CVE-2021-27461
A vulnerability has been found in multiple revisions of Emerson Rosemount X-STREAM Gas Analyzer. The affected webserver applications allow access to stored data that can be obtained by using specially crafted URLs.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and Western allies, including all NATO members, formally blamed China on Monday for a major hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and asserted that criminal hackers associated with the Chinese government have carried out ransomware and other illicit cyberoperations. China’s “pattern of irresponsible behavior in cyberspace is inconsistent with…
Monday’s NATO summit meeting of 30 leaders is short, with one 2.5-hour session after an opening ceremony, leaving just five minutes for each leader to speak. The main issues will be topical — how to manage Afghanistan during and after the withdrawal of United States troops, Vladimir V. Putin’s Russia, Xi Jinping’s China and Aleksandr…
After the Babuk ransomware operators have announced that they decided to close the affiliate program and move to data theft extortion, the group seems to have returned to their previous methods of encrypting corporate systems. At this time, the hackers are employing a new version of their file-encrypting malware and have shifted the operation to…
Cisco Snaps Up Kenna Security for Vulnerability ManagementCisco is set to acquire privately held Kenna Security in a deal designed to expand its SecureX platform with vulnerability management capabilities.Santa Clara-based Kenna Security provides risk-based vulnerability management capabilities alongside vulnerability intelligence to help organizations rapidly identify, prioritize and remediate cyber-risks.Cisco claimed the technology is increasingly important…
Cybercrime , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Russian President Says He’s Open to Cybercriminal Extraditions – If They Are Mutual Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • June 15, 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday indicated he would consider handing over Russian cybercriminals to the United States…
As summer winds down, IT security is still very much at the forefront of the news. Blackhat USA conducted its annual cybersecurity event, for the 24th year, in Las Vegas as a combination virtual and in-person conference. Topics of the briefings indicate how much has changed over the last decade. Ten years ago, Windows vulnerabilities…