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CISA – Ransomware targeted SCADA systems of 3 US water facilities

United States has warned of more ransomware attacks on information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) networks of country’s Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector facilities. On Thursday, multiple US government agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Security Agency […]

NSA, CISA Release Guidelines to Secure VPNs

State-backed hackers have been constantly exploiting vulnerabilities in VPNs to breach critical cyberinfrastructure in the United States, agencies have warned. The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have published guidelines to secure virtual private networks (VPNs). The guidelines came after the departments noticed a rise […]

Unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers hit with ProxyShell attack

Researchers have identified 140+ webshells launched against 1,900 unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent security alert about a sudden and unexpected rise in ProxyShell attacks. The agency has joined hands with the cybersecurity community to spread awareness among organizations to immediately install the latest security update in […]

Prominent defibrillator management tool exposed to remote attacks

High-Risk Security Flaws Found and Patched in ZOLL Defibrillator Management Software. The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an alert stating that multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been identified in software used by ZOLL, a US-based healthcare technology provider. SEE: Hackers exploiting critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet VPN – […]

Warning as hackers breach MFA to target cloud services

According to CISA, it has verified one of the users had their account breached even though they were using “proper multi-factor authentication (MFA).” Last year, it was reported that threat actors have been using legitimate tools to compromise Cloud-based assets. Now, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning to alert […]

CISA Bill To Give Your Entire Personal Info To Government

Short Bytes : The recently proposed Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) by the government looks like another surveillance law that outrightly gives it the power to look through your personal information without issuing any warrants. Most of you think that the data that social media websites store about you is used for the ads that […]

U.S. Senate Rushing to Move Cyber-Surveillance CISA Bill Amid NSA Spying

The controversial cybersecurity legislation Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) will be passed by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, said the panel’s spokeswoman. Information-sharing on cyber threats between private companies and intelligence agencies will be improved through this measure known as the CISA. There were some concerns expressed by the White House and Democrats over […]