AI Models in Cybersecurity: From Misuse to Abuse

Exploring differences in AI models on security measures and unveiling threat actor tactics.

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CISA Flags Critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk Bug for In-the-Wild Exploitation

CISA warns that a critical-severity hardcoded credentials vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk is exploited in attacks.

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Oracle Patches Over 200 Vulnerabilities With October 2024 CPU

Oracle has released 334 new security patches to address roughly 220 unique CVEs as part of its October 2024 Critical Patch Update.

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Passkey News: FIDO Unveils New Specifications, Amazon Announces 175 Million Users

FIDO Alliance has published new specifications for securely moving passkeys across providers, as Amazon announced 175 million passkey users.

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Astaroth Banking Malware Resurfaces in Brazil via Spear-Phishing Attack

A new spear-phishing campaign targeting Brazil has been found delivering a banking malware called Astaroth (aka Guildma) by making use of obfuscated JavaScript to slip past security guardrails.
“The spear-phishing campaign’s impact has targeted various industries, with manufacturing companies, retail firms, and government agencies being the most affected,” Trend Micro said in a new analysis.

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CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in SolarWinds Help Desk Software Vulnerability

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.
Tracked as CVE-2024-28987 (CVSS score: 9.1), the vulnerability relates to a case of hard-coded credentials that could be abused to gain

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GitHub Patches Critical Flaw in Enterprise Server Allowing Unauthorized Instance Access

GitHub has released security updates for Enterprise Server (GHES) to address multiple issues, including a critical bug that could allow unauthorized access to an instance.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-9487, carries a CVS score of 9.5 out of a maximum of 10.0
“An attacker could bypass SAML single sign-on (SSO) authentication with the optional encrypted assertions feature, allowing

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North Korea Hackers Get Cash Fast in Linux Cyber Heists

The thieves modify transaction messages to initiate unauthorized withdrawals, even when there are insufficient funds.

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Nearly 400 US healthcare institutions hit with ransomware over last year, Microsoft says

In the last fiscal year, 389 U.S.-based healthcare institutions were successfully hit with ransomware, causing “network closures, systems offline, critical medical operations delayed, and appointments rescheduled,” Microsoft said.

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Cybercriminals Are Increasingly Helping Russia and China Target the US and Allies, Microsoft Says

The growing collaboration between authoritarian governments and criminal hackers has alarmed national security officials and cybersecurity experts.

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