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- Shodan-Dorks - Dorks for Shodan; a powerful tool used to search for Internet-connected devices
- Pegasus-Pentest-Arsenal - A Comprehensive Web Application Security Testing Toolkit That Combines 10 Powerful Penetration Testing Features Into One Tool
- Witcher - Managing GitHub Advanced Security (GHAS) Controls At Scale
- ByeDPIAndroid - App To Bypass Censorship On Android
- API-s-for-OSINT - List Of API's For Gathering Information About Phone Numbers, Addresses, Domains Etc
- Firecrawl-Mcp-Server - Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds Powerful Web Scraping To Cursor, Claude And Any Other LLM Clients
- Deep-Live-Cam - Real Time Face Swap And One-Click Video Deepfake With Only A Single Image
- CAMEL - The First And The Best Multi-Agent Framework. Finding The Scaling Law Of Agents
- Liam - Automatically Generates Beautiful And Easy-To-Read ER Diagrams From Your Database
- SubGPT - Find Subdomains With GPT, For Free
Exploit DB
- [local] TP-Link VN020 F3v(T) TT_V6.2.1021) - DHCP Stack Buffer Overflow
- [webapps] WordPress Frontend Login and Registration Blocks Plugin 1.0.7 - Privilege Escalation
- [webapps] Kentico Xperience 13.0.178 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- [local] RDPGuard 9.9.9 - Privilege Escalation
- [webapps] WordPress Depicter Plugin 3.6.1 - SQL Injection
- [webapps] SureTriggers OttoKit Plugin 1.0.82 - Privilege Escalation
- [local] Microsoft Windows 11 Pro 23H2 - Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Privilege Escalation
- [local] VirtualBox 7.0.16 - Privilege Escalation
- [remote] Apache ActiveMQ 6.1.6 - Denial of Service (DOS)
- [webapps] ERPNext 14.82.1 - Account Takeover via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
From Misuse to Abuse: AI Risks and Attacks
/in General NewsAI from the attacker’s perspective: See how cybercriminals are leveraging AI and exploiting its vulnerabilities to compromise systems, users, and even other AI applications
Cybercriminals and AI: The Reality vs. Hype
“AI will not replace humans in the near future. But humans who know how to use AI are going to replace those humans who don’t know how to use AI,” says Etay Maor, Chief Security
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AI Models in Cybersecurity: From Misuse to Abuse
/in General NewsExploring differences in AI models on security measures and unveiling threat actor tactics.
The post AI Models in Cybersecurity: From Misuse to Abuse appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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CISA Flags Critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk Bug for In-the-Wild Exploitation
/in General NewsCISA warns that a critical-severity hardcoded credentials vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk is exploited in attacks.
The post CISA Flags Critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk Bug for In-the-Wild Exploitation appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Oracle Patches Over 200 Vulnerabilities With October 2024 CPU
/in General NewsOracle has released 334 new security patches to address roughly 220 unique CVEs as part of its October 2024 Critical Patch Update.
The post Oracle Patches Over 200 Vulnerabilities With October 2024 CPU appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Passkey News: FIDO Unveils New Specifications, Amazon Announces 175 Million Users
/in General NewsFIDO Alliance has published new specifications for securely moving passkeys across providers, as Amazon announced 175 million passkey users.
The post Passkey News: FIDO Unveils New Specifications, Amazon Announces 175 Million Users appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Astaroth Banking Malware Resurfaces in Brazil via Spear-Phishing Attack
/in General NewsA 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
/in General NewsThe 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
/in General NewsGitHub 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
/in General NewsThe 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 General NewsIn 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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