Operational technology (OT) organizations face increasing challenges when it comes to cybersecurity. Manufacturing in particular has become a bigger target for bad actors; in fact, it was one of the sectors most impacted by extortion attacks, according to Palo Alto Networks’ 2023 Unit 42 Extortion and Ransomware Report. As Industry 4.0 continues to roll out,…
Read MoreVMware released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities in ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following VMware security advisory and apply the necessary updates: VMSA-2024-0006 Source link ddde ddde…
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Apple is advising immediate patching against two critical zero-day vulnerabilities attackers are using to carry out memory corruption attacks on Apple devices. Tracked as CVE-2024-23225 and CVE-2024-23296, the vulnerabilities allow attackers with arbitrary kernel read and write capabilities to bypass kernel memory protections on iOS kernel and RTKit (Apple’s real-time operating system), respectively. “Apple is aware…
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Chinese mini PC manufacturer ACEMAGIC (do I really have to write that in capitals? I hate it when companies name themselves like that…) has made life a bit more interesting for its customers, by admitting that it has also been throwing in free malware with its products. Yup, the PC maker has ‘fessed up to…
Read MoreSurveillance through Push Notifications The Washington Post is reporting on the FBI’s increasing use of push notification data—”push tokens”—to identify people. The police can request this data from companies like Apple and Google without a warrant. The investigative technique goes back years. Court orders that were issued in 2019 to Apple and Google demanded that…
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The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. “Phantom hacker” scams — tech support-style scams that trick people into transferring money by falsely claiming their computer or online security is compromised…
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Mar 06, 2024The Hacker NewsData Security / Cloud Security Every Google Workspace administrator knows how quickly Google Drive becomes a messy sprawl of loosely shared confidential information. This isn’t anyone’s fault; it’s inevitable as your productivity suite is purposefully designed to enable real-time collaboration – both internally and externally. For Security & Risk Management teams,…
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Mar 06, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware A financial entity in Vietnam was the target of a previously undocumented threat actor called Lotus Bane that was first detected in March 2023. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB described the hacking outfit as an advanced persistent threat group that’s believed to have been active since at least 2022. The exact specifics…
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Mar 06, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Vulnerability VMware has released patches to address four security flaws impacting ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion, including two critical flaws that could lead to code execution. Tracked as CVE-2024-22252 and CVE-2024-22253, the vulnerabilities have been described as use-after-free bugs in the XHCI USB controller. They carry a CVSS score of 9.3…
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