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May 03, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Software Security HPE Aruba Networking (formerly Aruba Networks) has released security updates to address critical flaws impacting ArubaOS that could result in remote code execution (RCE) on affected systems. Of the 10 security defects, four are rated critical in severity – CVE-2024-26304 (CVSS score: 9.8) – Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in…
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LayerX, pioneer of the LayerX Browser Security platform, today announced $26 million in Series A funding led by Glilot+, the early-growth fund of Glilot Capital Partners, with participation from Dell Technologies Capital and other investors. Lior Litwak, Managing Partner at Glilot Capital and Head of Glilot+, and Yair Snir, Managing Partner at Dell Technologies Capital,…
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U.S. and international cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies this week issued a joint fact sheet to highlight and safeguard against the continued malicious cyber activity conducted by pro-Russia hacktivists against operational technology (OT) devices in North America and Europe. Read on to get all the details and learn what actions to take today. Against the…
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May 02, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Android Several popular Android applications available in Google Play Store are susceptible to a path traversal-affiliated vulnerability that could be exploited by a malicious app to overwrite arbitrary files in the vulnerable app’s home directory. “The implications of this vulnerability pattern include arbitrary code execution and token theft, depending on an…
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“Only then the desired credentials are acquired, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) is bypassed, by serving a cloned website to capture the MFA token (which failed) and later by sending MFA push notifications to the victim (which succeeded),” Mandiant said. These campaigns were carried out in three subsequent steps, Mandiant added. It starts with the victim…
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May 02, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Crime A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for carrying out thousands of ransomware attacks and extorting victims. Yaroslav Vasinskyi (aka Rabotnik), 24, along with his co-conspirators part of the REvil ransomware group orchestrated more than…
Read MoreThe UK Bans Default Passwords The UK is the first country to ban default passwords on IoT devices. On Monday, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to ban default guessable usernames and passwords from these IoT devices. Unique passwords installed by default are still permitted. The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure…
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A never-before-seen botnet called Goldoon has been observed targeting D-Link routers with a nearly decade-old critical security flaw with the goal of using the compromised devices for further attacks. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2015-2051 (CVSS score: 9.8), which affects D-Link DIR-645 routers and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by means of specially…
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Like antivirus software, vulnerability scans rely on a database of known weaknesses. That’s why websites like VirusTotal exist, to give cyber practitioners a chance to see whether a malware sample is detected by multiple virus scanning engines, but this concept hasn’t existed in the vulnerability management space. The benefits of using multiple scanning engines Generally…
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Customers express concerns Dropbox said it swung into action as soon as it discovered the breach and “launched an investigation with industry-leading forensic investigators to understand what happened and mitigate risks to our users.” Its investigation revealed that “a third party gained access to a Dropbox Sign automated system configuration tool.” “The actor compromised a…
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