WordPress Plugin Jetpack Patches Major Vulnerability Affecting 27 Million Sites
The maintainers of the Jetpack WordPress plugin have released a security update to remediate a critical vulnerability that could allow logged-in users to access forms…
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Supply Chain Attacks Can Exploit Entry Points in Python, npm, and Open-Source Ecosystems
Cybersecurity researchers have found that entry points could be abused across multiple programming ecosystems like PyPI, npm, Ruby Gems, NuGet, Dart Pub, and Rust Crates…
5 Steps to Boost Detection and Response in a Multi-Layered Cloud
Oct 14, 2024The Hacker NewsCloud Security / Vulnerability The link between detection and response (DR) practices and cloud security has historically been weak. As global…
Nation-State Attackers Exploiting Ivanti CSA Flaws for Network Infiltration
Oct 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability A suspected nation-state adversary has been observed weaponizing three security flaws in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) a…
Critical Veeam Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Akira and Fog Ransomware
Oct 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Vulnerability Threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in Veeam Backup & Replication to deploy Akira…
OilRig Exploits Windows Kernel Flaw in Espionage Campaign Targeting UAE and Gulf
Oct 13, 2024Ravie Lakshmanan The Iranian threat actor known as OilRig has been observed exploiting a now-patched privilege escalation flaw impacting the Windows Kernel as…
FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation
Oct 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cybercrime The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced arrests and charges against several individuals and entities in connection with…
GitHub, Telegram Bots, and QR Codes Abused in New Wave of Phishing Attacks
A new tax-themed malware campaign targeting insurance and finance sectors has been observed leveraging GitHub links in phishing email messages as a way to bypass…
How Hybrid Password Attacks Work and How to Defend Against Them
Threat actors constantly change tactics to bypass cybersecurity measures, developing innovative methods to steal user credentials. Hybrid password attacks merge multiple cracking techniques to amplify…
CISA Warns of Threat Actors Exploiting F5 BIG-IP Cookies for Network Reconnaissance
Oct 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that it has observed threat actors leveraging unencrypted…
New Critical GitLab Vulnerability Could Allow Arbitrary CI/CD Pipeline Execution
Oct 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananDevOps / Vulnerability GitLab has released security updates for Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) to address eight security flaws, including…
Bohemia and Cannabia Dark Web Markets Taken Down After Joint Police Operation
Oct 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Dark Web The Dutch police have announced the takedown of Bohemia and Cannabia, which has been described as the world’s…