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The Golden Age of Automated Penetration Testing is Here
Network penetration testing plays a vital role in detecting vulnerabilities that can be exploited. The current method of performing pen testing is pricey, leading many companies to undertake it only when necessary, usually once a year for their compliance...
CISA Issues Notice for Long-Awaited Critical Infrastructure Reporting Requirements
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) posted the 447-page set of regulations under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act to the Federal Register, allowing the public to comment on it.
New Linux Bug Could Lead to User Password Leaks and Clipboard Hijacking
Details have emerged about a vulnerability impacting the "wall" command of the util-linux package that could be potentially exploited by a bad actor to leak a user's password or alter the clipboard on certain Linux distributions. The bug, tracked as CVE-2024-28085,...
Retail Chain Hot Topic Hit by New Credential Stuffing Attacks
Breach notification letters sent to potentially impacted customers this week reveal that attackers targeted Hot Topic Rewards accounts in automated attacks using login information obtained from an unknown source.
Bedrock Security Raises $10M in Seed Funding
Bedrock Security, a Menlo Park, CA-based data security company, raised $10M in Seed funding. The round was led by Greylock. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts.
Update: UnitedHealth Admits Patient Data was ‘Taken’ in Mega Attack
UnitedHealth Group has publicly acknowledged that data was "taken" in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit and said it has started analyzing the types of sensitive personal, financial, and health information potentially compromised.
Exposing a New BOLA Vulnerability in Grafana
This vulnerability, assigned as CVE-2024-1313 with a CVSS score of 6.5, allows low-privileged Grafana users to delete dashboard snapshots belonging to other organizations using the snapshot's keys, impacting the integrity of the system.
PyPI Halts Sign-Ups Amid Surge of Malicious Package Uploads Targeting Developers
The maintainers of the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository briefly suspended new user sign-ups following an influx of malicious projects uploaded as part of a typosquatting campaign. It said "new project creation and new user registration" was temporarily halted to...
Finland Blames Chinese Hacking Group APT31 for Parliament Cyber Attack
The Police of Finland (aka Poliisi) has formally accused a Chinese nation-state actor tracked as APT31 for orchestrating a cyber attack targeting the country's Parliament in 2020. The intrusion, per the authorities, is said to have occurred between fall 2020 and early...
Linux Version of DinodasRAT Spotted in Cyber Attacks Across Several Countries
A Linux version of a multi-platform backdoor called DinodasRAT has been detected in the wild targeting China, Taiwan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan, new findings from Kaspersky reveal. DinodasRAT, also known as XDealer, is a C++-based malware that offers the ability to...
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