In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, cybercriminals have become more sophisticated than ever, making it crucial to stay abreast of the latest trends and tactics. The challenge is exacerbated by the expanding attack surface as more devices and device types connect to enterprise networks: IT, OT, IoT and IoMT devices, all with known vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
In our final OT:ICEFALL report, Forescout Vedere Labs presents three new vulnerabilities and concludes the project after one year of research following the original disclosure. The OT:ICEFALL research, including 61 vulnerabilities affecting 13 vendors, has yielded three key insights into the current state of OT product security.
Depending on what the world’s threat actors are up to and whether their activity is detected, CISA may issue a cybersecurity advisory (CSA) every few days or have nothing for a month. It’s hard to predict, and you never know what’s coming your way. One thing is certain: If you managed cybersecurity for a critical infrastructure entity and this #StopRansomware: BianLian Ransomware Group CSA landed in your inbox, you would probably want to take swift action.
On May 31, Forescout Research – Vedere Labs uncovered a significant incident where threat actors exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer software, which resulted in unauthorized access to and exfiltration of private data, as well as privilege escalation. MOVEit Transfer is a widely adopted managed file transfer (MFT) solution that enables organizations to securely exchange files with their business partners and customers.
Malicious code is not difficult to find these days, even for OT, IoT and other embedded and unmanaged devices. Public exploit proofs-of-concept (PoCs) for IP camera vulnerabilities are routinely used by Chinese APTs, popular building automation devices are targeted by hacktivists and unpatched routers used for Russian espionage.
Breakthrough innovation arises primarily in response to two conditions. One, when new technology emerges that creates new demand by fulfilling needs customers didn’t know they had. Think smartphones. A generation ago, people didn’t know they needed to be tethered to a phone the size of their palm that was also a camera, a bank, an encyclopedia and a shopping mall. Two, when new challenges arise that require innovation to address them.
In our new vulnerability research report, Forescout Vedere Labs discusses an often-overlooked aspect of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) security: vulnerabilities in its software implementations. More specifically, vulnerabilities in BGP message parsing found in the popular FRRouting implementation that could be exploited by attackers to achieve a denial of service (DoS) condition on vulnerable BGP peers.
On March 29, researchers from two security companies identified an active campaign originating from a modified version of a legitimate, signed application: 3CXDesktopApp, a popular voice and video conferencing software. 3CXDesktopApp is developed by 3CX, a business communications software company. According to its website, 3CX has 600,000 client organizations and 12 million daily users.
As part of our recently released 2022 Threat Roundup report, Forescout Vedere Labs described how the Mirai IoT botnet continues to evolve via new variants and adaptations, such as Gafgyt and RapperBot, more than six years after it started taking over IoT devices and had its source code leaked.
Rapid digitization means that organizations are now more connected than ever. Most organizations now host a combination of interconnected IT, OT, IoT and sometimes IoMT devices in their networks, which has increased their attack surface. Forescout’s data shows that around 24% of connected devices in every organization are no longer traditional IT.
