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Amazon Patch for Log4Shell allowed privilege escalation

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyApril 22, 2022

Palo Alto Networks warns that a patch released by Amazon to protect AWS from high-profile issues in Apache Log4j, including the Log4Shell vulnerability, poses a threat to users. The patch can be used to escape the container and escalate privileges, allowing an attacker to

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WEF warned of impending cyber pandemic

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyFebruary 3, 2021

The WEF experts warned about the impending cyber pandemic and called for new approaches to risk management associated with the development of next generation technologies. By 2025, next-generation technologies such as ubiquitous connectivity, artificial intelligence, quantum

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PgMiner botnet attacks poorly protected PostgreSQL DBs

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyDecember 14, 2020

Palo Alto Networks has discovered the PgMiner botnet, which attacks and breaks into poorly protected PostgreSQL DBs in order to install miners. A new Linux-based cryptocurrency mining botnet exploits PostgreSQL’s Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, which

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US cyber command warned about dangerous vulnerability in PAN-OS

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyJuly 1, 2020

The US cyber command warned that in PAN-OS was discovered a dangerous vulnerability and that soon government hack groups are likely to start using it. PAN-OS is an operating system running on firewalls and corporate VPN devices, manufactured by Palo Alto Networks. The cause

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Hoaxcalls botnet attacks Grandstream devices

ByVladimir KrasnogolovyApril 16, 2020

Palo Alto Networks experts warn that the Hoaxcalls botnet attacks the recently fixed vulnerability in the Grandstream UCM6200 series devices. The Hoaxcalls botnet is built on the source code of the Gafgyt/Bashlite malware and is mainly used for DDoS attacks. “The