Tag: #NetworkSecurity
Cisco’s NX-OS zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-20399) has been actively exploited by the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Velvet Ant, highlighting the urgent need for cybersecurity professionals and network administrators to secure affected systems. In a forensic investigation led by Sygnia, it was discovered that Velvet Ant gained administrator-level credentials to access Cisco Nexus switches and […]
F5 BIG-IP malware has emerged as a serious threat to network security, exploiting vulnerabilities in widely used network traffic management devices. A recent report by Sygnia, a cybersecurity firm, details a concerning campaign by the suspected Chinese hacking group “Velvet Ant” that leveraged F5 BIG-IP malware to gain persistent network access and steal sensitive data […]
Check Point, a leading cybersecurity vendor, has swiftly released emergency patches to counter a critical zero-day vulnerability found in its VPN products. This flaw, which has been actively exploited by threat actors, allows unauthorized access to sensitive information on internet-connected gateways with remote access VPN or mobile access enabled. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-24919, poses […]