Cyberspies Breach Cisco Firewalls to Infiltrate Government Networks

Cyberspies Breach Cisco Firewalls to Infiltrate Government Networks

Network security devices like firewalls are supposed to protect against hackers, but they are increasingly being targeted themselves. Cisco recently revealed that its Adaptive Security Devices were exploited by state-sponsored hackers to breach government networks globally in a hacking campaign known as ArcaneDoor. The hackers used two zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise these devices, allowing them … Read more

Chinese cyberspies exploited critical VMware vCenter flaw undetected for 1.5 years

Chinese cyberspies exploited critical VMware vCenter flaw undetected for 1.5 years

In October, VMware fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in its vCenter Server (CVE-2023-34048) and Cloud Foundation enterprise products that are used to manage virtual machines across hybrid clouds. It has now come to light that a Chinese cyberespionage group had been exploiting the vulnerability for 1.5 years before the patch became available. “These … Read more