AvosLocker ransomware – what you need to know

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AvosLocker is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gang which first appeared in mid-2021. It has since become notorious for its attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the United States, including the sectors of financial services, critical manufacturing, and government facilities.

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Vulnerabilities found in 250 HP printer models

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HP has published various security alerts for more than 250 of its printer models. Hackers should be able to inject malicious code, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks to start and access data. As a countermeasure, the manufacturer recommends firmware updates and configuration changes.

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The first vulnerability, CVE-2022-3942, is classified as critical with a value of 8.4. According to Heise, attackers can use vulnerabilities in the firmware to remotely cause a buffer overflow in around 250 HP printer models. Malicious code can then be injected and executed.

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IriusRisk launches Open Threat Model standard to secure software development lifecycle

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IriusRisk has launched a new Open Threat Model (OTM) standard to allow greater connectivity and interoperability between threat modeling and other parts of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). The OTM standard has been published under a Creative Commons license and provides a tool-agnostic way of describing a threat model in a simple to use and understand format, IriusRisk said.

The standard can leverage a wide range of source formats and supports new sources of application and system design, whilst also allowing users to exchange threat model data within the SDLC and cybersecurity ecosystem. An accompanying API allows users to provide an OTM file which IriusRisk uses to build a full threat model using the rules engine, which contains an extensive library of components and risk patterns.

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