Cyber Security Headlines Cisco firewall warning, Colt Telecom cyberattack, CISA’s OT request
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Aug 18, 2025 A severe vulnerability has been discovered in Cisco's firewall software, prompting urgent security alerts. Colt Telecom recently faced a major cyberattack, highlighting the ongoing threats to telecommunications. CISA is pushing for tighter security measures in critical infrastructure. Emerging techniques like ghost tapping fraud are on the rise, along with pressing alerts for e-commerce vulnerabilities. Additionally, recent ransomware indictments reveal the evolving landscape of cyber threats, including the dangerous ERMAC 3.0 Banking Trojan.
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Patch Cisco Firewall Management Center
- Update Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center immediately to apply the patch addressing the maximum-severity command-injection flaw.
- Treat this as urgent even though Cisco reports no known exploitation so far.
Colt Breach Suggests SharePoint Zero-Day Use
- Colt Telecom's breach reportedly exposed financial, employee, customer and software development data and may stem from an exploited SharePoint RCE zero-day.
- The attacker claimed to offer one million stolen documents for $200,000, highlighting commoditization of enterprise data breaches.
Rebuild Your OT Asset Inventory
- Follow CISA's foundational OT guidance and build a taxonomy-based OT asset inventory from scratch.
- Assume nothing and start fresh to harden operational technology in critical infrastructure environments.