Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with Asset and Service Management (CVE-2021-20517)

Summary IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of Maximo Asset Management, Maximo Industry Solutions including Maximo for Nuclear Power, Maximo for Transportation, Maximo for Life Sciences, Maximo for Oil and Gas, and Maximo for Utilities, Maximo Adapter for Primavera,...

Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with Asset and Service Management (CVE-2021-29754)

Summary IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of Maximo Asset Management, Maximo Industry Solutions including Maximo for Nuclear Power, Maximo for Transportation, Maximo for Life Sciences, Maximo for Oil and Gas, and Maximo for Utilities, Maximo Adapter for Primavera,...

CVE-2021-32693 Authentication granted with multiple firewalls

Symfony is a PHP framework for web and console applications and a set of reusable PHP components. A vulnerability related to firewall authentication is in Symfony starting with version 5.3.0 and prior to 5.3.2. When an application defines multiple firewalls, the token authenticated by one of the...

Samsung Account Redirection Vulnerability Vulnerability

Samsung Account is a cell phone account of the South Korean company Samsung Samsung. Samsung Account suffers from a redirection vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker to access contact and file providers using the SettingWebView component...

VPNs and Trust

TorrentFreak surveyed nineteen VPN providers, asking them questions about their privacy practices: what data they keep, how they respond to court order, what country they are incorporated in, and so on. Most interesting to me is the home countries of these companies. Express VPN is incorporated i...

New Cyber Espionage Group Targeting Ministries of Foreign Affairs

Cybersecurity researchers on Thursday took the wraps off a new cyber espionage group that has been behind a series of targeted attacks against diplomatic entities and telecommunication companies in Africa and the Middle East since at least 2017. Dubbed "BackdoorDiplomacy," the campaign involves...

Trusting Locations Bites Us Yet Again

Recently, Microsoft announced the discovery of yet another attack being launched by the now infamous Nobelium group, which has been responsible for numerous successful attacks, including the widespread SolarWinds breach in 2020. Thankfully, this latest attempt was not as impactful as those in the...

Cyber-Insurance Fuels Ransomware Payment Surge

Ransomware victims are increasingly falling back on their cyber-insurance providers to pay the ransom when they’re hit with an extortion cyberattack. But security researchers warn that this approach can quickly become problematic. In the first half of 2020, ransomware attacks accounted for 41...

GSD-2021-1000188 default search paths use Terraform Registry for custom providers in Terraform version 0.15.3

In Hashicorp Terraform version 0.15.3 the default search paths use Terraform Registry for custom providers if they exist in the terraform plan which can be attacked via code processed by the CI/CD pipeline using "terraform plan" resulting in Remote code Execution, exfiltration of environmental...

default search paths use Terraform Registry for custom providers in Terraform version 0.15.3

In Hashicorp Terraform version 0.15.3 the default search paths use Terraform Registry for custom providers if they exist in the terraform plan which can be attacked via code processed by the CI/CD pipeline using "terraform plan" resulting in Remote code Execution, exfiltration of environmental...

New sophisticated email-based attack from NOBELIUM

Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC has uncovered a wide-scale malicious email campaign operated by NOBELIUM, the threat actor behind the attacks against SolarWinds, the SUNBURST backdoor, TEARDROP malware, GoldMax malware, and other related components. The campaign, initially observed and...

CVE-2008-3280

It was found that various OpenID Providers OPs had TLS Server Certificates that used weak keys, as a result of the Debian Predictable Random Number Generator CVE-2008-0166. In combination with the DNS Cache Poisoning issue CVE-2008-1447 and the fact that almost all SSL/TLS implementations do not...

Design/Logic Flaw

It was found that various OpenID Providers OPs had TLS Server Certificates that used weak keys, as a result of the Debian Predictable Random Number Generator CVE-2008-0166. In combination with the DNS Cache Poisoning issue CVE-2008-1447 and the fact that almost all SSL/TLS implementations do not...

CVE-2008-3280

It was found that various OpenID Providers OPs had TLS Server Certificates that used weak keys, as a result of the Debian Predictable Random Number Generator CVE-2008-0166. In combination with the DNS Cache Poisoning issue CVE-2008-1447 and the fact that almost all SSL/TLS implementations do not...

Recycle Your Phone, Sure, But Maybe Not Your Number

Many online services allow users to reset their passwords by clicking a link sent via SMS, and this unfortunately widespread practice has turned mobile phone numbers into de facto identity documents. Which means losing control over one thanks to a divorce, job termination or financial crisis can ...

Big Cybersecurity Tips For Remote Workers Who Use Their Own Tech

As the total number of people working from home has grown dramatically in the last year or two, so has the number of individuals who use all of their own technology for their jobs. If you're a remote worker who relies on your own PC to get your work done, then you may be at a heightened risk for...

MDR Vendor Must-Haves, Part 10: Included Security Orchestration and Automation

This blog post is part of an ongoing series about evaluating Managed Detection and Response MDR providers. For more insights, check out our guide, “10 Things Your MDR Service Must Do.” Cybersecurity teams continue to be challenged by resource constraints and disconnected toolsets. One method of...

LuckyMouse Hackers Target Banks, Companies and Governments in 2020

An adversary known for its watering hole attacks against government entities has been linked to a slew of newly detected intrusions targeting various organizations in Central Asia and the Middle East. The malicious activity, collectively named "EmissarySoldier," has been attributed to a threat...

Watch out! Android Flubot spyware is spreading fast

Using a proven method of text messages about missed deliveries, an old player on the Android malware stage has returned for an encore. This time it seems to be very active, especially in the UK where Android users are being targeted by text messages containing a link to a particularly nasty piece...

Flubot Spyware Spreading Through Android Devices

Android mobile phone users across the U.K. and Europe are being targeted by text messages containing a particularly nasty piece of spyware called “Flubot,” according to the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre. And the U.S. could be the next target. Victims are asked to download a fake app from ...