INE Security Launches Initiatives to Invest in the Education of Aspiring Cybersecurity Professionals
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Fur Affinity Website Hacked in DNS Hijacking Attack
Fur Affinity’s domain and Twitter were compromised in a major DNS hijacking on August 20, 2024. Hackers redirected…
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Chinese Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Cisco Switch Flaw to Gain System Control
Details have emerged about a China-nexus threat group’s exploitation of a recently disclosed, now-patched security flaw in Cisco switches as a zero-day to seize control of the appliance and evade detection.
The activity, attributed to Velvet Ant, was observed early this year and involved the weaponization of CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score: 6.0) to deliver bespoke malware and gain extensive control
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New ‘ALBeast’ Vulnerability Exposes Weakness in AWS Application Load Balancer
As many as 15,000 applications using Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Application Load Balancer (ALB) for authentication are potentially susceptible to a configuration-based issue that could expose them to sidestep access controls and compromise applications.
That’s according to findings from Israeli cybersecurity company Miggo, which dubbed the problem ALBeast.
“This vulnerability allows attackers to
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China-Linked ‘Velvet Ant’ Hackers Exploited Zero-Day to Deploy Malware on Cisco Nexus Switches
Hackers gained access to the switch using valid administrator credentials, and then ‘jailbroke’ from the application level into the OS level.
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Two Years On, Log4Shell Vulnerability Still Being Exploited to Deploy Malware
More than two years after the Log4j crisis, organizations are still being hit by crypto-currency miners and backdoor scripts.
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Typing just four characters could crash your iPhone
This bug crashes iPhones running iOS 17, and causes those running the iOS 18 beta to stutter.
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As Microsoft breaks awkward silence around its controversial Recall feature, privacy questions remain
Recall was supposed to be the signature feature of Microsoft’s next-generation Copilot+ PCs – until security researchers labeled it a ‘privacy nightmare’. Now, Microsoft has an updated rollout plan for the feature. Here’s when you might see it.
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Understanding the ‘Morphology’ of Ransomware: A Deeper Dive
Ransomware isn’t just about malware. It’s about brands, trust, and the shifting allegiances of cybercriminals.
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Atlassian Patches Vulnerabilities in Bamboo, Confluence, Crowd, Jira
Atlassian has released patches for nine high-severity vulnerabilities in Bamboo, Confluence, Crowd, and Jira products.
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