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Nation-State Actors Weaponize Ivanti VPN Zero-Days, Deploying 5 Malware Families
As many as five different malware families were deployed by suspected nation-state actors as part of post-exploitation activities leveraging two zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) VPN appliances since early December 2023. "These families allow the...
Medusa Ransomware on the Rise: From Data Leaks to Multi-Extortion
The threat actors associated with the Medusa ransomware have ramped up their activities following the debut of a dedicated data leak site on the dark web in February 2023 to publish sensitive data of victims who are unwilling to agree to their demands. “As part of...
Urgent: GitLab Releases Patch for Critical Vulnerabilities – Update ASAP
GitLab has released security updates to address two critical vulnerabilities, including one that could be exploited to take over accounts without requiring any user interaction. Tracked as CVE-2023-7028, the flaw has been awarded the maximum severity of 10.0 on the...
Recovery From Cyberattack ‘On the Horizon,’ Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Says
The Kansas state court system is recovering from a ransomware attack that occurred in October. The attack, carried out by a Russian ransomware gang, disrupted the operations of the court system for weeks and forced officials to use paper records.
Fake Recruiters Defraud Facebook Users via Remote Work Offers
Researchers from Qualys have warned of a new wave of job scams on Facebook's Meta platform. Scammers are using Facebook ads to lure users with offers of remote work and then stealing their personal data and banking credentials.
Applying the Tyson Principle to Cybersecurity: Why Attack Simulation is Key to Avoiding a KO
Picture a cybersecurity landscape where defenses are impenetrable, and threats are nothing more than mere disturbances deflected by a strong shield. Sadly, this image of fortitude remains a pipe dream despite its comforting nature. In the security world, preparedness...
Halara Probes Breach After Hacker Leaks Data for 950,000 People
The leaked data, containing names, phone numbers, and addresses, appears to be accurate according to users listed in the file. Customers should be cautious of potential smishing attacks and the misuse of their information for fraudulent purposes.
Cryptominers Targeting Misconfigured Apache Hadoop and Flink with Rootkit in New Attacks
The attacks leverage a misconfiguration in YARN's ResourceManager in Hadoop and a misconfiguration in Apache Flink, allowing remote threat actors to execute arbitrary code without authentication.
Update: New PoC Exploit for Apache OfBiz Vulnerability Poses Risk to ERP Systems
The exploit devised by VulnCheck demonstrates that arbitrary in-memory code execution is possible, highlighting the importance of patching and securing systems running Apache OfBiz.
Researchers Develop Technique to Prevent Software Bugs
A team of computer scientists has developed a method called Baldur, which uses artificial intelligence to automatically generate proofs and verify the correctness of software, aiming to reduce software bugs and vulnerabilities.
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