SOC Prime previously highlighted Apple’s actively exploited WebKit zero-day CVE-2025-14174, a case that showed how quickly weaponized iOS flaws can move from targeted activity to real operational risk for organizations and high-value users. That same case later led to additional fixes, with CVE-2025-14174 and CVE-2025-43529 both issued in response to it, reinforcing a familiar pattern…
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Major vulnerabilities found in Google Looker, putting self-hosted deployments at risk
Researchers at Tenable have disclosed two vulnerabilities, collectively referred to as “LookOut,” affecting Google Looker. Because the business intelligence platform is deployed by more than 60,000 organizations in 195 countries, the flaws could give attackers a path to system takeover or access to sensitive corporate data. The uncovered vulnerabilities The most critical discovery, a RCE…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, privacy, vulnerability
pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, privacy, vulnerability
pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, privacy, vulnerability
pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, privacy, vulnerability
pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, privacy, vulnerability
pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, privacy, vulnerability
pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, privacy, vulnerability
pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, privacy, vulnerability
pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Data loss, Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, privacy, vulnerability
pcTattletale founder pleads guilty in rare stalkerware prosecution
The founder of a spyware company that encouraged customers to secretly monitor their romantic partners has pleaded guilty to federal charges – marking one of the few successful US prosecutions of a stalkerware operator. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Veeam issues patch to close critical remote code execution flaw
Veeam has released an update to fix a security flaw in its Backup & Replication software that could let certain users run code on affected systems. The main issue, tracked as CVE-2025-59470, affects all Veeam Backup & Replication version 13 builds, according to a security advisory released Tuesday. Veeam said older product lines, including 12.x…
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Smashing Security podcast #448: The Kindle that got pwned
Think your Kindle is harmless? Think again! In this episode, we unpack a Black Hat Europe talk revealing how a boobytrapped audiobook could exploit the Amazon eBook reader – potentially letting an attacker break into your account and seize control of your credit card. Plus a blast from 2021’s “summer of ransomware” returns to haunt…
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, JumpCloud, Microsoft, Security, vulnerability
JumpCloud Remote Assist Flaw Lets Users Gain Full Control of Company Devices
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-34352) found by XM Cyber in the JumpCloud Remote Assist for Windows agent allows local users to gain full SYSTEM privileges. Businesses must update to version 0.317.0 or later immediately to patch the high-severity flaw.
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Can We Trust AI with Our Cybersecurity? The Growing Importance of AI Security
Artificial intelligence (AI) helps us in doing small and big things that are important in our daily lives.…
AI, Asia Pacific, Global Security News, Google, Podcast, Security threats, vulnerability
The AI Fix #78: The big AI bubble, and robot Grandma in the cloud
In episode 78 of The AI Fix, alien robot spiders invade Antarctica (or Facebook says they do), Mark prepares humanity for AI-powered fighter jets with loyalty issues, and Graham tries to work out why his AI-generated country music career hasn’t yet paid for even a Tesco Meal Deal. Anthropic claims it has caught the first…
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SecurityMetrics Wins “Data Leak Detection Solution of the Year” in 2025 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards Program
Orem, United States, November 18th, 2025, CyberNewsWire SecurityMetrics, a leading innovator in compliance and cybersecurity, today announced that…
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Monsta FTP Vulnerability Exposed Thousands of Servers to Full Takeover
Monsta FTP users must update now! A critical pre-authentication flaw (CVE-2025-34299) allows hackers to fully take over web servers. Patch to version 2.11.3 immediately.
