Insights

10 Jan

Microsoft Releases January 2023 Security Updates

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: January 10, 2023 Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s January 2023 Security Update Guide and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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09 Jan

Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports

Data Breaches, Information, Insights

Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian, one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus. Normally, Experian requires that those seeking a copy of their credit report successfully answer several multiple choice questions about their financial history. But until the end of 2022, Experian’s website allowed anyone to bypass these questions and go straight to the consumer’s report. All that was needed was the person’s name, address,…

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05 Jan

CISA Releases Three Industrial Systems Control Advisories

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: January 5, 2023 CISA released three Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on January 5 2023. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisories for technical details and mitigations: ICSA-23-005-01 Hitachi Energy UNEM ICSA-23-005-02 Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN ICSA-23-005-03 Hitachi Energy Lumada Asset Performance Management This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy…

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04 Jan

Fortinet Releases Security Updates for FortiADC

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: January 4, 2023 Fortinet has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in multiple versions of FortiADC. This vulnerability may allow a remote attacker “to execute unauthorized code or commands via specifically crafted HTTP requests.” CISA encourages users and administrators to review Fortinet security advisory FG-IR-22-061 and apply the recommended updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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29 Dec

Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Information, Insights

KrebsOnSecurity turns 13 years old today. That’s a crazy long time for an independent media outlet these days, but then again I’m bound to keep doing this as long as they keep letting me. Heck, I’ve been doing this so long I briefly forgot which birthday this was! Thanks to your readership and support, I was able to spend more time in 2022 on some deep, meaty investigative stories — the really satisfying kind with…

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20 Dec

The Equifax Breach Settlement Offer is Real, For Now

Data Breaches, Information, Insights

Millions of people likely just received an email or snail mail notice saying they’re eligible to claim a class action payment in connection with the 2017 megabreach at consumer credit bureau Equifax. Given the high volume of reader inquiries about this, it seemed worth pointing out that while this particular offer is legit (if paltry), scammers are likely to soon capitalize on public attention to the settlement money. One reader’s copy of their Equifax Breach…

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20 Dec

CISA Releases Six Industrial Control Systems Advisories

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: December 20, 2022 CISA released six Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on December 20, 2022. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisories for technical details and mitigations: ICSA-22-354-01 Fuji Electric Tellus Lite V-Simulator ICSA-22-354-02 Rockwell Automation GuardLogix and ControlLogix ICSA-22-354-03 ARC Informatique PcVue ICSA-22-354-04 Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1100 and 1400 ICSA-22-354-05 Delta 4G…

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19 Dec

Hacked Ring Cams Used to Record Swatting Victims

Information, Insights

Photo: BrandonKleinPhoto / Shutterstock.com Two U.S. men have been charged with hacking into the Ring home security cameras of a dozen random people and then “swatting” them — falsely reporting a violent incident at the target’s address to trick local police into responding with force. Prosecutors say the duo used the compromised Ring devices to stream live video footage on social media of police raiding their targets’ homes, and to taunt authorities when they arrived.…

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16 Dec

FBI, FDA OCI, and USDA Release Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Regarding Business Email Compromise Schemes Used to Steal Food

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: December 16, 2022 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA OCI), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) detailing recently observed incidents of criminal actors using business email compromise (BEC) to steal shipments of food products and ingredients valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. The joint CSA analyzes the common tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)…

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15 Dec

CISA Releases Forty-One Industrial Control Systems Advisories

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: December 15, 2022 CISA has released forty-one (41) Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on 15 December 2022. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisories for technical details and mitigations: ICSA-22-349-01 Prosys OPC UA Simulation ICSA-22-349-02 Siemens SCALANCE X-200RNA Switch Devices ICSA-22-349-03 Siemens Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in Industrial Products ICSA-22-349-04 Siemens Multiple…

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