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Avoid Scams After Disaster Strikes
As hurricanes and other natural disasters occur, CISA urges individuals to remain on alert for potential malicious cyber activity. Fraudulent emails and social media messages—often containing malicious links or attachments—are common after major natural disasters. Exercise caution in handling emails with hurricane-related subject lines, attachments, or hyperlinks. In addition, be wary of social media pleas,…
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of September 30, 2024
High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info n/a–n/a An issue was discovered in Atos Eviden iCare 2.7.1 through 2.7.11. The application exposes a web interface locally. In the worst-case scenario, if the application is remotely accessible, it allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with system privilege on the…
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ASD’s ACSC, CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Release Guidance on Principles of OT Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Organizations
Today, the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC)—in partnership with CISA, U.S. government and international partners—released the guide Principles of Operational Technology Cybersecurity. This guidance provides critical information on how to create and maintain a safe, secure operational technology (OT) environment. The six principles outlined in this guide are intended to aid…
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of September 23, 2024
High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS)–ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE A specially crafted POST request to the ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE UTILITY sub-menu can allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands. 2024-09-25 10 CVE-2024-43693 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS)–ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE A specially…
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CISA’s VDP Platform 2023 Annual Report Showcases Success
Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP) Platform 2023 Annual Report, highlighting the service’s remarkable success in 2023, its second full year of operation. Throughout 2023, CISA focused on advocating for the increased agency adoption of the VDP Platform, supporting federal civilian executive branch (FCEB) agencies in identifying vulnerabilities…
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ASD’s ACSC, CISA, and US and International Partners Release Guidance on Detecting and Mitigating Active Directory Compromises
Today, the Australian Signals Directorate Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and other U.S. and international partners released the joint guide Detecting and Mitigating Active Directory Compromises. This guide informs organizations of recommended strategies to mitigate common techniques used by malicious actors to compromise Active Directory. Active Directory…
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CISA Warns of Hurricane-Related Scams
As Hurricane Helene approaches, CISA urges users to remain on alert for potential malicious cyber activity. Fraudulent emails and social media messages—often containing malicious links or attachments—are common after major natural disasters. Exercise caution in handling emails with hurricane-related subject lines, attachments, or hyperlinks. In addition, be wary of social media pleas, texts, or door-to-door…
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Predator Spyware: The Silent Stalker in The Digital Jungle
What is Predator? Could you imagine your phone, the device on which you keep all your sensitive data, have private conversations, and always keep on your person, has betrayed you? No clicks, weird downloads, not even an alert, and no mistakes on your part. Behind the scenes, a sneaky piece of software called spyware lurks…
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of September 16, 2024
High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info CIRCUTOR–CIRCUTOR Q-SMT CIRCUTOR Q-SMT in its firmware version 1.0.4, could be affected by a denial of service (DoS) attack if an attacker with access to the web service bypasses the authentication mechanisms on the login page, allowing the attacker to use all…
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Versa Networks Releases Advisory for a Vulnerability in Versa Director, CVE-2024-45229
Versa Networks has released an advisory for a vulnerability (CVE-2024-45229) affecting Versa Director. A cyber threat actor could exploit this vulnerability to exercise unauthorized REST APIs. CISA urges organizations to apply necessary updates, hunt for any malicious activity, report any positive findings to CISA, and review the following for more information: Versa Advisory