Category: News

Netgear Authentication Bypass Allows Router Takeover

Microsoft researchers discovered the firmware flaws in the DGN-2200v1 series router that can enable authentication bypass to take over devices and access stored credentials.

Dropbox Used to Mask Malware Movement in Cyberespionage Campaign

The IndigoZebra APT is targeting the Afghan government using Dropbox as an API that leaves no traces of communications with weirdo websites.

Indexsinas SMB Worm Campaign Infests Whole Enterprises

The self-propagating malware’s attack chain is complex, using former NSA cyberweapons, and ultimately drops cryptominers on targeted machines.

Why MTTR is Bad for SecOps

Kerry Matre, senior director at Mandiant, discusses the appropriate metrics to use to measure SOC and analyst performance, and how MTTR leads to bad behavior.

Zero-Day Used to Wipe My Book Live Devices

Threat actors may have been duking it out for control of the compromised devices, first using a 2018 RCE, then password-protecting a new vulnerability.

PoC Exploit Circulating for Critical Windows Print Spooler Bug

The “PrintNightmare” bug may not be fully patched, some experts are warning, leaving the door open for widespread remote code execution attacks.

Feds Told to Better Manage Facial Recognition, Amid Privacy Concerns

A GAO report finds government agencies are using the technology regularly in criminal investigations and to identify travelers, but need stricter management to protect people’s privacy and avoid inaccurate identification

Users Clueless About Cybersecurity Risks: Study

The return to offices, coupled with uninformed users (including IT pros) has teed up an unprecedented risk of enterprise attack.

Microsoft Translation Bugs Open Edge Browser to Trivial UXSS Attacks

The bug in Edge’s auto-translate could have let remote attackers pull off RCE on any foreign-language website just by sending a message with an XSS payload.

Details of RCE Bug in Adobe Experience Manager Revealed

Disclosure of a bug in Adobe’s content-management solution – used by Mastercard, LinkedIn and PlayStation – were released.