Tag: software vulnerability
Oct 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananIndustrial Security / Critical Infrastructure Details have emerged about multiple security vulnerabilities in two implementations of the Manufacturing Message Specification (MMS) protocol that, if successfully exploited, could have severe impacts in industrial environments. “The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to crash an industrial device or in some cases, enable remote code execution,”…
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Oct 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananPhishing Attack / Malware Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed targeting job seekers in the tech industry to deliver updated versions of known malware families tracked as BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret. The activity cluster, tracked as CL-STA-0240, is part of a campaign dubbed Contagious Interview that Palo Alto Networks…
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Oct 09, 2024The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Identity Security Social media accounts help shape a brand’s identity and reputation. These public forums engage directly with customers as they are a hub to connect, share content and answer questions. However, despite the high profile role these accounts have, many organizations overlook social media account security. Many…
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Oct 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Zero-Day Microsoft has released security updates to fix a total of 118 vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, two of which have come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 118 flaws, three are rated Critical, 113 are rated Important, and two are rated Moderate in severity. The Patch Tuesday…
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Oct 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Identity Theft Microsoft is warning of cyber attack campaigns that abuse legitimate file hosting services such as SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox that are widely used in enterprise environments as a defense evasion tactic. The end goal of the campaigns are broad and varied, allowing threat actors to compromise identities…
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Oct 08, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cybercrime Users searching for game cheats are being tricked into downloading a Lua-based malware that is capable of establishing persistence on infected systems and delivering additional payloads. “These attacks capitalize on the popularity of Lua gaming engine supplements within the student gamer community,” Morphisec researcher Shmuel Uzan said in a…
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Oct 08, 2024Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Vulnerability Ivanti has warned that three new security vulnerabilities impacting its Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) have come under active exploitation in the wild. The zero-day flaws are being weaponized in conjunction with another flaw in CSA that the company patched last month, the Utah-based software services provider said. Successful exploitation…
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Oct 08, 2024The Hacker NewsMachine Learning / Data Security Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) deepfakes and misinformation may cause worry in the world of technology and investment, but this powerful, foundational technology has the potential to benefit organizations of all kinds when harnessed appropriately. In the world of cybersecurity, one of the most important areas of…
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Oct 08, 2024The Hacker NewsWeb Security / Payment Fraud Is your store at risk? Discover how an innovative web security solution saved one global online retailer and its unsuspecting customers from an “evil twin” disaster. Read the full real-life case study here. The Invisible Threat in Online Shopping When is a checkout page, not a…
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Oct 08, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / APT Attack Russian government agencies and industrial entities are the target of an ongoing activity cluster dubbed Awaken Likho. “The attackers now prefer using the agent for the legitimate MeshCentral platform instead of the UltraVNC module, which they had previously used to gain remote access to systems,” Kaspersky said,…
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