Targeted attack on Government Agencies

Targeted Attack on Government Agencies By Sushant Kumar Arya, Mohsin Dalla · July 13, 2022 Executive summary The Trellix Email Security Research Team has discovered a malicious campaign targeting government agencies of Afghanistan, India, Italy, Poland, and the United States since 2021. The attac...

Targeted attack on Government Agencies

Targeted Attack on Government Agencies By Sushant Kumar Arya, Mohsin Dalla · July 13, 2022 Executive summary The Trellix Email Security Research Team has discovered a malicious campaign targeting government agencies of Afghanistan, India, Italy, Poland, and the United States since 2021. The attac...

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog 

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly added...

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of 'PwnKit' Linux Vulnerability in the Wild

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA this week moved to add a Linux vulnerability dubbed PwnKit to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The issue, tracked as CVE-2021-4034 CVSS score: 7.8, came to light in January 2022 and...

A week in security (June 20 – June 26)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: LinkedIn scams are a "significant threat", warns FBI DDoS-for-hire service provider jailed Internet Safety Month: 7 tips for staying safe online while on vacation Client-side Magecart attacks still around, but more covert Security vulnerabilities: 5 times that...

CISA Adds Eight Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog  

CISA has added eight new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly...

CISA Releases Cloud Security Technical Reference Architecture

CISA has released its Cloud Security CS Technical Reference Architecture TRA to guide federal civilian departments and agencies in securely migrating to the cloud. Co-authored by CISA, the United States Digital Service, and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, the CS TRA defines...

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog 

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly added...

CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog  

CISA has added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly...

U.S. Agencies Warn About Chinese Hackers Targeting Telecoms and Network Service Providers

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned about China-based state-sponsored cyber actors leveraging network vulnerabilities to exploit public and private sector organizations since at least 2020. The widespread intrusion campaigns aim to exploit publicly identified security flaws i...

Ransomware Task Force priorities see progress in first year

This blog is part of our live coverage from RSA Conference 2022: US President Joseph R. Biden Jr., The White House, and law enforcement agencies across the world paid close attention last year when a group of more than 60 cybersecurity experts launched the Ransomware Task Force, heeding the group...

CISA and DoD Release 5G Security Evaluation Process Investigation Study

CISA and the Department of Defense DoD have released their 5G Security Evaluation Process Investigation Study for federal agencies. The new features, capabilities, and services offered by fifth-generation 5G cellular network technology can transform mission and business operations; and federal...

CISA Adds 34 Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added 34 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly added...

CISA Adds 20 Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added 20 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly added...

CISA Issues Emergency Directive and Releases Advisory Related to VMware Vulnerabilities

CISA has issued Emergency Directive ED 22-03 and released a Cybersecurity Advisory CSA in response to active and expected exploitation of multiple vulnerabilities in the following VMware products: VMware Workspace ONE Access Access, VMware Identity Manager vIDM, VMware vRealize Automation vRA,...

Get to Know Steve Povolny

Meet Steve Povolny Head of Advanced Threat Research for Trellix Threat Labs By Michael Alicea · May 17, 2022 At Trellix, we celebrate and champion our people. This week, I sat down with Steve Povolny, Head of Advanced Threat Research for Trellix Threat Labs. As he is one of the leading...

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly adde...

CISA Urges Organizations to Patch Actively Exploited F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability

.jpg The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has added the recently disclosed F5 BIG-IP flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog following reports of active abuse in the wild. The flaw, assigned the identifier CVE-2022-1388 CVSS score: 9.8, concerns a critical bu...

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly added...

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. Note: to view the newly added...