#solarwinds — Public Fediverse posts
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The Solar Wind Supply Chain attack
https://negativepid.blog/the-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack/
#SolarWinds #hackers #patching #supplyChain #Cybersecurity #cyberattacks #cyberThreats #onlineSecurity #negativepid
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The Solar Wind Supply Chain attack
https://negativepid.blog/the-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack/
#SolarWinds #hackers #patching #supplyChain #Cybersecurity #cyberattacks #cyberThreats #onlineSecurity #negativepid
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The Solar Wind Supply Chain attack
https://negativepid.blog/the-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack/
#SolarWinds #hackers #patching #supplyChain #Cybersecurity #cyberattacks #cyberThreats #onlineSecurity #negativepid
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The Solar Wind Supply Chain attack
https://negativepid.blog/the-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack/
#SolarWinds #hackers #patching #supplyChain #Cybersecurity #cyberattacks #cyberThreats #onlineSecurity #negativepid
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Security Advisory Summary:
SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.4 patches four critical vulnerabilities:
• CVE-2025-40538 – Broken access control → system admin creation + root RCE
• Two type confusion flaws → root code execution
• One IDOR vulnerability → elevated executionAttack prerequisites:
High-privileged access required. Exploitation likely via credential compromise or chained privilege escalation.Exposure landscape:
12K+ internet-facing instances observed (Shodan)
File transfer platforms remain ransomware-favored entry vectorsHistorical context:
Prior Serv-U CVEs exploited by ransomware groups and state-aligned actors.Immediate actions:
- Patch to 15.5.4
- Audit privileged accounts
- Review FTP/SFTP exposure
- Monitor for anomalous admin creationFollow us for tactical advisories and vulnerability intelligence.
Comment with your detection or hardening recommendations.
#Infosec #SolarWinds #ThreatIntel #CVE2025 #RCE #PrivilegeEscalation #BlueTeam #SecurityEngineering #AttackSurface #ZeroTrust
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Security Advisory Summary:
SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.4 patches four critical vulnerabilities:
• CVE-2025-40538 – Broken access control → system admin creation + root RCE
• Two type confusion flaws → root code execution
• One IDOR vulnerability → elevated executionAttack prerequisites:
High-privileged access required. Exploitation likely via credential compromise or chained privilege escalation.Exposure landscape:
12K+ internet-facing instances observed (Shodan)
File transfer platforms remain ransomware-favored entry vectorsHistorical context:
Prior Serv-U CVEs exploited by ransomware groups and state-aligned actors.Immediate actions:
- Patch to 15.5.4
- Audit privileged accounts
- Review FTP/SFTP exposure
- Monitor for anomalous admin creationFollow us for tactical advisories and vulnerability intelligence.
Comment with your detection or hardening recommendations.
#Infosec #SolarWinds #ThreatIntel #CVE2025 #RCE #PrivilegeEscalation #BlueTeam #SecurityEngineering #AttackSurface #ZeroTrust
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Security Advisory Summary:
SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.4 patches four critical vulnerabilities:
• CVE-2025-40538 – Broken access control → system admin creation + root RCE
• Two type confusion flaws → root code execution
• One IDOR vulnerability → elevated executionAttack prerequisites:
High-privileged access required. Exploitation likely via credential compromise or chained privilege escalation.Exposure landscape:
12K+ internet-facing instances observed (Shodan)
File transfer platforms remain ransomware-favored entry vectorsHistorical context:
Prior Serv-U CVEs exploited by ransomware groups and state-aligned actors.Immediate actions:
- Patch to 15.5.4
- Audit privileged accounts
- Review FTP/SFTP exposure
- Monitor for anomalous admin creationFollow us for tactical advisories and vulnerability intelligence.
Comment with your detection or hardening recommendations.
