CyberSecurity Updates

13 Dec

European Commission takes step toward approving EU-US data privacy pact

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

The European Commission announced Tuesday that is has officially begun the process of approving the EU-US Data Privacy Framework—hammered together to allow the flow of data between the US and the European Union—after concluding that the framework provides privacy safeguards comparable to those of the EU. After President Biden signed the executive order that implemented rules for the Trans-Atlantic Data Policy Framework in the US in October, the Commission conducted an assessment into the US legal…

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13 Dec

New Python Backdoor for ESXi Servers Discovered

Attacks, Malware

It is recommended that administrators of ESXi servers monitor the existence of the files listed above, as well as any content added to the local.sh file. The local.sh file could also be a good candidate for file integrity monitoring.In addition, it would be valuable to monitor for changes to any ESXi configuration files or maintain the state of the configuration files with a configuration management platform like SaltStack, Ansible, or Puppet.Of course, proper restrictions on…

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13 Dec

Researchers Release More Details about Azov as a Polymorphic Wiper

Attacks, Malware

Detection of a wiper such as this is made very difficult due to its polymorphic nature and its time-based logic trigger. It is critical for companies to maintain backups and frequently test recovery of those backups in order to help protect against the damage caused by a wiper like this. Further, companies should perform analysis on infected machines to attempt to identify when initial infection occurred to either restore to a non-infected backup or to…

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13 Dec

Hackers Exploit Critical Citrix ADC and Gateway Zero-day

Attacks, Malware

Citrix has already released patches for all of the affected devices and warns that they should be updated immediately. Anyone running an older version than listed above should also update to the latest version, which will protect them from this vulnerability and potentially other vulnerabilities. According to the NSA, this vulnerability is under active exploitation by APT5, a Chinese threat actor that is known for utilizing zero-days int their attacks. Although this is the only…

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13 Dec

CISA Updates Advisory on #StopRansomware: Cuba Ransomware

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: December 13, 2022 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CISA have updated joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA22-335A: #StopRansomware: Cuba Ransomware, originally released on December 01, 2022. The advisory has been updated to include additional indicators of compromise (IOCs). CISA encourages organizations to review the latest update to AA22-335A and apply the recommended mitigations. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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13 Dec

Citrix Releases Security Updates for Citrix ADC, Citrix Gateway

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: December 13, 2022 Citrix has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-27518) in Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. This vulnerability has been exploited in the wild. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Citrix security bulletin CTX457836 and Citrix’s blog post for more information and to apply the necessary updates. Additionally, CISA urges organizations to review NSA’s advisory…

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13 Dec

Mozilla Releases Security Updates for Thunderbird and Firefox

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: December 13, 2022 Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Thunderbird, Firefox ESR, and Firefox. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  CISA encourages users and administrators to review Mozilla’s security advisories for Thunderbird 102.6, Firefox ESR 102.6, and Firefox 108 for more information and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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13 Dec

VMware Releases Security Updates for Multiple products

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Original release date: December 13, 2022 VVMware has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in multiple products. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review VMware Security Advisories VMSA-2022-0031, VMSA-2022-0033, and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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13 Dec

Pwn2Own Toronto: 54 hacks, 63 new bugs, $1 million in bounties

Information

by Paul Ducklin You’ve probably heard of Pwn2Own, a hacking contest that started life alongside the annual CanSecWest cybersecurity event in Vancouver, Canada. Pwn2Own is now a multi-million “hackers’ brand” in its own right, having been bought up by anti-virus outfit Trend Micro and extended to cover many more types of bug than just browsers and desktop operating systems. The name, in case you’re wondering, is shorthand for “pwn it to own it”, where pwn…

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13 Dec

PCI Secure Software Standard version 1.2 sets out new payment security requirements

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has published version 1.2 of the PCI Secure Software Standard and its supporting program documentation. One of two standards that make up the PCI Software Security Framework (SSF), the PCI Secure Software Standard sets out requirements to help ensure that payment software is designed, developed, and maintained in a manner that protects transactions and data, minimizes vulnerabilities, and defends against attacks. The latest version introduces minor…

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