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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. “If only 153,414 devices on the internet are patched, that leaves 335,923 / 489,337 = 69% unpatched.” states the report published by Fortinet.

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Agencies Warn of Pro-Russia Hackers Targeting OT Control Systems

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According to a new joint cybersecurity alert , the hacktivists have been observed gaining remote access to small-scale industrial control systems used in water/wastewater, dams, energy, and food and agriculture by exploiting internet-exposed human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and using default or weak passwords.

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Do Not Confuse Next Generation Firewall And Web Application Firewall

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Some information security specialists confuse the concepts of WAF and NGFW. Moreover, even some representatives of companies manufacturing products positioned as NGFW commit this fault. "We NGFW (or Next Generation Firewall) is an evolution of traditional firewalls and serves to delimit access between network segments.

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Nexx bugs allow to open garage doors, and take control of alarms and plugs

Security Affairs

A series of vulnerabilities in multiple smart devices manufactured by Nexx can be exploited to remotely open garage doors, and take control of alarms and plugs. To mitigate the risk of the exploitation of the above flaws, it is recommended to disable internet connectivity for vulnerable Nexx devices or protect them with a firewall.

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China-linked APT likely linked to Fortinet zero-day attacks

Security Affairs

.” The attackers exploted the CVE-2022-41328 zero-day to write files to FortiGate firewall disks outside of the normal bounds allowed with shell access., then they maintained persistent access with Super Administrator privileges within FortiGate Firewalls through ICMP port knocking. ” concludes Mandiant.

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Crooks stole more than $1.5M worth of Bitcoin from General Bytes ATMs

Security Affairs

Cryptocurrency ATM maker General Bytes suffered a security breach over the weekend, the hackers stole $1.5M Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturers General Bytes suffered a security incident that resulted in the theft of $1.5M GENERAL BYTES is the world’s largest Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency ATM manufacturer.

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China-linked APT Volt Typhoon linked to KV-Botnet

Security Affairs

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure.