BleepingComputer’s most popular cybersecurity and tech stories of 2021
2021 is over, and we can look forward to a hopefully healthier, safer, and more normal 2022. However, it was…
Log4j Reveals Cybersecurity’s Dirty Little Secret
Once the dust settles on Log4j, many IT teams will brush aside the need for the fundamental, not-exciting need for…
Conti ransomware gang exploits Log4Shell bug in its operations
The Conti ransomware gang is the first ransomware operation exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability to target VMware vCenter Servers. Conti ransomware […] The…
Western Digital warns customers to update their My Cloud devices
Western Digital is urging customers to update their WD My Cloud devices to the latest available firmware to keep receiving…
Upgraded to log4j 2.16? Surprise, there’s a 2.17 fixing DoS
Yesterday, BleepingComputer summed up all the log4j and logback CVEs known thus far. Ever since the critical log4j zero-day saga began last…
The Week in Ransomware – December 17th 2021 – Enter Log4j
A critical Apache Log4j vulnerability took the world by storm this week, and now it is being used by threat…
StayHackFree – Don’t Be Barry
The Holiday call from a buddy you do not want to get – much less make. By James […] The…
TellYouThePass ransomware revived in Linux, Windows Log4j attacks
Threat actors have revived an old and relatively inactive ransomware family known as TellYouThePass, deploying it in attacks against Windows…
CISA urges VMware admins to patch critical flaw in Workspace ONE UEM
CISA has asked VMware admins and users today to patch a critical security vulnerability found in the Workspace ONE UEM…
US emergency directive orders govt agencies to patch Log4j bug
US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies have been ordered to patch the critical and actively exploited Log4Shell security vulnerability in the Apache…