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IC3 RELEASES ALERT ON EXTORTION EMAIL SCAMS

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released an alert warning of a recent increase in extortion email scams during the current “stay-at-home” orders due to the COVID-19 crisis. Cyber criminals threaten to release sexually explicit photos or videos of victims unless they agree to send payment. TTCSIRT encourages everyone to review the IC3 Alert …

GUIDANCE ON THE NORTH KOREAN CYBER THREAT

The U.S. Departments of State, the Treasury, and Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are issuing this advisory as a comprehensive resource on the North Korean cyber threat for the international community, network defenders, and the public. The advisory highlights the cyber threat posed by North Korea – formally known as the Democratic …

TTCSIRT-310.041520: TT-CSIRT ADVISORY – MICROSOFT RELEASES APRIL 2020 SECURITY UPDATES

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. TT-CSIRT encourages users and administrators to review Microsoft’s April 2020 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates. Security Update Summary: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/2020-Apr Deployment Information: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20200414/security-update-deployment-information-april-14-2020

TTCSIRT-309.041520: TT-CSIRT ADVISORY – INTEL RELEASES SECURITY UPDATES

Intel has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to gain escalation of privileges. TT-CSIRT encourages users and administrators to review the following Intel advisories and apply the necessary updates or workarounds: Data Migration Software Advisory- INTEL-SA-00327 https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00327.html PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software Advisory- INTEL-SA-00338 https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00338.html Driver …

TTCSIRT-308.041520: TT-CSIRT ADVISORY – ORACLE CRITICAL PATCH UPDATE

A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical Patch Update advisory. Thus, prior Critical Patch Update advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier published security patches. Please refer to the following …

TTCSIRT-307.041520: TT-CSIRT ADVISORY – VMWARE VREALIZE LOG INSIGHT VULNERABILITIES

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) and Open Redirect vulnerabilities exist in vRealize Log Insight due to improper Input validation; (CVE-2020-3953) and (CVE-2020-3954) respectively. VMware has evaluated the severity of these issues to be in the important and moderate severity ranges with the Cross Site Scripting vulnerability having a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 8.4 and Open …

TTCSIRT-306.041520: TT-CSIRT ADVISORY- ADOBE RELEASES SECURITY UPDATES FOR MULTIPLE PRODUCTS

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. TT-CSIRT encourages users and administrators to review the following Adobe Security Bulletins and apply the necessary updates. ColdFusion: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb20-18.html After Effects: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb20-21.html Digital Editions: https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/Digital-Editions/apsb20-23.html

COVID-19 EXPLOITED BY MALICIOUS CYBER ACTORS

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cyber security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) did a joint alert talking to the exploitation by cyber criminal and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups and a list of Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) for both detection and mitigation. Both …

TTCSIRT-305.041020: TT-CSIRT ADVISORY- XSS VULNERABILITY IN THE DASHBOARD NAME PARAMETER OF FortiADC

An improper neutralization of input vulnerability in the dashboard of FortiADC may allow an authenticated attacker to perform a cross site scripting attack (XSS) via the name parameter. Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands Affected Products: FortiADC version 5.3.4 and belowFortiADC version 5.4.0 and below Solutions: Upgrades to FortiADC versions 5.3.5 or above and FortiADC …

TTCSIRT-304.041020: TT-CSIRT ADVISORY- PALO ALTO NETWORK PRIVILEGE ASSIGNMENT VULNERABILITY.

An incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability when writing application-specific files in the Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent for Linux on ARM platform allows a local authenticated user to gain root privileges on the system. This issue affects Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect Agent for Linux 5.0 versions before 5.0.8; 5.1 versions before 5.1.1. Severity: High (7) Solution: …