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The U.S. Department of Treasury issued new sanctions against five executives and one entity linked to the Intellexa Consortium. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new sanctions against five individuals and one entity associated with the Intellexa Consortium for their role in developing, operating, and distributing commercial spyware. The […]

Broadcom addressed a critical vulnerability in the VMware vCenter Server that could allow remote attackers to achieve code execution. Broadcom released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38812 (CVSS score: 9.8), in VMware vCenter Server that could lead to remote code execution. vCenter Server is a critical component in VMware virtualization and […]

Remote attack on pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria caused their explosion; at least 8 nine people dead and more than 2,800 injured. At least nine eight individuals, including a child, were killed and over 2,800 were injured due to the explosion of their pagers across Lebanon. A Hezbollah official told Reuters that […]

US DoJ charged a Chinese national who used spear-phishing emails to obtain sensitive info from NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and the FAA. The U.S. DoJ charged a Chinese national, Song Wu (39), who used spear-phishing emails to target employees of NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and the FAA.” The man, […]

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform and Progress WhatsUp Gold bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SonicWall SonicOS, ImageMagick and Linux Kernel vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-43461 – Microsoft this week […]

Why do consumers refuse to consent to their data being shared? Ensuring transparency on their usage and consent. In the digital world, trust is essential for the relationships between brands and consumers. However, trust is not a once-off exercise; it’s a continuous process in which each interaction helps build and nurture loyalty over time. This […]

The personal information of a million individuals was published online following a ransomware attack that in June disrupted NHS hospitals in London. In June, a ransomware attack on pathology and diagnostic services provider Synnovis has severely impacted the operations at several major NHS hospitals in London. The attack forced the impacted hospitals to cancel some […]

D-Link fixed multiple critical flaws in its WiFi 6 routers that allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or gain hardcoded credentials. D-Link has addressed three critical vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-45694, CVE-2024-45695, CVE-2024-45697, impacting three wireless router models. The flaws can allow attackers to remotely execute arbitrary code or access the devices using hardcoded credentials. […]

Microsoft warns that a recently patched Windows flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-43461, was actively exploited as a zero-day before July 2024. Microsoft warns that attackers actively exploited the Windows vulnerability CVE-2024-43461 as a zero-day before July 2024. The vulnerability CVE-2024-43461 is a Windows MSHTML platform spoofing issue. MSHTML is a platform used by Internet Explorer. Although […]

SolarWinds addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-28991, in Access Rights Manager. SolarWinds released security updates to address a critical-severity remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-28991 (CVSS score of 9.0), in SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) The flaw is a deserialization of untrusted data remote code execution vulnerability that impacts ARM 2024.3 […]

Apple drops its lawsuit against commercial spyware vendor NSO Group, due to the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. Apple is seeking to drop its lawsuit against Israeli spyware company NSO Group, citing the risk of “threat intelligence” information exposure. Apple wants to dismiss its lawsuit against NSO Group due to three key developments. First, […]

A hacker tricked ChatGPT into providing instructions to make homemade bombs demonstrating how to bypass the chatbot safety guidelines. A hacker and artist, who goes online as Amadon, tricked ChatGPT into providing instructions to make homemade bombs bypassing the safety guidelines implemented by the chatbot. Initially, the expert asked for detailed instructions to create a […]

Port of Seattle confirmed on Friday that the Rhysida ransomware group was behind the cyberattack that hit the agency in August. In August, a cyber attack hit the Port of Seattle, which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, websites and phone systems were impacted. Media reported that the Port of Seattle, which also operates the […]

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U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance Vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance OS Command Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-8190 (CVSS score of 7.2) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, Ivanti warned that recently patched flaw […]

Ivanti warned that recently patched flaw CVE-2024-8190 in Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) is being actively exploited in the wild. Ivanti warned that a newly patched vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-8190 (CVSS score of 7.2), in its Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) is being actively exploited. “Following public disclosure, Ivanti has confirmed exploitation of this vulnerability in the […]

GitLab addressed multiple vulnerabilities impacting GitLab CE/EE, including a critical pipeline execution issue. GitLab released security patches for 17 vulnerabilities in GitLab CE (Community Edition) and EE (Enterprise Edition). One of these vulnerabilities is a critical pipeline execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-6678 (CVSS score of 9.9), that could allow an attacker to trigger a pipeline […]

A new Linux malware called Hadooken targets Oracle WebLogic servers, it has been linked to several ransomware families. Aqua Security Nautilus researchers discovered a new Linux malware, called Hadooken, targeting Weblogic servers. The name comes from the attack “surge fist” in the Street Fighter series. Upon execution, the malware drops a Tsunami malware and deploys […]

Lehigh Valley Health Network ’s (LVHN) hospital network has agreed to a $65 million settlement in a class action lawsuit related to a data breach. Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a large hospital and healthcare system based in Pennsylvania, USA. It operates numerous hospitals, health centers, and outpatient facilities across the region, including the […]