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Lacework Labs Identifies Log4J Attacks

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Key Takeaways CVE-2021-22448 is being adopted by opportunistic attackers. Mirai and Kinsing are being distributed via this attack vector. Overview Lacework Labs is constantly monitoring for attackers adopting new vulnerabilities into their toolkits through their honeypots.

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Cloudy with a chance of threats: Advice for mitigating the top cyber threats of 2024

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We know that understanding and effectively prioritizing threats starts with identifying the enemy. In this blog, we’ll explore the motivations of bad actors, the top threats the Lacework Labs team is seeing, and practical ways to lock down your cloud and protect your data. Who’s behind the threats?

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The OAST with the most

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Attackers use tools to scan networks for vulnerabilities and sometimes these tools can be used to our advantage. Project Discovery currently accounts for roughly half of all Log4j (CVE-2021-44228) attacks and a quarter of total attacks observed by Lacework Labs. domain for Log4j exploitation.

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A guide to responding to the Log4j vulnerability

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On December 10th, 2021, CVE-2021-44228 took the security industry by storm when a remote code execution vulnerability was discovered in the popular logging library “ Log4j ”. Which is why Lacework is releasing our latest research on how to respond to Log4j vulnerabilities in your environment.

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Malware targeting latest F5 vulnerability

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Since the announcement of this vulnerability numerous Github repositories have been created showing proof-of-concept attacks which require nothing more than a POST request with an HTTP body of commands to execute on a victim host. Lacework Labs is also beginning to see payloads associated with this vulnerability within their honeypots.

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Top 5 security incidents of 2021

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The change stems from recent attacks that allow adversaries to pivot and target the Public sector through the use of activities like phishing or installing malware as a trusted partner. Log4j ( CVE-2021-44228 ). The most memorable (and recent) security concern is related to Log4j. Microsoft Exchange Server.