Jun 17, 2024NewsroomRouter Security / Vulnerability ASUS has shipped software updates to address a critical security flaw impacting its routers that could be exploited by malicious actors to bypass authentication. Tracked as CVE-2024-3080, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. "Certain ASUS router models have authentication bypass … [Read more...] about ASUS Patches Critical Authentication Bypass Flaw in Multiple Router Models
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Muhstik Botnet Exploiting Apache RocketMQ Flaw to Expand DDoS Attacks
Jun 06, 2024NewsroomBotnet / DDoS Attack The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as Muhstik has been observed leveraging a now-patched security flaw impacting Apache RocketMQ to co-opt susceptible servers and expand its scale. "Muhstik is a well-known threat targeting IoT devices and Linux-based servers, notorious for its ability to infect devices and utilize … [Read more...] about Muhstik Botnet Exploiting Apache RocketMQ Flaw to Expand DDoS Attacks
Experts Find Flaw in Replicate AI Service Exposing Customers’ Models and Data
May 25, 2024NewsroomMachine Learning / Data Breach Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical security flaw in an artificial intelligence (AI)-as-a-service provider Replicate that could have allowed threat actors to gain access to proprietary AI models and sensitive information. "Exploitation of this vulnerability would have allowed unauthorized access to the AI … [Read more...] about Experts Find Flaw in Replicate AI Service Exposing Customers’ Models and Data
Critical GitHub Enterprise Server Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass
May 21, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Software Development GitHub has rolled out fixes to address a maximum severity flaw in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-4985 (CVSS score: 10.0), the issue could permit unauthorized access to an instance without requiring prior authentication. "On … [Read more...] about Critical GitHub Enterprise Server Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass
Critical Tinyproxy Flaw Opens Over 50,000 Hosts to Remote Code Execution
May 06, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Server Security More than 50% of the 90,310 hosts have been found exposing a Tinyproxy service on the internet that's vulnerable to a critical unpatched security flaw in the HTTP/HTTPS proxy tool. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-49606, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10, per Cisco Talos, which described it as a use-after-free … [Read more...] about Critical Tinyproxy Flaw Opens Over 50,000 Hosts to Remote Code Execution
Microsoft Outlook Flaw Exploited by Russia’s APT28 to Hack Czech, German Entities
Czechia and Germany on Friday revealed that they were the target of a long-term cyber espionage campaign conducted by the Russia-linked nation-state actor known as APT28, drawing condemnation from the European Union (E.U.), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the U.K., and the U.S. The Czech Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), in a statement, said some … [Read more...] about Microsoft Outlook Flaw Exploited by Russia’s APT28 to Hack Czech, German Entities
Popular Android Apps Like Xiaomi, WPS Office Vulnerable to File Overwrite Flaw
May 02, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Android Several popular Android applications available in Google Play Store are susceptible to a path traversal-affiliated vulnerability that could be exploited by a malicious app to overwrite arbitrary files in the vulnerable app's home directory. "The implications of this vulnerability pattern include arbitrary code execution and token … [Read more...] about Popular Android Apps Like Xiaomi, WPS Office Vulnerable to File Overwrite Flaw
Ukraine Targeted in Cyberattack Exploiting 7-Year-Old Microsoft Office Flaw
Apr 27, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a targeted operation against Ukraine that has been found leveraging a nearly seven-year-old flaw in Microsoft Office to deliver Cobalt Strike on compromised systems. The attack chain, which took place at the end of 2023 according to Deep Instinct, employs a PowerPoint slideshow file … [Read more...] about Ukraine Targeted in Cyberattack Exploiting 7-Year-Old Microsoft Office Flaw
Palo Alto Networks Discloses More Details on Critical PAN-OS Flaw Under Attack
Apr 20, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security Palo Alto Networks has shared more details of a critical security flaw impacting PAN-OS that has come under active exploitation in the wild by malicious actors. The company described the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-3400 (CVSS score: 10.0), as "intricate" and a combination of two bugs in versions PAN-OS 10.2, PAN-OS … [Read more...] about Palo Alto Networks Discloses More Details on Critical PAN-OS Flaw Under Attack
Chinese Hackers Silently Weaponized VMware Zero-Day Flaw for 2 Years
Jan 20, 2024NewsroomZero Day / Cyber Espionage An advanced China-nexus cyber espionage group previously linked to the exploitation of security flaws in VMware and Fortinet appliances has been linked to the abuse of a critical vulnerability in VMware vCenter Server as a zero-day since late 2021. "UNC3886 has a track record of utilizing zero-day vulnerabilities to complete … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Silently Weaponized VMware Zero-Day Flaw for 2 Years