Author: DEFENDEDGE

  • AA22-187A: North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware to Target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector

    Original release date: July 6, 2022 Summary The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to provide information on Maui ransomware, which has been used by North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors since at least May 2021 to… Read more

  • North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware to Target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector

    Original release date: July 6, 2022 CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware to Target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector, to provide information on Maui ransomware, which has been used by North… Read more

  • Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

    Original release date: July 5, 2022 Google has released Chrome version 103.0.5060.114 for Windows. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system.  CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Chrome Release Note and apply the necessary update. This product is provided subject to this Notification and this… Read more

  • Google Patches Actively Exploited Chrome Bug

    The heap buffer overflow issue in the browser’s WebRTC engine could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code. Read more

  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of June 27, 2022

    Original release date: July 4, 2022   High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info codesys — gateway In CODESYS Gateway Server V2 for versions prior to V2.3.9.38 only a part of the the specified password is been compared to the real CODESYS Gateway password. An attacker may perform… Read more

  • AA22-181A: #StopRansomware: MedusaLocker

    Original release date: June 30, 2022 Summary Actions to take today to mitigate cyber threats from ransomware: • Prioritize remediating known exploited vulnerabilities. • Train users to recognize and report phishing attempts. • Enable and enforce multifactor authentication. Note: this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for… Read more

  • ZuoRAT Can Take Over Widely Used SOHO Routers

    Devices from Cisco, Netgear and others at risk from the multi-stage malware, which has been active since April 2020 and shows the work of a sophisticated threat actor. Read more

  • #StopRansomware: MedusaLocker

    Original release date: June 30, 2022 CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA), #StopRansomware: MedusaLocker, to provide information on MedusaLocker ransomware. MedusaLocker actors target vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to access victims’ networks. Note:… Read more

  • Security Innovation: Secure Systems Start with Foundational Hardware

    LIVE EVENT, MONDAY JULY 11: Join Threatpost and Intel Security’s Tom Garrison in a live conversation about innovation enabling stakeholders to stay ahead of a dynamic threat landscape and what Intel learned from their latest study in partnership with Ponemon Institue. Read more

  • Patchable and Preventable Security Issues Lead Causes of Q1 Attacks

    Attacks against U.S. companies spike in Q1 2022 with patchable and preventable external vulnerabilities responsible for bulk of attacks. Read more