Data loss, Global Security News, Law & order, Podcast, privacy, vulnerability
Smashing Security podcast #441: Inside the mob’s million-dollar poker hack, and a Formula 1 fumble
Basketball stars have allegedly joined forces with the mafia to fleece high-rollers in a poker scam involving hacked shufflers, covert cameras, and an X-ray card table. Meanwhile, researchers have found they could poke around an FIA driver portal to pull up the personal details of Formula 1 megastars. All this and more is discussed in…
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Mass Attack Targets WordPress via GutenKit and Hunk Companion Plugins
Mass exploitation attacks are once again targeting WordPress websites, this time through serious vulnerabilities in two popular plugins,…
Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Security, Service Finder, vulnerability, Wordfence
Auth Bypass Flaw in Service Finder WordPress Plugin Under Active Exploit
An Authentication Bypass (CVE-2025-5947) in Service Finder Bookings plugin allows any unauthenticated attacker to log in as an administrator. Over 13,800 exploit attempts detected. Update to v6.1 immediately.
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The AI Fix #71: Hacked robots and power-hungry AI
In episode 71 of The AI Fix, a giant robot spider goes backpacking for a year before starting its job in lunar construction, DoorDash builds a delivery Minion, and a TikToker punishes an AI by making it talk to condiments. GPT-5 crushes the humans at the ICPC World Finals, Claude Sonnet 4.5 codes for 30…
AI, data breach, Data loss, Global Security News, Podcast, vulnerability
Smashing Security podcast #437: Salesforce’s trusted domain of doom
Researchers uncovered a security flaw in Salesforce’s shiny new Agentforce. The vulnerability, dubbed “ForcedLeak”, let them smuggle AI-read instructions in via humble Web-to-Lead form… and ended up spilling data for the low, low price of five dollars. And we discuss why data breach communicationss still default to “we take security seriously” while quietly implying “assume…
Global Security News, Law & order, malware, Microsoft, Podcast, vulnerability
Smashing Security podcast #431: How to mine millions without paying the bill
In episode 431 of the “Smashing Security” podcast, a self-proclaimed crypto-influencer calling himself CP3O thought he had found a shortcut to riches — by racking up millions in unpaid cloud bills. Meanwhile, we look at the growing threat of EDR-killer tools that can quietly switch off your endpoint protection before an attack even begins. And…
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Speed cameras knocked out after cyber attack
A hack of the Netherlands’ Public Prosecution Service has had an unusual side effect – causing some speed cameras to be no longer capturing evidence of motorists breaking the rules of the road. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Global Security News, Guest blog, MedusaLocker, penetration testing, Ransomware, vulnerability
The MedusaLocker ransomware gang is hiring penetration testers
MedusaLocker, the ransomware-as-a-service group that has been active since 2019 is openly recruiting for penetration testers to help it compromise more businesses. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
Global Security News, Guest blog, vulnerability, wordpress
200,000 WordPress websites at risk of being hijacked due to vulnerable Post SMTP plugin
Over 200,000 websites running a vulnerable version of a popular WordPress plugin could be at risk of being hijacked by hackers. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Post SMTP, privacy, Security, vulnerability
Post SMTP Plugin Flaw Allowed Subscribers to Take Over Admin Accounts
If you’re running a WordPress site and rely on the Post SMTP plugin for email delivery, there’s something…
AI, Apps, china, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Information Security, malware, vulnerabilities, vulnerability
Microsoft SharePoint Zero-Day EXPLAINED — How Hackers Got In Without a Password
Two previously unknown zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server (on-premises) are being actively exploited in the wild as part of a highly coordinated espionage campaign. Microsoft has linked these attacks to China-based APT actors, and at least 75 organizations worldwide have confirmed breaches. The flaws, identified as CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771, enable unauthenticated remote code execution…
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Microsoft Confirms Hackers Exploiting SharePoint Flaws, Patch Now
Microsoft has released new security updates to fix two serious vulnerabilities affecting on-premises SharePoint servers, warning that attackers…
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Smashing Security podcast #426: Choo Choo Choose to ignore the vulnerability
In episode 426 of the “Smashing Security” podcast, Graham reveals how you can hijack a train’s brakes from 150 miles away using kit cheaper than a second-hand PlayStation. Meanwhile, Carole investigates how Grok went berserk, which didn’t stop the Department of Defense signing a contract with Elon’s AI chatbot. So who is responsible when your…
Global Security News, Law & order, malware, Podcast, police, vulnerability
Smashing Security podcast #425: Call of Duty: From pew-pew to pwned
In episode 425 of “Smashing Security”, Graham reveals how “Call of Duty: WWII” has been weaponised – allowing hackers to hijack your entire PC during online matches, thanks to ancient code and Microsoft’s Game Pass. Meanwhile, Carole digs into a con targeting the recently incarcerated, with scammers impersonating bail bond agents to fleece desperate families.…
Android, data breach, Data loss, Global Security News, privacy, vulnerability
Catwatchful stalkerware app spills secrets of 62,000 users – including its own admin
Another scummy stalkerware app has spilled its guts, revealing the details of its 62,000 users – and data from thousands of victims’ infected devices.
