Australia is rapidly embracing renewable energy. But for the nation to successfully leverage renewable energy, it is imperative to establish strong IT foundations.
Security | TechRepublic – Read More
US oil giant Halliburton confirmed its computer systems were hit by a cyberattack that affected operations at its Houston offices.
The post Oil Giant Halliburton Confirms Cyber Incident, Details Scarce appeared first on SecurityWeek.
SecurityWeek – Read More
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a hardware backdoor within a particular model of MIFARE Classic contactless cards that could allow authentication with an unknown key and open hotel rooms and office doors.
The attacks have been demonstrated against FM11RF08S, a new variant of MIFARE Classic that was released by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics in 2020.
“The FM11RF08S backdoor enables any
The Hacker News – Read More
SolarWinds has issued patches to address a new security flaw in its Web Help Desk (WHD) software that could allow remote unauthenticated users to gain unauthorized access to susceptible instances.
“The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing [a] remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data,” the company
The Hacker News – Read More
Cary, North Carolina, 22nd August 2024, CyberNewsWire
Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News – Read More
Fur Affinity’s domain and Twitter were compromised in a major DNS hijacking on August 20, 2024. Hackers redirected…
Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News – Read More
Details have emerged about a China-nexus threat group’s exploitation of a recently disclosed, now-patched security flaw in Cisco switches as a zero-day to seize control of the appliance and evade detection.
The activity, attributed to Velvet Ant, was observed early this year and involved the weaponization of CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score: 6.0) to deliver bespoke malware and gain extensive control
The Hacker News – Read More
As many as 15,000 applications using Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Application Load Balancer (ALB) for authentication are potentially susceptible to a configuration-based issue that could expose them to sidestep access controls and compromise applications.
That’s according to findings from Israeli cybersecurity company Miggo, which dubbed the problem ALBeast.
“This vulnerability allows attackers to
The Hacker News – Read More
Hackers gained access to the switch using valid administrator credentials, and then ‘jailbroke’ from the application level into the OS level.
The post China-Linked ‘Velvet Ant’ Hackers Exploited Zero-Day to Deploy Malware on Cisco Nexus Switches appeared first on SecurityWeek.
SecurityWeek – Read More
More than two years after the Log4j crisis, organizations are still being hit by crypto-currency miners and backdoor scripts.
The post Two Years On, Log4Shell Vulnerability Still Being Exploited to Deploy Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek.
SecurityWeek – Read More