Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share 2024-02-19 : Daily : Gracie Folkins
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
2024-02-19 : Daily : Gracie Folkins
I'm Gracie Folkins, today is February 19, 2024, and you are listening to Hack News Daily.
Cybersecurity updates are critical, and here's what's happening in the world of cyber safety: Cybersecurity firm ESET has released patches for a significant vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-0353, affecting various Windows security products. This is a high-severity local privilege escalation issue. It's important for users to update their systems immediately to avoid potential abuse by attackers.
In other news, multiple Apple Watch Ultra 2 users have reported unauthorized remote access attempts. These incidents led to devices acting on their own, entering incorrect passcodes, and resulting in lockouts. The good news is, users regained control by resetting their watches and changing their passwords.
Rockwell Automation has patched a critical privilege escalation flaw in their FactoryTalk Service Platform software. To protect your systems from potential unauthorized administrative access, updating to the latest version is advised.
On the legal front, a Ukrainian national, Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware campaigns. He faces up to 20 years in prison for each count. This case echoes a similar scenario involving the operator of the Raccoon malware-as-a-service platform.
Turning our attention to hardware, ZTE F660 Routers have been identified to have a critical security flaw. This flaw allows an authentication bypass that could enable remote code execution on models produced between 2008 and 2013. Users should restrict access to vulnerable ports and update the firmware to mitigate this risk.
Furthermore, a variety of global and topical news categories are available for those interested in broadening their cyber security awareness. This includes country-specific news and areas of popular interest like technology and cyber security.
In academic circles, Neil G. Bowie's Research Note in Perspectives on Terrorism has expanded the inventory of terrorism-related databases and data sets to 40 new entries. These span across academic, commercial, and governmental sources, providing a wealth of information.
Lastly, Darktrace reports a surge in cyber attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure appliances. Their Darktrace DETECT™ and RESPOND™ services are being used to autonomously contain threats and alert security teams.
That's all for today's cyber security updates. Come back tomorrow for more Hack News Daily for the latest updates. You can find links to all the cyber news, red team tradecraft tooling, and more at HAQ.NEWS. Gracie Folkins out.
View all episodes
By Jared FolkinsI'm Gracie Folkins, today is February 19, 2024, and you are listening to Hack News Daily.
Cybersecurity updates are critical, and here's what's happening in the world of cyber safety: Cybersecurity firm ESET has released patches for a significant vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-0353, affecting various Windows security products. This is a high-severity local privilege escalation issue. It's important for users to update their systems immediately to avoid potential abuse by attackers.
In other news, multiple Apple Watch Ultra 2 users have reported unauthorized remote access attempts. These incidents led to devices acting on their own, entering incorrect passcodes, and resulting in lockouts. The good news is, users regained control by resetting their watches and changing their passwords.
Rockwell Automation has patched a critical privilege escalation flaw in their FactoryTalk Service Platform software. To protect your systems from potential unauthorized administrative access, updating to the latest version is advised.
On the legal front, a Ukrainian national, Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware campaigns. He faces up to 20 years in prison for each count. This case echoes a similar scenario involving the operator of the Raccoon malware-as-a-service platform.
Turning our attention to hardware, ZTE F660 Routers have been identified to have a critical security flaw. This flaw allows an authentication bypass that could enable remote code execution on models produced between 2008 and 2013. Users should restrict access to vulnerable ports and update the firmware to mitigate this risk.
Furthermore, a variety of global and topical news categories are available for those interested in broadening their cyber security awareness. This includes country-specific news and areas of popular interest like technology and cyber security.
In academic circles, Neil G. Bowie's Research Note in Perspectives on Terrorism has expanded the inventory of terrorism-related databases and data sets to 40 new entries. These span across academic, commercial, and governmental sources, providing a wealth of information.
Lastly, Darktrace reports a surge in cyber attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure appliances. Their Darktrace DETECT™ and RESPOND™ services are being used to autonomously contain threats and alert security teams.
That's all for today's cyber security updates. Come back tomorrow for more Hack News Daily for the latest updates. You can find links to all the cyber news, red team tradecraft tooling, and more at HAQ.NEWS. Gracie Folkins out.