Tag: infrastructure
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U.S. CISA adds Apple products and Microsoft Windows NTLM flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: apple, cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, microsoft, ntlm, vulnerability, windowsU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Apple products and Microsoft Windows NTLM flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Apple products and Microsoft Windows NTLM vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions of the flaws: This week Apple released out”‘of”‘band…
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XorDDoS Malware Upgrade Enables Creation of Advanced DDoS Botnets
Cisco Talos has uncovered significant advancements in the XorDDoS malware ecosystem, revealing a multi-layered infrastructure enabling sophisticated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks through a new >>VIP version
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CISA Issues Alert on Actively Exploited Apple 0-Day Vulnerabilities
Tags: apple, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, macOS, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a high-priority warning regarding two critical zero-day vulnerabilities impacting a wide range of Apple devices. The flaws, which impact the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other Apple products, are believed to be actively exploited in the wild, though connections to ransomware campaigns remain unconfirmed.…
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Experts Uncover New XorDDoS Controller, Infrastructure as Malware Expands to Docker, Linux, IoT
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of continued risks posed by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) malware known as XorDDoS, with 71.3 percent of the attacks between November 2023 and February 2025 targeting the United States.”From 2020 to 2023, the XorDDoS trojan has increased significantly in prevalence,” Cisco Talos researcher Joey Chen said in a Thursday analysis. First…
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Cyberangriff auf eine Verwaltung in Belgien
Le Service public de Wallonie victime d’une cyberattaque : les infrastructures critiques sous surveillance First seen on rtbf.be Jump to article: www.rtbf.be/article/les-connexions-internet-du-service-public-de-wallonie-coupees-a-la-suite-d-une-intrusion-11535036
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The Urgent Need for Tokenizing Personally Identifiable Information
If we want privacy, trust and resilience in our digital infrastructure, tokenization is no longer optional. It’s essential. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/the-urgent-need-for-tokenizing-personally-identifiable-information/
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CVE-2025-24054 Under Active Attack”, Steals NTLM Credentials on File Download
Tags: credentials, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, microsoft, ntlm, technology, vulnerability, windowsThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a medium-severity security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports of active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-24054 (CVSS score: 6.5), is a Windows New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) hash disclosure First seen on…
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Will politicization of security clearances make US cybersecurity firms radioactive?
Tags: access, business, ceo, cisa, cisco, ciso, credentials, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, disinformation, election, government, infrastructure, intelligence, law, microsoft, network, office, risk, spyware, strategy, threatWhat brought this on: This is mostly a reaction to a White House order on Wednesday that tied security clearances to supporting political concepts. The order chastised Chris Krebs, the former head of Trump’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). “Krebs’ misconduct involved the censorship of disfavored speech implicating the 2020 election and COVID-19 pandemic. CISA, under…
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Your Network Is Showing Time to Go Stealth
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, backdoor, breach, china, cisco, cloud, computer, control, credentials, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, firewall, firmware, fortinet, group, Hardware, infrastructure, mfa, network, software, theft, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day -
Targeted by Trump, Chris Krebs Resigns Job to Fight Probe
Cybersecurity Expert Sees Retribution for Stating 2020 Election Results Legitimate. Chris Krebs, director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency during President Donald Trump’s first administration, resigned from his private-sector job to fight what he characterized as a retaliatory probe, designed to punish dissent, ordered by his former boss. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Standard Chartered grounds AI ambitions in data governance
The bank’s group chief data officer, Mohammed Rahim, outlines how the bank is modernising its data infrastructure and governance practices to support its AI initiatives First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366622934/Standard-Chartered-grounds-AI-ambitions-in-data-governance
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How Critical Infrastructure Leaders Are Rethinking Cybersecurity
S4 EP 5: What’s changed, what’s working, and how to prepare for when, not if, incidents hit critical infrastructure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/how-critical-infrastructure-leaders-are-rethinking-cybersecurity/
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Ghost Ransomware Targets Organizations Across 70+ Countries
A new ransomware variant known as >>Ghost
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Gamaredon’s PteroLNK VBScript Malware Infrastructure and TTPs Uncovered by Researchers
