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Citrix Releases Security Fix for NetScaler Console Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
/in General NewsCitrix has released security updates for a high-severity security flaw impacting NetScaler Console (formerly NetScaler ADM) and NetScaler Agent that could lead to privilege escalation under certain conditions.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12284, has been given a CVSS v4 score of 8.8 out of a maximum of 10.0
It has been described as a case of improper privilege management that could
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Microsoft Patches Actively Exploited Power Pages Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
/in General NewsMicrosoft has released security updates to address two Critical-rated flaws impacting Bing and Power Pages, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The vulnerabilities are listed below –
CVE-2025-21355 (CVSS score: 8.6) – Microsoft Bing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2025-24989 (CVSS score: 8.2) – Microsoft Power Pages Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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DOGE Now Has Access to the Top US Cybersecurity Agency
/in General NewsDOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
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Australian Critical Infrastructure Faces ‘Acute’ Foreign Threats
/in General NewsThe continent faces “relentless” military espionage, and increased cyber sabotage at the hands of authoritarian regimes, according to a high-ranking intelligence director.
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Russian Groups Target Signal Messenger in Spy Campaign
/in General NewsThese sorts of attacks reveal growing adversary interest in secure messaging apps used by high-value targets for communication, Google says.
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Insight Partners, VC Giant, Falls to Social Engineering
/in General NewsThe startup incubator and PR firm with holdings in more than 70 cybersecurity firms has announced a data breach with as-yet-unknown effects.
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Recent Ghost/Cring ransomware activity prompts alert from FBI, CISA
/in General NewsA ransomware group known as Ghost has been exploiting vulnerabilities in software and firmware as recently as January, according to an alert issued Wednesday by the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
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The head of US AI safety has stepped down. What now?
/in General NewsLarge-scale shifts at US government agencies that monitor AI development are underway. Where does that leave AI regulation?
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Spanish spyware startup Mollitiam Industries shuts down
/in General NewsThe little-known surveillance vendor filed for bankruptcy in January, after years of peddling spyware to countries like Colombia.
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US AI Safety Institute will be ‘gutted,’ Axios reports
/in General NewsSources at NIST are preparing for mass firings that would severely undermine the AI regulator. Here’s what that means.
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