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Cisco Issues Emergency Fix for Critical Root Credential Flaw in Unified CM
Cisco fixes critical root credential vulnerability in Unified CM rated CVSS 10 urging users to patch now to stop remote admin takeovers.
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The AI Fix #57: AI is the best hacker in the USA, and self-learning AI
In episode 57 of The AI Fix, our hosts discover an AI “dream recorder”, Mark Zuckerberg tantalises OpenAI staff with $100 million signing bonuses, Graham finds out why robot butlers sit in chairs, Wikipedia holds the line against AI slop, an AI cat collar can tell you if your cat is annoyed by its AI…
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Smashing Security podcast #419: Star Wars, the CIA, and a WhatsApp malware mirage
Why is a cute Star Wars fan website now redirecting to the CIA? How come Cambodia has become the world’s hotspot for scam call centres? And can a WhatsApp image really drain your bank account with a single download, or is it just a load of hacker hokum? All this and much more is discussed…
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Prescription for disaster: Sensitive patient data leaked in Ascension breach
Ascension, one of the largest private healthcare companies in the United States, has confirmed that the personal data of some 437,329 patients has been exposed following an attack by cybercriminals. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
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China-backed espionage group hits Ivanti customers again
Ivanti customers are confronting another string of attacks linked to an actively exploited vulnerability in the company’s VPN products. Mandiant said a nation-state backed espionage group linked to China has been exploiting the critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-22457, since mid-March. The threat group, which Google Threat Intelligence Group tracks as UNC5221, has a knack for exploiting Ivanti…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Global Security News, Google, Google Chrome, Grok, malware, openai, password manager, Podcast, Security threats, The AI Fix, vulnerability
The AI Fix #44: AI-generated malware, and a stunning AI breakthrough
In episode 44 of The AI Fix, ChatGPT won’t build a crystal meth lab, GPT-4o improves the show’s podcast art, some students manage to screw in a lightbulb, Google releases Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental and nobody notices, and Mark invents a clock for measuring AI time. Graham explains how ChatGPT’s love for Young Adult fiction…
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Researchers raise alarm about critical Next.js vulnerability
Researchers warn that attackers could exploit a recently discovered critical vulnerability in the open-source JavaScript framework Next.js to bypass authorization in middleware and gain access to targeted systems. Vercel, the San Francisco-based company that created and maintains Next.js, released a patch for CVE-2025-29927 in Next.js 15.2.3 on March 18 and published a security advisory on…
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Hackers are ramping up attacks using year-old ServiceNow security bugs to target unpatched systems
Threat intelligence startup GreyNoise says it has observed a ‘notable resurgence’ in attack activity © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Nation-state groups hit hundreds of organizations with Microsoft Windows zero-day
Cybercriminals working on behalf of at least six nation-states are actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Windows to commit espionage, steal data and cryptocurrency, according to Trend Micro researchers. The vulnerability, which Trend Micro tracks as ZDI-CAN-25373, allows attackers to execute hidden malicious commands due to the way Windows displays the contents of shortcut…
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Application Detection and Response Analysis: Why ADR? How ADR Works, and ADR Benefits
Two highly respected technology analysts from different cybersecurity disciplines are coming together to recommend that companies consider Application Detection and Response. Organizations face a constant barrage of cyber threats, including zero-day vulnerabilities that can exploit unknown weaknesses in software. Traditional security solutions often fall short in detecting and responding to these attacks, leaving organizations vulnerable.…
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Hackers are exploiting Fortinet firewall bugs to plant ransomware
Security researchers say that a threat actor it calls Mora_001 has ‘close ties’ to the Russia-linked hacking group © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Billions of Devices at Risk of Hacking & Impersonation Due to Hidden Commands
Researchers warn these commands could be exploited to manipulate memory, impersonate devices, and bypass security controls.
