Android’s December 2024 Security Update Patches 14 Vulnerabilities

Google has released patches for 14 high-severity vulnerabilities as part of Android’s December 2024 security update.

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Solana Web3.js Library Backdoored in Supply Chain Attack

Supply chain attack leads to decentralized application developers downloading backdoored versions of the Solana Web3.js library.

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Law Enforcement Read Criminals’ Messages After Hacking Matrix Service

Law enforcement has taken down yet another encrypted messaging service used by criminals, but not before spying on its users.

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FTC says AI company Evolv ‘falsely hyped’ its security scanners

Evolv’s scanners don’t work as well as it led schools to believe. Here’s what that means for children’s safety.

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Researchers Uncover Backdoor in Solana’s Popular Web3.js npm Library

Cybersecurity researchers are alerting to a software supply chain attack targeting the popular @solana/web3.js npm library that involved pushing two malicious versions capable of harvesting users’ private keys with an aim to drain their cryptocurrency wallets.
The attack has been detected in versions 1.95.6 and 1.95.7. Both these versions are no longer available for download from the npm

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Joint Advisory Warns of PRC-Backed Cyber Espionage Targeting Telecom Networks

A joint advisory issued by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. has warned of a broad cyber espionage campaign undertaken by People’s Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated threat actors targeting telecommunications providers.
“Identified exploitations or compromises associated with these threat actors’ activity align with existing weaknesses associated with victim infrastructure; no novel

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Hackers Use Corrupted ZIPs and Office Docs to Evade Antivirus and Email Defenses

Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a novel phishing campaign that leverages corrupted Microsoft Office documents and ZIP archives as a way to bypass email defenses.
“The ongoing attack evades #antivirus software, prevents uploads to sandboxes, and bypasses Outlook’s spam filters, allowing the malicious emails to reach your inbox,” ANY.RUN said in a series of posts on X.
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Veeam Issues Patch for Critical RCE Vulnerability in Service Provider Console

Veeam has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting Service Provider Console (VSPC) that could pave the way for remote code execution on susceptible instances.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-42448, carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of a maximum of 10.0. The company noted that the bug was identified during internal testing.
“From the VSPC management agent machine, under

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Critical SailPoint IdentityIQ Vulnerability Exposes Files to Unauthorized Access

A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in SailPoint’s IdentityIQ identity and access management (IAM) software that allows unauthorized access to content stored within the application directory.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-10905, has a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity. It affects IdentityIQ versions 8.2. 8.3, 8.4, and other previous versions.
IdentityIQ “allows

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FBI Tells Telecom Firms to Boost Security Following Wide-Ranging Chinese Hacking Campaign

Guidance issued by the FBI and CISA is intended to help root out the hackers and prevent similar cyberespionage.

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