Cybersecurity

CISA has published an alert on multiple Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) vulnerabilities with proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code affecting a large number of IOT, Smart-home, wearable, and medical devices from vendors who utilize BLE wireless communication technology. CISA notes the alert was released without coordination with some of the affected vendors, adding that it has notified some of the vendors of the report and has asked them to confirm the vulnerabilities and identify mitigations.

CISA has published an advisory on an incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability in PHOENIX CONTACT Emalytics Controller ILC. All versions prior to 1.2.3 are affected. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to change the device configuration and start or stop services. Phoenix Contact strongly recommends affected users update to engineering software Emalytics v1.2.3 or higher and recommission the controllers. CISA also recommends a series of measures to mitigate the vulnerability.

CISA has published an advisory on improper access control, use of hard-coded cryptographic key, os command injection, use of hard-coded credentials, classic buffer overflow, out-of-bounds read, stack-based buffer overflow, improper access control, and authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerabilities in Moxa AWK-3131A. Versions 1.13 and prior are affected. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain control of the device and remotely execute arbitrary code. Moxa has created a security patch to mitigate these vulnerabilities.

National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is March 1–7. This annual event encourages individuals and businesses to learn about their consumer rights and how to keep themselves secure. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its NCPW partners provide free resources to protect consumers from fraud, scams, and identity theft. The U.S.