Microsoft Corp. today pushed software updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related products, including two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited in active attacks. Top of the heap on this Fat Patch Tuesday is CVE-2024-21412, a “security feature bypass” in the way Windows handles Internet Shortcut…
Read MoreA Hacker’s Mind is Out in Paperback The paperback version of A Hacker’s Mind has just been published. It’s the same book, only a cheaper format. But—and this is the real reason I am posting this—Amazon has significantly discounted the hardcover to $15 to get rid of its stock. This is much cheaper than I…
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Days after Ivanti announced patches for a new vulnerability in its Connect Secure and Policy Secure products, proof-of-concept exploit code has already been published for the flaw and security companies are reporting exploitation attempts in the wild. This follows a difficult month for Ivanti customers who had to deploy emergency mitigations and patches for three…
Read MoreThe Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) released security advisories to address vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of ISC’s Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) 9. A cyber threat actor could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to cause a denial-of-service condition. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories and apply the necessary updates: Source link ddde…
Read MoreCISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2023-43770 Roundcube Webmail Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of…
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“Newer languages show up every few years and it definitely adds to the complexity,” Rajamani said. “For instance, Golang and Rust have become popular in the last two-three years. The tooling used for security reviews and finding application vulnerabilities isn’t always mature enough to support new languages and generally needs time to catch up.” Documentation is…
Read MoreCISA released one Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisory on February 13, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisory for technical details and mitigations. Source link ddde ddde ddde ddde ddde ddde ddde ddde ddde ddde…
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Feb 13, 2024NewsroomCyber Threat / Malware The threat actors behind the PikaBot malware have made significant changes to the malware in what has been described as a case of “devolution.” “Although it appears to be in a new development cycle and testing phase, the developers have reduced the complexity of the code by removing advanced…
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Feb 13, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Rootkit The Glupteba botnet has been found to incorporate a previously undocumented Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit feature, adding another layer of sophistication and stealth to the malware. “This bootkit can intervene and control the [operating system] boot process, enabling Glupteba to hide itself and create a stealthy persistence that…
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Romance scammers spend a lot of time on dating apps, but they almost never meet their targets in person. Christina’s Mr. Right moved quickly. Charming in-person, he lived in the same area and worked in the same industry. It was only after she committed to building a new life with him in Florida that everything…
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