White House Warns of Possible Russian Cyberattacks

News: The White House has issued its starkest warning that Russia may be planning cyberattacks against critical-sector U.S. companies amid the Ukraine invasion. … Context: The alert comes after Russia has lobbed a series of digital attacks at the Ukrainian government and critical industry sectors...

[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: zabbix-5.0.21-1.fc35

Zabbix is software that monitors numerous parameters of a network and the health and integrity of servers. Zabbix uses a flexible notification mechanism that allows users to configure e-mail based alerts for virtually any event. This allows a fast reaction to server problems. Zabbix offers...

[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: zabbix-5.0.21-1.fc34

Zabbix is software that monitors numerous parameters of a network and the health and integrity of servers. Zabbix uses a flexible notification mechanism that allows users to configure e-mail based alerts for virtually any event. This allows a fast reaction to server problems. Zabbix offers...

Mitigate Top 5 Common Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities in software and infrastructure are a fact of life for developers and SREs. But when you understand vulnerabilities, you can minimize their impact. Learn more about five common threats and how to mitigate them...

AvosLocker ransomware uses Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities, says FBI

The FBI has issued an advisory about the AvosLocker ransomware. Notably the FBI has noticed that several victims have reported Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities as the intrusion vector. AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service RaaS affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across...

Apache CloudStack Security Feature Issue Vulnerability

Apache CloudStack is an Infrastructure-as-a-Service IaaS cloud computing platform from the Apache Foundation. The platform is primarily used to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines.A security feature issue vulnerability exists in versions of Apache CloudStack prior to 4.16.1.0,...

Agencies Warn on Satellite Hacks & GPS Jamming Affecting Airplanes, Critical Infrastructure

In a warning to aviation authorities and air operators on Thursday, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency EASA warned of satellite jamming and spoofing attacks across a broad swath of Eastern Europe that could affect air navigation systems. The warning came in tandem with a separate alert fro...

The Golden Hour of Incident Response

As a CSIRT consultant, I cannot overemphasize the importance of effectively managing the first hour in a critical incident. Finding out what to do is often a daunting task in a critical incident. In addition, the feeling of uneasiness often prevents an incident response analyst from making...

Strengthening Cybersecurity of SATCOM Network Providers and Customers

CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI are aware of possible threats to U.S. and international satellite communications SATCOM networks. Successful intrusions into SATCOM networks could create additional risk for SATCOM network customer environments. In response, CISA and FBI have...

Suspected DarkHotel APT Activity Update

Suspected DarkHotel APT activity update One Hotel to rule them all, One Hotel to find them, One Hotel to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. By John Fokker · March 17, 2022 This story was also written by Thibault Seret Introduction: Our advanced threat research team has discovered a...

Pandora Ransomware Targets Multiple Plants around the Globe

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Pandora ransomware is a new operation that targets business networks and obtains data for double-extortion assaults and active since March 2022. DENSO, a Japanese auto parts manufacturers plant in Germany, and Global Wafers...

US Critical Infrastructure Companies Will Have to Report When They Are Hacked

This will be law soon: Companies critical to U.S. national interests will now have to report when theyre hacked or they pay ransomware, according to new rules approved by Congress. … The reporting requirement legislation was approved by the House and the Senate on Thursday and is expected to be...

How to Build a Serverless API with Lambda and Node.js

Is your app server serving more stress than function? Explore this walkthrough for configuring and deploying a serverless API and discover the vast benefits of letting cloud services manage your infrastructure...

Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Access Network Misconfigured with Default MFA Protocols

CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory that details how Russian state-sponsored cyber actors accessed a network with misconfigured default multifactor authentication MFA protocols. The actors then exploited a critical Windows Print Spooler...

An Inside Look at CISA’s Supply Chain Task Force

When one mentions supply chains these days, we tend to think of microchips from China causing delays in automobile manufacturing or toilet paper disappearing from store shelves. Sure, there are some chips in the communications infrastructure, but the cyber supply chain is mostly about virtual...

Mustang Panda targets European diplomats using enhanced PlugX backdoor

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Mustang Panda, a Chinese cyberespionage group, has been targeting European diplomats with a revised version of the PlugX backdoor in an ongoing campaign linked to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The group, also known as...

New US Law to Require Cyber Incident Reports

The US Congress is poised to pass the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. Once signed by the President, it will become law. The law will require critical infrastructure owners and operators to report cyber incidents and ransomware payments. The legislation was...

RangnarLocker Ransomware hits Critical Infrastructure Compromising 50+ Organizations

THREAT LEVEL: Red. For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released an alert on Ragnarlocker campaign that has affected nearly 52 organizations encompassing 10 critical infrastructure sectors, including entities in significant manufacturing,...

CVE-2022-24349

An authenticated user can create a link with reflected XSS payload for actions’ pages, and send it to other users. Malicious code has access to all the same objects as the rest of the web page and can make arbitrary modifications to the contents of the page being displayed to a victim. This attac...

Cross site scripting

An authenticated user can create a link with reflected XSS payload for actions’ pages, and send it to other users. Malicious code has access to all the same objects as the rest of the web page and can make arbitrary modifications to the contents of the page being displayed to a victim. This attac...