Fortinet releases patches for undisclosed critical FortiManager vulnerability

In the last couple of days, Fortinet has released critical security updates for FortiManager, to fix a critical vulnerability that is reportedly being exploited by Chinese threat actors. Security updates are trickling out The company, which is known fo… Continue reading Fortinet releases patches for undisclosed critical FortiManager vulnerability

Microsoft lost some customers’ cloud security logs

Microsoft has lost several weeks of cloud security logs that its customers rely on to spot cyber intrusions. What happened As reported by Business Insider earlier this month, Microsoft privately notified affected customers of this incident and told the… Continue reading Microsoft lost some customers’ cloud security logs

Israeli orgs targeted with wiper malware via ESET-branded emails

Attackers have tried to deliver wiper malware to employees at organizations across Israel by impersonating cybersecurity company ESET via email. The phishing email The attack took the form of a phishing email ostensibly sent by the “Eset Advanced… Continue reading Israeli orgs targeted with wiper malware via ESET-branded emails

Fake Google Meet pages deliver infostealers

Users of the Google Meet video communication service have been targeted by cyber crooks using the ClickFix tactic to infect them with information-stealing malware. Fake Google Meet video conference page with malicious ClickFix pop-up (Source: Sekoia) &… Continue reading Fake Google Meet pages deliver infostealers

The role of compromised cyber-physical devices in modern cyberattacks

Cyber-physical devices are increasingly getting compromised and leveraged by criminal groups and state-sponsored threat actors. Fyodor Yarochkin, Senior Threat Solution Architect with Trend Micro, believes that getting a better understanding of attacke… Continue reading The role of compromised cyber-physical devices in modern cyberattacks

Defenders must adapt to shrinking exploitation timelines

A new report from Mandiant reveals that the average time-to-exploit vulnerabilities before or after a patch is released has plunged to just five days in 2023, down from 32 days in 2021 in 2022. One reason for this is the fact that, in 2023, exploitatio… Continue reading Defenders must adapt to shrinking exploitation timelines

Attackers deploying red teaming tool for EDR evasion

Threat actors are leveraging the open-source EDRSilencer tool to evade endpoint detection and response systems, Trend Micro researchers have noticed. About EDRSilencer The software, which is intended for red teaming, is being abused to “silence&#… Continue reading Attackers deploying red teaming tool for EDR evasion

87,000+ Fortinet devices still open to attack, are yours among them? (CVE-2024-23113)

Last week, CISA added CVE-2024-23113 – a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote code/command execution on unpatched Fortinet FortiGate firewalls – to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, thus confirming that it&#8… Continue reading 87,000+ Fortinet devices still open to attack, are yours among them? (CVE-2024-23113)