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In a development sparking chatter and debate through the cybersecurity world, the lawsuit filed by the the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of SolarWinds is leaving CISOs across the industry spooked and reevaluating their roles. The lawsuit alleges that former SolarWinds CISO Timothy Brown failed to disclose critical information regarding the massive cyberattack on the company’s software supply chain that occurred in late 2020. The complex attack,…

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In a surprising development on Monday that is spooking the cybersecurity community, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Timothy G. Brown, alleging that the software company misled investors about its cybersecurity practices and known risks. The charges stem from alleged fraud and internal control failures related to known cybersecurity weaknesses that took place between the company’s October 2018 initial public offering (IPO) and…

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SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a valuable summary of stories that may not warrant an entire article, but are nonetheless important for a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape. Each week, we will curate and present a collection of noteworthy developments, ranging from the latest vulnerability discoveries and emerging attack techniques to significant policy changes and…

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Security and application delivery solutions provider F5 on Thursday warned customers of a critical-severity vulnerability in its BIG-IP product. Tracked as CVE-2023-46747 (CVSS score of 9.8) and impacting the Traffic Management User Interface of the solution, the vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely. “This vulnerability may allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the BIG-IP system through the management port and/or self IP addresses to execute arbitrary system commands. There…

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Open source data integration platform Mirth Connect is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability that can be exploited without authentication, cybersecurity firm Horizon3.ai warns. Developed by NextGen HealthCare, Mirth Connect is a cross-platform interface engine that healthcare organizations rely on for information management. Tracked as CVE-2023-43208, the newly disclosed issue is a bypass for a critical-severity RCE flaw (CVE-2023-37679, CVSS score of 9.8) that was disclosed in August 2023 and which was addressed with…

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The YoroTrooper espionage group likely consists of individuals from Kazakhstan, Cisco’s Talos security researchers report. Active since at least June 2022 and initially detailed in March this year, YoroTrooper has been observed targeting government entities in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. According to Cisco’s latest report on the advanced persistent threat (APT) actor, the operations appear to be conducted by individuals from Kazakhstan, based on the use of Kazakh…

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Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, a job offer to teach Chinese cooking at a restaurant led him into a cyber scam compound in Myanmar, where he was instead ordered to lure Chinese into giving up their savings for fake investment schemes via social media platforms. Zhang is one of tens…

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