New CVSS 4.0 vulnerability severity rating standard released
The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has officially released CVSS v4.0, the next generation of its Common Vulnerability Scoring System standard, eight…
Category: Bleeping Computer
Hackers use Citrix Bleed flaw in attacks on govt networks worldwide
Threat actors are leveraging the ‘Citrix Bleed’ vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-4966, to target government, technical, and legal organizations in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the…
3,000 Apache ActiveMQ servers vulnerable to RCE attacks exposed online
Over three thousand internet-exposed Apache ActiveMQ servers are vulnerable to a recently disclosed critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability. Apache ActiveMQ is a scalable open-source…
Mozi malware botnet goes dark after mysterious use of kill-switch
Mozi malware botnet activity faded away in August after a mysterious unknown party sent a payload on September 27, 2023, that triggered a kill switch…
LayerX Enterprise Browser Security Extension – Secure the Modern Workspace
The browser has become the main work interface in modern enterprises. It’s where employees create and interact with data, and how they access organizational and…
Hackers exploit recent F5 BIG-IP flaws in stealthy attacks
F5 is warning BIG-IP admins that devices are being breached by “skilled” hackers exploiting two recently disclosed vulnerabilities to erase signs of their access and…
Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky products on govt devices
Canada has banned the use of Kaspersky security products and Tencent’s WeChat app on mobile devices used by government employees, citing network and national security…
Windows 11 23H2 – New features in the Windows 11 2023 Update
Microsoft released the new Windows 11 23H2 feature update today, and it comes with a ton of new features that may make Windows 10 holdouts…
Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks ported to new Android app
Recent Flipper Zero Bluetooth spam attacks have now been ported to an Android app, allowing a much larger number of devices to implement these annoying…
Avast confirms it tagged Google app as malware on Android phones
Czech cybersecurity company Avast confirmed that its antivirus SDK has been flagging a Google Android app as malware on Huawei, Vivo, and Honor smartphones since…
How to download a Windows 11 23H2 ISO from Microsoft
Microsoft released Windows 11 23H2, the Windows 11 2023 Update, today, and you can now download an ISO image for the new version to put…
British Library knocked offline by weekend cyberattack
The British Library has been hit by a major IT outage affecting its website and many of its services following a “cyber incident” that impacted…