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Cisco fixes a static default credential issue in Smart Software Manager tool

Security Affairs

The CVE-2020-3158 flaw is related to the presence of a system account that has a default and static password in the Smart Software Manager tool. “The vulnerability is due to a system account that has a default and static password and is not under the control of the system administrator.”

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US govt agencies share details of the China-linked espionage malware Taidoor

Security Affairs

The CISA agency provides recommendations for system administrators and owners to enhance the level of security of their organizations: Maintain up-to-date antivirus signatures and engines. Keep operating system patches up-to-date. If these services are required, use strong passwords or Active Directory authentication.

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Backdoored Webmin versions were available for download for over a year

Security Affairs

Webmin is an open-source web-based interface for system administration for Linux and Unix. The flaw affects the procedure for changing expired passwords, the backdoor could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute malicious commands with root privileges on the machine running vulnerable Webmin. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Threat actors are attempting to exploit recently fixed F5 BIG-IP flaw

Security Affairs

Researchers Rich Warren from NCC Group told ZDNet that hackers are attempting to exploit the flaw to steal administrator passwords from the hacked devices. System administrators need to upgrade to fixed versions ASAP. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Roboto, a new P2P botnet targets Linux Webmin servers

Security Affairs

The Roboto botnet spreads by compromising systems by exploiting the Webmin RCE vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-15107 to drop its downloader module on Linux servers running vulnerable installs. Webmin is an open-source web-based interface for system administration for Linux and Unix. ” reads the analysis.

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XMR crypto miner switches from arm IoT devices to X86/I686 Intel servers

Security Affairs

System administrators need to employ security best practices with the systems they manage.” “Unsecured services with unpatched vulnerabilities or weak passwords are prime targets for exploitation and abuse. ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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USBAnywhere BMC flaws expose Supermicro servers to hack

Security Affairs

A baseboard management controller (BMC) is a specialized service processor that monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device using sensors and communicating with the system administrator through an independent connection. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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