The Wormhole network, a token bridge that allows users to trade multiple cryptocurrencies without a centralized exchange, has been exploited for 120,000 wETH tokens ($321 million). The company says it has issued a fix for the flaw and is working to "get the network back up as soon as possible."
The security world continues its fight against potential widespread exploitation of the critical remote code execution vulnerability - tracked as CVE-2021-44229 - in Apache's Log4j software library, versions 2.0-beta9 to 2.14.1, known as "Log4Shell" and "Logjam." This is a digest of ISMG's updates.
The Log4j vulnerability exists in unpatched versions of Ubiquiti's UniFi Network applications, and is being actively targeted by attackers via a customized exploit, researchers at security firm Morphisec warn. While updates are available, systems remain at risk until patched.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee today advanced its version of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2022, which entails cybersecurity updates for federal civilian agencies. The bipartisan measure was sent to the full House on a voice vote.
Of the $5.6 billion obtained by the Department of Justice in civil settlements and judgements involving false claims and fraud against the U.S. government in 2021, more than $5 billion - or nearly 90% - involved healthcare sector entities. Why? Healthcare fraud, including false claims.
Organizations today need to rethink how cloud security not only drives stronger predictions, but adds value with ease of use. Learn how you can stop the most evasive attacks automatically with adaptive security.
Fresh from the Log4j mitigation sprint, enterprises now find themselves confronting cultural barriers between application development and security. Larry Maccherone of Contrast Security shares insight on how to tear down these walls and incentivize new behaviors.
Russia's threat to Ukraine is reshaping notions of what it means to employ cyber operations as part of a conflict. If Russian military forces do invade, experts warn that cyberattacks meant to support military operations and disrupt critical infrastructure may not be restricted to Ukrainian targets.
The Log4j emergency response is not quite over yet for some organizations. But now is still a good time to sit back and reflect: What lessons can we apply to the next big application security disaster? Pete Chestna of Checkmarx shares thoughts for AppSec leaders and developers alike.
With tensions mounting in Ukraine, U.S. cybersecurity officials have grown increasingly concerned over the threat of direct cyberwarfare. As such, the U.S. has dispatched its top cyber official, Deputy National Security Adviser Anne Neuberger, to Europe to discuss the Russian threat.
Ravi Patil, director of product management and strategy at Broadcom, says partnering with customers to develop cybersecurity marketing "offers a markedly superior customer experience than a traditional vendor that might just sell the software and walk away until the contract is up."
As ransomware and other disruptive security incidents continue to surge, cyberattacks rank as the top health technology hazard in hospital environments this year, say security experts Chad Waters and Juuso Leinonen of patient safety organization ECRI.
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