2023-46747 in F5 BIG-IP installs less than five days after PoC exploit disclosure. F5 this week warned customers about a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-46747 (CVSS 9.8), that impacts BIG-IP and could result in unauthenticated remote code execution.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

IBM observed a credential harvesting campaign that is targeting Citrix NetScaler gateways affected by the CVE-2023-3519 vulnerability. IBM’s X-Force researchers reported that threat actors are conducting a large-scale credential harvesting campaign exploiting the recent CVE-2023-3519 vulnerability (CVSS score: 9.8)

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Researchers discovered approximately 12,000 Juniper SRX firewalls and EX switches vulnerable to a recently disclosed CVE-2023-36845 RCE flaw. VulnCheck researchers discovered approximately 12,000 internet-exposed Juniper SRX firewalls and EX switches that are vulnerable to the recently disclosed remote code execution flaw CVE-2023-36845.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Citrix warned of attacks actively exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2023-4966 in NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances. Citrix is urging administrators to secure all NetScaler ADC and Gateway appliances against the CVE-2023-4966 vulnerability, which is actively exploited in attacks. reported Citrix. reported Citrix. NetScaler ADC 13.1-FIPS

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Experts warn of threat actors actively exploiting CVE-2023-40044 flaw in recently disclosed flaw in Progress Software’s WS_FTP products. It was a bit shocking that we were able to reach the deserialization sink without any authentication.” All versions of WS_FTP Server are affected by these vulnerabilities.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2024

running on OLED55A23LA Below is the disclosure timeline: November 01, 2023: Vendor disclosure November 15, 2023: Vendor confirms the vulnerabilities. running on OLED55A23LA Below is the disclosure timeline: November 01, 2023: Vendor disclosure November 15, 2023: Vendor confirms the vulnerabilities. Sweden, and Finland.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The ‘Bootkitty’ Linux UEFI bootkit exploits the LogoFAIL flaws (CVE-2023-40238) to target systems using vulnerable firmware. The bootkit hooks UEFI authentication functions to bypass the Secure Boot mechanism and patches GRUB boot loader functions to evade additional integrity verifications. ” concludes the report.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Related: Class-action lawsuits pile up in wake of NPD hack So what’s the connection? The breach was initially caused by a third-party malicious actor who infiltrated NPD’s systems in December 2023. NPD reported the exposure of over 2.7 billion records.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Researchers publicly released the exploit code for the critical Cisco IOS XE vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20198. ai publicly released the exploit code for the critical Cisco IOS XE vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-20198. “[the PoC code] is an example request that bypasses authentication on vulnerable instances of IOS-XE.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Cloud identity and access management solutions provider Okta revealed additional threat actor activity linked to the October 2023 breach. Okta provided additional details about the October 2023 breach and revealed additional threat actor malicious activities. On Thursday, October 19, Okta advised customers of a security incident.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Experts reported that the vulnerability CVE-2023-4966 in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices has been exploited in attacks since late August. On October 10, Citrix published a security bulletin related to a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-4966, in Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway devices. ” reported Citrix.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Software giant Atlassian released emergency security updates to address a critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-22515 (CVSS score 10), in its Confluence Data Center and Server software. The flaw CVE-2023-22515 is a privilege escalation vulnerability that affects Confluence Data Center and Server 8.0.0 and later.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked the Chinese state-owned energy conglomerate China Energy Engineering Corporation. The report includes IOCs and TTPs identified through investigations as recently as September 2023. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

“On October 12, 2023, Rightway informed Okta that an unauthorized actor gained access to an eligibility census file maintained by Rightway in its provision of services to Okta. Rightway has indicated that the unauthorized activity occurred on September 23, 2023.”

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Scattered Spider has gained infamy for its high-profile cyberattacks, including the ransomware assault on MGM Casino in 2023 , which caused widespread disruption. As this case shows, phishing and hacking has become increasingly sophisticated and can result in enormous losses.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked Abdali Hospital, a multi-specialty hospital located in Jordan. pic.twitter.com/6uHMDcNhTC — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) December 26, 2023 The group published images of stolen documents as proof of the hack. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Cisco released security updates for an actively exploited zero-day flaw (CVE-2023-20109) that resides in the GET VPN feature of IOS and IOS XE software. Cisco warned customers to install security updates to address an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20109 (CVS 6.6), that resides in IOS and IOS XE software.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Ukraine’s intelligence service announced the hack of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, ‘Rosaviatsia.’ ’ Ukraine’s intelligence service announced they have hacked Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, ‘Rosaviatsia.’ ” reads the announcement. ” reads the announcement.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London. The Rhysida ransomware group claimed to have hacked King Edward VII’s Hospital in London and added it to the list of victims on its Tor leak site. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023. Data from the Royal Family!

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Sonar’s Vulnerability Research Team discovered a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-42793 (CVSS score of 9.8), in TeamCity. The vulnerability is an authentication bypass issue affecting the on-premises version of TeamCity. Patch your TeamCity instance to avoid server hack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

In December 2023, Elliptic and Corvus Insurance published a joint research that revealed the group accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022. It has been used to attack more than 329 organizations globally and has grown to become the fourth-most active strain of ransomware by number of victims in 2022-2023.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A look ahead to 2023 we can expect to see changes in MFA, continued Hactivism from non-state actors, CISOs lean in on more proactive security and crypto-jackers will get more savvy. In 2023, crypto-jackers will get more savvy and we might start to see the detrimental effects of what is usually considered inevitable or negligible.

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