Category: alerts

Cyberattackers are targeting security vulnerabilities in four plugins plus Epsilon themes, to assign themselves administrative accounts. Read more

Original release date: December 10, 2021 CISA has released an Industrial Controls Systems Medical Advisory (ICSMA) detailing a vulnerability in multiple Hillrom Welch Allyn cardiology products. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages technicians and administrators to review ICSMA-21-343-01: Hillrom Welch Allyn Cardio Products for more information and… Read more

The threat group, first identified in June, focuses solely on data exfiltration and subsequent extortion, and has already targeted 40 victims since September. Read more

Original release date: December 9, 2021 Cisco has released a security advisory to address Cisco products affected by multiple vulnerabilities in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier releases. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Cisco Advisory cisco-sa-apache-httpd-2.4.49-VWL69sWQ and apply… Read more

The powerful devices leveraged by the Meris botnet have weaknesses that make them easy to exploit, yet complex for organizations to track and secure, researchers said. Read more

Original release date: December 9, 2021 CISA has released Capability Enhancement Guide (CEG): Social Media Account Protection, which details ways to protect the security of organization-run social media accounts. Malicious cyber actors that successfully compromise social media accounts—including accounts used by federal agencies—could spread false or sensitive information to a wide audience. The measures described… Read more

DoH! Nate Warfield, CTO of Prevailion, discusses new stealth tactics threat actors are using for C2, including Malleable C2 from Cobalt Strike’s arsenal. Read more

Attackers are milking unpatched Hikvision video systems to drop a DDoS botnet, researchers warned. Read more

Original release date: December 8, 2021 SonicWall has released a security advisory to address vulnerabilities affecting SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. SMA 100 series appliances provide an organization’s employees with remote access to internal resources. Note: although there… Read more

Unauthenticated, remote attackers can achieve root-level RCE on SMA 100-series appliances. Read more