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High-Severity RCE Bug Found in Popular Apache Cassandra Database
On the plus side, only instances with non-standard not recommended configurations are vulnerable. On the downside, those configurations aren’t easy to track down, and it’s easy as pie to exploit.
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AA22-047A: Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Target Cleared Defense Contractor Networks to Obtain Sensitive U.S. Defense Information and Technology
Original release date: February 16, 2022 Summary Actions to Help Protect Against Russian State-Sponsored Malicious Cyber Activity: • Enforce multifactor authentication. • Enforce strong, unique passwords. • Enable M365 Unified Audit Logs. • Implement endpoint detection and response tools. From at least January 2020, through February 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security…
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Russian State-Sponsored Actors Target Cleared Defense Contractor Networks
Original release date: February 16, 2022 CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) highlighting regular targeting of U.S. cleared defense contractors (CDCs) by Russian state-sponsored cyber actors. These CDCs support contracts for the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. The CSA…
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Critical VMware Bugs Open ESXi, Fusion & Workstation to Attackers
A group of five security vulnerabilities could lead to a range of bad outcomes for virtual-machine enthusiasts, including command execution and DoS.
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CISA Adds Nine Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog
Original release date: February 15, 2022 CISA has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence that threat actors are actively exploiting the vulnerabilities listed in the table below. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors of all types and pose significant risk to…
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SquirrelWaffle Adds a Twist of Fraud to Exchange Server Malspamming
Researchers have never before seen SquirrelWaffle attackers use typosquatting to keep sending spam once a targeted Exchange server has been patched for ProxyLogon/ProxyShell.
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Chrome Zero-Day Under Active Attack: Patch ASAP
The year’s 1st Chrome zero-day can lead to all sorts of misery, ranging from data corruption to the execution of arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.
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FBI and USSS Release Advisory on BlackByte Ransomware
Original release date: February 15, 2022 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Secret Service (USSS) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) identifying indicators of compromise associated with BlackByte ransomware. BlackByte is a Ransomware-as-a-Service group that encrypts files on compromised Windows host systems, including physical and virtual servers. CISA encourages organizations to…
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Vulnerability Summary for the Week of February 7, 2022
Original release date: February 14, 2022 High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source & Patch Info [gwa]_autoresponder_project — [gwa]_autoresponder Unauthenticated SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability discovered in [GWA] AutoResponder WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.3), vulnerable at (&listid). No patched version available, plugin closed. 2022-02-04 7.5 CVE-2021-44779 CONFIRM CONFIRM advantech — adam-3600_firmware…
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Adobe Releases Security Updates for Commerce and Magento Open Source
Original release date: February 14, 2022 Adobe has released security updates to address a vulnerability affecting Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. This vulnerability has been detected in exploits in the wild. CISA encourages users and administrators to review Adobe Security Bulletin APSB22-12 and apply…