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AI models trained on unsecured code become toxic, study finds
A group of AI researchers has discovered a curious — and troubling — phenomenon: Models say some pretty toxic stuff after being fine-tuned on unsecured code. In a recently published paper, the group explained that training models, including OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct, on code that contains vulnerabilities leads the models to give dangerous advice,…
Android, Global Security News, Guest blog, malware, Spyware, stalkerware, vulnerability
Flaw found in stalkerware apps, exposing millions of people. Here’s how to find out if your phone is being spied upon
A serious security vulnerability has been found in popular stalkerware apps, exposing the sensitive personal information and communications of millions of people. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Palo Alto Networks warns of another firewall vulnerability under attack by hackers
The US cybersecurity giant says hackers are exploiting the high-severity flaw to break into unpatched customer networks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Edge device vulnerabilities fueled attack sprees in 2024
Edge devices harboring zero-day and n-day vulnerabilities were linked to the most consequential attack campaigns last year, Darktrace said in an annual threat report released Wednesday. Darktrace’s threat researchers found the most frequent vulnerability exploits in customers’ instances of Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure appliances, along with firewall products from Fortinet and Palo…
critical infrastructure, Global Security News, Guest blog, Security threats, vulnerability
US Coast Guard told to improve its cybersecurity, after warning raised that hacked ports could cost $2 billion per day
The US Coast Guard has been urged to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure of the Maritime Transportation System (MTS), which includes ports, waterways, and vessels essential for transporting over $5.4 trillion worth of goods annually. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
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Router maker Zyxel tells customers to replace vulnerable hardware exploited by hackers
The Taiwanese hardware maker says it has no plans patch the flaws impacting legacy router models © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Unsafe Deserialization Attacks Surge | December Attack Data | Contrast Security
Attacks on individual applications were down month to month in December 2024, but one of the most dangerous types of attacks was up significantly. That’s according to data Contrast Security publishes monthly about the detection and response of real-world application and application programming interface (API) attacks with Application Detection and Response (ADR). What you’re about…
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Facebook awards researcher $100,000 for finding bug that granted internal access
A security researcher found a bug in a Facebook ad platform, which gave him access to the company’s internal infrastructure. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Hackers are exploiting a new Ivanti VPN security bug to hack into company networks
Mandiant says a Chinese cyberespionage group has been exploiting the critical-rated vulnerability since at least mid-December. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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2024 Recap: 8 Notable and Dangerous Chrome Vulnerabilities
With a market share of 66.68%, Google Chrome remains a prime target for cyberattacks. In 2024, this widely used browser faced numerous critical Chrome vulnerabilities that put businesses and individuals at risk and led to significant damage. Attackers exploited these flaws to bypass security measures, steal sensitive information, and deploy malicious payloads. Security managers are……
Exploits, Global Security News, Guest blog, malware, Ransomware, vulnerability
Mimic ransomware: what you need to know
What makes Mimic particularly unusual is that it exploits the API of a legitimate Windows file search tool (“Everything” by Voidtools) to quickly locate files for encryption. Find out more about the threat in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Global Security News, Guest blog, Law & order, Podcast, Smashing Security, social media, Social networks, vulnerability
Smashing Security podcast #395: Gym hacking, disappearing DNA, and a social lockout
A Kansas City man is accused of hacking into local businesses, not to steal money, but to… get a cheaper gym membership? A DNA-testing firm has vanished, leaving customers in the dark about what’s happened to their sensitive genetic data. And Australia mulls a social media ban for youngsters. All this and much much more…