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Tuesday’s brief: GitLab’s critical fix, then Patch Tuesday, hijacked fridge controllers and Server 2012’s last update

Tuesday’s brief: GitLab’s critical fix, then Patch Tuesday, hijacked fridge controllers and Server 2012’s last update

One fix to install this morning, one release to prepare for this afternoon, and two lists to make....
Self-managed GitLab servers need yesterday’s critical patch. Upgrade before someone runs code on yours

Self-managed GitLab servers need yesterday’s critical patch. Upgrade before someone runs code on yours

A bug rated 10 out of 10 lets someone with no account run code on the server through a crafted…
Microsoft’s October updates land this afternoon. Get your test machines ready this morning

Microsoft’s October updates land this afternoon. Get your test machines ready this morning

The details won’t be public until about 1 PM ET. Here is what is already known and how to plan…

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Attackers defrosted supermarket fridges across France. Check who can reach your refrigeration controllers

Attackers defrosted supermarket fridges across France. Check who can reach your refrigeration controllers

Hundreds of stores lost chilled stock after Danfoss controllers were hijacked overnight. Thousands more are online....
Windows Server 2012 gets its last update today, and Exchange 2016 and 2019 follow on October 31

Windows Server 2012 gets its last update today, and Exchange 2016 and 2019 follow on October 31

After today’s release, new Server 2012 bugs stay open. Find those boxes and give each one an owner and a…
Monday’s brief: GlobalProtect logins without passwords, then SonicWall, AhsayCBS and NetScaler

Monday’s brief: GlobalProtect logins without passwords, then SonicWall, AhsayCBS and NetScaler

Four remote-access and backup fixes that piled up over the weekend, in the order we would do them....
Patched NetScaler last week? Check again, because Citrix has a new SAML fix

Patched NetScaler last week? Check again, because Citrix has a new SAML fix

Some September builds are still affected when NetScaler does SAML sign-in. The new floor is 14.1-73.46 or 13.1-64.29....
AhsayCBS backup servers need a second patch after the first one fell short

AhsayCBS backup servers need a second patch after the first one fell short

Attackers have been planting web shells on AhsayCBS since October 7. Hotfix 10.3.4.45 is the one that counts....
SonicWall SMA1000 remote access boxes are being probed three days after the fix. Install the October hotfix

SonicWall SMA1000 remote access boxes are being probed three days after the fix. Install the October hotfix

A no-login bug rated 10.0 started drawing attack traffic on October 9. The fix needs a reboot....
Ransomware crews are logging in through GlobalProtect VPNs without passwords. Upgrade and reset sessions today

Ransomware crews are logging in through GlobalProtect VPNs without passwords. Upgrade and reset sessions today

Qilin and Settra are using a Palo Alto bug fixed in May, and their sessions look like your remote staff....
Seven countries just warned that attackers are still hunting forgotten FTP, DNS and Struts servers — find yours this weekend

Seven countries just warned that attackers are still hunting forgotten FTP, DNS and Struts servers — find yours this weekend

Old FTP, DNS and Struts boxes nobody watches are how one China-linked group gets in. Then it reads your email....
Splunk search head clusters can be taken over without a login — upgrade to this week’s release or switch off the sidecar

Splunk search head clusters can be taken over without a login — upgrade to this week’s release or switch off the sidecar

A 9.8 bug lets anyone who can reach a 10.2 or 10.4 search head cluster member run commands. Not exploited…
Attackers are planting web shells through Bricksforge forms — update WordPress sites built on Bricks today

Attackers are planting web shells through Bricksforge forms — update WordPress sites built on Bricks today

Exploited since Wednesday evening, no login needed. Version 3.1.8.10 closes it....