Large enterprises, including government and educational organizations, are being warned to immediately update their WS_FTP Server, built by Progress Software, to fix serious flaws being actively exploited by attackers. Secure file-transfer software remains a top target, especially for extortionists.
Progress Software is again sending customers on a scramble to install emergency patches, this time for its secure FTP server software. The advisory comes months after hackers took advantage of a zero day in the company's MOVEit file transfer software in a hacking campaign affecting tens of millions.
Google rolled out an urgent Chrome browser security update to address a zero day actively exploited by a commercial spyware vendor. The high-severity bug is the fifth zero day patched by Chrome this year. Google did not provide details, only stating that it is aware of an exploit in the wild.
China hasn't ordered any restrictions on the use of Apple iPhones by government agencies, according to a Chinese government spokesperson, but the official cited recent security flaws in the iPhone and warned that foreign mobile device manufacturers must abide by domestic information security laws.
Microsoft's September dump of fixes addresses two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, including one in Microsoft Word that has a proof-of-concept code available publicly. "Definitely put this one on the top of your test-and-deploy list," wrote Dustin Childs.
Google released a fix on Monday for a Chrome zero-day that allows an attacker to remotely target a vulnerable version of the browser. The bug is tracked as a heap buffer overflow in the WebP image format, which is specifically designed to optimize web images.
Multiple nation-state hacking groups have been exploiting known flaws in Zoho ManageEngine software and Fortinet firewalls to steal data, cybersecurity officials warn. A new alert details exploits of each vulnerability by separate groups that targeted the same aeronautical firm.
More than a one-fourth of Indian organizations suffered over $2 million in losses to cyberattacks in the past year as a result of a lack of skilled cybersecurity workforce and funds, according to a recent survey by cloud cybersecurity vendor Cloudflare.
Security experts are warning organizations with Juniper Networks SRX firewalls and EX switches to update them immediately to patch multiple vulnerabilities attackers have been targeting to remotely execute code, and which may allow them to pivot to internal networks.
The number of major health data breaches is decreasing, but a recent disturbing trend reflects the vulnerability of critical vendors and the tenacity of cybercriminals, say John Delano, a vice president of Christus Health, and Mike Hamilton, CISO and co-founder of security firm Critical Insight.
Citrix NetScaler defenders are being warned to not just patch a critical flaw but also review logs from before mid-July for signs of compromise, since attackers - including "a known threat actor specializing in ransomware attacks" - have been dropping web shells that survive patching and rebooting.
The FBI urged the immediate removal of previously hacked email security appliances made by Barracuda Networks, injecting fresh urgency into the push to stymie what's been called the broadest Chinese cyber spying campaign in years. Mandiant linked the hack to Beijing with "high confidence."
No sector took digital transformation as seriously as healthcare did. From remote work to multi-cloud environments to new digital healthcare experiences for patients, it's a brave new world - with new risks. Anahi Santiago of ChristianaCare discusses these risks and how to mitigate them.
Hackers moved faster than system administrators to exploit a zero-day vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler appliances by dropping web shells that remain active even after a patch, warn Dutch security researchers. Dutch firm Fox-IT says researchers "could not discern a pattern in the targeting."
Multiple vulnerabilities in data center power management systems and supply technologies enable threat actors to gain unauthorized access and perform remote code injection. The attackers can chain multiple vulnerabilities to gain full access to data center systems.
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