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3 years, 10 months ago
Firewall Bug Under Active Attack Triggers CISA Warning
CISA is warning that Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS is under active attack and needs to be patched ASAP.
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Warning is a notification that a security-relevant condition may require attention, such as a newly disclosed vulnerability, suspicious authentication activity, malicious campaign, unsafe configuration, or deceptive message. In security news, the term commonly covers public advisories and threat-intelligence notices as well as operational alerts generated by defensive systems; it does not by itself prove that an attack or compromise has occurred.
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3 years, 11 months ago
IoT Botnets Fuels DDoS Attacks – Are You Prepared?
The increased proliferation of IoT devices paved the way for the rise of IoT botnets that amplifies DDoS attacks today. This is a dangerous warning that the possibility of a sophisticated DDoS attack and a prolonged service outage will prevent businesses from growing.
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3 years, 11 months ago
FBI Warns Fake Crypto Apps are Bilking Investors of Millions
Threat actors offer victims what appear to be investment services from legitimate companies to lure them into downloading malicious apps aimed at defrauding them.
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4 years ago
Log4Shell Vulnerability Targeted in VMware Servers to Exfiltrate Data
CISA warns that threat actors are ramping up attacks against unpatched Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware servers.
Threat Post
4 years ago
Google Warns Spyware Being Deployed Against Android, iOS Users
The company is warning victims in Italy and Kazakhstan that they have been targeted by the malware from Italian firm RCS Labs.
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4 years, 2 months ago
F5 Warns of Critical Bug Allowing Remote Code Execution in BIG-IP Systems
The vulnerability is 'critical' with a CVSS severity rating of 9.8 out of 10.
Threat Post
4 years, 3 months ago
QNAP Customers Adrift, Waiting on Fix for OpenSSL Bug
QNAP is warning clients that a recently disclosed vulnerability affects most of its NAS devices, with no mitigation available while the vendor readies a patch.
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4 years, 4 months ago
Russia May Use Ransomware Payouts to Avoid Sanctions
FinCEN warns financial institutions to beware of unusual cryptocurrency payments or illegal transactions Russia may use to evade restrictions imposed due to its invasion of Ukraine.
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4 years, 4 months ago
Microsoft Accounts Targeted by Russian-Themed Credential Harvesting
Malicious emails warning Microsoft users of "unusual sign-on activity" from Russia are looking to capitalizing on the Ukrainian crisis.
Threat Post
4 years, 5 months ago
FBI: Use a Burner Phone at the Olympics
The warning follows a Citizen Lab report that found the official, mandatory app has an encryption flaw that "can be trivially sidestepped." Besides burners, here are more tips on staying cyber-safe at the Games.