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Drupal Releases Security Advisory for Drupal Core

Drupal released a security advisory to address a vulnerability affecting multiple Drupal core versions. A cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service condition. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Drupal security advisory SA-CORE-2024-001 for more information and apply the necessary update.

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Atlassian Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

Atlassian released a security advisory to address a vulnerability (CVE-2023-22527) in out-of-date versions of Confluence Data Center and Server as well as its January 2024 security bulletin to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A malicious cyber actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability advisory and Atlassian’s January 2024 Security Bulletin and apply the necessary updates.

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Incident Response Guide for the WWS Sector

Today, CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Environmental Protection Agency released a joint Incident Response Guide for the Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector. The guide includes contributions from over 25 WWS Sector organizations spanning private industry, nonprofit, and government entities. This coordination enabled CISA, FBI, and EPA to develop a guide with meaningful value to WWS Sector organizations. Specifically, the guide provides information about the federal support available at each stage…

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E-Crime Rapper ‘Punchmade Dev’ Debuts Card Shop

The rapper and social media personality Punchmade Dev is perhaps best known for his flashy videos singing the praises of a cybercrime lifestyle. With memorable hits such as “Internet Swiping” and “Million Dollar Criminal” earning millions of views, Punchmade has leveraged his considerable following to peddle tutorials on how to commit financial crimes online. But until recently, there wasn’t much to support a conclusion that Punchmade was actually doing the cybercrime things he promotes in…

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CISA and FBI Release Known IOCs Associated with Androxgh0st Malware

Today, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), Known Indicators of Compromise Associated with Androxgh0st Malware, to disseminate known indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with threat actors deploying Androxgh0st malware. Androxgh0st malware establishes a botnet for victim identification and exploitation in vulnerable networks, and targets files that contain confidential information, such as credentials, for various high profile applications. Threat actors deploying Androxgh0st…

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Cisco Releases Security Advisory for Cisco Unity Connection

Cisco released a security advisory to address a vulnerability (CVE-2024-20272) in Cisco Unity Connection. A cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Unity Connection Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability advisory and apply the necessary updates.

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Journey into the Immersive Frontier: Preliminary NIST Research on Cybersecurity and Privacy Standards for Immersive Technologies

Words like “metaverse” and “augmented reality” may conjure up thoughts of friends in headsets wielding virtual sabers or folks roaming the streets at night in search of PokéStops. Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technologies (“immersive technologies”) have entered the popular conscience thanks in part to the success of games, but their applications go well beyond new experiences in entertainment. They are already being utilized to increase access to education, improve manufacturing, bolster accessibility, and train…

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