Pavel Durov’s Arrest Leaves Telegram Hanging in the Balance
“Civil society has had a complicated relationship with Telegram over the years,” says Natalia Kapriva, a lawyer at the digital rights group Access Now. “We…
Author: Cybernoz
Microsoft to host cyber security summit after CrowdStrike-induced IT outage – Security
Microsoft will hold a summit in September to discuss steps to improve cyber security systems, after a faulty update from CrowdStrike caused a global IT…
Swinburne University appoints first chief data analytics officer – Software
Swinburne University of Technology has appointed Anthony Perera as its first chief data analytics officer (CDAO). Anthony Perera, Swinburne University The Melbourne-based university will increase…
Stealthy ‘sedexp’ Linux malware evaded detection for two years
A stealthy Linux malware named ‘sedexp’ has been evading detection since 2022 by using a persistence technique not yet included in the MITRE ATT&CK framework.…
Audit finds notable security gaps in FBI’s storage media management
An audit from the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) identified “significant weaknesses” in FBI’s inventory management and disposal of electronic storage media…
Cyber Security Weekly News Letter – Data Breaches, Vulnerability, Cyber Attack & Other Stories
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the past week has highlighted several critical developments and ongoing challenges faced by organizations globally. Cybercriminals, increasingly sophisticated and…
Sheltering From the Cyberattack Storm – Part Two
In the first part of this series, I discussed sophisticated cyberattacks, analyzed an example, and offered advice on how to remediate against such an attack. But…
Dell Power Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Dell Technologies has issued a critical security update for its Dell Power Manager software following the discovery of a significant vulnerability that could allow attackers…
Progress WhatsUp Gold Vulnerabilities – Attackers Inject SQL Commands
The Progress WhatsUp Gold team confirmed the existence of critical vulnerabilities in all versions of their software released before 2024.0.0. If exploited, these vulnerabilities could…
Chrome Zero-day Vulnerability Actively Exploited in the Wild
Google has announced the release of Chrome 128 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This update, Chrome 128.0.6613.84 for Linux and 128.0.6613.84/.85…
France police arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
France police arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2024 French police arrested Pavel Durov, founder and chief executive of Telegram, due to the…
U.S. CISA adds Versa Director bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds Versa Director bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2024 U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds…