Insights

07 Nov

FEMA and CISA Release Joint Guidance on Planning Considerations for Cyber Incidents

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the joint guide Planning Considerations for Cyber Incidents: Guidance for Emergency Managers to provide state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) emergency managers with foundational knowledge of cyber incidents to increase cyber preparedness efforts in their jurisdictions. Emergency managers should be able to understand and prepare for the potential impacts of cyber incidents on their communities and emergency operations. FEMA…

Read More
07 Nov

CISA Releases Guidance for Addressing Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Vulnerability CVE-2023-4966, Citrix Bleed

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, CISA, in response to active, targeted exploitation, released guidance for addressing Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway vulnerability CVE-2023-4966. The vulnerability, also known as Citrix Bleed, could allow a cyber actor to take control of an affected system. CISA recommends organizations patch unmitigated appliances, hunt for any malicious activity, and report any positive findings to CISA. Review CISA’s guidance for more information.

Read More
06 Nov

Who’s Behind the SWAT USA Reshipping Service?

Information, Insights

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that one of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. In today’s Part II, we’ll examine clues about the real-life identity of “Fearlless,” the nickname chosen by the proprietor of the SWAT USA Drops service. Based in Russia, SWAT USA recruits people in the United States to reship packages containing pricey electronics that are purchased with stolen…

Read More
06 Nov

CISA Published When to Issue VEX Information

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, CISA published When to Issue Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX) Information, developed by a community of industry and government experts with the goal to offer some guidance and structure for the software security world, including the large and growing global SBOM community. This guide explains the circumstances and events that could lead an entity to issue VEX information and describes the entities that create or consume VEX information. Whether, and when, to issue VEX information…

Read More
02 Nov

Russian Reshipping Service ‘SWAT USA Drop’ Exposed

Information, Insights

The login page for the criminal reshipping service SWAT USA Drop. One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Here’s a closer look at the Russia-based SWAT USA Drop Service, which currently employs more than 1,200 people across the United States who are knowingly or unwittingly involved in reshipping expensive consumer goods purchased with stolen credit cards. Among the most common ways…

Read More
31 Oct

.US Harbors Prolific Malicious Link Shortening Service

Information, Insights

The top-level domain for the United States — .US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. The findings come close on the heels of a report that identified .US domains as among the most prevalent in phishing attacks over the past year. Researchers at Infoblox say they’ve been tracking what appears to be a three-year-old link shortening service…

Read More
27 Oct

CISA Updates Guidance for Addressing Cisco IOS XE Web UI Vulnerabilities With Additional Releases

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, CISA updated its guidance addressing two vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2023-20273, affecting Cisco’s Internetworking Operating System (IOS) XE Software Web User Interface (UI). The guidance now notes that Cisco has fixed these vulnerabilities for the 17.6 Cisco IOS XE software release train with the 17.6.6a update. According to Cisco’s Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Feature, fixes are still to be determined for the following Cisco IOS XE software release…

Read More
27 Oct

CISA Announces Launch of Logging Made Easy

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, CISA announces the launch of a new version of Logging Made Easy (LME), a straightforward log management solution for Windows-based devices that can be downloaded and self-installed for free. CISA’s version reimagines technology developed by the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), making it available to a wider audience. Log management makes systems more secure. Until now, it has been a heavy lift for many targeted organizations, especially those with limited resources. CISA’s LME is…

Read More
26 Oct

Apple Releases Security Advisories for Multiple Products

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Apple has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected device. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories and apply the necessary updates: iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1 iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2 iOS 15.8 and iPadOS 15.8 macOS Sonoma 14.1 macOS Ventura 13.6.1 macOS Monterey 12.7.1 tvOS 17.1 watchOS 10.1 Safari 17.1

Read More