Category: alerts

U.S. intelligence said that the Chaos iPhone remote takeover exploit was used against the minority ethnic group before Apple could patch the problem. Read more

A malicious app can exploit the issue, which could affect up to 30 percent of Android phones. Read more

Original release date: May 7, 2021 Exim has released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Exim versions prior to 4.94.2. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Exim 4.94.2 update page and apply the necessary update.… Read more

Original release date: May 7, 2021 CISA has joined with the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA), in releasing a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) tactics, techniques, and procedures. Further TTPs associated with SVR cyber actors provides additional… Read more

The networking giant has rolled out patches for remote code-execution and command-injection security holes that could give attackers keys to the kingdom. Read more

Original release date: May 6, 2021 Mozilla has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Firefox. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla Security Advisory for Firefox 88.0.1 and apply the necessary updates. This product is provided subject to this… Read more

Original release date: May 6, 2021 CISA is aware of a recent, successful cyberattack against an organization using a new ransomware variant, known as FiveHands, that has been used to successfully conduct a cyberattack against an organization.   CISA has released AR21-126A: FiveHands Ransomware and MAR-10324784-1.v1: FiveHands Ransomware to provide analysis of the threat actor’s tactics, techniques,… Read more

‘Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk’ is installed on more than 100,000 sites — and could offer up sensitive info to attackers that aren’t even logged in. Read more

Remote code execution, privilege escalation to root and lateral movement through a victim’s environment are all on offer for the unpatched or unaware. Read more

The security flaw tracked as CVE-2021-22893 is being used by at least two APTs likely linked to China, to attack U.S. defense targets among others. Read more