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Cisco launches security patches against new attack

A new vulnerability threatens enterprise VPN and could allow network spoofing and Man-in-the-Middle attacks Cisco has launched security patches for its widely used Internet Operating System(IOS) and Internet Operating System XE (IOS XE) software, in front of a forthcoming announcement of cybersecurity experts planning to reveal a flaw in the Internet Key Exchange protocol (IKE) used to configure IPSEC-protected […]

CISCO fixes serious bug on VoIP Phones

The company also patched three medium-security flaws in its network security systems Several customers may be affected by a high-security flaw discovered on Cisco’s Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The manufacturer released an update patch last Wednesday. Cisco also fixed two medium-security flaws on its FireSIGHT management platform for network security, and a medium-security problem in […]

Cisco launches 34 update patches for different vulnerabilities, 5 of them critical

Cisco, a company dedicated to manufacturing telecommunications devices, launched patches for 34 failures in its software, including solutions for five critical vulnerabilities of arbitrary code execution in its operating system. Reports from information security specialists argue that critical flaws were rated with 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS scale. Four of these vulnerabilities affect Cisco’s […]

VPNFilter malware caught infecting Asus, D-Link, Huawei, ZTE & others

VPNFilter malware is back and it seems like rebooting your routers will not protect them against this growing threat. VPNFilter malware was discovered by Cisco Talos but it got more attention when the FBI, a couple of weeks ago, seized a domain hosting botnet of 500,000 hacked IoT devices including network-access storage (NAS) devices and home and office (SOHO) routers […]

Hackers leave US flag after targeting Cisco switches in Russia & Iran

Cisco switches at data centers located in Iran and Russia became the target of hackers this Friday. Reportedly, Cisco devices were hijacked through the exploitation of their Smart Install feature. After attacking the vulnerable switches, hackers rewrote their IOS image with that of an image of the US flag and the following message was uploaded: […]

CISCO ISSUES NEW PATCHES FOR CRITICAL FIREWALL SOFTWARE VULNERABILITY

Cisco has released new patches for a critical vulnerability in its Adaptive Security Appliance software after further investigation revealed additional attack vectors. The company first announced the vulnerability, CVE-2018-0101, on Jan. 29. It received a Common Vulnerability Scoring System base score of 10.0, the highest possible, and was initially discovered by Cedric Halbronn from NCC Group. “After broadening […]

SNMP-Brute – Fast SNMP brute force, enumeration, CISCO config downloader and password cracking script

SNMP brute force, enumeration, CISCO config downloader and password cracking script. Listens for any responses to the brute force community strings, effectively minimising wait time. Requirements metasploit snmpwalk snmpstat john the ripper Usage python snmp-brute.py -t [IP] Options–help, -h show this help message and exit–file=DICTIONARY, -f DICTIONARY Dictionary file–target=IP, -t IP Host IP–port=PORT, -p PORT […]

CISCO PATCHES CRITICAL VPN VULNERABILITY

Cisco Systems released a patch Monday to fix a critical security vulnerability in its Secure Sockets Layer VPN solution called Adaptive Security Appliance. The vulnerability, according to a Cisco Security Advisory, could allow an unauthenticated and remote attacker to execute remote code on affected devices. The vulnerability impacts nearly a dozen Cisco products ranging from 3000 […]

Cisco’s new tool will detect malware in encrypted traffic

On January 10, Cisco’s officially released its software platform Encrypted Traffic Analytics (ETA) that can keep a check on network packet metadata so as to detect malicious traffic. The software was previously launched in June 2017 but it has remained in private preview ever since because only enterprises were able to use it. Now, Cisco […]

GhostInTheNet – Ultimate Network Stealther that makes Linux a Ghost In The Net and protects from MITM/DOS/scan

Ultimate Network Stealther that makes Linux a Ghost In The Net and protects from MITM/DOS/scan. Properties: Network Invisibility Network Anonymity Protects from MITM/DOS Transparent Cross-platform Minimalistic Dependencies: Linux 2.4.26+ – will work on any Linux-based OS, including Whonix and RaspberryPI BASH – the whole script root privileges – for kernel controlling Limitations: You can still […]

CISCO PATCHES CRITICAL PLAYBACK BUGS IN WEBEX PLAYERS

Cisco Systems issued a Critical alert on Wednesday warning of multiple vulnerabilities in its popular WebEx player. Six bugs were listed in the security advisory, each of them relating to holes in Cisco WebEx Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format (ARF) and WebEx Recording Format (WRF) files. “A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by […]

Security vulnerability in IoT cameras could allow remote control by hackers

Newly uncovered vulnerabilities in a popular brand of indoor internet-connected cameras could be exploited by attackers in order to gain complete control of the device. Security issues with the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera could allow hackers to remotely access the device, according to researchers. The Foscam C1 camera is a commonly used home-monitoring devices […]

CISCO PATCHES DOS FLAW IN BGP OVER ETHERNET VPN IMPLEMENTATION

Cisco said that changes to its implementation of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) over an Ethernet VPN has created a vulnerability in its IOE XE software. The networking giant has released software updates for IOS XE that patches the issue, which could be exploited remotely without authentication, and cause a crash or corrupt the BGP […]

Hackers are using Google search results to spread banking Trojan

Cybercriminals decided to use the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to make their malicious links more widespread in the search results, allowing them to gain more victims with the Zeus Panda banking Trojan. This Zeus Panda group determined to use a group of hacked websites to insert keywords in new pages or hide the keywords inside […]

Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Pre-Installed Dell Software

With so much of news surrounding major global malware attacks such as the recent NotPetya incident, not much has been talked about some flaws that exist within the popular Dell software. Security flaws that require immediate update Before letting you know about the technical details of the vulnerabilities, it is important to note that those […]

Cisco patches switch hijacking hole – the one exploited by the CIA

Telnet security flaw fix finally lands – or just use SSH, yeah? Cisco has patched a critical security flaw in its switches that can be potentially exploited by miscreants to hijack networks – a flaw disclosed in the Vault 7 leak of CIA files. Switchzilla says the vulnerability, CVE-2017-3881, can be exploited remotely by simply […]

Cisco fixes a critical flaw in CISCO CVR100W Wireless-N VPN Small Business Routers

Cisco released a firmware update to fix a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in CISCO CVR100W Wireless-N VPN Small Business Routers. Cisco has released a firmware update to fix a critical vulnerability in its CVR100W Wireless-N VPN routers. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2017-3882, can be exploited by attackers to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition and execute arbitrary code […]

South Korean users targeted with a new stealthy malware, the ROKRAT RAT

Security experts at CISCO Talos have spotted a new insidious remote access tool dubbed ROKRAT that implements sophisticated anti-detection measures. Security experts at CISCO Talos have spotted a new insidious remote access tool dubbed ROKRAT that implements sophisticated anti-detection measures. The ROKRAT RAT targets Korean users, people using the popular Korean Microsoft Word alternative Hangul Word […]