#Infosec #SolarWinds #ThreatIntel #CVE2025 #RCE #PrivilegeEscalation #BlueTeam #SecurityEngineering #AttackSurface #ZeroTrust
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Security Advisory Summary:
SolarWinds Serv-U 15.5.4 patches four critical vulnerabilities:
• CVE-2025-40538 – Broken access control → system admin creation + root RCE
• Two type confusion flaws → root code execution
• One IDOR vulnerability → elevated executionAttack prerequisites:
High-privileged access required. Exploitation likely via credential compromise or chained privilege escalation.Exposure landscape:
12K+ internet-facing instances observed (Shodan)
File transfer platforms remain ransomware-favored entry vectorsHistorical context:
Prior Serv-U CVEs exploited by ransomware groups and state-aligned actors.Immediate actions:
- Patch to 15.5.4
- Audit privileged accounts
- Review FTP/SFTP exposure
- Monitor for anomalous admin creationFollow us for tactical advisories and vulnerability intelligence.
Comment with your detection or hardening recommendations.
#Infosec #SolarWinds #ThreatIntel #CVE2025 #RCE #PrivilegeEscalation #BlueTeam #SecurityEngineering #AttackSurface #ZeroTrust
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CISA has added CVE-2025-40551, a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk deserialization vulnerability, to the KEV catalog after confirming active exploitation.
The flaw enables unauthenticated remote code execution and has already been patched, though exploitation details remain undisclosed. Additional KEV inclusions span Sangoma FreePBX and GitLab, reflecting continued abuse of both enterprise and open-source platforms.
This reinforces the importance of KEV-driven prioritization and continuous monitoring beyond initial disclosure.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-solarwinds.html
Community insight welcome.
Follow TechNadu for ongoing vulnerability and threat intelligence updates.#Infosec #KEV #CISA #VulnerabilityResearch #SolarWinds #ThreatLandscape #CyberDefense
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CISA has added CVE-2025-40551, a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk deserialization vulnerability, to the KEV catalog after confirming active exploitation.
The flaw enables unauthenticated remote code execution and has already been patched, though exploitation details remain undisclosed. Additional KEV inclusions span Sangoma FreePBX and GitLab, reflecting continued abuse of both enterprise and open-source platforms.
This reinforces the importance of KEV-driven prioritization and continuous monitoring beyond initial disclosure.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-solarwinds.html
Community insight welcome.
Follow TechNadu for ongoing vulnerability and threat intelligence updates.#Infosec #KEV #CISA #VulnerabilityResearch #SolarWinds #ThreatLandscape #CyberDefense
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CISA has added CVE-2025-40551, a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk deserialization vulnerability, to the KEV catalog after confirming active exploitation.
The flaw enables unauthenticated remote code execution and has already been patched, though exploitation details remain undisclosed. Additional KEV inclusions span Sangoma FreePBX and GitLab, reflecting continued abuse of both enterprise and open-source platforms.
This reinforces the importance of KEV-driven prioritization and continuous monitoring beyond initial disclosure.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-solarwinds.html
Community insight welcome.
Follow TechNadu for ongoing vulnerability and threat intelligence updates.#Infosec #KEV #CISA #VulnerabilityResearch #SolarWinds #ThreatLandscape #CyberDefense
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CISA has added CVE-2025-40551, a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk deserialization vulnerability, to the KEV catalog after confirming active exploitation.
The flaw enables unauthenticated remote code execution and has already been patched, though exploitation details remain undisclosed. Additional KEV inclusions span Sangoma FreePBX and GitLab, reflecting continued abuse of both enterprise and open-source platforms.
This reinforces the importance of KEV-driven prioritization and continuous monitoring beyond initial disclosure.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/cisa-adds-actively-exploited-solarwinds.html
Community insight welcome.
Follow TechNadu for ongoing vulnerability and threat intelligence updates.#Infosec #KEV #CISA #VulnerabilityResearch #SolarWinds #ThreatLandscape #CyberDefense
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What Is a Supply Chain Attack? Lessons from Recent Incidents
924 words, 5 minutes read time.
I’ve been in computer programming with a vested interest in Cybersecurity long enough to know that your most dangerous threats rarely come through the obvious channels. It’s not always a hacker pounding at your firewall or a phishing email landing in an inbox. Sometimes, the breach comes quietly through the vendors, service providers, and software updates you rely on every day. That’s the harsh reality of supply chain attacks. These incidents exploit trust, infiltrating organizations by targeting upstream partners or seemingly benign components. They’re not theoretical—they’re real, costly, and increasingly sophisticated. In this article, I’m going to break down what supply chain attacks are, examine lessons from high-profile incidents, and share actionable insights for SOC analysts, CISOs, and anyone responsible for protecting enterprise assets.
