Cisco warns of a high-severity vulnerability in Nexus 9000 series switches that can allow attackers to read or modify encrypted traffic. Cisco disclosed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20185 (CVSS Score 7.4), in the Cisco ACI Multi-Site CloudSec encryption feature of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI mode. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can […]
StackRot is s new security vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could be exploited to gain elevated privileges on a target system. A security vulnerability, dubbed StackRot was found impacting Linux versions 6.1 through 6.4. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-3269, (CVSS score: 7.8), is a privilege escalation issue that resides in the memory management subsystem. An unprivileged […]
A vulnerability in SolarView product can be exploited in attacks targeting organizations in the energy sector. Researchers from the cybersecurity firm VulnCheck reported that the vulnerability CVE-2022-29303 in the solar power monitoring Contec SolarView product can be exploited in attacks targeting organizations in the energy sector. CVE-2022-29303 is an unauthenticated and remote command injection vulnerability […]
RedEnergy is a sophisticated stealer-as-a-ransomware that was employed in attacks targeting energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a new Stealer-as-a-Ransomware named RedEnergy used in attacks against energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors. The malware allows operators to steal information from various browsers, it also supports ransomware capabilities. […]
The Port of Nagoya, the largest port in Japan, suffered a ransomware attack that severely impacted its operations. The Port of Nagoya, in the Ise Bay, is the largest and busiest trading port in Japan, accounting for about 10% of the total trade value of Japan. Notably, this port is the largest exporter of cars […]
The DDoSia attack tool received an upgrade, it supports a new security mechanism to conceal the list of targets. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Sekoia analyzed an updated variant of the DDoSia attack tool that was developed and used by the pro-Russia collective NoName(057)16. The tool was employed in attacks against Ukraine and NATO countries, including the Eastern Flank (Lithuania, […]
Personal data of the personnel at the Dublin Airport was compromised due to a MOVEit attack on professional service provider Aon. Data of about 3000 employees of Dublin Airport (DDA) were compromised after professional service provider Aon fell victim to a MOVEit Transfer attack. Dublin Airport notified local authorities and Ireland’s Data Protection Commission. Aon […]
A Mexican threat actor that goes online with the moniker Neo_Net is behind an Android malware campaign targeting banks worldwide. A joint study conducted by vx-underground and SentinelOne recently revealed that a Mexican threat actor that goes online with the moniker Neo_Net is behind an Android malware campaign targeting financial institutions worldwide. The case was […]
Poly Network platform suspended its services during the weekend due to a cyber attack that resulted in the theft of millions of dollars in crypto assets. Threat actors have stolen millions of dollars worth of crypto assets from the Poly Network platform during the weekend. The platform suspended its services due to the cyber attack […]
Researchers reported that there are 490,000 Fortinet firewalls exposing SSL VPN interfaces on the internet, and roughly 69% of them are still vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997. In Mid-June Fortinet addressed a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-27997 (CVSS score: 9.2), in FortiOS and FortiProxy that is likely exploited in a limited number of attacks. “A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability […]