New OpenSSH Vulnerability Could Lead to RCE as Root on Linux Systems

OpenSSH maintainers have released security updates to contain a critical security flaw that could result in unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in glibc-based Linux systems.
The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-6387. It resides in the OpenSSH server component, also known as sshd, which is designed to listen for connections from any of the client

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AI Transcript, Fake School Website: Student’s US Scholarship Scam Exposed on Reddit

You reap what you sow!

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Hackers Target Vulnerability Found Recently in Long-Discontinued D-Link Routers

GreyNoise observes the first attempts to exploit a path traversal vulnerability in discontinued D-Link DIR-859 WiFi routers.

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New ‘regreSSHion’ Remote Unauthenticated Code Execution Vulnerability Discovered in OpenSSH Server

Approximately 700,000 external internet-facing instances are vulnerable, accounting for 31% of global instances with OpenSSH. Additionally, a small percentage of vulnerable instances are running an End-Of-Life/End-Of-Support version of OpenSSH.

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Web Scraping is Not Just a Security or Fraud Problem

Scraper bots have a negative impact on various aspects of an organization, including revenue, competitive advantage, brand identity, customer experience, infrastructure costs, and digital experience.

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Fake IT Support Sites Push Malicious PowerShell Scripts as Windows Fixes

These sites are promoted through compromised YouTube channels, lending them credibility. One particular error, the 0x80070643 error, which appeared after a Microsoft security update, has been exploited by threat actors.

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AVG Secure VPN vs Surfshark (2024): Which VPN Is Better?

Is Surfshark better than AVG? Is AVG Secure VPN worth it? Find out which VPN is better with our guide.

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Prudential Financial Data Breach Impacts 2.5 Million

Prudential Financial has updated the February data breach impact estimate to 2.5 million individuals.

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Update: Polyfill.io, BootCDN, Bootcss, Staticfile Attack Traced to one Operator

Researchers found a public GitHub repo where the operators of Polyfill.io accidentally exposed their Cloudflare secret keys. By using these leaked API keys, they were able to confirm that a single entity was behind the attack on all four domains.

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Meet Brain Cipher — The New Ransomware Behind Indonesia’s Data Center Attack

Brain Cipher ransomware has been uploaded to various malware-sharing sites, created using the leaked LockBit 3.0 builder. The encryptor used by Brain Cipher appends an extension and encrypts the file name of the encrypted files.

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