CVE-2021-37708
CVE-2021-37708
The University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) in Scotland is fending off “an ongoing cyber incident” that has shut down its campuses. In a message to students and staff yesterday afternoon, the institution, which spans 13 locations across the northernmost part of the UK, warned that “most services” – including its Brightspace virtual learning…
By The FBI, Cyber Division and the Vermont Intelligence Center – September 1, 2021 Summary Ransomware attacks targeting the Food and Agriculture sector disrupt operations, cause financial loss, and negatively impact the food supply chain. Ransomware may impact businesses across the sector, from small farms to large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants. Food…
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said he was more worried about the risk of a large-scale cyberattack than another financial crisis like that of 2008. The risks of a 2008-like crisis with a need for government bailouts of banks were “very, very low,” the head of the US central bank said during an interview aired…
Windows Hello is a biometrics-based technology that enables Windows 10 users (and those who update to Windows 11) to authenticate secure access to their devices, apps, online services and networks with just a fingerprint, iris scan or facial recognition. The sign-in mechanism is essentially an alternative to passwords and is widely considered to be a…
Endpoint Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Dutch Researchers First Notified Kaseya in April of Vulnerabilities Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • July 7, 2021 Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola has defended his company’s actions but acknowledged those affected by a ransomwware attack are “very, very frustrated.” (Source: Kaseya) Miami-based software company Kaseya worked…
Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime as-a-service , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks Kaspersky Ties Latest Hacking Campaign and Backdoor to Lazarus Group Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • February 25, 2021 Lazarus, the North Korean-backed advanced persistent threat group, has been conducting a campaign striking defense industry targets in more than a dozen countries using a…