Patching, data breaches and a spoiled racing car announcement.
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, March 8th. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for
ITWorldCanada.com
Users of D-Link and Citrix network devices as well as those using the Liferay Portal for managing that company’s applications are being urged to patch their products immediately. This follows the discovery of a new botnet exploiting their vulnerabilities. This is particularly important because the D-Link and Citrix bugs date back to 2019 and patches have been issued. A security company called 360Netlab says the botnet is using a variant of the Gafgyt family of malware. It’s not only exploiting the three vulnerabilities, it also taking advantage of weak remote login passwords using the Telnet protocol. Network administrators who use Telnet need to make sure their employees’ passwords are strong. Botnets are chains of hacked devices used to spread malware.