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Cisco Releases Security Updates for Secure Client

Cisco released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Client and Secure Client for Linux. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected device. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following security releases and apply the necessary updates:  Cisco Secure Client Carriage Return Line Feed Injection Vulnerability  Cisco Secure Client for Linux with ISE Posture Module Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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VMware Releases Security Advisory for Multiple Products

VMware released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following VMware security advisory and apply the necessary updates: VMSA-2024-0006

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BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare

There are indications that U.S. healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. “ALPHV“) as the company struggles to bring services back online amid a cyberattack that has disrupted prescription drug services nationwide for weeks. However, the cybercriminal who claims to have given BlackCat access to Change’s network says the crime gang cheated them out of their share of the ransom, and that they still…

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Cisco Releases Security Advisories for Cisco NX-OS Software

Cisco released security advisories to address vulnerabilities affecting Cisco NX-OS Software. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service condition. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories and apply the necessary updates: Cisco NX-OS Software MPLS Encapsulated IPv6 Denial of Service Vulnerability Cisco NX-OS Software External Border Gateway Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability      

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Fulton County, Security Experts Call LockBit’s Bluff

The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the county paid a ransom demand. LockBit removed Fulton County’s listing from its victim shaming website this morning, claiming the county had paid. But county officials said they did not pay, nor did anyone make payment on their behalf. Security experts say LockBit was likely bluffing and probably lost most of the…

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CISA and Partners Release Advisory on Threat Actors Exploiting Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways Vulnerabilities

Today, CISA and the following partners released joint Cybersecurity Advisory Threat Actors Exploit Multiple Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways:  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)  Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC)  United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK)  Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre), a part of the Communications Security Establishment  New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ)  CERT-New Zealand (CERT…

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CISA, FBI, and MS-ISAC Release Advisory on Phobos Ransomware

Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), #StopRansomware: Phobos Ransomware, to disseminate known tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs), which are from incident response investigations tied to Phobos ransomware activity from as recently as February, 2024. Structured as a ransomware as a service (RaaS) model, Phobos ransomware actors have targeted entities including municipal and county…

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Calendar Meeting Links Used to Spread Mac Malware

Malicious hackers are targeting people in the cryptocurrency space in attacks that start with a link added to the target’s calendar at Calendly, a popular application for scheduling appointments and meetings. The attackers impersonate established cryptocurrency investors and ask to schedule a video conference call. But clicking the meeting link provided by the scammers prompts the user to run a script that quietly installs malware on macOS systems. KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader who…

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CISA Releases Resource Guide for University Cybersecurity Clinics

Today, CISA released a Resource Guide for Cybersecurity Clinics to outline ways CISA can partner with and support cybersecurity clinics and their clients. University cybersecurity clinics train students from diverse backgrounds and academic expertise to strengthen the digital defenses of non-profits, hospitals, municipalities, small businesses, and other under-resourced organizations. They can help address the national cyber workforce gap by developing a talent pipeline for cyber civil defense and helping students see themselves in a cybersecurity…

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Updates on NIST’s Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group

Last November, I was pleased to chair the most recent meeting of the Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group (IICSWG) – a group NIST created in 2016. Our charge, from the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, was to build a coordination mechanism for government agencies to discuss international cybersecurity standardization issues, consistent with agencies’ responsibilities under OMB Circular A-119. Since then, IICSWG has grown as a forum to discuss cybersecurity and privacy standardization topics, examine the…

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