Category: alerts

QR codes have become a go-to staple for contactless transactions of all sorts during the pandemic, and the FBI is warning cybercriminals are capitalizing on their lax security to steal data and money, and drop malware. Read more

The bug can allow attackers to remotely execute code on gamers’ computers. The devs temporarily deactivated PvP servers across multiple affected versions. Read more

Original release date: January 24, 2022 CISA has published an infographic to emphasize the importance of implementing network segmentation—a physical or virtual architectural approach that divides a network into multiple segments, each acting as its own subnetwork, to provide additional security and control that can help prevent or minimize the impact of a cyberattack. CISA… Read more

What attracts the attackers? David “moose” Wolpoff, CTO at Randori, discusses how to evaluate your infrastructure for juicy targets. Read more

Original release date: January 21, 2022 McAfee has released McAfee Agent for Windows version 5.7.5, which addresses vulnerabilities CVE-2021-31854 and CVE-2022-0166. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review McAfee Security Bulletin SB10378 and apply the necessary update. CISA also encourages users and administrators… Read more

The WordPress WP HTML Mail plugin for personalized emails is vulnerable to code injection and phishing due to XSS. Read more

McAfee has patched two high-severity bugs in its Agent component, one of which can allow attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges. Read more

Cisco issued a critical fix for a flaw in its Cisco RCM for Cisco StarOS Software that could give attackers RCE on the application with root-level privileges. Read more

SolarWinds has fixed a Serv-U bug that threat actors were exploiting to unleash Log4j attacks on networks’ internal devices. Read more

Original release date: January 20, 2022 F5 has released its January 2022 Quarterly Security Notification addressing vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, and NGINX Controller API Management. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to either deny service to, or take control of, an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the… Read more