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MS Exchange Server Flaws Exploited to Deploy Keylogger in Targeted Attacks
An unknown threat actor is exploiting known security flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server to deploy a keylogger malware in attacks targeting entities in Africa and the Middle East. Russian cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies said it identified over 30 victims...
QNAP Patches New Flaws in QTS and QuTS hero Impacting NAS Appliances
Taiwanese company QNAP has rolled out fixes for a set of medium-severity flaws impacting QTS and QuTS hero, some of which could be exploited to achieve code execution on its network-attached storage (NAS) appliances. The issues, which impact QTS 5.1.x and QuTS hero...
Zoom Adopts NIST-Approved Post-Quantum End-to-End Encryption for Meetings
Popular enterprise services provider Zoom has announced the rollout of post-quantum end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Zoom Meetings, with support for Zoom Phone and Zoom Rooms coming in the future. "As adversarial threats become more sophisticated, so does the need to...
Critical Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass
Users of Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager are being urged to update to the latest version following the discovery of a critical security flaw that could permit an adversary to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-29849 (CVSS score: 9.8),...
Critical GitHub Enterprise Server Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass
GitHub has rolled out fixes to address a maximum severity flaw in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication protections. Tracked as CVE-2024-4985 (CVSS score: 10.0), the issue could permit unauthorized access to an...
Malware Delivery via Cloud Services Exploits Unicode Trick to Deceive Users
A new attack campaign dubbed CLOUD#REVERSER has been observed leveraging legitimate cloud storage services like Google Drive and Dropbox to stage malicious payloads. "The VBScript and PowerShell scripts in the CLOUD#REVERSER inherently involves...
SolarMarker Malware Evolves to Resist Takedown Attempts with Multi-Tiered Infrastructure
The persistent threat actors behind the SolarMarker information-stealing malware have established a multi-tiered infrastructure to complicate law enforcement takedown efforts, new findings from Recorded Future show. "The core of SolarMarker's operations is its layered...
Five Core Tenets Of Highly Effective DevSecOps Practices
One of the enduring challenges of building modern applications is to make them more secure without disrupting high-velocity DevOps processes or degrading the developer experience. Today’s cyber threat landscape is rife with sophisticated attacks aimed at all different...
Researchers Uncover Flaws in Python Package for AI Models and PDF.js Used by Firefox
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the llama_cpp_python Python package that could be exploited by threat actors to achieve arbitrary code execution. Tracked as CVE-2024-34359 (CVSS score: 9.7), the flaw has been codenamed Llama Drama by software supply...
Streamlining IT Security Compliance Using the Wazuh FIM Capability
File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) is an IT security control that monitors and detects file changes in computer systems. It helps organizations audit important files and system configurations by routinely scanning and verifying their integrity. Most information security...