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Inside console security: How innovations shape future hardware protection
2024-10-29 06:00

In this Help Net Security interview, security researchers Specter and ChendoChap discuss gaming consoles’ unique security model, highlighting how it differs from other consumer devices. They also...

Hackers Exploiting Jenkins Script Console for Cryptocurrency Mining Attacks
2024-07-09 11:50

Cybersecurity researchers have found that it's possible for attackers to weaponize improperly configured Jenkins Script Console instances to further criminal activities such as cryptocurrency mining. Jenkins, a popular continuous integration and continuous delivery platform, features a Groovy script console that allows users to run arbitrary Groovy scripts within the Jenkins controller runtime.

New Attack Technique Exploits Microsoft Management Console Files
2024-06-25 10:42

Threat actors are exploiting a novel attack technique in the wild that leverages specially crafted management saved console (MSC) files to gain full code execution using Microsoft Management...

Cloud Console Cartographer: Open-source tool helps security teams transcribe log activity
2024-04-22 04:30

Cloud Console Cartographer is an open-source tool that maps noisy log activity into highly consolidated, succinct events to help security practitioners cut through the noise and understand console behavior in their environment. "Infrastructure as code has replaced a lot of the need for console access for many organizations, but there are still plenty of instances where the console is still being used, and in some cases, you need to use the AWS console to perform certain actions. Cloud Console Cartographer cuts through the noise generated in logs by those console sessions," Daniel Bohannon, Permiso's Principal Threat Researcher, told Help Net Security.

Threat Group UNC3944 Abusing Azure Serial Console for Total VM Takeover
2023-05-17 11:52

A financially motivated cyber actor has been observed abusing Microsoft Azure Serial Console on virtual machines to install third-party remote management tools within compromised environments. "This method of attack was unique in that it avoided many of the traditional detection methods employed within Azure and provided the attacker with full administrative access to the VM," the threat intelligence firm said.

Hackers use Azure Serial Console for stealthy access to VMs
2023-05-17 00:57

A financially motivated cybergang tracked by Mandiant as 'UNC3944' is using phishing and SIM swapping attacks to hijack Microsoft Azure admin accounts and gain access to virtual machines. From there, the attackers abuse the Azure Serial Console to install remote management software for persistence and abuse Azure Extensions for stealthy surveillance.

Windows Terminal is now the default Windows 11 22H2 console
2022-10-18 19:36

Windows Terminal is now the default console for Windows 11 22H2, marking a significant shift in how Windows users run their command line programs. Windows users have been running their console programs within the Windows Command Prompt for years.

Netgear fixes bad Orbi firmware update that locked admin console
2022-05-19 23:08

Netgear is pushing out fixes for a bad Orbi firmware update released earlier this month that prevents users from accessing the device's admin console. "We are aware of an issue affecting the Orbi RBK85x and RBK75x Series Mesh WiFi 6 Systems," Netgear explained on their status page.

Log4Shell-like Critical RCE Flaw Discovered in H2 Database Console
2022-01-11 23:56

Researchers have disclosed a security flaw affecting H2 database consoles that could result in remote code execution in a manner that echoes the Log4j "Log4Shell" vulnerability that came to light last month. The issue, tracked as CVE-2021-42392, is the " first critical issue published since Log4Shell, on a component other than Log4j, that exploits the same root cause of the Log4Shell vulnerability, namely JNDI remote class loading," JFrog researchers Andrey Polkovnychenko and Shachar Menashe said.

Microsoft to set Windows Terminal as default console in Windows 11
2021-12-15 20:19

Microsoft is working on making Windows Terminal the default terminal emulator program in Windows 11 instead of the Windows Console Host, starting next year. Unlike the current default app, the Windows Terminal app comes with support for multiple console tabs in a single window and choosing between the cmd shell, PowerShell, and Linux distro shells installed via the Windows Subsystem for Linux.