Researchers have unearthed details of the Pterodo malware family, notably the PteroLNK variant used by the Russian-nexus threat group, Gamaredon. The group, which is believed to be associated with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), has been targeting Ukrainian entities, focusing on government, military, and critical infrastructure sectors as part of broader geopolitical conflicts. Tactics, Techniques,…
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CVE-Finanzierung weiterhin gesichert
Tags: cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, docker, google, governance, government, infrastructure, mitre, open-source, technology, tool, usa, vulnerabilityExperten warnten, dass ohne CVE ein Koordinationschaos in der IT-Sicherheit droht. Die CISA scheint sie erhört zu haben.Am 16. April 2025 hatte die Trump-Regierung kurzfristig ein Ende der Finanzierung des weltweit bedeutenden CVE-Programms (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), das seit 25 Jahren eine zentrale Rolle in der Cybersicherheitslandschaft spielt, verkündet. Die gemeinnützige Organisation MITRE, die das…
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Trump’s Retaliation Against Chris Krebs, and the Cybersecurity Industry’s Deafening Silence
Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), was fired by Donald Trump in 2020 for publicly affirming that the presidential election was secure and free from widespread fraud. Fast-forward to April 2025: Trump, now back in the White House, issued an executive order revoking Krebs’ security clearances and ordering……
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Unmasking the new XorDDoS controller and infrastructure
Cisco Talos observed the ongoing global spread of the XorDDoS malware, predominantly targeting the United States, with evidence suggesting Chinese-speaking operators are using sophisticated tools to orchestrate widespread attacks. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/unmasking-the-new-xorddos-controller-and-infrastructure/
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U.S. CISA adds SonicWall SMA100 Appliance flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SonicWall SMA100 Appliance flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a SonicWall SMA100 Appliance flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-20035, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The vulnerability is an OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the SMA100 management interface. A…
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CISA Issues Alert on SonicWall Flaw Being Actively Exploited
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a critical security alert after confirming active exploitation of a SonicWall vulnerability. The flaw, documented as CVE-2021-20035, targets SonicWall’s SMA100 series appliances and has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Overview of the Vulnerability This particular vulnerability lies within the SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA)…
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CISA Flags Actively Exploited Vulnerability in SonicWall SMA Devices
Tags: access, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, injection, kev, mobile, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a security flaw impacting SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 Series gateways to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20035 (CVSS score: 7.2), relates to a case of operating system command injection First seen…
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Frequently Asked Questions About the MITRE CVE Program Expiration and Renewal
Tags: advisory, attack, cisa, computer, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, government, incident response, infrastructure, mitre, nvd, open-source, risk, tactics, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementConcerns about the future of the MITRE CVE Program continue to circulate. The Tenable Security Response Team has created this FAQ to help provide clarity and context around this developing situation. Background The Tenable Security Response Team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding changes around the MITRE CVE Program. As…
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CISA warns of potential data breaches caused by legacy Oracle Cloud leak
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Wednesday said that while the scope of the reported Oracle issue remains unconfirmed, it “presents potential risk to organizations and individuals.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-warns-of-potential-data-breaches-tied-to-oracle-issue
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China-Linked Hackers Lay Brickstorm Backdoors on Euro Networks
Researchers discovered new variants of the malware, which is tied to a China-nexus threat group, targeting Windows environments of critical infrastructure networks in Europe. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/china-linked-hackers-brickstorm-backdoors-european-networks
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CISA extends Mitre CVE contract at last moment
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has ridden to the rescue of the under-threat Mitre CVE Programme, approving a last-minute, 11-month contract extension to preserve the project’s vital security vulnerability work First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366622896/CISA-extends-MITRE-CVE-contract-at-last-moment
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CISA Extend Funding to MITRE to Keep CVE Program Running
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has extended funding to the MITRE Corporation, ensuring the continued operation of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, a linchpin of global cybersecurity. Announced late on April 15, 2025, just hours before the program’s funding was set to expire, the 11-month extension averts a crisis that could…
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CVE Program Almost Unfunded
Mitre’s CVE’s program”, which provides common naming and other informational resources about cybersecurity vulnerabilities”, was about to be cancelled, as the US Department of Homeland Security failed to renew the contact. It was funded for eleven more months at the last minute. This is a big deal. The CVE program is one of those pieces…