Jan 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananBotnet / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new large-scale campaign that exploits security flaws in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers to rope the devices into a Mirai botnet variant dubbed Murdoc Botnet. The ongoing activity "demonstrates enhanced capabilities, exploiting vulnerabilities to compromise devices and … [Read more...] about Mirai Variant Murdoc Botnet Exploits AVTECH IP Cameras and Huawei Routers
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Unsecured Tunneling Protocols Expose 4.2 Million Hosts, Including VPNs and Routers
Jan 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability New research has uncovered security vulnerabilities in multiple tunneling protocols that could allow attackers to perform a wide range of attacks. "Internet hosts that accept tunneling packets without verifying the sender's identity can be hijacked to perform anonymous attacks and provide access to their networks," … [Read more...] about Unsecured Tunneling Protocols Expose 4.2 Million Hosts, Including VPNs and Routers
TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Federal Ban Takes Effect January 19, 2025
Jan 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananSocial Media / Data Privacy Popular video-sharing social network TikTok has officially gone dark in the United States, as a federal ban on the app comes into effect on January 19, 2025. "We regret that a U.S. law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19 and force us to make our services temporarily unavailable," the company said in a pop-up … [Read more...] about TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Federal Ban Takes Effect January 19, 2025
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber actor for their alleged links to the Salt Typhoon group and the recent compromise of the federal agency. "People's Republic of China-linked (PRC) malicious cyber actors continue to target U.S. government systems, … [Read more...] about U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon
Modern Security for Legacy Environments
Many organizations across critical industries such as healthcare, manufacturing and energy rely on legacy Windows operating systems to run essential equipment. These systems, while operationally vital, are notoriously difficult and costly to upgrade — leaving them vulnerable to modern cyber threats. CrowdStrike is addressing this challenge by expanding our legacy support … [Read more...] about Modern Security for Legacy Environments
Critical Flaws in WGS-804HPT Switches Enable RCE and Network Exploitation
Jan 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed three security flaws in Planet Technology's WGS-804HPT industrial switches that could be chained to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution on susceptible devices. "These switches are widely used in building and home automation systems for a variety of networking … [Read more...] about Critical Flaws in WGS-804HPT Switches Enable RCE and Network Exploitation
Forrester TEI Study – Falcon Identity Protection
Identity-based attacks are surging across today’s threat landscape as adversaries target identities in on-premises, cloud and SaaS applications. They aren’t breaking in — they’re logging in. Organizations must respond to these threats in real time to stop breaches, but traditional security approaches consisting of siloed tools often create visibility gaps and hinder … [Read more...] about Forrester TEI Study – Falcon Identity Protection
Zero Trust Strengthens Data Protection to Achieve National Cyber Strategy Goals
CrowdStrike recently announced FedRAMP authorization for CrowdStrike Falcon® Data Protection, now available to government entities requiring Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate authorization, enabling them to secure assets through the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform in GovCloud. This advancement supports compliance efforts and adoption of Zero Trust … [Read more...] about Zero Trust Strengthens Data Protection to Achieve National Cyber Strategy Goals
Russian Star Blizzard Shifts Tactics to Exploit WhatsApp QR Codes for Credential Harvesting
Jan 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananSpear Phishing / Threat Intelligence The Russian threat actor known as Star Blizzard has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign that targets victims' WhatsApp accounts, signaling a departure from its longstanding tradecraft in a likely attempt to evade detection. "Star Blizzard's targets are most commonly related to government or diplomacy … [Read more...] about Russian Star Blizzard Shifts Tactics to Exploit WhatsApp QR Codes for Credential Harvesting
Critical Evolution of Cloud Detection and Response
When Conventional Security Meets Modern Cloud Threats As organizations face these cross-domain attacks, the inability to connect cloud context with detection and alerting is reaching its breaking point. Most organizations begin their cloud security journey focused on visibility through CNAPP solutions. CNAPP identifies misconfigurations, excessive permissions and … [Read more...] about Critical Evolution of Cloud Detection and Response