Building Automation Protocols Increasingly Targeted in OT Attacks: Report – Source: www.securityweek.com

Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Industrial automation protocols continue to be the most targeted in attacks aimed at operational technology (OT), but building automation systems have been increasingly targeted, according to a new report from...

‘Looney Tunables’ Glibc Vulnerability Exploited in Cloud Attacks  – Source: www.securityweek.com

Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs A serious privilege escalation vulnerability patched recently in the GNU C Library (glibc) has been exploited in cloud attacks by a threat group known for the use of the Kinsing malware and for its cryptojacking...

Exploitation of Critical Confluence Vulnerability Begins – Source: www.securityweek.com

Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ionut Arghire The first in-the-wild exploitation attempts targeting a recent vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server were observed over the weekend, threat intelligence firm GreyNoise warns....

Number of Cisco Devices Hacked via Unpatched Vulnerability Increases to 40,000 – Source: www.securityweek.com

Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs The number of Cisco devices hacked through the exploitation of an unpatched IOS XE vulnerability has reached approximately 40,000, according to multiple cybersecurity firms.  The exploited vulnerability is...

Recent NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day Since August – Source: www.securityweek.com

Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ionut Arghire A recently patched critical-severity vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway had been exploited as a zero-day since August, Google’s Mandiant cybersecurity unit...