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Cybersecurity Snapshot: SANS Recommends Six Controls To Secure AI Systems, While NCSC Warns About Outdated API Security Methods

Apr 4, 2025 10:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, botnet, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, dns, endpoint, framework, governance, government, incident response, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, least-privilege, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, phishing, privacy, programming, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, sans, service, strategy, supply-chain, threat, training, unauthorized, update, zero-trust

Check out the security controls that SANS Institute says are essential for protecting your AI systems. Plus, the U.K. NCSC urges organizations to adopt newer API security techniques. In addition, CISA and other cyber agencies warn that attackers are using “fast flux” techniques to conceal their actions. And much more! Dive into five things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: SANS Recommends Six Controls To Secure AI Systems, While NCSC Warns About Outdated API Security Methods

Apr 4, 2025 9:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, botnet, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, dns, endpoint, framework, governance, government, incident response, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, least-privilege, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, phishing, privacy, programming, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, sans, service, strategy, supply-chain, threat, training, unauthorized, update, zero-trust

Check out the security controls that SANS Institute says are essential for protecting your AI systems. Plus, the U.K. NCSC urges organizations to adopt newer API security techniques. In addition, CISA and other cyber agencies warn that attackers are using “fast flux” techniques to conceal their actions. And much more! Dive into five things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: SANS Recommends Six Controls To Secure AI Systems, While NCSC Warns About Outdated API Security Methods

Apr 4, 2025 8:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, botnet, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, dns, endpoint, framework, governance, government, incident response, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, least-privilege, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, phishing, privacy, programming, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, sans, service, strategy, supply-chain, threat, training, unauthorized, update, zero-trust

Check out the security controls that SANS Institute says are essential for protecting your AI systems. Plus, the U.K. NCSC urges organizations to adopt newer API security techniques. In addition, CISA and other cyber agencies warn that attackers are using “fast flux” techniques to conceal their actions. And much more! Dive into five things that…
State Bar of Texas Confirms Data Breach, Begins Notifying Affected Consumers

Apr 4, 2025 8:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, breach, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, network, unauthorized

The State Bar of Texas has confirmed a data breach following the detection of unauthorized activity on its network earlier this year. According to an official notice, the breach occurred between January 28, 2025, and February 9, 2025, during which an unauthorized actor gained access to sensitive information stored on the organization’s systems. The intrusion…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: SANS Recommends Six Controls To Secure AI Systems, While NCSC Warns About Outdated API Security Methods

Apr 4, 2025 7:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, botnet, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, dns, endpoint, framework, governance, government, incident response, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, least-privilege, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, phishing, privacy, programming, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, sans, service, strategy, supply-chain, threat, training, unauthorized, update, zero-trust

Check out the security controls that SANS Institute says are essential for protecting your AI systems. Plus, the U.K. NCSC urges organizations to adopt newer API security techniques. In addition, CISA and other cyber agencies warn that attackers are using “fast flux” techniques to conceal their actions. And much more! Dive into five things that…
Why is Cloud Security Audit Important for Businesses?

Apr 4, 2025 7:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, breach, cloud, data, finance, unauthorized

Cloud security audit is essential to protect cloud-hosted applications and data from unauthorized access and theft. While cloud providers offer businesses the advantage of hosting apps and data with ease, this flexibility comes with security risks. A breach in cloud security can lead to significant financial and reputational damage, requiring substantial resources to address and……
Cybersecurity Snapshot: SANS Recommends Six Controls To Secure AI Systems, While NCSC Warns About Outdated API Security Methods

Apr 4, 2025 6:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, botnet, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, dns, endpoint, framework, governance, government, incident response, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, least-privilege, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, phishing, privacy, programming, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, sans, service, strategy, supply-chain, threat, training, unauthorized, update, zero-trust

Check out the security controls that SANS Institute says are essential for protecting your AI systems. Plus, the U.K. NCSC urges organizations to adopt newer API security techniques. In addition, CISA and other cyber agencies warn that attackers are using “fast flux” techniques to conceal their actions. And much more! Dive into five things that…
Get Excited About Innovations in IAM

