The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week announced the addition of eight more vulnerabilities to the list of security flaws known to be exploited in malicious attacks.
North Korean Hackers Abuse Windows Update Client in Attacks on Defense Industry
The North Korean threat group Lazarus was observed abusing the Windows Update client for the execution of malicious code during a campaign this month, Malwarebytes reports.
SureMDM Vulnerabilities Exposed Companies to Supply Chain Attacks
A series of vulnerabilities in 42Gears’ SureMDM device management products could have resulted in a supply chain compromise against any organization using the platform.
CISA’s ‘Must Patch’ List Puts Spotlight on Vulnerability Management Processes
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities can be useful not only for helping organizations patch high-risk vulnerabilities in their systems, but also to help them build or improve vulnerability management processes.
Vulnerabilities in Swiss E-Voting System Earn Researchers Big Bounties
Zerodium Offering $400,000 for Microsoft Outlook Zero-Day Exploits
The exploit acquisition firm Zerodium this week showed increased interest in buying zero-day exploits targeting the popular email clients Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird.
Xerox Quietly Patched Device-Bricking Flaw Affecting Some Printers
Xerox patched a device-bricking vulnerability in certain printer models more than a year and a half ago, but said nothing until this week, when information on the bug became public.
Outlook Security Feature Bypass Allowed Sending Malicious Links
A Trustwave researcher has discovered a new technique to completely bypass a security feature of Microsoft Outlook and deliver a malicious link to the recipient.
The new technique, Trustwave SpiderLabs lead threat architect Reegun Richard Jayapaul explains, is a variation of a vulnerability that was initially addressed in February 2020.
Attack Surface Management Play Censys Scores $35M Investment
The jostling for space in the attack surface management space intensified this week with Michigan startup Censys banking a new $35 million funding round to fuel growth and expansion.
VMware Warns of Log4j Attacks Targeting Horizon Servers
VMware is urging customers to patch their VMware Horizon instances as these systems have been targeted in a recent wave of attacks exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability.












