hard-coded credentials

On February 20, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released an advisory detailing a critical vulnerability affecting several ABB industrial control system (ICS) products. This vulnerability—stemming from the use of hard-coded credentials—poses a serious risk by...

A recent cybersecurity advisory from CISA has spotlighted a critical vulnerability affecting ABB’s industrial control systems – specifically, the ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS, and MATRIX series. While this issue may seem distant from the daily concerns of typical Windows users, the vulnerability...

CISA Advisory: Critical Vulnerability in ABB Industrial Control Systems On February 20, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent advisory concerning several ABB industrial control devices. The alert highlights a severe vulnerability in the ABB...

CISA's ringing a now-familiar alarm bell, and trust us, you're going to want to pay attention. If the terms "hard-coded credentials" or "active exploitation" don’t set off your cybersecurity radars, let’s deep dive to unpack why it absolutely should. CVE-2021-44207: A Thorny Vulnerability in...