This Week in Security News: More Than 8,000 Unsecured Redis Instances Found in the Cloud and Wiper Malware Called “Coronavirus” Spreads Among Windows Victims

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about 8,000 Redis instances running unsecured in different parts of the world, even deployed in public clouds. Also, read about a new...

Microsoft works with healthcare organizations to protect from popular ransomware during COVID-19 crisis: Here’s what to do

True to form, human-operated ransomware campaigns are always on prowl for any path of least resistance to gain initial access to target organizations. During this time of crisis, as organizations have moved to a remote workforce, ransomware operators have found a practical target: network devices...

alliance-healthcare.co.uk Cross Site Scripting vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-1130661 Security Researcher Taba Helped patch 9 vulnerabilities Received 0 Coordinated Disclosure badges Received 2 recommendations , found a security vulnerability affecting alliance-healthcare.co.uk website and its users. Following coordinated and responsible vulnerabili...

WARNING: Hackers Install Secret Backdoor on Thousands of Microsoft SQL Servers

Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a sustained malicious campaign dating back to May 2018 that targets Windows machines running MS-SQL servers to deploy backdoors and other kinds of malware, including multi-functional remote access tools RATs and cryptominers. Named "Vollgar" after the...

WARNING: Hackers Install Secret Backdoor on Thousands of Microsoft SQL Servers

Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a sustained malicious campaign dating back to May 2018 that targets Windows machines running MS-SQL servers to deploy backdoors and other kinds of malware, including multi-functional remote access tools RATs and cryptominers. Named "Vollgar " after the...

Riding another wave of success for our multi-layered detection and response approach

The corporate endpoint is a constant battle between cybersecurity white hats and criminal attackers. According to one study from the Ponemon Institute, 68% of organizations were victims of an attack on the endpoint in 2019. The risks and costs associated with undetected threats are immeasurable...

WHO Targeted in Espionage Attempt, COVID-19 Cyberattacks Spike

The World Health Organization WHO has attracted the notice of cybercriminals as the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic continues to play out, with a doubling of attacks recently, according to officials there. Problematically, evidence has also now apparently surfaced that the DarkHotel APT group has tri...

Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Installer used by WebSphere Message Broker, IBM Integration Bus, IBM Integration Bus Healthcare Pack, Manufacturing Pack, and Retail Pack is susceptible to DLL-planting vulnerability (CVE-2016-4560)

Summary The Windows graphical user interface installer setup.exe used by WebSphere Message Broker, IBM Integration Bus, IBM Integration Bus Healthcare Pack, IBM Integration Bus Manufacturing Pack, and IBM Integration Bus Retail Pack, is susceptible to a DLL-planting vulnerability, where a malicio...

Covid-19 Spurs Facial Recognition Tracking, Privacy Fears

In the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, facial recognition technology is being adopted globally as a way to track the virus’ spread. But privacy experts worry that, in the rush to implement COVID-19 tracking capabilities, important and deep rooted issues around data collection and...

Insulet Omnipod

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 7.3 ATTENTION: Low skill level to exploit/public exploits are known for this vulnerability Vendor: Insulet Equipment: Omnipod Insulin Management System Vulnerability: Improper Access Control 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an...

New Osterman Research Report | Cyber Security in Healthcare

In 2019, roughly 45 million healthcare records were breached in the United States. With ransomware as their go-to technique, cyber attackers are targeting healthcare providers, medical devices, and critical supply chains more than ever before. The latest Osterman Research report, “Cyber Security ...

Spear-Phishing Attack Lures Victims With 'HIV Results'

Recently discovered spear-phishing emails are using a unique “scare-factor” lure to convince victims to open attached malicious Microsoft Excel documents: Their HIV test results. Researchers are warning of a recent campaign involving emails claiming to come from Vanderbilt University Medical...

Spear-Phishing Attack Lures Victims With 'HIV Results'

Recently discovered spear-phishing emails are using a unique “scare-factor” lure to convince victims to open attached malicious Microsoft Excel documents: Their HIV test results. Researchers are warning of a recent campaign involving emails claiming to come from Vanderbilt University Medical...

This Week in Security News: Trend Micro Detects a 10 Percent Rise in Ransomware in 2019 and New Wi-Fi Encryption Vulnerability Affects Over a Billion Devices

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, read about how Trend Micro detected a 10 percent rise in ransomware attacks in 2019. Also, learn about a new Wi-Fi encryption vulnerability...

Hackers Cashing In On Healthcare Industry Security Weaknesses

SAN FRANCISCO – Cybercriminals are pushing boundaries in looking for new ways to cash in on the healthcare space – whether it is persuading desperate patients to download health information apps that actually infect their devices with malware, attacking hospitals with ransomware attacks or even...

GE Healthcare Ultrasound products (Update A)

View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 8.4 ATTENTION : low attack complexity Vendor : GE Healthcare Equipment : Ultrasound Products Vulnerability : Protection Mechanism Failure, Incorrect User Management 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker...

PT-2020-6969 · Ge Healthcare · Logiq +6

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: GE HealthCare Ultrasound Products versions all versions Vivid products versions all versions LOGIQ versions all versions, excluding LOGIQ 100 Pro Voluson versions all versions Versana Essential versions all versions Invenia ABUS Scan station...

Spacelabs Xhibit Telemetry Receiver (XTR)

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 9.8 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/Low skill level to exploit/Public exploits known Vendor: Spacelabs Equipment: Xhibit Telemetry Receiver Vulnerability: Improper Input Validation 2. RISK EVALUATION A remote code execution vulnerability called BlueKeep CVE-2019-0708...

Quarterly Report: Incident Response trends in fall 2019

By David Liebenberg and Kendall McKay. While many Cisco Talos Incident Response CTIR engagements have shown similar patterns over the past two quarters, we’re seeing a dangerous trend emerge this winter. Threat actors are increasingly combining the exfiltration of sensitive data along with data...

Spear phishing 101: what you need to know

Phishing, a cyberattack method as old as viruses and Nigerian Princes, continues to be one of the most popular means of initiating a breach against individuals and organizations, even in 2020. The tactic is so effective, it has spawned a multitude of sub-methods, including smishing phishing via...