Mozilla over the weekend issued an emergency security update for Firefox to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that have been exploited in attacks.
Emergency Firefox Update Patches Two Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
CISA Informs Organizations of Flaws in Unsupported Industrial Telecontrol Devices
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) last week released an advisory to inform organizations about potentially serious vulnerabilities affecting ipDIO telecontrol communication devices that are no longer supported by the vendor.
Ukraine Digital Army Brews Cyberattacks, Intel and Infowar
Formed in a fury to counter Russia’s blitzkrieg attack, Ukraine’s hundreds-strong volunteer “hacker” corps is much more than a paramilitary cyberattack force in Europe’s first major war of the internet age. It is crucial to information combat and to crowdsourcing intelligence.
Cyberattack Knocks Thousands Offline in Europe
Thousands of internet users across Europe have been thrown offline after what sources said Friday was a likely cyberattack at the beginning of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine.
Ukraine Cyber Official: We Only Attack Military Targets
Russia Blocks Access to Facebook Over War
Russia’s state communications watchdog has ordered to completely block access to Facebook in Russia amid the tensions over the war in Ukraine.
Slight Increase in Attacks on ICS Computers in 2021: Report
Kaspersky said it saw only a small increase in the percentage of industrial control system (ICS) computers targeted in 2021 compared to the previous year, but there was a more significant rise for certain types of threats.
VISO Trust Raises $11 Million for Cyber Risk Management Platform
Third-party cyber risk management solutions provider VISO Trust this week announced that it has raised $11 million in Series A funding, which brings the total investment in the company to $14 million.
Credentials of 71,000 NVIDIA Employees Leaked Following Cyberattack
The email addresses and passwords of more than 71,000 NVIDIA employees were likely stolen in a recent cyberattack and are now circulating within underground communities.
On February 23, hackers managed to compromise NVIDIA’s network and steal not only employee credentials but also proprietary information.
NSA Publishes Best Practices for Improving Network Defenses
The National Security Agency (NSA) this week published a set of best practices for organizations looking to improve the overall security of their networks.
The guidance is meant to be generic, applicable to a broad range of network devices, and should help administrators prevent adversaries from exploiting their networks.
