Seriously? Federal Agency Hacked. Again.
Right, listen up, you lot. Some federal agency – they won’t *name* which one, naturally, because optics – got pwned. How? Through a goddamn vulnerability in GeoServer, an open-source geospatial software thingy. Apparently, someone left the door wide open and these clowns just waltzed right in.
CISA (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, for those keeping score) is flapping its gums about it now, saying this exploit’s been around since February. February! Meaning they had months to patch this shit and didn’t bother? Fantastic. Just bloody fantastic.
They’re telling everyone to update their GeoServer instances *now*, which is a novel idea, I suppose. They also mentioned some indicators of compromise (IOCs) if you’re desperate enough to dig through logs like a digital archaeologist. Honestly, the whole thing reeks of basic security negligence.
The attackers managed to get in and are now presumably doing… something. Details are scarce because, surprise, they don’t want everyone knowing exactly how badly they screwed up. Expect more finger-pointing and empty promises about “increased vigilance.”
Honestly, it’s just pathetic. You build a digital fortress, then leave the drawbridge down? Get your act together, people.
Speaking of leaving things open, I once had a sysadmin who thought disabling the firewall on a production server was “a good way to troubleshoot network issues.” I swear, some people actively *try* to get hacked. It’s infuriating.
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