Understanding Supply Chain Attacks: How Trusted Vendors Can Be Threat Vectors
A supply chain attack occurs when a threat actor compromises an organization through a third party, whether that’s a software vendor, cloud provider, managed service provider, or even a hardware supplier. The key distinction from conventional attacks is that the adversary leverages trust relationships. Your defenses often treat trusted partners as safe zones, which makes these attacks particularly insidious. The infamous SolarWinds breach in 2020 is a perfect example. Hackers injected malicious code into an update of the Orion platform, and thousands of organizations unknowingly installed the compromised software. From the perspective of a SOC analyst, it’s a nightmare scenario: alerts may look normal, endpoints behave according to expectation, and yet an attacker has already bypassed perimeter defenses. Supply chain compromises come in many forms: software updates carrying hidden malware, tampered firmware or hardware, and cloud or SaaS services used as stepping stones for broader attacks. The lesson here is brutal but simple: every external dependency is a potential attack vector, and assuming trust without verification is a vulnerability in itself.
Lessons from Real-World Supply Chain Attacks
History has provided some of the most instructive lessons in this area, and the pain was often widespread. The NotPetya attack in 2017 masqueraded as a routine software update for a Ukrainian accounting package but quickly spread globally, leaving a trail of destruction across multiple sectors. It was not a random incident—it was a strategic strike exploiting the implicit trust organizations placed in a single provider. Then came Kaseya in 2021, where attackers leveraged a managed service provider to distribute ransomware to hundreds of businesses in a single stroke. The compromise of one MSP cascaded through client systems, illustrating that upstream vulnerabilities can multiply downstream consequences exponentially. Even smaller incidents, such as a compromised open-source library or a misconfigured cloud service, can serve as a launchpad for attackers. What these incidents have in common is efficiency, stealth, and scale. Attackers increasingly prefer the supply chain route because it requires fewer direct compromises while yielding enormous operational impact. For anyone working in a SOC, these cases underscore the need to monitor not just your environment but the upstream components that support it, as blind trust can be fatal.
Mitigating Supply Chain Risk: Visibility, Zero Trust, and Preparedness
Mitigating supply chain risk requires a proactive, multifaceted approach. The first step is visibility—knowing exactly what software, services, and hardware your organization depends on. You cannot defend what you cannot see. Mapping these dependencies allows you to understand which systems are critical and which could serve as entry points for attackers. Second, you need to enforce Zero Trust principles. Even trusted vendors should have segmented access and stringent authentication. Multi-factor authentication, network segmentation, and least-privilege policies reduce the potential blast radius if a compromise occurs. Threat hunting also becomes crucial, as anomalies from trusted sources are often the first signs of a breach. Beyond technical controls, preparation is equally important. Tabletop exercises, updated incident response plans, and comprehensive logging equip teams to react swiftly when compromise is detected. For CISOs, it also means communicating supply chain risk clearly to executives and boards. Stakeholders must understand that absolute prevention is impossible, and resilience—rapid detection, containment, and recovery—is the only realistic safeguard.
The Strategic Imperative: Assume Breach and Build Resilience
The reality of supply chain attacks is unavoidable: organizations are connected in complex webs, and attackers exploit these dependencies with increasing sophistication. The lessons are clear: maintain visibility over your entire ecosystem, enforce Zero Trust rigorously, hunt for subtle anomalies, and prepare incident response plans that include upstream components. These attacks are not hypothetical scenarios—they are the evolving face of cybersecurity threats, capable of causing widespread disruption. Supply chain security is not a checkbox or a one-time audit; it is a mindset that prioritizes vigilance, resilience, and strategic thinking. By assuming breach, questioning trust, and actively monitoring both internal and upstream environments, security teams can turn potential vulnerabilities into manageable risks. The stakes are high, but so are the rewards for those who approach supply chain security with discipline, foresight, and a relentless commitment to defense.
