Here are a couple of stories showing that ransomware hits large and small organisations: Luxembourg energy companies struggling with alleged ransomware attack, data breach – The Record by Recorded Future At least 34 healthcare orgs affected by alleged ransomware attack on OneTouchPoint – The Record by Recorded Future The Bromford …
A combination attack that exploits the Log4j vulnerability and VMware to deliver ransomware
I have published a lot on the log4j and log4shell exploits and vulnerability. CISA issued a special warning about the long term impact of the issue: CISA advisory for continued exploitation of Log4Shell in VMware Horizon Systems – Smart Thinking Solutions Here is another real world example of the exploitation …
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency exploited vulnerability advisory. How this type of mistake can impact your cyber security and steps to protect yourself.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a new vulnerabilities to it’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog | CISA This is an interesting issue, as credentials had been hard coded into the application: “Atlassian Questions For Confluence App has hard-coded credentials, …
Samba releases security updates
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a notice for Samba updates: Samba Releases Security Updates | CISA
CISA Log4Shell examination
The US Government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published a report examining the malware that infected an organisation with unpatched Log4Shell vulnerability in a VMware Horizon server. CISA Releases Log4Shell-Related MAR | CISA