CISA

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2020
NSA/CISA joint report warns on attacks on critical industrial systems

NSA is warning of cyber attacks launched by foreign threat actors against organizations in the critical infrastructure sector across the U.S. The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert warning of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure across the U.S. “Over recent months, cyber-actors have demonstrated their […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 25, 2020
US CISA warns of attacks exploiting CVE-2020-5902 flaw in F5 BIG-IP

The U.S. CISA is warning of the active exploitation of the unauthenticated remote code execution CVE-2020-5902 vulnerability affecting F5 Big-IP ADC devices. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert about the active exploitation of the unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) CVE-2020-5902 vulnerability affecting F5 Big-IP ADC devices. The alert includes additional […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 17, 2020
DHS CISA urges government agencies to fix SIGRed Windows Server DNS bug within 24h

US DHS CISA urges government agencies to patch SIGRed Windows Server DNS vulnerability within 24h due to the likelihood of the issue being exploited. The US DHS CISA issued an emergency directive urging government agencies to patch the recently disclosed SIGRed Windows Server DNS vulnerability within 24h due to the likelihood of the issue being […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2020
US CISA warns of Ransomware attacks impacting pipeline operations

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning critical U.S. infrastructure operators of a recent ransomware attack that affected a natural gas compression facility. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert across critical U.S. infrastructure sectors about a recent infection at a natural gas compression facility. “The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 14, 2020
US Govt agencies detail North Korea-linked HIDDEN COBRA malware

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released reports on North Korea-linked HIDDEN COBRA malware. The FBI, the US Cyber Command, and the Department of Homeland Security have published technical details of a new North-Korea linked hacking operation. The government experts released new and updated Malware Analysis Reports (MARs) […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 04, 2020
U.S. CISA Agency warns of possible cyber attacks from Iran

US Government fears a new wave of cyber attacks from Iran as retaliation for the airstrike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani at the Baghdad airport in Iraq. Christopher C. Krebs, Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of a potential new wave of cyber attacks carried out by Iran-linked hacker groups targeting U.S. assets. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 24, 2019
FBI and DHS CISA issue alerts on e-skimming attacks

The US FBI issued a warning for the US private sector about e-skimming attacks carried out by the Magecart cybercrime groups. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released an alert on e-skimming attacks. E-skimming took place when hackers compromise an e-commerce site and plant a malicious code designed to siphon payment card data or personally […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 24, 2019
US DHS CISA warns of Iran-linked hackers using data wipers in cyberattacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of a significant increase in cyberattacks from Iranian hackers spreading data wipers. US DHS CISA agency warns of increased cyber-activity from Iran aimed at spreading data-wiping malware through password spraying, credential stuffing, and spear-phishing. The attacks are targeting U.S. industries and government agencies, the statement was also […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2019
DHS issues emergency Directive to prevent DNS hijacking attacks

DHS has issued a notice of a CISA emergency directive urging federal agencies of improving the security of government-managed domains (i.e. .gov) to prevent DNS hijacking attacks. The notice was issued by the DHS and links the emergency directive Emergency Directive 19-01 titled “Mitigate DNS Infrastructure Tampering.” “In coordination with government and industry partners, the […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2018
Congress passes bill that create new Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the CISA bill that creates a new cybersecurity agency at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The U.S. House of Representatives passed the CISA bill that creates a new cybersecurity agency at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In October, the Senate passed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) […]