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D. Bryan King
Sources
- CISA: Supply Chain Security Resources
- NIST SP 800-161: Supply Chain Risk Management Practices
- KrebsOnSecurity: Cybersecurity News & Analysis
- CrowdStrike: Threat Intelligence Reports
- Mandiant Threat Reports
- Schneier on Security
- Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)
- Black Hat Conference Talks
- DEF CON Conference Resources
- Academic Papers on Cybersecurity
Disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the author. The information provided is based on personal research, experience, and understanding of the subject matter at the time of writing. Readers should consult relevant experts or authorities for specific guidance related to their unique situations.
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Envoy Air, subsidiária da American Airlines, confirma ciberataque através de falha da Oracle
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Your Business Apps Are Bringing Friends You Didn't Invite
Every commercial software application is a complex assembly of first-party, contracted, open source, and third-party code. But when #SolarWinds, #Kaseya, and #Ivanti happened, we learned that vendor questionnaires and contractual assurances offer little protection against supply chain compromises.
At #BlackHat2025, Saša Zdjelar, Chief Trust Officer at ReversingLabs, reveals how organizations can finally verify the integrity of #software from outside vendors—without relying on blind trust.
The game-changer: Comprehensive binary analysis that deconstructs any file into its components to:
• Detect malware, tampering, and embedded secrets
• Identify #vulnerabilities and insecure practices
• Uncover undocumented network connections
• Flag #compliance risks from restricted regions
This isn't just another policy checkbox—it's a true technical control that inspects the software itself, regardless of size or complexity.
Real-world applications:
• Procurement: Auto-scan all software before deployment
• Version Monitoring: Detect unexpected behavior changes between releases
• Critical Environments: Verify integrity before software enters OT, ICS, or financial systems
• Risk Management: Assess COTS software as part of ongoing vendor reviews
With regulations like EO 14028 and the EU's #CyberResilience Act demanding transparency, the ability to technically validate every application delivers both strategic protection and measurable benefits.
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OpenAI Not For Sale as They Prepare Proprietary Chip | The Gestalt IT Rundown: February 12, 2025
A group of investors, led by Elon Musk’s startup xAI and other backers, has made a $97.4 billion bid to take control of OpenAI, aiming to refocus the organization on open-source AI and safety amid rising tensions between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over its shift to a for-profit model. Meanwhile, OpenAI is advancing its AI hardware strategy with plans to launch a custom-designed AI chip in 2024, fabricated by TSMC using 3-nanometer technology to reduce reliance on Nvidia. Initially deployed on a limited scale, the chip is designed to optimize AI model performance, with OpenAI’s expanding chip team already working on future iterations with enhanced capabilities. This and more on The Rundown.
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2:44 – Turn/River Capital Acquires SolarWinds
With its $4.4 billion acquisition of SolarWinds, Turn/River Capital seeks to take the IT management software firm private, allowing it to focus on long-term growth without the pressure of quarterly earnings. This deal aligns with a broader surge in private-equity buyouts in the software sector, driven by declining borrowing costs, and comes after SolarWinds’ turbulent past, including a major 2020 cyberattack that compromised government and corporate clients.
Read More: SolarWinds To Be Acquired By Turn/River Capital In $4.4B All-Cash Deal
Read More: Turn/River’s $4.4 Billion Acquisition of SolarWinds Could Signal More IT-Related Deals
5:21 – WEKA Restructure to Focus on AI
WEKA is restructuring its go-to-market functions to align with the rapid growth of generative AI, following a strong 2024 in which it raised $140 million in funding and surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue. CEO Liran Zvibel emphasizes that this strategic shift will position the company for long-term success, with plans to expand headcount by approximately 120 employees to support large-scale enterprise AI and GPU acceleration deployments.
Read More: WEKA restructures for the GenAI era
9:23 – Cisco One Silicon Shows Big at Cisco Live EMEA
Cisco Live EMEA is happening this week and Cisco has had some big announcements. The biggest news comes with investments in new service provider hardware and data center infrastructure as well. The moves appear to be positioned to help Cisco customers take advantage of AI while also offering a custom advantage. The newest platforms are all powered by Cisco’s Silicon One chips. The newest A-series and K-series CPUs help offload processing to the edge and give Cisco an opportunity to challenge merchant silicon vendors in the space. For more on this we’re going on site to Tom Hollingsworth in Amsterdam at Cisco Live for more.
