Continuous Monitoring and Protection
Juniper Networks released a security bulletin to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting Juniper Secure Analytics optional applications. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Juniper Security Bulletin JSA76718 and apply the necessary updates.
Read MoreThree Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. The U.S. government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day. A graphic illustrating the flow of more than $400 million in cryptocurrencies stolen from FTX on Nov. 11-12, 2022. Image: Elliptic.co. An…
Read MoreESET has collaborated with the Federal Police of Brazil in an attempt to disrupt the Grandoreiro botnet. ESET contributed to the project by providing technical analysis, statistical information, and known command and control (C&C) server domain names and IP addresses. Due to a design flaw in Grandoreiro’s network protocol, ESET researchers were also able to get a glimpse into the victimology. ESET automated systems have processed tens of thousands of Grandoreiro samples. The domain generation…
Read MoreMoby and the Open Container Initiative (OCI) have released updates for multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-23651, CVE-2024-23652, CVE-2024-23653, CVE-2024-21626) affecting Docker-related components, including Moby BuildKit and OCI runc. A cyber threat actor could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the advisories from Moby BuildKit (CVE-2024-23651, CVE-2024-23652, CVE-2024-23653) and OCI runc (CVE-2024-21626), as well as the Snyk blog post about these vulnerabilities and apply the necessary updates.
Read MoreDigital Security In today’s digitally interconnected world, advanced cyber capabilities have become an exceptionally potent and versatile tool of tradecraft for nation-states and criminals alike Andy Garth 29 Jan 2024 • , 4 min. read For thousands of years, nations have engaged in espionage, spying on their neighbors, allies, and adversaries. Traditionally, this realm of “espionage” relied heavily on human intelligence, but that started changing in the early 1890s with the advent of technologies like…
Read MoreToday, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published guidance on Security Design Improvements for SOHO Device Manufacturers as a part of the new Secure by Design (SbD) Alert series that focuses on how manufacturers should shift the burden of security away from customers by integrating security into product design and development. This third publication in CISA’s SbD Alert series examines how manufacturers can eliminate the path threat actors—particularly the People’s Republic of China…
Read MoreOn Jan. 9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022. A graphic depicting how 0ktapus leveraged one victim to attack another. Image…
Read MoreCISA is releasing this alert to provide cyber defenders with new mitigations to defend against threat actors exploiting Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways vulnerabilities in Ivanti devices (CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887). Threat actors are continuing to leverage vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways to capture credentials and/or drop webshells that enable further compromise of enterprise networks. Some threat actors have recently developed workarounds to current mitigations and detection methods and…
Read MoreJuniper Networks released a security bulletin to address multiple vulnerabilities for J-Web in Junos OS SRX Series and EX Series. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Juniper Bulletin JSA76390 and apply the necessary updates.
Read MoreBusiness Security Blindly trusting your partners and suppliers on their security posture is not sustainable – it’s time to take control through effective supplier risk management Phil Muncaster 25 Jan 2024 • , 5 min. read The world is built on supply chains. They are the connective tissue that facilitates global trade and prosperity. But these networks of overlapping and inter-related companies are increasingly complex and opaque. Most involve the supply of software and digital…
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