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  • Fortinet Updates Guidance and Indicators of Compromise following FortiManager Vulnerability Exploitation

    Fortinet has updated their security advisory addressing a critical FortiManager vulnerability (CVE-2024-47575) to include additional workarounds and indicators of compromise (IOCs). A remote, unauthenticated cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive files or take control of an affected system. At this time, all patches have been released. CISA previously added this…

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  • JCDC’s Industry-Government Collaboration Speeds Mitigation of CrowdStrike IT Outage

    CISA, through the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), enabled swift, coordinated response and information sharing in the wake of a significant IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update. This outage, which impacted government, critical infrastructure, and industry across the globe, led to disruptions in essential services, including air travel, healthcare, and financial operations. Leveraging…

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  • Deepfake Frights: Unmasking the Shadows of Digital Deception

    October. The month the night grows longer, and spooky whispers fill the air. Your neighbor is masquerading as a world-renowned singer and her husband is living out his football superstar fantasies. October is a spectacle, and maybe it’s time to slip into your costume. Unfortunately, you are not the only one in disguise. In fact,…

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  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 21, 2024

    High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info Admin–Verbalize WP  Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Admin Verbalize WP Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Verbalize WP: from n/a through 1.0. 2024-10-23 10 CVE-2024-49668 audit@patchstack.com  advancedcoding–Comments wpDiscuz  The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for…

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  • Cisco Releases Security Bundle for Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software

    Cisco released its October 2024 Semiannual Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication to address vulnerabilities in Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.    CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisory and apply the…

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  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 14, 2024

    High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info Acespritech Solutions Pvt. Ltd.–Social Link Groups  Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’) vulnerability in Acespritech Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Social Link Groups allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Social Link Groups: from n/a through 1.1.0. 2024-10-20 8.5…

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  • Oracle Releases Quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024

    Oracle released its quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024 to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory and apply the necessary updates:  Oracle Critical…

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  • Iranian Cyber Actors’ Brute Force and Credential Access Activity Compromises Critical Infrastructure Organizations

    Summary The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSE), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), and Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory to warn network defenders of Iranian cyber actors’ use…

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  • CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Release Advisory on Iranian Cyber Actors Targeting Critical Infrastructure Organizations Using Brute Force

    Today, CISA—with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), and international partners—released joint Cybersecurity Advisory Iranian Cyber Actors Brute Force and Credential Access Activity Compromises Critical Infrastructure. This advisory provides known indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by Iranian actors to impact organizations across multiple critical…

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  • Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 7, 2024

    High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info adobe — animate  Animate versions 23.0.7, 24.0.4 and earlier are affected by a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim…

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