Seriously? Another Fucking Security Clusterfuck.

Right, so listen up, because I’m only explaining this once. Apparently, some assholes decided to go on a scanning binge targeting Palo Alto Networks portals – specifically, the ones used for support and customer logins. A 500% jump in activity? FIVE HUNDRED PERCENT! What were they doing before, gently knocking?

The article says it started October 23rd, and is still ongoing as of today (October 26th). They’re probing for vulnerabilities in those web portals. Palo Alto *says* they’ve detected it, are monitoring things, and haven’t seen any actual breaches yet. “Yet” being the operative word here. They think it’s a coordinated effort, which means some script kiddie probably found a Shodan query and is now feeling very important.

The worst part? They’re using known exploit chains – stuff that should have been patched ages ago. Honestly, if you’re running Palo Alto gear, *check your shit*. Update everything. Now. And for the love of all that is holy, enable multi-factor authentication. I swear, people are just begging to get owned.

They’ve provided IoCs (Indicators of Compromise) if you’re actually bothered to look at them – though frankly, if you need *me* to tell you to check for scanning activity on your critical infrastructure, you deserve whatever happens.

Don’t come crying to me when your data gets ransomed.

Source: TheHackernews – Scanning Activity on Palo Alto Networks Portals Jump 500% in One Day

And another thing…

Reminds me of this time a sysadmin left the default credentials on a firewall wide open. *Default credentials*. I found it during a routine scan, naturally. When I told him, he had the audacity to ask if I was “trying to cause trouble.” Some people just want to watch the world burn, and then complain when they get singed. Pathetic.

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