Apr 4, 2025 6:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ciso, cybersecurity, iam, identity

Why Should You Be Excited About Innovations in Identity and Access Management (IAM)? If you’re a Cybersecurity professional or CISO, you understand the value of Non-Human Identities (NHI) and Secrets Management. The burning question, then, is “Why should you be excited about innovations in IAM?” IAM, or Identity and Access Management, is a critical piece……
Cybersecurity Snapshot: SANS Recommends Six Controls To Secure AI Systems, While NCSC Warns About Outdated API Security Methods

Apr 4, 2025 5:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, advisory, ai, api, attack, authentication, best-practice, botnet, business, cisa, cloud, compliance, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, dns, endpoint, framework, governance, government, incident response, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, least-privilege, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, phishing, privacy, programming, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, sans, service, strategy, supply-chain, threat, training, unauthorized, update, zero-trust

Check out the security controls that SANS Institute says are essential for protecting your AI systems. Plus, the U.K. NCSC urges organizations to adopt newer API security techniques. In addition, CISA and other cyber agencies warn that attackers are using “fast flux” techniques to conceal their actions. And much more! Dive into five things that…
Vite Development Server Flaw Allows Attackers Bypass Path Restrictions

Apr 4, 2025 3:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, cve, cyber, data, exploit, flaw, unauthorized, vulnerability

A critical security vulnerability,CVE-2025-31125, has been identified in the Vite development server. Due to improper path verification during URL request processing, attackers can bypass path restrictions and gain unauthorized access to arbitrary files on affected servers. This flaw is particularly concerning as it can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers, leaving sensitive data at risk. The…
SpotBugs Access Token Theft Identified as Root Cause of GitHub Supply Chain Attack

Apr 4, 2025 3:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, attack, github, open-source, supply-chain, theft, tool

The cascading supply chain attack that initially targeted Coinbase before becoming more widespread to single out users of the “tj-actions/changed-files” GitHub Action has been traced further back to the theft of a personal access token (PAT) related to SpotBugs.”The attackers obtained initial access by taking advantage of the GitHub Actions workflow of SpotBugs, a popular…
Privilegierte Zugänge werden zum Sicherheitsrisiko

Apr 4, 2025 12:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, api, apple, authentication, best-practice, cisco, cloud, cyber, cyberattack, dark-web, hacker, mail, malware, mfa, microsoft, password, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, tool, vpn, vulnerability

Kriminelle bevorzugen Phishing als Erstzugriffsmethode und nutzen legale Tools für unauffällige Angriffe auf sensible Systeme, wie eine aktuelle Studie herausfand.Der Missbrauch legitimer privilegierter Zugänge (legitimate privileged access) nimmt zu . Wie der Cisco Talos’ Jahresrückblick 2024 herausfand, nutzten Angreifer immer öfter gestohlene Identitäten für ihre Attacken, darunter auch Ransomware-Erpressungen. Dafür missbrauchen die HackerAnmeldedaten,Tokens,API-Schlüssel undZertifikate.Angriffe dieser…
North Korean Hackers Disguised as IT Workers Targeting UK, European Companies, Google Finds

Apr 4, 2025 11:42 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, data, google, hacker, north-korea

The attackers pose as legitimate remote IT workers, looking to both generate revenue and access sensitive company data through employment. “Europe needs to wake up fast,” according to Google’s Jamie Collier. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-north-korea-it-worker-google/
AI programming copilots are worsening code security and leaking more secrets

Apr 4, 2025 10:42 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, ceo, ciso, container, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, github, government, incident response, injection, least-privilege, LLM, monitoring, open-source, openai, password, programming, risk, skills, software, strategy, tool, training, vulnerability

