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Original release date: February 9, 2023 CISA, the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Republic of Korea’s Defense Security Agency and National Intelligence Service have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Espionage Activities, to provide information on ransomware activity used by North Korean state-sponsored cyber to target various critical infrastructure sectors, especially Healthcare and Public…

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Original release date: February 9, 2023 OpenSSL has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting OpenSSL versions 3.0.0, 2.2.2, and 1.0.2. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to obtain sensitive information. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the OpenSSL advisory and make the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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Original release date: February 8, 2023 Today, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory, ESXiArgs Ransomware Virtual Machine Recovery Guidance. This advisory describes the ongoing ransomware campaign known as “ESXiArgs.” Malicious cyber actors may be exploiting known vulnerabilities in unpatched and out-of-service or out-of-date versions of VMware ESXi software to gain access to ESXi servers and deploy ESXiArgs ransomware. The ransomware encrypts configuration files on ESXi servers, potentially rendering…

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Original release date: February 7, 2023 CISA has released a recovery script for organizations that have fallen victim to ESXiArgs ransomware. The ESXiArgs ransomware encrypts configuration files on vulnerable ESXi servers, potentially rendering virtual machines (VMs) unusable. CISA recommends organizations impacted by ESXiArgs evaluate the script and guidance provided in the accompanying README file to determine if it is fit for attempting to recover access to files in their environment. Organizations can access the recovery…

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Original release date: February 2, 2023 Cisco released security updates for vulnerabilities affecting multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco Security Advisories page and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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Original release date: February 2, 2023 Drupal released a security update to address a vulnerability affecting the Apigee Edge module for Drupal 9.x. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass access authorization or disclose sensitive information. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Drupal’s security advisory SA-CONTRIB- 2023-005 and apply the necessary update. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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Original release date: February 1, 2023 VMware released a security update that addresses a cross-site request forgery bypass vulnerability affecting VMware vRealize Operations. A malicious user could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2023-0002 and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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