Category: News

Critical Azure Cosmos DB Bug Allows Full Cloud Account Takeover

It’s unclear if Microsoft customers were breached during the months-long period where the #ChaosDB bug in Jupyter Notebooks was exploitable.

Ragnarok Ransomware Gang Bites the Dust, Releases Decryptor

The cybercriminal group, active since late 2019, has closed its doors and released the key to unlocking victims’ files on its dark web portal.

Top Strategies That Define the Success of a Modern Vulnerability Management Program

Modern vulnerability management programs require a strategy that defines what success means for your organization’s cybersecurity goals. By incorporating a few simple cyber hygiene routines to your daily security routine,…
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‘Pay Ransom’ Screen? Too Late, Humpty Dumpty – Podcast

Splunk’s Ryan Kovar discusses the rise in supply-chain attacks a la Kaseya & how to get ahead of encryption leaving your business a pile of broken shells. 

Man Sues Parents of Teens Who Hijacked Nearly $1M in Bitcoin

Now adults, the then-teens apparently used clipboard hijacking malware to steal Bitcoin.

Podcast: Ransomware Up x10: Disrupting Cybercrime Suppy Chains an Opportunity

Derek Manky, Chief, Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, discusses the top threats and lessons learned from the first half of 2021.

F5 Bug Could Lead to Complete System Takeover

The worst of 13 bugs fixed by the August updates could lead to complete system compromise for users in sensitive sectors running products in Appliance mode.

Microsoft Breaks Silence on Barrage of ProxyShell Attacks

versions of the software are affected by a spate of bugs under active exploitations.

Cisco Issues Critical Fixes for High-End Nexus Gear

Networking giant issues two critical patches and six high-severity patches.

Win10 Admin Rights Tossed Off by Yet Another Plug-In

Then again, you don’t even need the actual device – in this case, a SteelSeries peripheral – since emulation works just fine to launch with full SYSTEM rights.