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Software Productivity Tools Hijacked to Deliver Infostealers
/in General NewsInnocuous little Windows programs were carrying cheap malware for weeks, exposing customers of the India-based software vendor to data theft.
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Ghostscript Vulnerabilities Patched in Recent Ubuntu Updates
/in General NewsCanonical has released Ubuntu security updates to address bugs in Ghostscript, a tool used for interpreting PostScript and PDF files. These vulnerabilities could potentially allow attackers to bypass security restrictions or execute malicious code.
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Splunk fixed tens of flaws in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
/in General NewsSplunk has released security updates to address 16 vulnerabilities in Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform. These vulnerabilities include high-severity flaws such as Remote Code Execution (RCE) and Serialized Session Payload exploits.
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New Android Spyware Steals Data from Gamers and TikTok Users
/in General NewsTransparent Tribe Expands Android Spyware Arsenal: Gamers, Weapons Fans, and TikTok Users Targeted!
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Microsoft Uncovers Critical Flaws in Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus
/in General NewsMicrosoft has revealed two security flaws in Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus that could be weaponized by remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
“The [remote code execution] vulnerability in PanelView Plus involves two custom classes that can be abused to upload and load a malicious DLL into the device,” security researcher
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OVHcloud blames record-breaking DDoS attack on MikroTik botnet
/in General NewsOVHcloud successfully mitigated a record-breaking DDoS attack with a packet rate of 840 million packets per second. The attack originated from compromised MikroTik network devices, which were used to generate high packet rates.
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Operation Morpheus took down 593 Cobalt Strike servers used by threat actors
/in General NewsThe international law enforcement operation, Operation Morpheus, led to the takedown of 593 Cobalt Strike servers used by cybercriminals. This action was a collaborative effort involving multiple countries and private partners.
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384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm
/in General NewsOver 384,000 websites, including those of major companies and government entities, are still linking to the polyfill[.]io code library that was recently acquired by a Chinese firm and used to perform a supply chain attack.
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Cyber Extortion Soars: SMBs Hit Four Times Harder
/in General NewsThe Cy-Xplorer 2024 report by Orange Cyberdefense reveals a significant rise in cyber extortion, with 60 ransomware groups affecting 4374 victims from Q1 2023 to Q1 2024. SMBs are targeted 4.2 times more than larger enterprises.
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Infostealer malware logs used to identify child abuse website members
/in General NewsResearchers at Recorded Future’s Insikt Group analyzed infostealer malware logs captured between February 2021 and February 2024. They cross-referenced the credentials with 20 known CSAM domains, identifying 3,324 unique username-password pairs.
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