Overlooked security controls: Ellen Benaim, CISO at enterprise content mangement firm Templafy, said AI coding assistants often fail to adhere to the robust secret management practices typically observed in traditional systems.”For example, they may insert sensitive information in plain text within source code or configuration files,” Benaim said. “Furthermore, because large portions of code are…
Australian Pension Funds Hacked: Members Face Financial Losses

Apr 4, 2025 9:42 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, cyber, cyberattack, finance, unauthorized

Several of Australia’s largest superannuation funds have been targeted in a coordinated cyberattack, leading to unauthorized access to customer accounts and financial losses for some members. Among those affected are major funds such as REST, Hostplus, AustralianSuper, Australian Retirement Trust, and Insignia Financial’s MLC Expand. Scope of the Cyberattack AustralianSuper, the nation’s largest super fund,…
Unbefugter Zugriff bei einer Rechtsanwaltskammer in Texas, USA

Apr 4, 2025 8:42 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, attack, breach, data, data-breach, ransomware, usa

Texas State Bar warns of data breach after INC ransomware claims attack First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/texas-state-bar-warns-of-data-breach-after-inc-ransomware-claims-attack/
Surge in threat actors scanning Juniper, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks devices

Apr 4, 2025 5:42 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, cisco, data-breach, defense, endpoint, exploit, login, network, russia, threat, vulnerability

Scanning for Palo Alto Networks portals: Meanwhile, researchers at GreyNoise this week reported seeing a recent significant surge in login scanning activity targeting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect portals. GlobalProtect is an endpoint application that allows employees to access a company’s resources remotely.Over the last 30 days, nearly 24,000 unique IP addresses have attempted to access…
EU Pushes for Backdoors in EndEnd Encryption

Apr 4, 2025 12:42 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, backdoor, cyber, data, encryption, intelligence, law, strategy

European Commission Demands Law Enforcement Access to Data. The European Commission’s ProtectEU strategy aims to overhaul internal security, proposing law enforcement access to encrypted data by 2026 and a roadmap to explore lawful encryption backdoors and enhanced intelligence-sharing between EU member states and agencies to combat rising cyber threats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
How To Harden GitLab Permissions with Tenable

Apr 4, 2025 12:42 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, business, control, data, data-breach, gitlab, group, open-source, organized, programming, risk, saas, service, software, tool, unauthorized

If your organization uses GitLab for managing your software development lifecycle, you must ensure you’re not misconfiguring the permissions of this open source DevSecOps platform. Doing so can expose your source code, along with sensitive data, while creating security risks. In this blog, we’ll explain how new Tenable plugins can help you keep your GitLab…
ShowTech Taps SonicWall CSE to Simplify Zero Trust Access

Apr 3, 2025 11:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, zero-trust

First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/showtech-taps-sonicwall-cse-to-simplify-zero-trust-access
Oracle quietly admits data breach, days after lawsuit accused it of cover-up

Apr 3, 2025 7:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, compliance, credentials, crime, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, finance, fraud, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, law, oracle, resilience, risk, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, vulnerability

Lawsuit challenges Oracle’s response: The reports of Oracle’s acknowledgement of the breach come just days after the company was hit with a class action lawsuit over its handling of the security breach.The lawsuit specifically addresses a major security breach discovered in March that reportedly compromised 6 million records containing sensitive authentication-related data from Oracle Cloud…
Qilin Operators Imitate ScreenConnect Login Page to Deploy Ransomware and Gain Admin Access

Apr 3, 2025 7:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, attack, cyber, cyberattack, exploit, group, login, monitoring, msp, phishing, ransomware, service, sophos, threat

In a recent cyberattack attributed to the Qilin ransomware group, threat actors successfully compromised a Managed Service Provider (MSP) by mimicking the login page of ScreenConnect, a popular Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tool. The attack, which occurred in January 2025, highlights the growing sophistication of phishing campaigns targeting MSPs to exploit downstream customers. Sophos’…
Oracle quietly admits data breach, days after lawsuit accused it of cover-up

