Cisco has released security updates to fix multiple vulnerabilities in various products, including two remote code execution flaws in Webex Player. The two remote code execution vulnerabilities fixed by Cisco have been tracked CVE-2020-3127 and CVE-2020-3128 respectively. The vulnerabilities have been rated as high severity and received a CVSS score of 7.8. The vulnerabilities are caused by the […]
China-linked cyber espionage groups increasingly targeted organizations in the telecommunications industry in 2019. According to the CrowdStrike 2020 Global Threat Report, the telecommunications and government sectors were the most targeted by the threat actors. Experts monitored operations carried out by nation-state actors and financially-motivated attackers. Most of the attacks against organizations in the telecom sector […]
Let’s Encrypt is going to revoke over 3 million certificates today due to a flaw in the software used to verify users and their domains before issuing a certificate. Let’s Encrypt certificate authority (CA) is going to revoke over 3 million certificates today due to a vulnerability in software used to verify users and their […]
Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 revealed that the US CIA has hacked Chinese organizations in various sectors for the last 11 years. Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 is accusing that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of having hacked Chinese organizations for the last 11 years. According to the firm, the US cyber spies are targeting various industry sectors […]
Cybaze-Yoroi ZLab analyzed a new implant employed by a North Korea-linked APT group, tracked as Kimsuky, in attacks on South Korea. Introduction Recently we have observed a significant increase in state-sponsored operations carried out by threat actors worldwide. APT34, Gamaredon, and Transparent Tribe are a few samples of the recently uncovered campaigns, the latter was spotted after four […]
The Department of Justice has charged the two Chinese nationals for laundering cryptocurrency for North Korea-linked APT groups. The US Treasury Department and the Department of Justice have imposed sanctions and charged two Chinese nationals, Tian Yinyin ( 田寅寅) and Li Jiadong (李家东), for helping North Korea-linked hackers in laundering cryptocurrency. The cryptocurrency have been […]
Cisco has decided to extend its business licenses for the free Webex account that will be available for 90-day due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak. Cisco has announced an enhancement of its free Webex account offerings and is offering free 90-day business licenses to limit the spread of Coronavirus. WebEx is a popular web conferencing and videoconferencing […]
Pharmacy store chain Walgreens has disclosed a data breach that impacted some customers of its mobile application. Pharmacy store chain Walgreens has disclosed a data breach that impacted some customers of its mobile application. The mobile app allows users to refill prescriptions by scanning barcode, manage medications with Pill Reminder, set Rx alerts for refills […]
Experts warn of ongoing scans for Apache Tomcat servers affected by the Ghostcat flaw that could allow attackers to take over servers. Security experts are warning of ongoing scans for Apache Tomcat servers affected by the recently disclosed Ghostcat vulnerability CVE-2020-1938. The flaw affects all versions of Apache Tomcat, it could be exploited by attackers […]
Experts from Cybaze/ Yoroi Zlab spotted a new sample of the Karkoff implant that was employed in past campaigns associated with Iran-linked APT34 group.Experts from Cybaze/ Yoroi Zlab spotted a new sample of the Karkoff implant that was employed in past campaigns associated with Iran-linked APT34 group. Introduction In November 2018, researchers from Cisco Talos […]