#FreeBSD

Meet Interlock — The new ransomware targeting FreeBSD servers

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November 3, 2024 at 04:16PM Interlock is a new ransomware operation targeting FreeBSD servers, launched in September 2024. It has attacked six organizations, with data leaks occurring after ransom demands were ignored. The Windows encryptor operates effectively, while challenges persist with the FreeBSD version. Ransom demands range from hundreds of thousands to millions. **Meeting Takeaways: … Read more

FreeBSD Releases Urgent Patch for High-Severity OpenSSH Vulnerability

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August 12, 2024 at 07:12AM The FreeBSD Project released security updates to fix a high-severity flaw in OpenSSH (CVE-2024-7589), allowing remote code execution with elevated privileges. The issue involves a signal handler in sshd(8) that calls a non-async-signal-safe logging function, potentially leading to a race condition for unauthenticated remote code execution as root. Users are … Read more