"ASD warns of ongoing BADCANDY attacks exploiting Cisco IOS XE vulnerability." Views expressed in this cybersecurity, cyber crime update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 01 November 2025, 2311 UTC. Content and Source: "The Hacker News." URL--https://thehackernews.com/ Please check URL or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiicybersecurityjournal.net). ASD Warns of Ongoing BADCANDY Attacks Exploiting Cisco IOS XE Vulnerability Nov 01, 2025 Artificial Intelligence / Vulnerability The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a bulletin about ongoing cyber attacks targeting unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices in the country with a previously undocumented implant known as BADCANDY . The activity, per the intelligence agency, involves the exploitation of CVE-2023-20198 (CVSS score: 10.0), a critical vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create an account ...
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