Read More: Tech Field Day Extra at Cisco Live EMEA Day One
12:50 – Hammerspace is Changing the AI Training Game
Hammerspace is challenging conventional reliance on object storage for AI workloads by advocating for universal, protocol-agnostic data access instead. The company has emphasized the importance of intelligent data orchestration across various storage types, ensuring seamless access to relevant datasets without disruptive migrations. As AI adoption continues to grow, Hammerspace highlights the need for metadata-driven automation and hybrid access models to optimize performance and scalability in enterprise environments.
Read More: Hammerspace challenges object storage norms for AI
17:31 – French President to Invest $112B in AI
French President Emmanuel Macron announced $112 billion in private investments for the AI ecosystem, with funds expected to be deployed in the coming years, coinciding with Paris hosting the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit. This investment will primarily focus on AI data centers, with the country positioning itself as an ideal location for AI infrastructure due to its low-carbon electricity and stable grid, which Macron emphasized as a competitive advantage for attracting global investments.
Read More: Macron unveils $112B AI investment package, France’s answer to US’ Stargate
22:36 – Huawei Shows Revenue Growth Despite Ban
Huawei expects to meet its 2024 revenue target of ¥860 billion ($118.25 billion), marking 22% growth compared to 2023. Despite sanctions, its ICT business remains strong, its consumer sector is growing, and its smart car solutions are expanding quickly. This success is notable considering Huawei’s challenges, including the sale of its Honor brand and the difficult economic environment in China.
Read More: Huawei revenue growing fast, suggesting China’s scoffing at sanctions
26:49 – Sam Altman Says OpenAI is Not for Sale
A group of investors has made a $97.4 billion offer to take control of OpenAI, aiming to restore the organization’s focus on open-source AI and safety. The investors are led by Elon Musk’s startup xAI and several other backers. Tensions between Musk and OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman have escalated as Musk challenges OpenAI’s shift to a for-profit model and its current management.
Read More: Musk-led investor group offers $97.4 billion for OpenAI — Altman declines
33:06 – OpenAI to Take On NVIDIA with Proprietary Chip
OpenAI is preparing to launch its own AI chip in 2024, aiming to reduce its reliance on Nvidia. The custom-designed chip, to be fabricated by TSMC using 3-nanometer technology, will focus on running AI models and will initially be deployed on a limited scale. OpenAI’s chip team, which has recently doubled in size, is also working on future versions with enhanced capabilities.
Read More: OpenAI is reportedly getting closer to launching its in-house chip
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#Pagerduty also seems to provide only #SHA1 key for their pdagent package, making it impossible to install securely on RHEL9, for example.
Did these companies learn nothing from the #SolarWinds case?
https://support.pagerduty.com/docs/pagerduty-agent-integration-guide
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Stairwell secures $20M Series A to help organizations outsmart attackers - Back when Stairwell emerged from stealth in 2020, the startup was shrouded in secr... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/v66zsDm_ch8/ #informationtechnology #systemadministration #computersecurity #sequoiacapital #googlecloud #solarwinds #computing #inception #stairwell #security #paloalto #anomali #mcafee #accel #ceo
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📬Nach SolarWinds-Hack: US-Senatoren wollen NSA-Befugnisse erweitern📬 https://tarnkappe.info/nach-solarwinds-hack-us-senatoren-wollen-nsa-befugnisse-erweitern/ #MicrosoftExchange #SenatorRonWyden #PaulM.Nakasone #USCyberCommand #SolarWinds #Artikel #CISA #NSA
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📬Nach SolarWinds-Hack: US-Senatoren wollen NSA-Befugnisse erweitern📬 https://tarnkappe.info/nach-solarwinds-hack-us-senatoren-wollen-nsa-befugnisse-erweitern/ #MicrosoftExchange #SenatorRonWyden #PaulM.Nakasone #USCyberCommand #SolarWinds #Artikel #CISA #NSA
