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New Cring ransomware deployed targeting unpatched Fortinet VPN devices

Security Affairs

Attackers are actively exploiting the CVE-2018-13379 flaw in Fortinet VPN to deploy the Cring ransomware to organizations in the industrial sector. “The primary causes of the incident include the use of an outdated and vulnerable firmware version on the Fortigate VPN server (version 6.0.2 Pierluigi Paganini.

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ASUS addressed critical flaws in some router models

Security Affairs

ASUS addressed critical vulnerabilities in multiple router models, urging customers to immediately install firmware updates. ASUS is warning customers to update some router models to the latest firmware to address critical vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1160 is an out-of-bounds write issue that resides in dsi_opensess.c.

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MyBook Users Urged to Unplug Devices from Internet

Krebs on Security

The My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices received its final firmware update in 2015. ” Western Digital’s brief advisory includes a link to an entry in the National Vulnerability Database for CVE-2018-18472. Examine the CVE attached to this flaw and you’ll notice it was issued in 2018.

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Update now! ASUS fixes nine security flaws

Malwarebytes

ASUS has released firmware updates for several router models fixing two critical and several other security issues. You will find the latest firmware available for download from the ASUS support page or the appropriate product page. The Asuswrt-Merlin New Gen is an open source firmware alternative for Asus routers.

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335,923 out of 489,337 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997

Security Affairs

Researchers reported that there are 490,000 Fortinet firewalls exposing SSL VPN interfaces on the internet, and roughly 69% of them are still vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997. For this reason, if the customer has SSL-VPN enabled, Fortinet is advising customers to take immediate action to upgrade to the most recent firmware release.

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A new Zerobot variant spreads by exploiting Apache flaws

Security Affairs

the malware operators have removed CVE-2018-12613, a phpMyAdmin vulnerability that could allow threat actors to view or execute files. Maintain device health with updates: Make sure devices are up to date with the latest firmware and patches. . “Since the release of Zerobot 1.1, ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Cybersecurity Agencies Reveal the Top Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2021

eSecurity Planet

Malicious actors tend to focus on internet-facing systems to gain entry into a network, such as email and virtual private network (VPN) servers, using exploits targeting newly disclosed vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-13379. CVE-2018-0171. Also read: Best Patch Management Software & Tools. Web-Facing Systems at Risk. “U.S.,