Apr 3, 2025 6:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, compliance, credentials, crime, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, finance, fraud, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, law, oracle, resilience, risk, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, vulnerability

Lawsuit challenges Oracle’s response: The reports of Oracle’s acknowledgement of the breach come just days after the company was hit with a class action lawsuit over its handling of the security breach.The lawsuit specifically addresses a major security breach discovered in March that reportedly compromised 6 million records containing sensitive authentication-related data from Oracle Cloud…
Qilin Operators Imitate ScreenConnect Login Page to Deploy Ransomware and Gain Admin Access

Apr 3, 2025 6:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, attack, cyber, cyberattack, exploit, group, login, monitoring, msp, phishing, ransomware, service, sophos, threat

In a recent cyberattack attributed to the Qilin ransomware group, threat actors successfully compromised a Managed Service Provider (MSP) by mimicking the login page of ScreenConnect, a popular Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tool. The attack, which occurred in January 2025, highlights the growing sophistication of phishing campaigns targeting MSPs to exploit downstream customers. Sophos’…
SonicWall Firewall Vulnerability Enables Unauthorized Access

Apr 3, 2025 3:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, authentication, cve, cyber, firewall, flaw, network, risk, unauthorized, vpn, vulnerability

Researchers from Bishop Fox have successfully exploited CVE-2024-53704, an authentication bypass vulnerability that affects SonicWall firewalls. This critical flaw allows remote attackers to hijack active SSL VPN sessions, enabling unauthorized network access without requiring user credentials. If left unpatched, the vulnerability poses significant risks to organizations relying on SonicWall devices for their network security. CVE-2024-53704: The…
Vite Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability (CVE-2025-31125)

Apr 3, 2025 3:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, cve, cyber, network, vulnerability

Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Vite issued a security bulletin to fix the Vite arbitrary file read vulnerability (CVE-2025-31125); Because the Vite development server does not strictly verify the path when processing URL requests, unauthenticated attackers can bypass path access restrictions by constructing special URLs and read arbitrary files on the target server. At…The…
Russian Seashell Blizzard Targets Organizations Using Custom-Built Hacking Tools

Apr 3, 2025 3:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, blizzard, cyber, government, group, hacking, intelligence, military, russia, tool

Seashell Blizzard, also known as APT44, Sandworm, and Voodoo Bear, has emerged as a sophisticated adversary targeting critical sectors worldwide. Associated with Russia’s Military Intelligence Unit 74455 (GRU), this group has been active since at least 2009, focusing on sectors such as energy, telecommunications, government, military, manufacturing, and retail. Their operations often involve long-term access…
Navigating Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL): A Guide to Compliance

Apr 3, 2025 2:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, compliance, control, data, GDPR, governance, guide, identity, intelligence, law, monitoring, privacy, service

Navigating Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL): A Guide to Compliance madhav Thu, 04/03/2025 – 04:30 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has taken a significant step towards bolstering data protection with its Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL), marking a pivotal moment in the region’s digital landscape. The PDPL, enforced by the Saudi Data…
Hackers Selling SnowDog RAT Malware With Remote Control Capabilities Online

Apr 3, 2025 11:42 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, espionage, hacker, malware, rat, risk, threat, tool

A sophisticated remote access trojan (RAT) dubbedSnowDoghas surfaced on underground cybercrime forums, prompting alarms among cybersecurity experts. Advertised as a tool for “corporate espionage and advanced intrusions,” the malware is being sold by an unidentified threat actor with claims of stealth, evasion, and remote control capabilities. The SnowDog RAT: Features and Risks The seller claims…
Hersteller warnt: Gefährliche Cisco-Backdoor wird aktiv ausgenutzt

Apr 3, 2025 10:42 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, backdoor, cisco

Durch die Backdoor erhalten Angreifer dank statischer Zugangsdaten Admin-Zugriff auf ein Lizenzierungstool für Cisco-Produkte. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/hersteller-warnt-hacker-nutzen-eine-von-ciscos-backdoors-aus-2504-194970.html