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Tenable CEO Amit Yoran dies
/in General NewsLongtime entrepreneur and cybersecurity executive Amit Yoran passed away Friday after a battle with cancer. Cybersecurity company Tenable, where Yoran was CEO and chairman, announced his death in a press release. Before becoming Tenable’s CEO in 2016, he held a number of roles including president of RSA, founding CEO of NetWitness, and CEO of In-Q-Tel. […]
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Researchers Uncover Nuclei Vulnerability Enabling Signature Bypass and Code Execution
/in General NewsA high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in ProjectDiscovery’s Nuclei, a widely-used open-source vulnerability scanner that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to bypass signature checks and potentially execute malicious code.
Tracked as CVE-2024-43405, it carries a CVSS score of 7.4 out of a maximum of 10.0. It impacts all versions of Nuclei later than 3.0.0.
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New FireScam Infostealer Spyware Hits Android via Fake Telegram Premium
/in General NewsResearchers at Cyfirma have discovered FireScam, an Android malware disguised as ‘Telegram Premium’ that steals data, monitors activity, and infiltrates devices. Learn about its distribution, functionality, and the impact on user privacy.
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Apple May Owe You $20 in a Siri Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
/in General NewsPlus: The FBI discovers a historic trove of homemade explosives, new details emerge in China’s hack of the US Treasury Department, and more.
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PLAYFULGHOST Delivered via Phishing and SEO Poisoning in Trojanized VPN Apps
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware called PLAYFULGHOST that comes with a wide range of information-gathering features like keylogging, screen capture, audio capture, remote shell, and file transfer/execution.
The backdoor, according to Google’s Managed Defense team, shares functional overlaps with a known remote administration tool referred to as Gh0st RAT, which had its source
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Beijing Cybersecurity Firm for State-Backed Hacking Campaigns
/in General NewsThe U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday issued sanctions against a Beijing-based cybersecurity company known as Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated for orchestrating several cyber attacks against U.S. victims.
These attacks have been publicly attributed to a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Flax Typhoon (aka Ethereal Panda or
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Thousands of Buggy BeyondTrust Systems Remain Exposed
/in General NewsWeeks after the critical vulnerability was reported and a hacking of the Treasury Department, nearly 9,000 BeyondTrust instances remain wide open to the Internet, researchers say.
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Legacy App Migration: Transforming Outdated Systems
/in General NewsBusinesses are perpetually under pressure to innovate in a fast-paced digital era. But legacy applications, written with outdated…
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New HIPAA Cybersecurity Rules Pull No Punches
/in General NewsHealthcare organizations of all shapes and sizes will be held to a stricter standard of cybersecurity starting in 2025 with new proposed rules, but not all have the budget for it.
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Top Tips for Weather API Integration and Data Utilization
/in General NewsIntegrate weather APIs to enhance your app with real-time data, forecasts, and personalized insights. Improve user experience while…
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