- Fortinet warns admins to patch critical authentication bypass bug immediately
October 7, 2022
Fortinet has warned administrators to update FortiGate firewalls and FortiProxy web proxies to the latest versions, which address a critical severity vulnerability. The security flaw (tracked as CVE-2022-40684) is an authentication bypass on the administrative interface that could allow remote threat actors to log into unpatched devices. “An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel ...
- CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories
October 7, 2022
CISA has released three Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on October 11, 2022. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisories for technical details and mitigations: ICSA-22-284-01 Altair HyperView Player ICSA-22-284-02 Daikin SVMPC1 and SVMPC2 ICSA-22-284-03 Sensormatic Electronics C-CURE 9000 Read more… Source: ...
- Utility security is so bad, US DoE offers rate cuts to improve it
October 7, 2022
The US Department of Energy has proposed regulations to financially reward cybersecurity modernization at power plants by offering rate deals for everything from buying new hardware to paying for outside help. In a notice of proposed rulemaking published earlier this week (which nullified a similar 2021 plan), the DoE said the time was right “to establish ...
- Australian Federal Police arrest man suspected of exploiting Optus cyberattack
October 6, 2022
Aussie police have cuffed a 19-year-old Sydney resident accused of trying to extort money from victims of the recent cyberattack and digital burglary at national telecommunications provider Optus. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said today it was alerted to the blackmail attempt when some Optus customers were told to transfer AU$2,000 ($1,300) to a bank account ...
- Nonprofit hospital network suffers IT meltdown after ‘security incident’
October 6, 2022
America’s second-largest nonprofit healthcare org is suffering a security “issue” that has diverted ambulances and shut down electronic records systems at hospitals around the country. CommonSpirit Health, a Chicago-based organization that has more than 1,000 facilities and 140 hospitals across 21 states, this week copped to an “IT security issue” affecting “some” of its locations. The ...
- Riyadh gears up for the ultimate hack fest as infosec heavyweights head to Black Hat MEA this November
October 6, 2022
Registrations now open for most awaited cybersecurity event in the region, taking place in Riyadh from 15 – 17 November 2022 Visitors to expect an action-packed agenda with 23 bespoke certified world-class cybersecurity trainings, exhilarating hacking competitions, and captivating sessions with leading international speakers Supported by Saudi Federation for Cyber Security and Programming (SAFCSP), Black Hat opens ...
- BlackByte ransomware abuses legit driver to disable security products
October 5, 2022
The BlackByte ransomware gang is using a new technique that researchers are calling “Bring Your Own Driver,” which enables bypassing protections by disabling more than 1,000 drivers used by various security solutions. Recent attacks attributed to this group involved a version of the MSI Afterburner RTCore64.sys driver, which is vulnerable to a privilege escalation and code ...
- Russian Hackers Reveal List of American Targets for Attack
October 5, 2022
A pro-Russian computer hacking cell announced it will be launching a series of cyber attacks on a number of United States government websites in an apparent response to escalating tensions between the country and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In a Telegram post Wednesday, Killnet, a notorious “hacktivist” group formed at the onset of the ...
- Shangri-La hotel chain confirms data leak
October 5, 2022
Hotel chain Shangri-La Group has admitted to its systems being attacked, and personal data describing guests accessed by unknown parties, over a timeframe that includes the dates on which a high-level international defence conference was staged at one of its Singapore properties. “Shangri-La Group recently discovered unauthorized activities on our IT network,” states a notice from ...
- Uncommon infection and malware propagation methods
October 5, 2022
Kaspersky researchers are often asked how targets are infected with malware. Their answer is nearly always the same: (spear) phishing. There will be exceptions, naturally, as they will encounter RCE vulnerabilities every now and then, or if the attacker is already on the network, they will use tools like PsExec. But that’s it — most ...
- 21ST CENTURY TECH – TERMINATING THE OLD AND LOOKING TO THE NEW
October 5, 2022
New research has shown the dramatic change in tech habits over 20 years, with people turning their backs on land lines, fax machines and digital cameras, whilst looking to a future of driverless cars and no computers or offices. In a study of 1000 people, less than a quarter said they regularly used email in the ...