How Phishing Attacks Adapt Quickly to Capitalize on Current Events
In 2023, no fewer than 94 percent of businesses were impacted by phishing attacks, a 40 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to…
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The AI Hangover is Here – The End of the Beginning
After a good year of sustained exuberance, the hangover is finally here. It’s a gentle one (for now), as the market corrects the share price…
Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in Solarman and Deye Solar Systems
Aug 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCritical Infrastructure / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have identified a number of security shortcomings in photovoltaic system management platforms operated by Chinese companies…
Industrial Remote Access Tool Ewon Cosy+ Vulnerable to Root Access Attacks
Aug 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananOperational Technology / Network Security Security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the industrial remote access solution Ewon Cosy+ that could be abused…
EastWind Attack Deploys PlugY and GrewApacha Backdoors Using Booby-Trapped LNK Files
Aug 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Malware The Russian government and IT organizations are the target of a new campaign that delivers a number of…
Rogue PyPI Library Solana Users, Steals Blockchain Wallet Keys
Aug 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain / Software Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades…
Researchers Uncover 10 Flaws in Google’s File Transfer Tool Quick Share
Aug 10, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Mobile Security As many as 10 security flaws have been uncovered in Google’s Quick Share data transfer utility for Android…
New Malware Hits 300,000 Users with Rogue Chrome and Edge Extensions
Aug 10, 2024Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Online Fraud An ongoing, widespread malware campaign has been observed installing rogue Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge extensions via…
Microsoft Warns of Unpatched Office Vulnerability Leading to Data Breaches
Aug 10, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Enterprise Security Microsoft has disclosed an unpatched zero-day in Office that, if successfully exploited, could result in unauthorized disclosure of…
Experts Uncover Severe AWS Flaws Leading to RCE, Data Theft, and Full-Service Takeovers
Aug 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Data Protection Cybersecurity researchers have discovered multiple critical flaws in Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings that, if successfully exploited,…
New Flaws in Sonos Smart Speakers Allow Hackers to Eavesdrop on Users
Aug 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Wireless Security Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered weaknesses in Sonos smart speakers that could be exploited by malicious actors to…
Microsoft Reveals Four OpenVPN Flaws Leading to Potential RCE and LPE
Aug 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Microsoft on Thursday disclosed four medium-severity security flaws in the open-source OpenVPN software that could be chained to…