On Thursday, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) included a recently patched security vulnerability affecting Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This update comes in response to indications that the flaw is being actively exploited in…
Recent cybersecurity research has uncovered intriguing potential connections between the notorious SolarWinds hack and a previously identified malware strain called Kazuar. Kaspersky’s latest analysis highlights overlapping features that suggest a link between the two malicious software architectures. The SolarWinds incident, disclosed in December 2020, was characterized by its unprecedented scale…
Mimecast Confirms Breach Linked to SolarWinds Cyberattack Mimecast, a prominent cloud-based email management provider, disclosed on Tuesday that a “sophisticated threat actor” had compromised one of its digital certificates integral to secure connections with Microsoft 365 Exchange. This alarming revelation emerged after Microsoft notified Mimecast of potential vulnerabilities. In response,…
Recent investigations have linked a malicious web shell deployed on Windows systems to a possible Chinese cyber threat group, following the exploitation of an undisclosed zero-day vulnerability in SolarWinds’ Orion network monitoring software. The cybersecurity firm Secureworks reported that this breach involved a web shell referred to as Supernova, which…
Cybersecurity Alert: Vulnerabilities Found in D-Link NAS Devices Open Doors to Exploitation Recent findings reveal that threat actors are actively exploiting security weaknesses affecting approximately 92,000 D-Link network-attached storage (NAS) devices exposed to the internet. The vulnerabilities, identified as CVE-2024-3272 and CVE-2024-3273, are categorized with high CVSS scores of 9.8…
In April 2024, Microsoft announced a critical security update addressing an unprecedented 149 vulnerabilities, with two of these flaws identified as actively exploited threats. This latest update categorizes three of the vulnerabilities as Critical, 142 as Important, three as Moderate, and one as Low in severity. Additionally, the update follows…
Palo Alto Networks has disclosed a significant security vulnerability affecting PAN-OS that is currently under active exploitation by cybercriminals. This flaw, designated as CVE-2024-3400 with a CVSS score of 10.0, is characterized as “intricate,” arising from the combination of two distinct bugs present in PAN-OS versions 10.2, 11.0, and 11.1.…
Government, Industry Specific, Network Firewalls, Network Access Control CISA Discovers Agencies Misled About Cisco Patch Updates Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • November 13, 2025 Image: PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has raised alarms regarding critical vulnerabilities in Cisco devices, indicating that U.S. government agencies have inadequately addressed…
A set of serious security vulnerabilities has emerged in the OpenPrinting Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), potentially allowing for remote command execution on Linux systems under specific circumstances. Security researcher Simone Margaritelli detailed that an unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to alter or install printer IPP URLs, which…
