Cisco discloses root escalation flaw with public exploit code
Cisco has released patches for a high-severity Integrated Management Controller (IMC) vulnerability with public exploit code that can let local attackers escalate privileges to root.…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Copilot ‘app’ on Windows Server mistakenly added by Edge
Microsoft says the new Copilot app, mistakenly added to the list of installed Windows apps by recent Edge updates, doesn’t collect or relay data to…
Dark Web Monitoring: What’s the Value?
The term “dark web” conjures up images of a shadowy netherworld of cybercrime, espionage, drugs, and guns. In reality “dark web” sites are simply websites…
no more physical immigration cards
Starting today, millions living in the UK will receive email invitations to sign up for an e-visa account that will replace their physical immigration documents like Biometric Residence…
Multiple botnets exploiting one-year-old TP-Link flaw to hack routers
At least six distinct botnet malware operations are hunting for TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) routers vulnerable to a command injection security issue reported and addressed…
New Copilot app added by Edge doesn’t collect data
Microsoft says the new Copilot app, added by recent Edge updates to the list of installed Windows apps, doesn’t collect or relay data to its…
no more immigration cards for millions
Starting today, millions living in the UK will receive email invitations to sign up for an e-visa account that will replace their physical immigration documents like Biometric Residence…
T-Mobile, Verizon workers get texts offering $300 for SIM swaps
Criminals are now texting T-Mobile and Verizon employees on their personal and work phones, trying to tempt them with cash to perform SIM swaps. The…
How to make your web apps resistant to social engineering
Social engineering takes advantage of the emotions and fallibility of end users rather than relying on technical hacking techniques — and it represents a massive…
Cerebral to pay $7 million settlement in Facebook pixel data leak case
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with telehealth firm Cerebral in which the company will pay $7,000,000 over allegations of mishandling people’s…
Ivanti warns of critical flaws in its Avalanche MDM solution
Ivanti has released security updates to fix 27 vulnerabilities in its Avalanche mobile device management (MDM) solution, two of them critical heap overflows that can…
Exploit released for Palo Alto PAN-OS bug used in attacks, patch now
Exploit code is now available for a maximum severity and actively exploited vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS firewall software. Tracked as CVE-2024-3400, this security…