Cisco Patches 14 iOS Vulnerabilities
Cisco released security updates that patched 14 Cisco iOS vulnerabilities that could have caused Denial-of-Service (DoS) bug attacks or allowed remote code exploitation.
CISA weighed in on the mass security patch, encouraging users and administrators to update their systems as soon as possible to prevent threat actors from exploiting the flaws.
Finland Police Accuse Chinese APT31 Group of 2020 Parliament Attack
Following the US-led sanctions on Chinese individuals behind the Chinese APT31 group, the Police of Finland formally accused the group of hacking Finland’s parliament in 2020.
The country’s law enforcement confirmed the connections between the breach and the Chinese group, claiming to have identified one specific suspect.
Python Package Index Halts New Users to Stop Malware Campaign
Checkmarx confirmed that malware pushed on the Python Package Index (PyPI) via typo-squatting techniques, resulting in the repository halting new project creation, and users.
The multi-stage attack’s malicious payload was built to steal crypto wallet sensitive data from browsers, among other credentials. The PyPI repository has since patched the flaw.
