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Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability Found in SolarWinds Web Help Desk

SolarWinds has issued patches to address a new security flaw in its Web Help Desk (WHD) software that could allow remote unauthenticated users to gain unauthorized access to susceptible instances.
“The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing [a] remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data,” the company

Microsoft confirms August updates break Linux boot in dual-boot systems

Microsoft has confirmed the August 2024 Windows security updates are causing Linux booting issues on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled. […]

Chinese Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Cisco Switch Flaw to Gain System Control

Details have emerged about a China-nexus threat group’s exploitation of a recently disclosed, now-patched security flaw in Cisco switches as a zero-day to seize control of the appliance and evade detection.
The activity, attributed to Velvet Ant, was observed early this year and involved the weaponization of CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score: 6.0) to deliver bespoke malware and gain extensive control

China-Linked ‘Velvet Ant’ Hackers Exploited Zero-Day to Deploy Malware on Cisco Nexus Switches

Hackers gained access to the switch using valid administrator credentials, and then ‘jailbroke’ from the application level into the OS level.

The post China-Linked ‘Velvet Ant’ Hackers Exploited Zero-Day to Deploy Malware on Cisco Nexus Switches appeared first on SecurityWeek.

New ‘ALBeast’ Vulnerability Exposes Weakness in AWS Application Load Balancer

As many as 15,000 applications using Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Application Load Balancer (ALB) for authentication are potentially susceptible to a configuration-based issue that could expose them to sidestep access controls and compromise applications.
That’s according to findings from Israeli cybersecurity company Miggo, which dubbed the problem ALBeast.
“This vulnerability allows attackers to

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Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability Found in SolarWinds Web Help Desk

Microsoft confirms August updates break Linux boot in dual-boot systems

Chinese Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Cisco Switch Flaw to Gain System Control

China-Linked ‘Velvet Ant’ Hackers Exploited Zero-Day to Deploy Malware on Cisco Nexus Switches

New ‘ALBeast’ Vulnerability Exposes Weakness in AWS Application Load Balancer

SolarWinds fixes hardcoded credentials flaw in Web Help Desk

Two Years On, Log4Shell Vulnerability Still Being Exploited to Deploy Malware

Understanding the ‘Morphology’ of Ransomware: A Deeper Dive

U.S. charges Karakurt extortion gang’s “cold case” negotiator

Atlassian Patches Vulnerabilities in Bamboo, Confluence, Crowd, Jira