Malware & Threats Thousands of Palo Alto Firewalls Potentially Impacted by Exploited Vulnerability Shadowserver has identified roughly 6,000 internet-accessible Palo Alto Networks firewalls potentially vulnerable to CVE-2024-3400. Ionut Arghire5 days ago
Funding/M&A Threat-Intelligence Startup VulnCheck Closes $8M Seed Financing VulnCheck banks $8 million in early stage capital to build 'exploit intelligence' technologies and services. SecurityWeek NewsApril 19, 2024
Malware & Threats In Other News: OSS Backdooring Attempts, Botnet Operator Charged, Automotive Firm Attack Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: OpenSSF and OpenJS incidents similar to XZ backdoor, Moldovan botnet operator charged, US automotive company... SecurityWeek NewsApril 19, 2024
Malware & Threats OpenMetadata Vulnerabilities Exploited to Abuse Kubernetes Clusters for Cryptomining Microsoft warns that several OpenMetadata vulnerabilities are being exploited to deploy cryptomining malware to Kubernetes environments. Eduard KovacsApril 19, 2024
Malware & Threats Kapeka: A New Backdoor in Sandworm’s Arsenal of Aggression Kapeka is a new backdoor that may be a new addition to Russia-link Sandworm’s malware arsenal and possibly a successor to GreyEnergy. Kevin TownsendApril 17, 2024
Malware & Threats Cisco: Multiple VPN, SSH Services Targeted in Mass Brute-Force Attacks Cisco has observed an increase in brute-force attacks targeting web application authentication, VPNs, and SSH services. Ionut ArghireApril 17, 2024