The Information Highway

The Information Highway

Ionut Ilascu is a technology writer with a focus on all things cybersecurity. The topics he writes about include malware, vulnerabilities, exploits and security defenses, as well as research and innovation in information security. His work has been published by Bitdefender, Netgear, The Security Ledger and Softpedia.

Researchers expose Microsoft SCCM misconfigs usable in cyberattacks

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Security researchers have created a knowledge base repository for attack and defense techniques based on improperly setting up Microsoft's Configuration Manager, which could allow an attacker to execute payloads or become a domain controller. 

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Critical Fortinet flaw may impact 150,000 exposed devices

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Scans on the public web show that approximately 150,000 Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy secure web gateway systems are vulnerable to CVE-2024-21762, a critical security issue that allows executing code without authentication.

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Massive AT&T outage impacts US mobile subscribers

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Tens of thousands of U.S. customers from Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T are complaining Thursday morning about the lack of wireless service or interruptions to service.


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LockBit claims ransomware attack on Fulton County, Georgia

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The LockBit ransomware gang claims to be behind the recent cyberattack on Fulton County, Georgia, and is threatening to publish "confidential" documents if a ransom is not paid.


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Over 20,000 vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers exposed to attacks

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Tens of thousands of Microsoft Exchange email servers in Europe, the U.S., and Asia exposed on the public internet are vulnerable to remote code execution flaws. 

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