OT Security

Mr. Kurtzmann, Boffins gone Wild, Grasscall, Vo1d, CE, Shadowpad, Aaran Leyland… – SWN #455

February 28, 2025

Mr. Kurtzmann, Boffins gone Wild, Grasscall, Vo1d, Windows CE, Shadowpad, Aaran Leyland, and More, on this edition of the Security Weekly News.

IoT

Nearly 1.6M Android TVs compromised by Vo1d malware botnet

SC StaffFebruary 28, 2025

Users of Android TVs have been urged to be more vigilant of their device purchases.

Network Security

Widespread network edge device targeting conducted by PolarEdge botnet

SC StaffFebruary 28, 2025

More than 2,000 Cisco, QNAP, Synology, and ASUS network edge devices have been compromised.

Government Regulations

FDA reinstates ‘DOGED’ medical device staff amid cybersecurity, health concerns

Tom Spring February 26, 2025

Feds reverse order and reinstate FDA staff critical to medical device safety less than a week after firing them.

Vulnerability Management

Authentication credential compromise likely with Xerox VersaLink printer flaws

SC StaffFebruary 18, 2025

Threat actors with configuration page access to VersaLink printers with proper Lightweight Directory Access Protocol settings could enable IP address alterations and clear-text LDAP service credential compromise, according to Rapid7 researchers.

IoT

Prompt Injection, CISA, Patch Tuesday – PSW #861

February 13, 2025

You can install Linux in your PDF, just upload everything to AI, hackers behind the forum, TP-Link's taking security seriously, patche Tuesday for everyone including Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Fortinet, and Ivanti, hacking your space heater for fun and fire, Cybertrucks on fire (or not), if you could just go ahead and get rid of the buffer overflows, s...

OT Security

Time to reimagine the CISO’s role as OT security takes center stage

Martine Chlela February 11, 2025

CISOs can no longer ignore the security of these often-outdated OT systems that if hacked, can bring an organization down.

OT Security

Mr. Kurtzmann, Boffins gone Wild, Grasscall, Vo1d, CE, Shadowpad, Aaran Leyland… – SWN #455

Nearly 1.6M Android TVs compromised by Vo1d malware botnet

Widespread network edge device targeting conducted by PolarEdge botnet

FDA reinstates ‘DOGED’ medical device staff amid cybersecurity, health concerns

Authentication credential compromise likely with Xerox VersaLink printer flaws

Prompt Injection, CISA, Patch Tuesday – PSW #861

Time to reimagine the CISO’s role as OT security takes center stage

Fast Five

Selected by the SC Media Editorial team every Tuesday.