Fintech firm hit by log4j hack refuses to pay $5 million ransom

One of the largest Vietnamese crypto trading platforms, ONUS, recently suffered a cyber attack on its payment system running a vulnerable Log4j version. Soon enough, threat actors approached ONUS to extort a $5 million sum and threatened to publish the Read More …

Examining Log4j Vulnerabilities in Connected Cars and Charging Stations

Since its disclosure on Dec. 9, a vast number of articles have been written on the remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the library Apache Log4j — a reflection of its impact. The library is used by innumerable programs to Read More …

Mitigating Log4Shell and Other Log4j-Related Vulnerabilities

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), the Computer Emergency Response Team New Zealand (CERT NZ), the New Zealand Read More …

What to Do About Log4j

Log4j poses some deep challenges to IT. In this article I’ll discuss some tactical measures people are already taking now and over the next week or two, and some strategic guidance for what to do after the immediate crisis abates. Read More …

Belgian Defense Ministry confirms cyberattack through Log4j exploitation

The Belgian Ministry of Defense has confirmed a cyberattack on its networks that involved the Log4j vulnerability. In a statement, the Defense Ministry said it discovered an attack on its computer network with internet access on Thursday. They did not Read More …

Log4j vulnerability now used to install Dridex banking malware

Threat actors now exploit the critical Apache Log4j vulnerability named Log4Shell to infect vulnerable devices with the notorious Dridex banking trojan or Meterpreter. The Dridex malware is a banking trojan originally developed to steal online banking credentials from victims. However, Read More …

Readout Of CISA Call With Critical Infrastructure Partners On Log4j Vulnerabilities And The Need For Increased Vigilance This Holiday Season

WASHINGTON – This afternoon, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held a call with critical infrastructure entities from the public and private sectors to emphasize the importance of remaining vigilant against cyber threats over the holiday season, particularly with Read More …

Apache releases new 2.17.0 patch for Log4j to solve denial of service vulnerability

Apache has released version 2.17.0 of the patch for Log4j after discovering issues with their previous release, which came out on Tuesday. Apache said version 2.16 “does not always protect from infinite recursion in lookup evaluation” and explained that it Read More …

CISA Issues Emergency Directive Requiring Federal Agencies To Mitigate Apache Log4j Vulnerabilities

WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Emergency Directive (ED) 22-02 today requiring federal civilian departments and agencies to assess their internet-facing network assets for the Apache Log4j vulnerabilities and immediately patch these systems or implement other appropriate mitigation measures. This Directive will be updated to further drive additional mitigation actions. The Read More …

Second Log4j vulnerability CVE 2021-45046 discovered, patch already released

A second vulnerability involving Apache Log4j was found on Tuesday after cybersecurity experts spent days attempting to patch or mitigate CVE-2021-44228. The description of the new vulnerability, CVE 2021-45046, says the fix to address CVE-2021-44228 in Apache Log4j 2.15.0 was Read More …