Tag: infrastructure
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Over 4,000 backdoors hijacked by registering expired domains
Over 4,000 abandoned but still active web backdoors were hijacked and their communication infrastructure sinkholed after researchers registered expired domains used for commanding them. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-4-000-backdoors-hijacked-by-registering-expired-domains/
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Russian internet provider confirms its network was ‘destroyed’ following attack claimed by Ukrainian hackers
In a statement on the Russian social media platform VKontakte, the St. Petersburg-based company said the “planned” attack “destroyed” its infrastructure overnight. Nodex added that it was working to restore systems from backups but could not provide a timeline for when operations would fully resume.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-internet-provider-says-network-destroyed-cyberattack
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Ransomware Targeting Infrastructure Hits Telecom Namibia
The southern African telco is the latest entity on the continent to have its critical infrastructure hacked, and attackers release sensitive info online when Telecom Namibia refuses to negotiate. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/ransomware-targeting-infrastructure-telecom-namibia
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Top 5 Malware Threats to Prepare Against in 2025
2024 had its fair share of high-profile cyber attacks, with companies as big as Dell and TicketMaster falling victim to data breaches and other infrastructure compromises. In 2025, this trend will continue. So, to be prepared for any kind of malware attack, every organization needs to know its cyber enemy in advance. Here are 5…
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U.S. CISA adds Oracle WebLogic Server and Mitel MiCollab flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle WebLogic Server and Mitel MiCollab flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Oracle WebLogic Server and Mitel MiCollab vulnerabilities, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for the vulnerabilities added to the catalog:…
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Oracle WebLogic Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Cyber Attacks CISA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning regarding the active exploitation of critical vulnerabilities in various software, particularly spotlighting an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server. This announcement comes as part of CISA’s efforts to enhance cybersecurity across federal agencies and beyond, with three new vulnerabilities added to their Known Exploited…
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Oracle WebLogic Vulneraiblity Actively Exploited in Cyber Attacks CISA
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning regarding the active exploitation of critical vulnerabilities in various software, particularly spotlighting an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server. This announcement comes as part of CISA’s efforts to enhance cybersecurity across federal agencies and beyond, with three new vulnerabilities added to their Known Exploited…
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CISA Flags Critical Flaws in Mitel and Oracle Systems Amid Active Exploitation
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added three flaws impacting Mitel MiCollab and Oracle WebLogic Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The list of vulnerabilities is as follows -CVE-2024-41713 (CVSS score: 9.1) – A path traversal vulnerability in Mitel MiCollab that could allow an attacker…
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CISA Issues New Goals to Strengthen IT Cybersecurity
CISA Urges IT and Design Sector Software Developers to Improve Cyber Hygiene. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging the information technology and design sector to strengthen foundational cybersecurity practices throughout the software development lifecycle by aiming to achieve a series of new sector-specific goals released Tuesday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Considerations for a Balanced Critical Infrastructure Security Strategy
With the Presidential administration changeover happening soon, there has been much discussion of potential regulatory rollback, restructuring, or elimination of… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/considerations-for-a-balanced-critical-infrastructure-security-strategy/
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Hackers Mimic Social Security Administration To Deliver ConnectWise RAT
A phishing campaign spoofing the United States Social Security Administration emerged in September 2024, delivering emails with embedded links to a ConnectWise Remote Access Trojan (RAT) installer. These emails, disguised as updated benefits statements, employed various techniques, including mismatched links and >>View Statement
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CISA says Treasury was the only US agency breached via BeyondTrust
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has shared on Monday that the Treasury Department was the only US federal agency affected by the recent … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/07/cisa-says-treasury-was-the-only-us-agency-breached-via-compromised-beyondtrust-instances/
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Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attack Tracker Reaches 2,000 Incidents
Temple University’s Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks (CIRA) database now contains over 2,000 entries. The post Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attack Tracker Reaches 2,000 Incidents appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/universitys-critical-infrastructure-ransomware-attack-tracker-reaches-2000-incidents/
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University’s Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attack Tracker Reaches 2,000 Incidents
