QNAP storage devices hijacked by UnityMiner cryptocurrency malware

Following the release of a security-focused point update to iOS in July, Apple on Monday ceased signing code for iOS 14.7. Apple pushed out iOS 14.7.1 just over a week ago to patch a security vulnerability that may have been exploited in the wild. The release also included a fix for a bug that prevented…

Security researchers discovered last week a new IoT botnet that deploys honeypots to capture attacks from rival botnets and then uses that information to hijack its rivals’ infrastructure. Named ZHtrap, this new botnet was built on an improved version of the infamous Mirai IoT malware. Discovered by the Netlab network security division at Qihoo 360, the…

Hi There, Renganathan here. This Write-up is about how I made the United Nations hall of fame in 3 minutes. And this is my first write-up / Blog on Medium. Ps- I don’t know to use Medium. I saw there was a vulnerability reporting program on United Nations (UN) so I decided to give it…

Application Security , Governance & Risk Management , IT Risk Management Exploits Could Enable Remote Attacks on MS IIS and SQL Rashmi Ramesh • August 4, 2021     Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 say they have demonstrated how exploits of Microsoft Jet Database Engine vulnerabilities could lead to remote attacks on Microsoft…

Publicly owned rail operator Northern Trains has an excuse somewhat more technical than “leaves on the line” for its latest service disruption: a ransomware attack that has left its self-service ticketing booths out for the count. “Last week we experienced technical difficulties with our self-service ticket machines, which meant all have had to be taken…

The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week added single-factor authentication to its list of bad practices. “Single-factor authentication is a common low-security method of authentication. It only requires matching one factor—such as a password—to a username to gain access to a system,” CISA says. While the agency mainly refers to “the…