Researchers Disclose 56 Vulnerabilities Impacting OT Devices from 10 Vendors

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Ravie Lakshmanan Nearly five dozen security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in devices from 10 operational technology (OT) vendors due to what researchers call are “insecure-by-design practices.” Collectively dubbed OT:ICEFALL by …

Over a Dozen Flaws Found in Siemens’ Industrial Network Management System

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Ravie Lakshmanan Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details about 15 security flaws in Siemens SINEC network management system (NMS), some of which could be chained by an attacker to achieve remote …

Authorities Shut Down Russian RSOCKS Botnet That Hacked Millions of Devices

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Ravie Lakshmanan The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday disclosed that it took down the infrastructure associated with a Russian botnet known as RSOCKS in collaboration with law enforcement …

Atlassian Confluence Flaw Being Used to Deploy Ransomware and Crypto Miners

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A recently patched critical security flaw in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center products is being actively weaponized in real-world attacks to drop cryptocurrency miners and ransomware payloads. In at …

Researchers Uncover ‘Hermit’ Android Spyware Used in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy

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An enterprise-grade surveillanceware dubbed Hermit has been put to use by entities operating from within Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy over the years since 2019, new research has revealed. Lookout attributed …