Temple University’s Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks (CIRA) database now contains over 2,000 entries. The post University’s Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attack Tracker Reaches 2,000 Incidents appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/universitys-critical-infrastructure-ransomware-attack-tracker-reaches-2000-incidents/
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No Wider Federal Impact from Treasury Cyber Attack, Investigation Ongoing
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday said there are no indications that the cyber attack targeting the Treasury Department impacted other federal agencies.The agency said it’s working closely with the Treasury Department and BeyondTrust to get a better understanding of the breach and mitigate its impacts.”The security of federal systems and…
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CISA Claims Treasury Breach Did Not Impact Other Agencies
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency claims a recent China-linked breach was confined to the Treasury First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-treasury-breach-not-impact/
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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Cyberattacks
US sanctions Beijing-based Integrity Technology Group for aiding >>Flax Typhoon
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Treasury was only federal agency impacted by recent China breach
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a short statement that there is “no indication that any other federal agencies” have been impacted by a breach of Treasury Department systems attributed to state-sponsored hackers from China.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-treasury-only-agency-affected-recent-china-breach
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CISA Investigates Chinese Hacking of Treasury Department
US Cyber Defense Agency Confirms Role in Federal Probe Following ‘Major Incident’. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is working closely with the Treasury Department in an ongoing investigation to determine the full scale and scope of a Chinese-linked hack targeting key offices tasked with sanctions enforcement, the agency confirmed Monday. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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CISA says recent government hack limited to US Treasury
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said today that the Treasury Department breach disclosed last week did not impact other federal agencies. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-says-recent-government-hack-limited-to-us-treasury/
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More telecom firms were breached by Chinese hackers than previously reported
Tags: access, at&t, attack, breach, china, cisco, communications, cyber, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, defense, disinformation, espionage, exploit, finance, fortinet, framework, government, group, hacker, Hardware, infrastructure, intelligence, international, microsoft, mobile, network, phone, regulation, risk, risk-management, router, spy, technology, threat, vulnerabilityChinese hackers linked to the Salt Typhoon cyberespionage operation have breached even more US telecommunications firms than initially reported.New victims, Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, and Windstream, add to a growing list that already includes AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Lumen Technologies.Earlier, the US authorities informed that nine telecom firms have been affected by the Chinese espionage…
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US Sanctions Chinese Firm Linked to Flax Typhoon Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
The US Treasury has sanctioned Chinese company Integrity Technology for supporting state-sponsored group Flax Typhoon in hacking US critical infrastructure. The post US Sanctions Chinese Firm Linked to Flax Typhoon Attacks on Critical Infrastructure appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/us-sanctions-chinese-firm-linked-to-flax-typhoon-attacks-on-critical-infrastructure/
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US Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm linked to Flax Typhoon APT
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm Integrity Tech for its involvement in attacks attributed to the Flax Typhoon group. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm, Integrity Tech, for links to cyberattacks by China’s state-backed Flax Typhoon APT group (also called Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett). The China-linked APT group used Integrity Tech’s infrastructure to…
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Privacy Roundup: Week 1 of Year 2025
Tags: access, ai, android, apple, authentication, botnet, breach, browser, business, captcha, chrome, compliance, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, google, group, hacker, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, Internet, law, leak, login, malware, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, router, service, software, threat, tool, update, virus, vulnerabilityThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 29 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2024. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things overlap; for…
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Memo to Trump: US telecoms is vulnerable to hackers. Please hang up and try again | John Naughton
Tags: best-practice, exploit, finance, government, hacker, infrastructure, login, password, phone, service, vulnerabilityState-backed cyberspies are exploiting ageing infrastructure to penetrate every corner of the US government, it seems even its phone-tapping systemsYou know the drill. You’re logging into your bank or another service (Gmail, to name just one) that you use regularly. You enter your username and password and then the service says that it will send…
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Atos denies Space Bears’ ransomware claims with a ‘but’
Points finger at third-party infrastructure being breached First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/04/atos_denies_space_bears_ransomware/